There are traditions new and old for everyone to enjoy on Valentine s Day. Author: Alex Haskell (NCM) Updated: 8:06 AM EST February 12, 2021
BANGOR, Maine Just in case you need the reminder, Sunday is Valentine s Day. Many Mainers are looking for some safe ways to celebrate this year. Whether you re picking up flowers or looking to head outdoors over the weekend, Maine has something for all of us.
“This is the first time we’ve done the Valentine’s Day scavenger hunt,” says Bangor coordinator and cultural liaison Betsy Lundy.
The Downtown Bangor Partnership wants to spread a little love this year. It’s doing so with a scavenger hunt.12 containers of heart-shaped beads are hidden across downtown Bangor.
Nokomis Regional High gets innovative to keep shows going amid COVID-19
Students at one Maine high school used the pandemic to become even more involved in their performing arts program. Author: Alex Haskell (NCM) Updated: 6:52 AM EST February 11, 2021
NEWPORT, Maine Lisa and Dean Neal are teachers at Nokomis Regional High in Newport. Together, they teach a theatre production and design class. “Basically we were going to focus on costumes, set, sound, and light design,” said Lisa Neal.
However, during a recent lesson, the class analyzed the folktale, Wiley and the Hairy Man and got an idea. “The kids got so excited after we read it and they were like, ‘we’ve got to produce this, added Neal.
Maine s Muslim community leaders respond to end of Muslim travel ban
The repeal of President Donald Trump s travel ban is a sign of hope for Muslims in Maine. Author: Alex Haskell (NCM) Updated: 11:20 AM EST January 29, 2021
BANGOR, Maine As one of his first moves in office, President Joe Biden repealed former President Donald Trump s so-called Muslim travel ban.
“The first reaction was, ‘I can’t believe this is happening and I can’t believe that this is coming from the President of the United States,” says Portland City Councilor Pious Ali.
Trump enacted the travel ban to Muslim-majority nations in 2017. Protests erupted across the country almost immediately. Legal challenges to the ban went all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court, which the former president won.
The scene is clear and traffic is moving again. Author: Griffin Stockford (NEWS CENTER Maine), Alex Haskell (NCM), Chloe Teboe (NEWS CENTER Maine) Published: 8:02 AM EST January 22, 2021 Updated: 12:20 PM EST January 22, 2021
BREWER, Maine A crash caused delays on the northbound side of I-95 in Bangor (mile marker 185) Friday morning.
A Maine State Police trooper told NEWS CENTER Maine s Chloe Teboe the crash happened a little after 7 a.m. and involved five vehicles.
According to the trooper, a pickup truck spun out of control, causing a chain reaction, while other cars tried to avoid it. The trooper said road conditions were to blame, as the area got a light dusting of slippery snow.