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Monday, August 23, 202108/23/2021

What’s It Worth? with Maine Vintage Toys

In Local

Join WGAN Morning News and Maine Vintage Toys every Monday for “What’s It Worth?” where you can call in to find out the value…

Monday, August 23, 202108/23/2021

Commissioner Laura Fortman

In Local, Podcasts

Commissioner Laura Fortman with Maine Department Of Labor gives us an update on Maine’s Unemployment and Workforce Overall, weekly unemployment…

Friday, August 20, 202108/20/2021

Caller of the Week / Joe Lundberg

In Local, Podcasts

The Caller of the Week is revealed! Matt is also joined by Accuweather’s Joe Lundberg to talk about Tropical Storm Henri, which is expected to be a hurricane when it hits New England later in the weekend.

Friday, August 20, 202108/20/2021

Matt Gagnon- Segment 5

In Local, Podcasts

The phones are back open for the fist half of the final hour of today’s WGAN Morning News with Matt Gagnon

Friday, August 20, 202108/20/2021

Laura Boyett

In Local, Podcasts

Federal unemployment programs are ending on the week ending September 4th. Maine Director of the Bureau of Unemployment Compensation Laura Boyett joins Matt to talk about this further. After that, the crew talks about the headlines of Senator King being diagnosed with Covid.

Friday, August 20, 202108/20/2021

Nick Murray

In Local, Podcasts

Nick Murray of the Maine Policy Institute joins Matt to discuss the latest mask mandates

Friday, August 20, 202108/20/2021

Phil Briggs

In Local, Podcasts

Phil Briggs hosts “Eye On Veterans” Sunday mornings on WGAN. He joins Matt with a preview of this weekend’s show, as well as his take on the current events in Afghanistan.

Friday, August 20, 202108/20/2021

https://soundcloud.com/newsradio-wgan/matt-gagnon-segment-1

In Local, Podcasts

This Friday edition of the WGAN Morning news opens up with some random conversation about famous hermits

Thursday, August 19, 202108/19/2021

Capital Insights With Governor John Baldacci

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  Former Governor & Congressman of Maine, John Baldacci gives us his Capital Insights on  Local and National Politics.

Thursday, August 19, 202108/19/2021

Dr. James Jarvis

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Dr. James Jarvis, Medical Director of Northern Light Health’s Covid-19 Incident Command gives us an update on Vaccine Booster Shots.

Local Headlines

5 hours ago in Local

Maine State Police Investigate Gunfire at CMP Substations

Police say they found evidence consistent with gunfire and damage to installations.

6 hours ago in Local

Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office Make Two Domestic Violence Arrests Within Hours

54-year-old Wade Bigelow of Garland and 62-year-old Jason Wiggin of Hermon were arrest hours apart, on related Domestic Violence charges by the Penobscot County Sheriff's Office.

7 hours ago in Local

Criminal Mischief Blamed for Extensive Winslow Power Outages

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Winslow Police Department.

National Headlines

3 days ago in National

Inflation measure falls to nearly five-year low as gas prices fall and housing costs cool

A key measure of inflation fell to nearly a five-year low last month as apartment rental price growth slowed and gas prices fell, offering some relief to Americans grappling with the sharp cost increases of the past five years.

4 days ago in National

Federal authorities announce an end to the immigration crackdown in Minnesota

The immigration crackdown in Minnesota that led to mass detentions, protests and two deaths is coming to an end, border czar Tom Homan said Thursday.

4 days ago in National

Alex Murdaugh continues to insist he didn’t kill wife and son as he gets another day in court

Alex Murdaugh has admitted he is a thief, a liar, an insurance cheat, a drug addict and a bad lawyer. But even from behind bars he continues to adamantly deny he is a killer.

5 days ago in National

Trump administration says El Paso airspace closure was tied to Mexican cartel drones

The Federal Aviation Administration reopened the airspace around El Paso International Airport in Texas on Wednesday morning, just hours after it announced a 10-day closure that would have grounded all flights to and from the airport.