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07/08/2024

Actor, Kevin Bacon turns 66 today! Happy Birthday!

07/08/2024

The City of Presque isle will be paving all of Third Street (from Academy to Blake) and all of Hardy Street (from State to the dead end) on Tuesday, July 9th.

07/08/2024

At Long Lake in Madawaska folks gathered on the beach for live music from a local band and fireworks along with plenty of vendors.

At Long Lake in Saint Agatha folks gathered on the beach for live music from a local band and fireworks along with plenty of vendors.

07/08/2024

Houlton holds their International Food Festival annually to celebrate all the diversity and culture present in their community. When the festival first started, only 9 countries were represented. 21 different countries were represented at this years festival.

07/08/2024

Encouraging the next generations to preserve their culture…that’s the goal of Silver Birches in Stockholm.

07/08/2024

The rainy weather didn’t stop many people from coming out to one of Houlton’s favorite and longest running summertime traditions - the Fourth of July parade.

Fourth of July celebrations are a staple of summer traditions in Aroostook County, and have been for years. In this week’s Throwback Thursday we saw how folks celebrated the holiday in Houlton over three decades ago. In this week’s Follow Up Friday, NewsSource 8′s Rothery Sullivan takes a look...

07/08/2024

A radio station is being upgraded and will have a stronger signal. Listeners to WUPI on the University of Maine Presque Isle campus will notice some significant changes in the near future.

07/08/2024

The Ashland Fire Department hosted the Fireman’s Muster on Saturday. The rain didn’t stop other fire departments from joining in on the activities of this long-time tradition.

The Ashland Fire Department hosted the Firefighters Muster on Saturday. The rain didn’t stop other fire departments from joining in on the activities of this long-time tradition.

07/08/2024

There’s a new superintendent at MSAD #42 as of this week. After teaching at Fort Street Elementary School in Mars Hill for 20 years and then becoming principal there for 5 years, Heidi Garrison is now stepping into her new role as superintendent.

After teaching at Fort Street Elementary School in Mars Hill for 20 years and then becoming principal there for 5 years, Heidi Garrison is now stepping into her new role as superintendent.

07/08/2024

The Presque Isle Recreation Department has started a new program for letterboxing. Aiming to get more kids interested in exploring the outdoors as well as puzzle solving.

07/08/2024

What was your favorite part of the fireworks display? The grand finale, Watching Them with Friends and Family, or the Colors and Patterns? CLICK THE LINK TO VOTE AND SEE RESULTS ON OUR WEBSITE! https://www.wagmtv.com/page/poll-results/

07/08/2024

Remembering country music singer Toby Keith who passed earlier this year. He would have been 63 today.

07/08/2024

More sunshine is expected today, but it will be filtered at times as a few clouds pass through the region. A few spots could see an isolated pop up shower early in the afternoon with very minimalized impacts.
-Vanessa Symonick

More sunshine is expected today, but it will be filtered at times as a few clouds pass through the region. A few spots could see an isolated pop up shower early in the afternoon with very minimalized impacts.

07/08/2024

How do you turn hurt into hope? This young writer channeled her emotions into a book she hopes will help other children.

Reporter Caroline Hecker spoke to this young writer about how she turned her hurt into something hopeful for other children.

07/08/2024

More than a week later, she is still in a Venice hospital.

The woman's family says she can no longer use the left side of her upper body and cannot fly commercial back to the U.S. in her current condition.

07/07/2024

Ear infections in children can be painful and are very common with tubes being the recommendation for many. A new medical device could now cut the tube procedure time to a matter of minutes.

Reporter Kari Beal explains how the procedure can be done in a doctor's office using a new medical device.

07/07/2024

Fort Fairfield Police say the pedestrian was transferred to Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor with serious, life-threatening injuries.
The investigation is ongoing.

A pedestrian is seriously injured after being struck by a vehicle due to what police are calling road rage.

07/07/2024

Wishing a happy birthday to The Fab Four's Ringo Starr who turns 84 today!

07/07/2024

It all started with a Chipotle delivery. 🌮

The couple had been working second jobs as Uber Eats drivers for 18 months trying to save for the big day.

07/06/2024

Suggested tipping amounts are sometimes confusing, but these tips can help you show your appreciation at restaurants, coffee shops & other locations.

07/06/2024

Wishing a happy birthday to actor Sylvester Stallone who turns 78 today!

07/06/2024

One festivalgoer said organizers "probably should've shut it down" earlier because of the sounds the ride was making.

All of the rides at the carnival have now been shut down for the rest of the weekend due to safety concerns.

07/06/2024

Ralph Michaud is looking forward to the upcoming Maine Amateur Golf Championship.

07/05/2024

More shower and thunderstorm chances are in the forecast for the weekend. It won't be a washout by any means, but there will be several hours with chances for showers and downpours to occur. Temperatures will be seasonable tomorrow, before climbing back above average Sunday.

07/05/2024

I am on vacation next week so I will not be posting any auction items or updates on my Cloukey Charity Challenge Golf Tournament next week, I will be working on continuing to get prizes for the tournament and more auction, raffle and door prizes for the event. If you would like to donate something for a prize please send me a message. I will get back in touch with you when I return from Vacation. Here is one more Auction item to show you before I go silent for a week. My very good friend Ron Turcotte has donated this signed poster. It commemorates the 25th anniversary of the Secretariat winning the triple crown. The poster is from 1998. It is a great prize again and one that I know that will be very popular. If you would like to play a bid on it and can't be there for the tournament in July 20th at Mars Hill and the 21st at Long Lake send me a message with your bid and I will place the bid for your at the tournament. Stay tued when I return to work on July 15th I will have several updates and new items to show you.
Thank you again to everyone for their suppoer of the 35th and final Cloukey Charity Challenge to benefit Special Olympics of Aroostook.

07/05/2024

The James School held their annual Declaration of Independence reading for folks to enjoy and learn more about the history of our country.

The James School held their annual Declaration of Independence reading today for folks to enjoy and learn more about the history of our country.

07/05/2024

The town of Westfield’s 4th of July parade took place at Corey Park Thursday morning.

07/05/2024

The fourth of July holiday is often celebrated with long held traditions such as parades and fireworks and that’s the focus of this week’s Throwback Thursday with Brian Bouchard.

07/05/2024

A certified firework technician is ok after an incident with the fireworks in the town of Limestone. The fire works were part of several events the town is hosting this week in honor of the 4th of July.

07/05/2024

People lined the streets of Houlton in the rain to watch the town’s annual July Fourth parade.

“There’s been really a lot of creativity with all the different floats," said one parade spectator.