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Tuesday, February 23, 202102/23/2021

Theaters Closing / Matt’s Recommendation

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Cinemagic closes theaters permanently, leaving more than 30 movie screens in southern Maine dark. 

Monday, February 22, 202102/22/2021

Dr. Nirav Shah

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Dr. Nirav Shah, Director Of Maine CDC,  gives us an update on the latest with Covid-19 in Maine

Monday, February 22, 202102/22/2021

Moving To Maine & Politics

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Maine home sales extend record run with rural counties seeing hottest market.

Monday, February 22, 202102/22/2021

Bruce Poliquin

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Former Congressman from the 2nd District, Bruce Poliquin joins Matt Gagnon discussing the latest in state & national politics.

Monday, February 22, 202102/22/2021

Boys & Girls Clubs of Southern Maine

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Brian Elowe CEO of Boys & Girls Clubs of Southern Maine, speaks to Matt Gagnon. They received a $1,000 grant last…

Friday, February 19, 202102/19/2021

Bruce Poliquin

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Former Congressman from the 2nd District, Bruce Poliquin joins Matt Gagnon discussing the latest in state & national politics.

Friday, February 19, 202102/19/2021

Bishop Robert Deeley

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Bishop Robert Deeley of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland joins the program about state’s new gathering size limit for…

Friday, February 19, 202102/19/2021

Maine Policy Institute

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Keeping you informed about what is happening inside Augusta with the experts from Maine Policy Institute.

Friday, February 19, 202102/19/2021

Caller Of The Week

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Bob From Portland is our Caller Of The Week!

Friday, February 19, 202102/19/2021

Local Mask Making

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Marissa Lyons works as an Ed Tech in a Special Education classroom at Mahoney Middle School. She made us these…

Local Headlines

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Sen. Collins Pushes for NIH Funding, Criticizes Medicaid Cuts in Appearance

Fresh

Collins spoke at Monday's World Medical Innovation Forum in Boston

2 hours ago in Local

Cape Elizabeth Man to Pay $1.24M to Settle COVID Loan Lawsuit

Fresh

Federal prosecutors say a man used a loan intended to help businesses fend off pandemic hardships for personal enrichment.

4 hours ago in Local

Scarborough assistant principal killed in fiery crash in Cumberland

A man accused of leading police on a chase on I-295 was killed when his vehicle crashed into the woods Saturday night in Cumberland.

National Headlines

6 hours ago in National, Trending

US and China reach a framework deal on TikTok

A framework deal has been reached between China and the U.S. for the ownership of popular social video platform TikTok, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said after weekend trade talks in Spain.

3 days ago in National

Trump says he’ll send National Guard to Memphis, escalating his use of troops in US cities

President Donald Trump said Friday he'll send the National Guard to address crime concerns in Memphis, Tennessee, his latest test of the limits of presidential power by using military force in American cities.

3 days ago in National

Suspect in Charlie Kirk killing became more political, opposed activist’s views, authorities say

A 22-year-old Utah man who was arrested and booked on murder charges in the assassination of Charlie Kirk held deep disdain for the conservative activist's provocative viewpoints and indicated to a family member that he was responsible for the shooting, authorities said Friday.

4 days ago in National

The rise of AI tools forces schools to reconsider what counts as cheating

The book report is now a thing of the past. Take-home tests and essays are becoming obsolete. Student use of artificial intelligence has become so prevalent, high school and college educators say, that to assign writing outside of the classroom is like asking students to cheat.