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Monday, June 1, 202006/01/2020

Dr. Nirav Shah / Maine CDC

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Dr. Nirav Shah with Maine CDC, gives us an update on Coronavirus.

Monday, June 1, 202006/01/2020

Bishop Robert Deeley

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Bishop Robert Deeley, Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland speaks to Matt about Church’s re-opening in Maine.

Monday, June 1, 202006/01/2020

Commissioner Heather Johnson

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Commissioner Heather Johnson gives an update on Reopening today in 4 counties.

Monday, June 1, 202006/01/2020

Buying Restaurant Food

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Matt talks about how Governor Mills directs Corrections Department to buy surplus restaurant food. 

Monday, June 1, 202006/01/2020

Jason Levesque

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Jason Levesque,  Mayor of Auburn speaks to Matt about Reopening plan changes -specifically restaurants in Androscoggin County as well as…

Monday, June 1, 202006/01/2020

What’s Open Statewide

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Matt covers  the latest on what’s open, what’s closed and what’s next for Maine.

Friday, May 29, 202005/29/2020

5th Annual Make 12 Hours Count Radiothon

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On March 18th, Veterans Count had anticipated their fifth and largest Radio Thon to date- and then COVID-19 rolled into…

Friday, May 29, 202005/29/2020

Joe Reagan

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Yesterday was WGAN’s Make 12 Hours Count for Veteran’s Count Radiothon. Joe was originally going to reveal the total funds raised by WGAN listeners, but since money is still coming in, he is extending the time for donations for this incredibly successful event

Friday, May 29, 202005/29/2020

Jon Jennings

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Portland City Manager Jon Jennings informs us today about the reopening of Portland

Friday, May 29, 202005/29/2020

Jeff Behler

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Jeff Behler is the New York Regional Director for the US Census Bureau. He joins Matt to discuss Maine’s underperformance in the census response

Local Headlines

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Judge Orders Release of One of 17 Immigrants Detained in Skowhegan Bus Raid

A federal judge in Bangor is ordering the Venezuelan national released from a detention facility

14 hours ago in Local

Man Accused of Using Hammer to Destroy Granite Pillar in Bangor

Officers say a large amount of granite had been removed from the pillar.

14 hours ago in Local

Kenduskeag Man Gets 27 Years in Chile Sex Abuse Case

The man will also serve 10 years of supervised release and must pay $20,000 to each of the two victims.

National Headlines

16 hours 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.

23 hours 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.

24 hours ago in National

Attorney General Bondi will face questions from Congress on Epstein and investigation of lawmakers

Attorney General Pam Bondi will face questions from lawmakers Wednesday over the Justice Department's handling of files related to Jeffrey Epstein that have exposed sensitive private information about victims despite redaction efforts.

2 days ago in National

Gov. Tim Walz says federal immigration crackdown in Minnesota could end within days

Gov. Tim Walz said Tuesday that he expects the federal immigration crackdown in Minnesota will end in "days, not weeks and months," based on his recent conversations with top Trump administration officials.