As the enhanced enforement effort by ICE (immigration and Customs Enforcement) appears to be winding down in Maine, Cumberland County District Attorney Jackie Sartoris said on today's WCME Midcoast Morning Buzz that she remains committed to the prospect of prosecuting unlawful use of force by...
You may listen here to the briefing given to the RSU-5 School Board on Superintendent Gray's plan for reacting to any presence of ICE on RSU-5 campuses--which Gray notes has so far not occurred. [audio wav="https://www.radiomidcoastwcme.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Gray-Buzz-remarks.wav"][/audio]...
Nathan MacDonald was last year's Brunswick Town Council vice-chair, who has now been unanimously elected as chair for the year ahead, after an election that has produced a markedly progressive incarnation of the council. If you missed Nathan on today's WCME Midcoast Morning Buzz, you...
One of our favorite regulars on The Buzz. Marc, with a 26-yearbackground in the CIA, sizes up the status of the war in Ukraine and the murky situation involving the Trump administration and Venezuela. If you missed any part of it, you may hear...
On today's WCME Midcoast Morning Buzz--Bill Ewing and John Dorrer, two retirees at the Highlands in Topsham, who get up early and walk 4-6 miles a day, and a post a couple of years ago on the WCME Facebook page about construction of the new...
Jim Bleikamp here. I really enjoyed talking with Shawn, who at the age of 20 is already a veteran of political activism, having been engaged in such activity since the age of 10. Over the weekend he organized a "gathering" of Bowdoin and Brown University students...
After WCME's exclusive reporting on a major hike in special education costs in the Brunswick schools, there have been questions from the community here on the WCME Facebook page. So on Friday morning, we talked live with Brunswick School Superintendent Phil Potenziano on the WCME Midcoast...
The chief talked today about his newly assumed role as president of the Maine Police Chiefs Association and also about the occasional challenges of communicating information to us in the media and to the public. If you missed it, you may hear it here. [audio mp3="https://www.radiomidcoastwcme.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Stewart-December-2025.mp3"][/audio]...
Jim Bleikamp here. Valerie Adams was recently terminated by District Attorney Jackie Sartoris and says she will wage a Democratic primary challenge against Sartoris next year. My full interview with Valerie Adams is here. [audio mp3="https://www.radiomidcoastwcme.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Adams.mp3"][/audio]...
Earlier today, 99-5 WCME brought you exclusive coverage of an update given to the Bath City Council on immigration issues and concerns which may impact the city. That came from City Council Chair Miriam Johnson, an attorney with a background in immigration law, and from...