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Tuesday, May 19, 202005/19/2020

Mayor Kate Snyder

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Mayor Kate Snyder joins Matt and goes over how Portland City Council approves plan to close streets to help restaurants…

Tuesday, May 19, 202005/19/2020

Dr. Marc Kaplan / Sweetser

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Dr. Marc Kaplan, Medical Director of Sweetser speaks to Matt about Mental Health Awareness Month. Coping Skills During COVID-19 Staying…

Monday, May 18, 202005/18/2020

Dr. Nirav Shah / Maine CDC

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

Monday, May 18, 202005/18/2020

Jason Savage / RCV

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Jason Savage, Executive Director of the Maine Republican Party, talks about the GOP gathering signatures to kill ranked-choice voting

Monday, May 18, 202005/18/2020

Dining Out

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Matt covers how Some restaurants will reopen today, but Mainers are mixed on dining out

Monday, May 18, 202005/18/2020

Commissioner Heather Johnson

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Commissioner Heather Johnson gives an update on the status of the rural reopening, future of things like 14 day quarantine.

Monday, May 18, 202005/18/2020

Jake Posik / Maine Policy Institute

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Jake Posik, Communications Director at the Maine Policy Institute goes over Rural reopening.

Friday, May 15, 202005/15/2020

Outdoors Movies

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Outdoor movies will start showing at 4 Maine drive-ins this week and some are already sold out, with people eager…

Friday, May 15, 202005/15/2020

Tech Talk w/ Craig Peterson

In Local, Podcasts

It’s Tech Talk with Craig Peterson and he discussing the latest in Technology.

Friday, May 15, 202005/15/2020

Coronavirus Testing / Lodging

In Local

A Kittery nursing home asked for exposed staff and residents to be tested, but Maine CDC said no and Mills…

Local Headlines

2 days ago in Local

Police seek suspects in Eddington stabbing

Penobscot County deputies are looking for suspects who they say stabbed man in the neck during a robbery in Eddington Thursday morning.

2 days ago in Local

Maine man indicted on attempted murder and other charges for hitting police cruiser in Bar Harbor

A man accused of leading police on a chase and crashing into a police cruiser in Bar Harbor in April has been indicted for attempted murder.

3 days ago in Local

Platner Denies Hurting Ex-Girlfriend, Will Not Leave Race

Platner, an oyster farmer and combat veteran who is favored to win Tuesday’s Democratic primary

National Headlines

2 days ago in National

Employers added 172,000 jobs last month as US job market shows resilience despite Iran war

The American job market continues to show surprising strength, shrugging off the high costs of the Iran war. Employers added 172,000 jobs in May – roughly double what forecasters had expected – and the unemployment rate remained at a low 4.3%.

3 days ago in National

Homicide convictions reversed for Colorado paramedics who injected ketamine into Elijah McClain

A Colorado court reversed homicide convictions against two paramedics on Thursday in the death of Elijah McClain, a Black man who was pinned down by police and injected with a fatal dose of ketamine.

4 days ago in National

Takeaways from primaries featuring Spencer Pratt, a missing congressman and a rare Trump setback

Here are takeaways from primary elections Tuesday in California, Iowa, Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico and South Dakota.

6 days ago in National

Florida sues OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman, claiming company concealed serious risks of ChatGPT

The state of Florida filed a lawsuit against OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman on Monday, claiming the company knowingly released and aggressively marketed ChatGPT to the public while concealing serious risks.