Author: Jim Bleikamp

Central Maine Power crews are making notable progress in electric power restoration efforts in the aftermath of wind gusts as high as 50 miles an hour that have caused tree limbs to come down--sometimes on power lines and traffic lights. Thousands of outages remain, but most...

First on the Midcoast on WCME: A notable economic boost for the Midcoast today. Senators Collins and King are jointly announcing a move by the Navy to provide 644 million dollars in funding for the design and construction of an Arleigh Burke class destroyer--known officially as...

In Brunswick, police are investigating an after-hours burglary at the Keith Field jewelry store on Maine Street, where police found a broken window on the side of the store after an alarm sounded. Police have so far released no information on what was taken. Anyone...

Breaking from WCME News 9: In Richmond, a case of arson. The state fire marshall's office is charging a homeless man, 58-year-old Gary Martin, with counts of arson, burglary and criminal trespass after he apparently set a fire in a barn at 1 Furlong Road, where...