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Monday, October 12, 202010/12/2020

Proclamation On Columbus Day

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Proclamation on Columbus Day, 2020

Friday, October 9, 202010/09/2020

Cindy Soule / Maine 2021 Teacher of Year

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Portland Public Schools Educator is Maine 2021 Teacher of Year! Cindy Soule, a fourth-grade teacher at Talbot Community School and…

Friday, October 9, 202010/09/2020

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, October 9, 202010/09/2020

Real Men Wear Pink / Luke Livingston

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Luke Livingston is Co-Founder of Brickyard Collective, Founder of Baxter Brewing Company. Luke lost his mother to Breast Cancer &…

Friday, October 9, 202010/09/2020

Maine Policy Institute / RCV

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Nick Murray from Maine Policy Institute talks to Matt Gagnon about Ranked Choice Voting and take some of your calls…

Friday, October 9, 202010/09/2020

Harold Alfond Foundation

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Greg Powell, Chairman of The Alfond Foundation speaks to Matt Gagnon about Harold Alfond Foundation Investing $500 Million in Maine…

Thursday, October 8, 202010/08/2020

Steve Cortes / VP Debate

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Trump Campaign Senior Adviser Steve Cortes, goes over last nights VP Debate

Thursday, October 8, 202010/08/2020

John Baldacci / VP Debate

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Former Governor & Congressman of Maine, John Baldacci gives us his Capital Insights on The VP Debate.

Thursday, October 8, 202010/08/2020

Refusing To Answer The Question

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Court Packing question was asked during the VP Debate.

Thursday, October 8, 202010/08/2020

Spencer Thibodeau / VP Debate

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Spencer Thibodeau,  Maine Senior Advisor to the Biden Campaign, speaks to Matt Gagnon about The VP Debate last night. 

Local Headlines

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Firefighter Killed in Searsmont Mill Explosion Identified

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Firefighter Andrew Cross, 27, of the Morrill Fire Department, was killed in the line of duty while working to protect his community. This morning, a procession of over 100 first responders lined the roads to honor him and escort his remains back to Waldo County.

2 hours ago in Local

Body of missing Ellsworth paddleboarder found

20-year-old Grayson Mote went missing on May 5th after leaving his family's camp to go paddleboarding and didn't return for over an hour and a half.

3 hours ago in Local

Searsmont Fire Explosion Picked Up by Radar

The explosion during the fire was so large it was picked up by radar Friday afternoon.

National Headlines

3 days 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.

4 days 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.

4 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.

4 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.