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Special needs kids find therapy on the waves

12:07 AM, Jun 19, 2013

KENNEBUNK, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- Children with special needs hit the beach to find therapy in the surf.

St. Joseph Hospital volunteers donate 126,930 hours

11:48 PM, Jun 18, 2013

BANGOR, Maine (NEWS CENTER) - Volunteers are a vital part to the operation of every hospital. Tuesday the St. Joseph Hospital in Bangor said thank you to its own.

City of Portland's slogan: "Yes. Life's good here"

7:32 PM, Jun 18, 2013

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - Everyone knows that what happens in Las Vegas "stays in Vegas." Maine's largest city is launching its own marketing campaign, and wants you to know simply that "Life's good here."

Democrats preparing for Medicaid veto vote

7:02 PM, Jun 18, 2013

AUGUSTA, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- The Democratic majority in the Maine Legislature is about to try one more time to pass a major expansion of the state's Medicaid program.

Cannons removed from Portland's Fort Allen Park

6:57 PM, Jun 18, 2013

PORTLAND, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- Two cannons and their carriages from the USS Maine were removed by crane Tuesday from Fort Allen Park in Portland.

Mainer among NASA's newest astronauts

6:45 PM, Jun 18, 2013

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Thirty-five years after selecting its first class of space shuttle astronauts in 1978 -- the "Thirty-Five New Guys" -- NASA on Monday introduced the four men and four women who make up the Astronaut Class of 2013.

Food truck sees need for more in the Queen City

6:43 PM, Jun 18, 2013

BANGOR, Maine (NEWS CENTER)-- What do you get when a Swiss banker and a physics professor get married and decide to start a business? No, it is not the start of a joke. The answer is Cielo's food truck. One of the few in the Bangor area. The couple serve up Mexican cuisine and it is quickly becoming a busy lunch spot among residents.

Cianbro on AARP list of best employers for workers 50+

6:30 PM, Jun 18, 2013

PITTSFIELD, Maine (NEWS CENTER)-- When you think of company's that are known for being good places to work for people over 50, a construction company might not be the first thing that comes to mind. But Cianbro Corporation has landed in AARP's top 50 list of Best Employers for workers over 50.

As daily costs rise, one grocery store is lowering their prices

6:28 PM, Jun 18, 2013

SCARBOROUGH, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- We've all witnessed our grocery bills go up; the cost of nearly everything seems to be on the rise. But there's one major grocery store suddenly dropping it's prices, and cutting their own costs behind the scenes, to keep them low for as long as possible.

Multi-million dollar cash flow issue could spell major problems for Millinocket

6:27 PM, Jun 18, 2013

MILLINOCKET, Maine (NEWS CENTER) --- The town of Millinocket is in some tough financial straights. Over the years townspeople have faced a rough ride in trying to keep things going with fewer people and less tax revenue. Now town officials here say a massive cash flow problem could keep the town from paying its bills going forward.

Looking to the past to learn lessons for the future at Scribner's Mill

5:26 PM, Jun 18, 2013

HARRISON, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- From 1847 until 1962, Scribner's Mill produced wood products of all kinds; shingles, barrels, and lumber were just some of the goods the water-powered saw mill made.

Hoops star's Maine Hall of Fame induction revoked

3:44 PM, Jun 18, 2013

BANGOR, Maine (AP) - The Maine Sports Hall of Fame has revoked the induction of a former college basketball star following his conviction on a child pornography charge.

Amtrak: Subsidy cuts would jeopardize service

3:37 PM, Jun 18, 2013

WASHINGTON (AP) - Amtrak's president says long-distance trains and some short-haul routes would be jeopardized and service in the busy Northeast corridor might have to be slowed if federal subsidy cuts proposed by a House subcommittee are realized.

Assistant GOP leader backs Medicaid veto override

2:57 PM, Jun 18, 2013

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) - The Maine Senate's assistant Republican Leader who helped craft a Medicaid expansion compromise says he is hopeful they can get enough votes to override Republican Gov. Paul LePage's veto.

Kenneth Wilson, Nobel winner for physics, dies at 77

2:54 PM, Jun 18, 2013

SACO, Maine (AP) - A physics professor who earned a Nobel prize for pioneering work that changed the way physicists think about phase transitions has died in Maine at age 77.

Using art as a way to cope with a breast cancer diagnosis

2:45 PM, Jun 18, 2013

SOUTH BRISTOL, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- We all have different ways of coping with difficult times. For Sally Loughridge, her outlet was painting.

Volunteers renovate Camp Capella bunkhouse

2:07 PM, Jun 18, 2013

DEDHAM, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- Beginning this weekend, campers with disabilities will return to Camp Capella in Dedham to make some new summertime memories. Those returning campers might be surprised to find the bunkhouse has received a major facelift.

Man gets two years in jail for recording teen girls

1:23 PM, Jun 18, 2013

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - A 45-year-old former Maine man who installed hidden video cameras in a home to record unsuspecting teenage girls is going to jail for two years.

Three injured in two separate crashes in Lebanon

11:43 AM, Jun 18, 2013

LEBANON, Maine (NEWS CENTER) - State Police are investigating two accidents in Lebanon.

Voters deciding on Bangor Public Library repairs

11:20 AM, Jun 18, 2013

BANGOR, Maine (AP) - Voters in Bangor are deciding whether to overhaul the city's century-old library.

Wind farm proposed for Somerset, Piscataquis counties

10:50 AM, Jun 18, 2013

BINGHAM, Maine (AP) - Opposition is lining up against a proposed 62-turbine wind energy facility in Somerset and Piscataquis counties in central Maine.

Maine House OKs $5 snowmobile registration fee hike

10:22 AM, Jun 18, 2013

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) - Maine snowmobilers could see higher registration fees, under a measure given initial approval by the state House.

LePage vetoes Medicaid expansion for 2nd time

7:35 AM, Jun 18, 2013

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) - Maine Gov. Paul LePage has vetoed a bill to expand Medicaid for a second time.

Strimling & Harriman on DEP Commissioner article

12:15 AM, Jun 18, 2013

(NEWS CENTER) -- We talk with our political analysts about a series of articles in the Maine Sunday Telegram and the Portland Press Herald about DEP Commissioner Patricia Aho.

Dental proposal could add new level of hygienists

10:54 PM, Jun 17, 2013

BANGOR, Maine (NEWS CENTER)-- A proposal that would create a new position in the field of dentistry here may be taken up in the Maine House this week. The bill would create a new level of hygienists called dental hygiene therapists. These positions would require additional training and would allow the hygienists to perform some of the procedures dentists do. The measure has created a sharp divide in the state's dental community.