‘The Kelly Clarkson Show’ renewed through 2025

NBCUniversal has renewed The Kelly Clarkson Show for two additional seasons through 2025. The hour-long daytime program, currently in season four, airs in all 211 local markets in premier time periods across the country. The show shared the news on Twitter: “2 MORE SEASONS!! Can’t wait to share more stories, music and laughs with y’all! Tracie Wilson, …

Temporary Waterville Traffic Updates

Starting tomorrow, Nov. 11, traffic in Waterville on Front Street and Main Street will be reduced to single lane until the implementation of two way traffic on Nov. 18. Public notice announcement! On the afternoon of Friday, 11/11/22 traffic on Front St and Main St will be reduced to… Posted by City of Waterville, Maine …

3 New Inductees into the National Toy Hall of Fame

The National Toy Hall of Fame’s 2022 inductees are the top, Masters of the Universe and Lite-Brite. They were picked from 12 finalists that also included, among others, bingo, the piñata, Pound Puppies, Rack-O and Spirograph. PHOTOS: https://www.museumofplay.org/exhibits/toy-hall-of-fame/ The National Toy Hall of Fame's new honorees include an object dating to ancient times, a line …

Dog Found Starving and Locked in Closet in Northern Maine

Caribou Police are looking for the owner of a dog that was found abandoned and locked in a closet in northern Maine. The dog was starving and in need of medical care. *We have turned off comments on this post. If you have information, please message us. We have a few leads to work on… …

Waterville Teen Charged in Plot to Blow Up Chicago Area Mosque

Xavier Pelkey, 19, of Waterville has been charged in connection with an alleged plot to blow up a Chicago-area mosque. He was originally indicted April 15, on a possession of unregistered destructive devices and now is facing an additional charge of conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists. Prosecutors say Pelkey conspired with teens in …

56th Annual Country Music Association Award Winners

Luke Combs was a big winner at Wednesday’s (Nov. 9) Country Music Association Awards. It was the second year in a row that he’s taken home the night’s top honor of Entertainer of the Year. Last night in Bangor there was kids who had a sign that said they stacked five cords of wood to …

Sappi Mill Expansion in Skowhegan

Governor Janet Mills issued the following statement in response to an announcement by Sappi that it will invest approximately $418 million to convert its No. 2 Paper Machine at the Somerset Mill in Skowhegan to manufacture packaging and specialty papers. I welcome this significant investment by Sappi which will support the lives and livelihoods of …

2022 CMA Awards: See the full list of winners

Luke Combs took home the coveted “Entertainer of the Year” award at the 56th annual Country Music Association Awards Wednesday night, co-hosted by Luke Bryan and Peyton Manning on Wednesday night at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena. Lainey Wilson, Chris Stapleton, and Cody Johnson were also among the big winners of the evening: Wilson was awarded New Artist of …

Judge orders Newt Gingrich to testify before Georgia grand jury investigating 2020 election

A judge in Virginia ruled Wednesday that former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich must testify in front of a special grand jury in Georgia before the end of the month.  Siding with prosecutors, Fairfax County Circuit Court Judge Robert Smith said Gingrich must testify in front of the special grand jury in Atlanta before Nov. 29. …

Mark Zuckerberg announces Facebook parent company Meta to lay off 11,000 employees

Meta, Facebook’s parent company, has announced over 11,000 layoffs. CEO Mark Zuckerberg said in a message to employees Wednesday: “Today I’m sharing some of the most difficult changes we’ve made in Meta history. I’ve decided to reduce the size of our team by about 13% and let more than 11,000 of our talented employees go.” …