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://radiomidcoastwcme.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/GUNS.mp3"][/audio]...
If you live or do business in Brunswick, it's a story that may have significant impact on your immediate financial future. Brunswick town manager John Eldridge has proposed a "maintenance" budget for town municipal functions in the new fiscal year beginning in July--featuring no new...
If you missed the thoughtful and articulate Julia Krutul on the Thursday WCME Midcoast Morning Buzz, another chance to hear her awaits you now. Right here. [audio mp3="https://radiomidcoastwcme.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Krutul-really-is.mp3"][/audio]...
From WCME News 9: It was a week ago Friday that the week-long winter vacation break began early at Woodside Elementary School in Topsham after an early morning evacuation of the school prompted by what's described as a third-hand bomb threat. A Woodside parent told Principal...
In the course of a day of tension at Mt. Ararat High School on the heels of the school shooting in Florida, WCME's Jim Bleikamp talked at some length with Mt. Ararat principal Donna Brunette. That conversation in its entirety--a WCME News 9 Extra. ONLY on Radio...
Jim Bleikamp here. Scares me to say it, but I have been broadcasting for almost a half century. I've covered lots of news. I have heard many people say many memorable things. But I'm not sure I have ever heard a moment like Fred Gutenberg...