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1+ hour, 9+ min ago (568+ words) BANGOR, Maine (WABI) - This morning, skies are cloudy with a few scattered snow showers in Western locations. By the late morning/midday, snow showers will become a little bit more widespread across Maine, apart from coastal locations who will change over to some light rain showers. Morning snow accumulations will fall under an inch. Besides a few scattered snow showers and clouds to the North in the morning, skies will clear with mostly to completely sunny conditions on Monday. High temps will cool, from the upper 20s to low 40s. West to NW gusts will be at their breeziest of the week, reaching 25-40 mph. A Gale Warning has been issued on the coast during the morning. As of now, early snowfall totals for the winter system from Tuesday morning through Wednesday morning may reach up to 4-6 inches along the interstate and to…...

2+ hour, 9+ min ago (45+ words) Emily Pike shows you what to expect as multiple systems impact Maine. Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones, are reportedly displeased over the manner in which their son Dylan was humiliated on CNN ... Emily Pike shows you what to expect as multiple systems impact Maine....

2+ hour, 9+ min ago (405+ words) The story drew hundreds of thousands of views online, and a couple from New Hampshire decided they wanted to buy the set A story we shared in October has taken on a life of its own " literally " after a 92-year-old Maine man's model train village went viral and found a new home. For years, Dean Walker poured his passion into the model train layout above his garage " a hand-built village filled with tiny details and personal touches. When sister station WMTW first met him, he said he was looking for someone who would appreciate the layout as much as he did, someone who could carry it forward when the time felt right. "And that was my hope when we started all this. I would find somebody that would take the entire layout. I wasn't willing to really split it up....

2+ hour, 9+ min ago (405+ words) The story drew hundreds of thousands of views online, and a couple from New Hampshire decided they wanted to buy the set A story we shared in October has taken on a life of its own " literally " after a 92-year-old Maine man's model train village went viral and found a new home. For years, Dean Walker poured his passion into the model train layout above his garage " a hand-built village filled with tiny details and personal touches. When sister station WMTW first met him, he said he was looking for someone who would appreciate the layout as much as he did, someone who could carry it forward when the time felt right. "And that was my hope when we started all this. I would find somebody that would take the entire layout. I wasn't willing to really split it up....

4+ hour, 1+ min ago (203+ words) KITTERY -- A Harrison man is facing multiple charges following a high-speed chase with troopers from Maine and New Hampshire early Sunday morning." According to Maine State Police, they received a call from the New Hampshire State Police shortly after midnight, requesting assistance with a high-speed pursuit." Police say they were trying to stop a Dodge Ram pickup truck due to speeding and erratic driving." Officials identified the driver as 44-year-old Matthew Olsen, of Harrison. They say he refused to stop for a local police department in New Hampshire, and during a chase with police, he allegedly rammed a New Hampshire State Police cruiser." Maine State Police took over the pursuit when Olsen crossed onto the Maine Turnpike. Police say the chase continued northbound until Olsen drove over a curb at the Kennebunk Rest Area, damaging his tires before getting back…...

6+ hour, 54+ min ago (206+ words) FORT KENT, Maine " The National Labor Relations Board notified Northern Maine Medical Center on Sept 15 that the registered nurses have asked that a'secret ballot election'be held to'decertify'the union, which means conducting a vote to remove the union's representation of the nurses at NMMC. We expected the election to take place in the month of October or November.'However, the union has submitted a challenge to the validity of the showing of interest (the signatures submitted in support of the petition), which has resulted in a delay of the election process.' With the shutdown of the government on Oct. 1 these issues remain unresolved. At this time, we do not know when the election will be held.'This is up to the National Labor Relations Board.' It is our understanding that nurses have secured legal counsel through the National Right to Work…...

7+ hour, 31+ min ago (1269+ words) One of the largest utility bill hikes in the state this year came to residents in a small, rural community not far from the New Hampshire border. After years of stagnation, the local water company increased its rates by 75% this summer. "People were not happy," said David Walton, chair of the board that oversees the West Paris Water District. But he said the change was unavoidable. Expenses have been rising rapidly for the utility, which serves about 220 customers in Oxford County. Last year, tears in the reservoir cover allowed contaminants like E. coli into the water system, forcing residents to boil water and requiring the state to intervene. This August, an intake pump failed, prompting another boil-water order. And the district still needs to install a new water tank, which will cost more than $2 million, Walton said. "We were in the…...

7+ hour, 31+ min ago (1178+ words) Mary Link loves her job as a self-employed business owner, helping to run a home improvement company with her husband, Jeremy. But the Links, like other small business owners across the state, are facing a large increase in their Affordable Care Act health insurance premiums if certain tax credits expire at the end of the year. Without them, the Windham couple's monthly health insurance bill, for the same plan, would more than double next year. Mary Link, 51, said she would be faced with going uninsured or stepping away from their business, Custom Link Home Improvement, and returning to a previous career in bookkeeping. "There's a lot of freedom, working for yourself. I've enjoyed this contracting work so much. It's what I want to do and it's what makes me happy now. Should I think about going back to a corporate…...

14+ hour, 32+ min ago (42+ words) Maine State Police say they took over the chase that started in New Hampshire, and ended near the Kennebunk Rest Area ... Maine State Police say they took over the chase that started in New Hampshire, and ended near the Kennebunk Rest Area...

15+ hour, 18+ min ago (59+ words) The Manhattan teacher hopes to inspire others with his journey and his struggle with Lyme disease and type 2 diabetes After a 6-year-old boy vanished on his way to a school bus stop one morning in ... Emily Pike gives you a look at the snow falling across the region and what to expect as another system forms....