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Blackhawk helicopter lands at USM's Gorham campus (opens the original)
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GORHAM (WGME) -- A Blackhawk helicopter made a landing on USM's Gorham campus Friday morning. The Maine Army National Guard chopper touched down in Hodgdon Field. The chopper picked up 11 USM Army ROTC cadets and flew them to Bangor for a weekend field training exercise. One of the pilots of the helicopter, a 2024 USM graduate who was part of the university's ROTC program, spoke about what it meant to him during his time there. “For me it kind of provided a place of belonging, if that makes sens
Maine DOT to use traditional steel girders to rebuild collapsed bridge in Old Town (opens the original)
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PORTLAND (WGME) -- The Maine Department of Transportation has officially abandoned its cutting-edge composite design and will now use conventional steel girders to rebuild the collapsed Llewellyn Estes Bridge over the Stillwater River in Old Town. The policy shift comes as engineering experts continue to investigate what triggered the dramatic mid-span collapse of the bridge while it was under construction. The bridge was originally being built using specialized fiberglass-reinforced polymer com
New poll shows Troy Jackson slightly ahead of Sen. Collins in race for Senate seat (opens the original)
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PORTLAND (WGME) -- A new poll shows Democratic challenger Troy Jackson slightly ahead of Republican incumbent Senator Susan Collins in the race for Maine's U.S. Senate seat, according to a UMass-Lowell/YouGov poll issued Thursday. The survey of 650 likely Maine voters shows Jackson up by 5 points, 48 to 43. There's a margin of error of roughly 4.5 points. A victory for Jackson could help shift the balance of power in Congress. "Susan Collins has repeatedly won in Maine in very, very bad environm
Maine State Police gather to honor troopers, civilians (opens the original)
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VASSALBORO (WGME) -- Maine State Police gathered at the Maine Criminal Justice Academy in Vassalboro Friday to honor troopers, civilian staff and citizens who have gone above and beyond. Honorees include a sergeant for their work in large-scale drug investigation and a trooper for their lifesaving efforts following a chase that ended in a fiery crash. Sergeant Chad Lindsey was named trooper of the year. Over the last year, Lindsey was in charge of several unsolved homicide investigations, with t
Nurses at Central Maine Medical Center hold rally after voting to unionize (opens the original)
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LEWISTON (WGME) -- Nurses at Central Maine Medical Center rallied Friday after voting to unionize. Lewiston's mayor joined nurses Friday across the street from CMMC in Lewiston, where they celebrated Thursday's vote. Two-hundred-and-four nurses voted to unionize, while 21 voted not to. The nurses will now join the Maine State Nurses Association, which represents 4,000 nurses in the state. Twenty CMMC nurses were either let go or suspended ahead of the vote to unionize. "Charges have been filed w
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