Ben, who lives with his family in Brunswick, is the man whose photo of the surf at Bailey Island in Harpswell has been selected by the U-S post office to grace a just-released first-class stamp that arrives as part of a series showcasing American beauty. Jim...
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Maine's independent senator Angus King tells WCME News 9 that he rejects arguments from some progressive Democrats and other political observers that the Senate should refuse to consider a supreme court nominee from President Trump, because such a nominee, if confirmed, could conceivably rule on...
Senator King was in Brunswick and Chuck Todd was in Washington in the course of today's interview in which King characterized the current border crisis as more about asylum-seekers than traditional immigrants. If you missed it, it's all here. [audio mp3="https://www.radiomidcoastwcme.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/King-immigration.mp3"][/audio]...
Maine second district congressman Bruce Poliquin has not had much to say about the controversy involving the separation of families at the southern border. Until he was confronted at an airport by Marcella Mackinen, an advocate for poor people in Maine. If you missed it on today's...
At Wednesday evening's school board meeting, Lyndon Keck, the school board's architectural consultant, indicated profound concern that the $28 million dollar voter-approved elementary school construction project at Jordan Acres may come in over-budget--largely because of southern Maine's healthy economy which is resulting in an excess...
She was, by all accounts, a very special young woman. She was many things--a student, a dancer, an athlete--even a writer. She packed a whole lot of living into her 15-year-tour of this earth, which ended with a car crash in Edgecomb last Friday. If you...
It happened near Exit 20 of Interstate 295 in Freeport and caused some notable backups--as far south as Exit 15 in Yarmouth, but a section of the road between exits 17 and 20 that had been closed, has now been re-opened to traffic. We're awaiting the...
Joan may be Freeport's most famous resident and certainly the most famous runner--being a 1984 Olympic marathon gold medal winner. It was because of its ongoing relationship with Joan that the athletic gear maker Nike chipped in over a million dollars to build the new track...
On the Friday WCME Midcoast Morning Buzz, Brunswick high school seniors Elina Woolever and Julia Krutul who will be a part of Saturday's "March for Our Lives" in Brunswick and Topsham---paying tribute to victims of gun violence and pushing for new gun safety legislation. [audio mp3="https://www.radiomidcoastwcme.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/GUNS.mp3"][/audio]...