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September 10 high school sports recap
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (64+ words) WMTW September 10 high school sports recap Highlights from field hockey, soccer and volleyball. AI's confusing terms, explained Charlie Kirk’s assassination, one year later: How conspiracy theories have evolved 'I'm so grateful that it was me': Oklahoma siblings celebrate lifesaving kidney…...
Cooler tonight and cooler tomorrow
2+ day, 10+ hour ago (88+ words) WMTW Cooler tonight and cooler tomorrow How’s the weather looking for your Thursday evening? Get the latest Maine’s Total Weather video forecast from Chief Meteorologist Roger Griswold. Charlie Kirk’s assassination, one year later: How conspiracy theories have evolved 'I'm so…...
Brunswick and Topsham open new treatment facility to address PFAS concerns
2+ day, 10+ hour ago (500+ words) The Jordan Avenue Station has a new $18.5 million extension that adds multiple new steps of filtration. Brunswick and Topsham Water District has opened a new water treatment facility at the Jordan Avenue Station. In addition to aeration and disinfection, water…...
Cash swapped out: Police say pair tied to a Romanian theft ring scammed a store in Wiscasset
2+ day, 11+ hour ago (382+ words) Two people from New York are accused of scamming a business in Wiscasset during the purchase of a valuable piece of art. The Wiscasset Police Department says an officer was called to Ingram Fine Arts on Main Street on Thursday…...
Fidium Fiber outage affects customers in Maine and across New England
2+ day, 11+ hour ago (148+ words) A Fidium Fiber outage affected customers across New England, including in Maine. Fidium Fiber announced shortly after 3:40 p.m. Thursday that it was experiencing technical issues and that its teams were working to restore services and systems as quickly as possible. About…...
NH man accused of sexually assaulting child at Maine campground for years
2+ day, 12+ hour ago (178+ words) A New Hampshire man who has been a seasonal resident at a Maine campground stands accused of sexually assaulting a child for years at that camping area. John Defina, 81, of Kingston, was arrested Wednesday in New Hampshire by the Kingston…...
Gorham residents start new petition to delay proposed Amazon facility
2+ day, 12+ hour ago (434+ words) A Gorham citizen group has been collecting signatures for a new petition in an effort to delay plans to build an Amazon distribution center along Route 25. Residents who are members of Gorham United said their goal is to collect just…...
Mass. man charged for bomb threat against Kennebunk Town Hall
2+ day, 17+ hour ago (259+ words) A Massachusetts man will appear in court next month after he was charged in connection with a bomb threat that prompted a closure of Kennebunk Town Hall in August. Andres Gaviria Arango, 25, has been charged with terrorizing, a Class C…...
Thousands of customers without power as winds gust across Maine
2+ day, 13+ hour ago (145+ words) Gusty winds were reported across Maine on Thursday, and thousands of customers were without power. As of 2 p.m., Central Maine Power (CMP) was reporting 8,123 customers without power. More than 3,000 of those were in York County, with more than 1,000 in both Kennebec…...
'Enough is enough': Portland officials discuss safety, drugs, homelessness
2+ day, 14+ hour ago (255+ words) Portland Mayor Mark Dion did not hold back while talking about city policies and current efforts to address homelessness and addiction during a networking event Thursday. "Enough is enough, all right," Dion said. "We tried to be nice. Now, we…...