Two longtime professionals in the realm of children's health push back against the recent assertions of President Trump and Health Secretary Robert Kennedy, including the claim that acetaminophen, the active ingredient in Tylenol, may be tied to autism in children. The bulk of scientic research has...
Jim Bleikamp here. You may recall hearing Lisa interviewed this past Friday on the WCME Midcoast Morning Buzz--but you may have also noticed that we didn't follow up on our usual promise to post the interview here on the WCME Facebook page. That's because some unknown...
Jim Bleikamp here. On today's WCME Midcoast Morning Buzz, Dan talked about some of the hundreds of new laws taking effect today across Maine, as a result of the various bills approved in the recent legislative session, including some in the aftermath of the foam spill...
On the WCME Midcoat Morning Buzz, the officer who administers Brunswick's ongoing community policing effort--a law enforcement philosophy focused on collaboration between police and community members to proactively identify and solve public safety issues, rather than simply reacting to crime. It involves building partnerships, employing...
The superintendent previewed the new school year, which will include some tighter restrictions on student cellphone use during the school day--you'll find the cellphone discussion toward the end of this interview, which you can hear right here. [audio mp3="https://www.radiomidcoastwcme.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/potenziano-schoolnew.mp3"][/audio]...
Jim Bleikamp here, after spending some time today on the WCME Midcoast Morning Buzz with Maine's former director of Center for Disease Control, who went on to do similar work at the federal level and is now back in Maine considering a run for governor. It...
Jim Bleikamp here. It was a morning on the Buzz when some of us got to know him. Others became reacquainted. With the man who retired from the Brunswick Police in 2021 at the rank of lieutenant. And is now back as the new Brunswick Police patrol commander. The...
Jim Bleikamp here. "I was never a victim—but I did have to play the game to survive." -- Ryan Zwick, Hyde School graduate, 2015 It's a subject on many lips and in many heads these days--and over time, we hope to hear a number of viewpoints and...
Nothing but big fun talking to Elizabeth Faye--a veteran of acting, singing and directing. Footlose debuts this evening at Pickard Theater on the Bowdoin College campus. If you missed any part of today's interview you may hear it here. [audio mp3="https://www.radiomidcoastwcme.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/EFaye.mp3"][/audio] ...
Marc spent 26 years with the CIA--much of that time in the Middle East--and this morning we touched on several subjects. 1) The increasingly desperate situation in Gaza where an Israeli airstrike has killed 18 Palestinians as tension mounts over food distribution. 2) The controversy over the...