12 Mar Rolling Meth Lab in Brunswick
This photo, courtesy of the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency, shows the mobile meth lab said to have been discovered by drug agents in the parking lot of Lowe's at Cooks, Corner, Brunswick....
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10 Mar WCME Midcoast News March 10, 2015
A Positive Omen New figures from Maine Revenue Services indicate that our state's taxable sales soared to a record high in 2014 of nearly 19 billion dollars. Mild early winter weather, rising consumer confidence and strong holiday shopping are all listed as factors. This year's taxable...
09 Mar WCME Midcoast News March 9, 2015
Ominous Warning It's not unusual at this time of warmer weather and the coming end of winter. Game wardens are reminding snowmobilers to be cautious on thinning ice, noting that conditions can and will change rapidly due to the increase in air temperature. This concern is...
02 Mar A Brunswick-Topsham merger? A View From Topsham
Dave Douglass is the vice-chair of the Topsham Board of Selectmen, and recently won election to a new term on the board. Here are Dave's preliminary reactions to a proposal on WCME from Brunswick town councilor-at-large John Richardson that the two towns explore possible consolidation. [audio...
02 Mar High Hopes for the Recovery of Feline Frederick
It's a sad story but one that also comes packaged with some hope. The Coastal Humane Society in Brunswick says a cat suffering severe injuries from what appears to be burns from a car engine is making a remarkable recovery. Frederick, a young orange tabby,...
28 Feb Richardson calls for a Consolidation Conversation
[audio mp3="https://www.radiomidcoastwcme.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/LePage-and-Richardson-2-28-15.mp3"][/audio] On today's edition of "LePage and Richardson", the point-counterpoint program Saturdays at noon on WCME, featuring Governor LePage and Brunswick town councilor John Richardson, a former Democratic speaker of the Maine House of Representatives, Richardson suggests that Brunswick and Topsham expand their current conversation...
25 Feb Brunswick Bank Robbery Arrest
In Brunswick, a break in the robbery of the Bank of Maine on Maine Street a week ago today, with the arrest of a suspect 20-year-old Brian Lamphere of Perrault Way in Brunswick is said to have walked into the bank with a neck warmer...
21 Feb LePage and Richardson February 21, 2015
A particularly striking edition of our weekly radio face-off on the future of Maine. First you'll hear Republican governor Paul LePage defend his budget and tax-cut plans. Then John Richardson, the former Democratic speaker of the Maine House of Representatives on what he finds to...
20 Feb Bank Robber Photo
Brunswick police have released this picture of the robber who held up the Bank of Maine on Wednesday afternoon. They continue to look for him. Anyone with any information is asked to call Brunswick police. ...