For the first time in its 229 year history, Bowdoin College will be led by a woman. The college's board of trustees has selected Safa Zaki as the school's new president, replacing the soon-to-depart Clayton Rose, who has served for the past eight years. Zaki is...
Congresswoman Chellie Pingree announces that Freeport High School senior Jillian Wight has won the 2023 Congressional Art Competition for Maine’s 1st District. Her “Family Room” drawing will be on display in the U.S. Capitol for one year. Jillian was the second-place finisher in last year’s...
The Creature Feature is on every Friday morning at 8:35 on 99-5 WCME --your weekly pet and animal update brought to you by the animal lovers at Darling's Brunswick Ford--Bath Road--you'll do better at Darling. This morning we will be seeking FOREVER HOMES on the Midcoast...
A successful and even joyous conclusion to a long and frustrating search. Topsham Police Chief Marc Hagan reports that Kimberly Pushard and Angela Bussell, the two missing women from Topsham, have been located in good condition--without any injury or harm--near Nicotaus Lake in East Hancock,...
It's a part of the WCME Midcoast Morning Buzz--your weekly pet and animal update. Brought to you by the animal lovers at Darling's Brunswick Ford--Bath Road--you'll do better at Darling. This morning we'll do our best to find FOREVER HOMES for the noble dog Bane and the...
Major heads-up! Maybe you are a Queen fan. Or maybe you are intrigued by the thought of "Bohemian Rhapsody" being played on the large 1927 Austin pipe organ at the chapel at Bowdoin College. It happens at 10 this morning. Don't ever say we didn't tell you in...
A large night indeed at the Grammy Awards for an artist heard often on 99-5 WCME--Bonnie Raitt, who at the age of 73, surpasses a slew of younger artists--among them Adele, Harry Styles, and Lizzo, to win the Song of the Year award, for her...
The first bells in Maine signaling the arrival of the new year are rung every year in Bath--the ringing of the Paul Revere bell in the belfry at City Hall and this year was no exception. If you missed it--you can hear the bell right...
John Perreault has been a vocal participant in town government for 12 eventful years as a member of the Town Council and for the last four years, its chair. He looked back and looked forward on today's WCME Midcoast Morning Buzz. You can hear it here. [audio mp3="https://www.radiomidcoastwcme.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/PerreaultA.mp3"][/audio] [audio...
Former Topsham Selectman Bill Thompson on the WCME Midcoast Morning Buzz joining the ever-growing chorus of community voices favoring forward motion on the construction of a new bridge over the Androscoggin River between Brunswick and Topsham. [audio mp3="https://www.radiomidcoastwcme.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Thompson-bridge-2.mp3"][/audio]...