The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 1837 cited the rising cost of living in Portland, including housing and ‘everyday expenses.’
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WGME, other Sinclair stations run stories touting new Trump campaign hat
Some stations published online stories with direct links to the Trump campaign store’s purchasing page for the new red hats.
Former Portland TV news anchor Doug Rafferty dies at 66
Former WGME reporter and anchor Doug Rafferty died in Hawaii, according to the Portland television station. Rafferty, a longtime anchor at the CBS affiliate, died eight hours after arriving in Hawaii to visit his daughter, his wife, Bev, told WGME. He was 66. Rafftery joined WGME in the early 1990s and spent 21 years at […]
Chamber, WGME pair up for ‘Make It Here’ TV campaign
LEWISTON — The Lewiston Auburn Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and WGME unveiled a two-year “Make It Here” image campaign Thursday at the LA Metro Marketplace event. A fast-paced video presented at the event showed off the food, the people and the work of Lewiston-Auburn. Videos will run on Channel 13 for the next two years. […]
LA Chamber hosts workshop on attracting talent
LEWISTON — The LA Metro Chamber will host a Power Lunch Seminar titled “How to Stay Competitive and Attract Talent in the New Digital Era.” It will be from noon to 1 p.m. Friday, June 15, in the chamber conference room at 415 Lisbon St. The seminar is for anyone looking to increase their brand’s […]
Maine TV stations among outlets airing ‘fake stories’ segment scripted by Sinclair Broadcasting
? WGME-TV (Channel 13) has been swept up in a national controversy since its corporate parent directed local anchors at its nearly 200 stations across the country to record a scripted promotional segment warning viewers about “fake stories” from competing media outlets. WGME hosts Kim Block and Gregg Lagerquist recorded the “must run” segment on orders from […]
Brunswick cyclist struck in hit-and-run, driver found, charged with drunk driving
BRUNSWICK — A bicyclist was taken to the hospital with series injuries after a hit-and-run on Saturday, WGME reports. Emergency personnel found Jonathan Menard, 23, of Brunswick lying in Bath Road near Autometrics after he’d been struck and the driven had taken off. After police were told to keep a lookout for a car with […]
Fatal crash in Brownfield on Friday killed Hiram woman
BROWNFIELD — Police have named Gail Sumber, 80, of Hiram as the person killed in a car crash on Route 113 on Friday afternoon, WGME reported. Sumber was a passenger in a car driven by James Biggs, 70, of Hiram that nearly struck head-on a car driven by Melissa Lavin, 40, of Bangor. Channel 13 […]
Fire destroys unoccupied Wilton home
WILTON — WGME Channel 13 is reporting that an overnight fire leveled a home in Wilton early Saturday morning and is being investigated as suspicious. Before 3 a.m. Saturday, firefighters responded to 1090 Route 2 West in Wilton, finding a two-story home engulfed in flames. The fire destroyed the home, which was unoccupied for the […]
Charges filed against woman who claimed she was attacked
LEWISTON — Allegations of a hate crime against a lesbian by five young men turned out to be a different story after an investigation by the Lewiston Police Department. Janelle Lynn Martel, 28, of 94 Warren Ave., was formally charged Wednesday with reckless conduct with a dangerous weapon and driving to endanger, following an altercation […]