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Wednesday, March 2, 202203/02/2022

Relief Checks

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Gov. Mills proposes bigger refunds to taxpayers as state budget surplus grows; Boost relief checks by $250

Wednesday, March 2, 202203/02/2022

Elsmere BBQ & Wood Grill

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We speak with Jeremy Rush from Elsmere BBQ & Wood Grill about Maine Restaurant Week going on now until March…

Tuesday, March 1, 202203/01/2022

Maine Restaurant Week

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The 2022 Maine Restaurant Week participating restaurants will present special offers, and some will have three-course menus as in years…

Tuesday, March 1, 202203/01/2022

Phil Harriman

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Tuesday, March 1, 202203/01/2022

Howie Carr

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Howie Carr joins Matt to talk about his take on current events. Howie’s show can be heard weekdays from 3PM-7PM

Tuesday, March 1, 202203/01/2022

Jonathan Sahrbeck

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Cumberland County District Attorney Jonathan Sahrbeck joins Matt for his monthly appearance on what’s going on in Cumberland County as…

Tuesday, March 1, 202203/01/2022

Ukraine & State Of Union

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We speak with Correspondent Steve Futterman at the Ukraine-Poland border on Ukraine and then Matt gives his Analysis on this.

Monday, February 28, 202202/28/2022

CBS Reporter Felix Light In Moscow

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Russians in cities spanning from Moscow to Siberia have taken to the streets again to protest Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.…

Monday, February 28, 202202/28/2022

Jeremy Fisher

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WGAN Political analyst Jeremy Fisher joins Matt for his regular Monday guest appearance.

Monday, February 28, 202202/28/2022

Grace Curley

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Grace Curley host of the “Grace Curley Show” weekdays from 12-3 here on WGAN, speaks with Matt about every Monday

Local Headlines

3 hours ago in Local

U.S. Marshals Arrest Maine Man Who Failed to Appear in Court for Manslaughter

Albert Deschaine of Peru was convicted in 2024 for a fatal crash in Auburn that killed another man.

4 hours ago in Local

Portland Man Sentenced to 7 Years in Prison for Child Pornography

Derren Wood-Peterson also received 10 years of supervised release.

6 hours ago in Local

Maine Game Warden killed in plane crash honored in procession

A Limestone man suffered life-threatening injuries when he crashed into a garbage truck Wednesday morning.

National Headlines

7 hours ago in National, Trending

Prosecutors to retry Alex Murdaugh in deaths of wife and son after high court overturned convictions

Alex Murdaugh's murder convictions and life sentence for the deaths of his wife and son were overturned Wednesday by the South Carolina Supreme Court because the court clerk at his trial suggested he was guilty. But the disgraced lawyer won't be leaving prison anytime soon.

1 day ago in National

Denver airport security missed trespasser who was killed by plane on runway

Workers at Denver airport initially missed a security breach by man who scaled an 8-foot perimeter fence and crossed a runway where he was hit and killed in a fiery collision by a plane with 231 people on board, authorities said Tuesday.

2 days ago in National

US consumer prices jump as Iran war sends energy prices rapidly higher

The Labor Department's consumer price index rose 3.8% from April 2025, according to data released Tuesday. On a month-to-month basis, April prices rose 0.6% from March as gasoline prices rose 5.4% during the month; the month-over-month gain was down from 0.9% increase from February to March.

2 days ago in National

Hegseth is facing a new round of questioning from Congress on the Iran war and more

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth faced tough questions from Republican and Democratic lawmakers in Congress on Tuesday about the Trump administration's end game for the Iran war, the conflict's costs and its impact on diminishing weapons stockpiles.