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Wednesday, July 8, 202007/08/2020

Cancel Culture

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J.K. Rowling, Bari Weiss and Noam Chomsky Among Dozens to Sign Open Letter Calling for End to Cancel Culture

Wednesday, July 8, 202007/08/2020

Portland Rental Assistance

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In response to the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, the City of Portland will make available up…

Wednesday, July 8, 202007/08/2020

Eye On Politics

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Former Maine Legislator Jeremy Fischer and Cumberland County Republican Chair Eric Lusk Eric give their Analysis of Maine & National…

Wednesday, July 8, 202007/08/2020

Shawn Moody

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Shawn Moody joins the program to discuss how his business Moody’s Collision has been operating since the pandemic started and…

Wednesday, July 8, 202007/08/2020

Emergency Loan Program

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Errors cloud emergency loan program’s impact on Maine jobs

Wednesday, July 8, 202007/08/2020

Demand For Lower Tuition

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Bates students demand lower tuition for squeezed semester

Tuesday, July 7, 202007/07/2020

Maine Summer Camps

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Executive director of Maine Summer Camps Ron Hall, speaks to us about how Camping will look like this Summer. Maine…

Tuesday, July 7, 202007/07/2020

Xavier Botana

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Xavier Botana superintendent of the Portland Public Schools, speaks to us about The Portland Board of Education ending the contract for…

Tuesday, July 7, 202007/07/2020

Bruce Poliquin

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Former Republican U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin, gives us his analysis on the current State and National Politics.

Tuesday, July 7, 202007/07/2020

Politicization Of Face Masks

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It’s Not Just Face Masks. Everything Is Now a Political Death Match.

Local Headlines

13 hours ago in Local

Penobscot County Residence Fire Determined to be Arson

Investigators determined the fire failed to spread because of a lack of fuel load.

14 hours ago in Local

Rogue Fire Engine Seen Driving Through Limerick Area

The vehicle is believed to be personally owned.

16 hours ago in Local

Bobby Charles’ campaign fined more than $22,000 for oversize donations

Maine's Ethics Commission has voted to fine the campaign of Republican candidate for governor Bobby Charles for violating election laws.

National Headlines

5 days ago in National

Facing a ban on horse-drawn carriages, Central Park’s drivers fear for their future

The horse-drawn carriages that have cruised through Central Park for more than 150 years will soon be banished from New York City, ending an iconic tradition beloved by tourists but long opposed by animal welfare activists.

5 days ago in National

Violent Arizona storms bring possible tornado, toppled trees and golf ball-size hail

Trees fell onto homes and utility poles were knocked down by a possible tornado in a central Arizona community during a series of violent storms that moved through the state overnight into Thursday.

7 days ago in National

The Orionid meteor shower is coming. Here’s how and when to watch

The Orionids — one of two major meteor showers caused by remnants from Halley's comet — will peak this week, though a large moon will dim visibility until after it sets late at night.

1 week ago in National

Georgia amusement park reopens as scheduled after roller coaster death

Six Flags Over Georgia opened its gates Friday evening for the first time since a man fell to his death from one of the amusement park's towering roller coasters.