3 weeks ago The annual Special Olympics Summer Games will be held on Thursday, May 2nd at Spruce Mountain High School in Jay. More than 200 developmentally disabled children and adults from all throughout Western Maine are expected to participate.
4 weeks ago Bird watchers - this weekend is your weekend! It's the Feathers over Freeport weekend, an annual birdwatching weekend and festival for all ages and abilities. Activities will include live bird programs, hawk watching, osprey watching, the latest in birding technology, bird walks & talks, special programs by birding experts and authors and activities especially for children.
4 weeks ago Each year B98.5 tries to help the Pine Tree Camp by raising money to send a child to camp.
And this year is no different!
Waitressing Wednesday starts May 1st!
4 weeks ago Spring has been slow to arrive in Central Maine this year, but here's a sure sign that warm, sun-filled days are on the way. The Belfast and Moosehead Lake Railroad will be restarting operations this Saturday, April 27th.
4 weeks ago It's going to be a 'shallow' one, which means it's not going to be very vibrant.
But it will still happen just the same!
4 weeks ago It's 'fry'day this Friday! The Downeast Salmon Federation's Annual Smelt Fry is set for this Friday with events starting at 4 p.m. at the Columbia Falls Fire Department. Here's what's going on!
4 weeks ago Chad is really excited! This Saturday is Youth Hunting Day for the state of Maine.
This Saturday, he gets to take his son, Bradley, who is 10, hunting for wild turkey!
4 weeks ago Manufactured and modular housing is one of the largest industries in the Oxford Hills region, employing hundreds of people, and this weekend, the public can see the results of their hard work. It's the 12th annual Oxford Hills Home Show this Friday, April 26th through Sunday, April 28th.
4 weeks ago It will be the slowest computer in the world when it’s completed, but it will be able to keep accurate time for 10,000 years, that is why it’s called the 10,000-year clock. The official name is the Clock of the Long Now, and is the brainchild of Danny Hillis, who wanted a clock that would use the sun to keep time and have a century hand that will advance once every 100 years.
5 weeks ago With the manhunt going on for the Boston Marathon bomber and all the news stories covering everything from childhood friends of the suspects to their travel to Russia, a nice story comes from the Boston Marathon tragedy. It happened to a principal at Hamilton Elementary School in Michigan. Dr. Pam Mathers, 62, ran 25.79 miles of the 26.2-mile marathon when the explosions occurred and she was unable to cross the finish line.
