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Monday, October 7, 202410/07/2024

Hurricanes, Politics & Your Calls

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Another View: Helene’s devastation reminds us why government is so important

Monday, October 7, 202410/07/2024

One Year Later

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Today marks one year since Hamas killed more than a thousand Israelis and abducted hundreds of others. Israel says it…

Monday, October 7, 202410/07/2024

Grace Curley

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The Grace Curley Show airs daily from noon to 3 PM on WGAN, and every Monday, Grace teams up with…

Monday, October 7, 202410/07/2024

Jeremy Fischer

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WGAN political analyst Jeremy Fischer joins Matt for his take on everything political.

Monday, October 7, 202410/07/2024

Early Voting Impacted By Hurricanes?

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Monday, October 7, 202410/07/2024

Halloween Outfits & Early Voting

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We open up the show with Matt discussing how his kids are already wearing their costumes, and Early Voting has…

Friday, October 4, 202410/04/2024

Your Calls To Close Out Friday

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Friday, October 4, 202410/04/2024

Coffee & Politics: Gregg Lagerquist

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Coffee & Politics sponsored by Autowerkes Maine in Freeport.  Expert and efficient European car service without the attitude!   Maine’s number one independent…

Friday, October 4, 202410/04/2024

Caller Of The Week 10/4/24

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We award the Caller Of The Week to Rob in Portland.

Friday, October 4, 202410/04/2024

Endorsing Kamala

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Liz Cheney says she is Proud to Vote for Harris. Listen to Matt’s take on this.

Local Headlines

15 hours ago in Local

Eastport to lose city’s only grocery store next month

While a Family Dollar location is still open in the city, the closure now means that residents will have to drive 40 minutes away to a Walmart in Calais just for fresh produce.

15 hours ago in Local

Dolly Parton’s “Imagination Library” program to expand operations into Central Maine

To date, the program has gifted more than 330 million books to children around the world, with 10,000 children in Maine already enrolled.

2 days ago in Local

Portland Police Shoot, Kill Suspect Who’d Reportedly Threatened People with Gun

Police say they were called to Commercial Street where they found 73-year-old Jacob Hastings shirtless.

National Headlines

2 days ago in National

Tropical Storms Karina and Lowell form in the Pacific Ocean as Dolly churns in the Atlantic

Tropical Storms Karina and Lowell formed Thursday in the Pacific Ocean, both of which were expected to become hurricanes in the next few days, the National Hurricane Center said.

2 days ago in National

As super El Nino strengthens, study suggests that climate change is intensifying El Ninos

A new study suggests that El Ninos — the natural climatic chaos agent that pops up periodically and spikes global temperatures — are getting stronger because of human-caused climate change.

4 days ago in National

Pennsylvania reports first 2 measles deaths in the US this year, both people unvaccinated

Two unvaccinated Pennsylvania residents have died after being infected with measles, the first U.S. deaths this year related to the contagious virus. State health officials announced the deaths Tuesday. They did not reveal any details about the people who died, other than that they lived in Lancaster County, west of Philadelphia.

5 days ago in Local, National

Canada Trade War Could Shake Senate Races

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — President Donald Trump’s trade war with Canada is escalating as the midterm elections approach, threatening Republican…