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One Minute of Vernal Pool Fame

Since November, newly minted Maine Master Naturalist Dawn Wood and I have co-lead a program we call Wednesday Wanders for Loon Echo Land Trust in Bridgton, Maine. This past week, channel 8 WMTW reporter Jacob Murphy and his videographer Ethan joined us for a tramp into a vernal pool at LELT’s Tiger Hill Community Forest in Sebago. Here’s the clip: Hometown Maine: Sebago Take a listen as Aurora,…

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70's/80's/90's/2000's Local Television Halloween Station IDs/Bumpers Part 4

1. WMTW-TV, Poland Spring, Maine, 70's 2. WPIX-TV, New York City, New York, 1993 3. KSAS-TV, Wichita, Kansas, 80's 4. KCTV-TV, Kansas City, Missouri, 1997 5. WNYW-TV, New York City, New York, 1986 6. WQED-TV, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 2000 7. WXIX-TV, Newport, Kentucky/Cincinnati, Ohio, 1990 8. KTHI-TV, Fargo-Grand Forks, North Dakota, 1985 Part 1 (x) Part 2 (x) Part 3 (x)

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👁️) ​@CentralMaineHealthcare—@StMarysMaine—@batescollege—@sunjournal—@NEWSCENTERMaine—@WMTW #Shorts via YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfr4bO-Lx_4

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Shelley Duvall, star of 'The Shining,' 'Nashville,' dies at 75 - WMTW Portland http://dlvr.it/T9Zx1x

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1981: My Blue Heaven by Jane Chambers

Jane Chambers was a Southern playwright famous for being, as lesbian literary historian Bonnie Zimmerman put it, “a pioneer in writing theatrical works with openly lesbian characters.” She was born in South Carolina, but grew up in Florida where she started writing with scripts for local public radio stations. She studied at Rollins College intending to become a playwright, but dropped out after she encountered discrimination as a woman. After studying acting for a season in 1956, she moved to New York City and then to Maine, where she worked for WMTW. Returning to New York in 1968, she enrolled at Goddard College, Vermont to try again for an undergrad degree. There she met Beth Allen - her lover and manager.

The TV show, "The L Word" (2004-2009) and its sequel series "The L Word: Generation Q", is said to have received its title from the contemporary use of the phrase "the L word" as an alias for lesbian, which dates to at least this very play in which a character stammers out: "You're really...? The L-word? Lord God, I never met one before."

- Title: "My Blue Heaven: A Comedy in Two Acts"

- Author(s) / Editor(s): Jane Chambers

-Year 1st Published: 1981

- Year of Reprint My Copy Is (if applicable): N

- Publisher: The JH Press

- Page Numbers: 91

- # in series: N/A

- Genre(s): Fiction, Theatre, Play, Comedy, Drama

- Is It An Ex-library Copy (and from where?): N

- Author's signature (if applicable): N

- Have I Read It?: Y

- Is It On Loan (and to which friend?): N

- Is it on Internet Archive: N

- Average Goodreads Rating, out of 5 Stars (as of 15/10/2023): 3.5

- Amount of Goodreads Ratings (as of 15/10/2023): 12 ratings

- Amount of Goodreads Reviews (as of 15/10/2023): 1 review(s)

- Summary: "MBH is about a lesbian couple who have left the city to create a refuge free from outside interference. One writes a column about their life, in which Josie becomes “Joe"; this inspires a Christian publisher to visit, asking to publish the pieces as a paean to the traditional family. In Act Two, a liberal minister asks to perform a public marriage of the two, an act to support gay marriage that about his own woke self-promotion. The two acts incorporate conventions of situational comedy."

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TOPSHAM, Maine (WMTW) - The body of a 20-year-old woman was found in a parking lot near the Frank J. Woods Bridge in Topsham on Sunday Morning.

Topsham Police say the woman is from California and is a student at Bowdoin College.

Police were dispatched around 7 a.m. on Sunday morning after they received a report that a deceased person had been located in the parking lot located at 2 Main St.

The Topsham Police Department did not release the woman’s name as they want to ensure that her family has time to notify family and friends of her untimely death, however in a statement released by Bowdoin College President Safa Zaki, the student’s name is Qingyang Zhan.

The woman’s body has been taken to the Medical Examiner’s Office where an autopsy has been conducted, and officials are awaiting the results.

Police say the investigation is continuing but they do not believe there is any threat to the public.

Topsham Police Department said in a social media post, “Our thoughts and prayers go out to the family and friends of the deceased as well as the Bowdoin College Community.”

Below is the full statement released by Bowdoin College President Safa Zaki to the school’s community regarding the news.

To the campus community, I write with the very sad and upsetting news that our student Qingyang Zhan ‘25—known as K—died overnight off campus. We do not yet know the cause of death, which is under investigation. K was born in Shanghai, China, and has been living in the US since 2019. A graduate of the Athenian School in Danville, California, she also studied at Oxnard College in Oxnard, California, before matriculating at Bowdoin in the fall of 2021. Faculty members describe K as a bright and engaging presence, and many will remember her warmth and kindness. Her academic advisor, Jean Yarbrough—the Gary M. Pendy Sr. Professor of Social Sciences—described K as a student who was deeply interested in the most important theological and philosophical questions. K helped found Bowdoin’s Chinese Students Association and was also active in the Asian Student Association. A government and legal studies and Asian studies double major, she was a learning assistant for Asian Studies in the Baldwin Center for Teaching and Learning and a musician who played the piano and guitar as part of the Bowdoin Concert Band. K’s death is a devastating tragedy for her parents, her brother, other loved ones, and also for her friends, classmates, and our entire Bowdoin community. This news is very difficult to process, especially since we do not yet know the circumstances of K’s death. Please take care of yourselves and of others and take advantage of the opportunities to come together. We will hold space in Main Lounge of Moulton Union today, Sunday, March 31, from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Counseling and student affairs staff will be present. Counseling will have extended hours for students this week through Thursday (9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.). Additionally, students may reach out to Tell us Health Student Support for telehealth counseling support. Wellspace@Work is available to faculty and staff seeking support. We will share information about a campus memorial service as soon as we can. Like so many of you, I am heartbroken and shocked. There really are no adequate words to convey how devastating this loss is for our community. I know you join me in extending heartfelt condolences to K’s family..

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Closings & Delays - WMTW 8 News

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70's/80's/90's 4th of July Station IDs/Bumpers 1. WFAA-TV, Dallas–Fort Worth, Texas, 1986 2. WMTW-TV, Poland Spring, Maine, 70's 3. WNBC-TV, New York City, New York, 1993 4. WPXI-TV, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1983 5. WABC-TV, New York City, New York, 1986 6. KABC-TV, Los Angeles, California, 1986 7. KDKA-TV, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1987 8. WUSA-TV, Washington DC, 80's 9. KTLA-TV, Los Angeles, California, 70's 10. WGN-TV, Chicago, Illinois, 1981

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Wife of Lewiston shooting victim describes impact on deaf Mainers

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Back at old job, Anthony Mackie lends star power to New Orleans' post-Ida roof repair effort - WMTW Portland

http://dlvr.it/Swsx9L

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Androscoggin County, City of Auburn, and Augusta legislators embroiled in real estate dispute - WMTW Portland

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Girl who was attacked by dog receives over 1,000 stitches

New Post has been published on https://petn.ws/M8QXB

Girl who was attacked by dog receives over 1,000 stitches

CHESTERVILLE, Maine (WMTW) – A 6-year-old girl from Maine was hospitalized with 1,000 stitches to her face after a pit bull attacked her. “I’m trying so hard not to cry,” Dorothy Norton, the girl’s mother, says. Norton says the attack happened Saturday in Chesterville inside a neighbor’s home where her daughter Lily was playing with […]

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Literally begging everyone to realize how funny it is that Haven is supposed to be so large because there are ONLY FOUR municipalities in Maine with a population of over 25k people: Portland, South Portland, Bangor, and Lewiston. Check the Wikipedia page and sort by population: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_municipalities_in_Maine

Look how long it takes you to scroll through the list of towns under 10,000. It's like the entire page.

Straight up the only reason it had to be that big is because in a town that's normal-sized for Maine, everybody knows everybody's business so there isn't enough room for secrets. You'd just be able to walk down the road and ask Brenda Frost what's up with Karen Bennett and she'd tell you 400 years of the Bennett family history like it was her own. Plus there would be like 10 Troubles max because everyone's either related or originally from Massachusetts.

Plus there's so little news in Maine that WMTW and WCSH would be camped out in Haven to get the latest scoop so the report didn't repeat every 15 minutes on the nightly broadcast.

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