Honoring Brave Firefighters

Oct. 5 was a day of solemn remembrance as firefighters, families, and grateful citizens from throughout our State gathered at the Maine Firefighters Memorial to pay tribute to the men and women of our fire…

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Waban’s Annual Golf Tournament

Waban’s Annual Golf Tournament Raises Over $10,000 for Special Olympians The numbers are finally in, and this year’s annual Tee Up and Drive Fore Waban Special Olympics Athletes Golf Tournament raised over $10,000! Community partners,…

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Red Cross Issues Call

Daylight saving time ends: Red Cross issues call to test smoke alarms Red Cross teams respond to about 300 home fires in Maine each year As people turn their clocks back this weekend for the…

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Sea Bags Women’s Sailing Team

The Maine-based, all-female team is competing over six days at the J/24 World Championship in Miami in October The Sea Bags Women’s Sailing Team has been preparing to set sail for Miami, Florida this October…

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Jesus Is King

If you haven’t heard, Kanye West released an album on October 25th called “Jesus is King,” following his new-found life in Christ. If I am being completely honest, I immediately jumped to skepticism and judgment….

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Paid Time Off Rulemaking

Dept. of Labor to Hold Listening Sessions on Paid Time Off Rule making The Maine Department of Labor (MDOL) is preparing for the required rulemaking process for LD 369 “An Act Authorizing Earned Employee Leave”…

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We’re Moving!

With many thousands of miles of public trails and acres of parks available to us, Maine is the perfect place to take a stroll or a hike. Especially if you enjoy snowshoeing and cross-country skiing,…

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$300 Million Secured by Collins

Senator Collins successfully fought a misguided proposal to provide the academy with a smaller, inferior vessel Senator Susan Collins, the Chairman of the Transportation Appropriations Subcommittee, has announced that the Appropriations Committee advanced a funding…

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Trump Nominates Poliquin To SIPC

President Trump to Nominate Former Maine Congressman Bruce Poliquin to Serve as Chair of National SIPC President Donald J. Trump has nominated former Maine Congressman Bruce Poliquin as Chairman of the Board of the Securities…

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15th Veterans Appreciation Night

On August 30th, 2019, the Ray Richardson Show, WLOB Radio and the Portland Seadogs teamed up for the 15th time to honor those who have served our nation in uniform. For 15 years, these three…

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The Ant and the Grasshopper

The Ant and the Grasshopper Come to Maine! You may remember the fable about the grasshopper, a happy go lucky fellow who procrastinates instead of storing winter food. His neighbor, the ant, is an organized…

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Animal Welfare in Maine

Everyone knows the adage that change is the only constant in life. This month I will share some observations about an exception to that generally accurate rule. One major aspect of animal welfare is animal…

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