Jim Bleikamp here. Dr. Shah--the man who won more first place votes in the Democratic race for governor than any other candidate. And now considering a run for the U-S Senate. As a replacement for the departed Graham Platner. In this interview, I asked Shah what he...
Jim Bleikamp here. Just five days out from the primary election, I caught up this morning with the man to whom the polls, at this moment in time, show to have the best chance of becoming Maine's next governor. Dr. Shah of Brunswick. I asked him in particular...
Jim Bleikamp here. I view it as an unanticipated combination of light and heat--I spent nearly an hour on today's Buzz talking with Bobby about various issues--everything from his plan to abolish the state income tax over four years -- to his alarm about what...
Owen graduated summa cum laude with a bachelor of science in biological engineering from the University of Maine and earned an MBA from Harvard Business School. Owen co-founded MedRhythms, a pioneering medical device company that has raised $60 million in venture capital and transformed healthcare...
Jim Bleikamp here. As the cosmos would have it, Graham was on The Buzz only about 90 minutes before we received word that Janet Mills was suspending her campaign for the senate seat. I did ask Graham about indications I had picked up suggesting that...
Rich Ellis has been in the forefront of the town council's budget discussion. On the Wednesday WCME Midcoast Morning Buzz, he shared his latest reflections on an evolving situation. You may hear it here. [audio mp3="https://www.radiomidcoastwcme.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Rich1.mp3"][/audio]...
This month of April is National Distracted Driving Awareness month, and as is the case in Bath, Brunswick Police will be conducting focused traffic details to enforce the state's laws regarding cell phone use while driving. On today's WCME Midcoast Morning Buzz, Brunswick Police...
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...