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New Reality Show May Feature Jackman, Maine

I admit it , I like MOST reality TV. This has my attention.  A reality show in Jackman, Maine and it would be kinda, sorta based on “Northern Exposure”.  Remember that show?  It was a TV show about life in a small remote community in Alaska.

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Many Maine Fighters Taking Part In Bellator MMA Card In Lewsiton

The Bellator MMA will be coming to the Androscoggin Bank Colisee on Thursday, March 21. Parts of the events will be televised live on Spike TV. Several Maine fighters will be part of the card.

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Kenny Chensey Coming To Bangor!

Country superstar Kenny Chesney is coming in concert on August 7th to the Darling's Waterfront Pavilion in Bangor. The venue in Bangor has been bringing big shows to Bangor for four years and Waterfront Concerts chief promoter, Alex Gray, tells the Bangor Daily News that 'it's the biggest show in our four-year history.'

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Chung Sung-Jun, Getty Images

Thin Ice is Starting to be a Concern for Maine Wardens

Spring is getting closer and the Maine Warden Service is warning people that ice conditions across Maine lakes and ponds are becoming dangerous.  Before you head out on the ice, you really should test the thickness using an ice chisel or ice auger and check with locals known thin ice areas.

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Accident on Memorial Bridge in Augusta Briefly Closes Bridge

Last night at 6:03 p.m. a three-vehicle crash on the Memorial Bridge forced the Augusta Police to close the bridge for about 30 minutes.

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Matt Cardy, Getty Images

Flood Potential Evaluations: One More Sign Spring is Near

Flowers are not the only sign winter is nearing its end. You know spring weather is getting closer and closer when officials start to look closely at the level of snow and ice in Maine and its' potential impact on Maine flooding. For me, just a sign of warmer things to come!

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Bill to Get a Discount IF You Pay Your Traffic Ticket Quickly

I have had only one traffic ticket, and I paid it right away. The trooper got me. I was speeding. So, I think this is a great idea. Own up to what you did right away, pay the ticket and get a discount on the fine. 

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Flowers Foods Inc. One Step Closer to Buying Biddeford Hostess Plant

 

Hostess filed for bankruptcy in January 2012 and this past November they shut down all of their operations. Including the Biddeford plant which employed 400 people. There is potential good news for those workers, Flowers Foods Inc., a Georgia based company, placed a bid of $360 million for five of Hostess' bread brands, including Wonder and Nature's Pride. The bid also included 38 warehouses and 20 bakeries.

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Lost Skier on Sugarloaf Found Alive + Well

It was a happy ending to the search for a missing teenager on Sugarloaf this week. Maine wardens say a 17-year-old skier who was found alive and well at Maine's Sugarloaf ski resort survived two nights in the wild by building a snow cave for shelter while walking toward the sound of snowmobiles during the day. Clever kid.

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2000 Canadian Cyclists May Not Make it to Maine for Summer Trip This Year

Two thousand Canadian cyclists who planned to spend a week pedaling around central Maine this summer with a Canadian bike touring group won’t be coming after all. That is unless someone can help out right way with their U.S. customs issues.

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