Author: Jim Bleikamp

In the midst of the silence of today's massive funeral service in Portland for Captain Joel Barnes of Berwick--believed to have been the first firefighter in Maine to die in a fire in four decades--the sound of his final radio call could be heard. You can...

It's a disturbing revelation. Two Brunswick town councilors say they have received hostile--perhaps threatening  phone calls, in regard to the sometimes contentious community-wide debate over zoning regulations for homeless shelters. Hear the statement of councilor Jane Millett here. [audio mp3="https://www.radiomidcoastwcme.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Millett1-them-either.mp3"][/audio]   There was also a call to the home...

State representative Seth Berry of Bowdoinham, the legislature's energy committee co-chair,  on the WCME Midcoast Morning Buzz, talking about his call for the state to buy the assets of Central Maine Power and replace it with a consumer-owned and consumer-friendly utility. Missed it? Don't ever do...

Maine's independent U-S senator Angus King caucuses with Democrats and is widely viewed among Republicans as the functional equivalent of a Democrat. But he is taking a very cautious attitude to talk of impeaching President Trump--even after such talk has heated up in the wake...

The well-known and highly regarded Boston-based sportscaster and Bruins TV host was back in Brunswick this weekend--the place where his broadcasting career began at the age of 15 on WCME---where he was "the voice of the Brunswick Dragons." Dale was in town to sign copies of...

The progressive political comedian John Fugelsang tells WCME News in an exclusive interview that he was only JOKING when he said on Twitter that he planned to boycott Maine in the aftermath of a statement from Senator Susan Collins.   The senator made national waves when...

On the Thursday WCME Midcoast Morning Buzz, Mike Violette reflected on the just-ended life of Mike Haley--for 50 years a school administrator and coach in Maine at eight high schools. Mike Violette knew him well but never played for him--and wishes he had. If you missed it,...

Senator Susan Collins, a Republican and a key swing vote in the U-S Senate on numerous issues, showed up at Brunswick Landing Friday where she toured the ground-breaking Molnlycke medical products facility and then held an informal news conference, at a moment when Washington is...