Tis the season for holiday shopping, but it’s also a great time to get into the spirit of giving. Over the weekend Catholic Charities of Maine hosted their feed the county food drive.
A new wooden structure is being built at the Madawaska High School. Last spring, we brought you a few stories done by the students at WOWL out of Madawaska High School. We are renewing our partnership with them and will from time to time have a story done by those great students.
Senior homeowners looking for help to upgrade and stay in their homes now have a new option for help. For this week’s Aroostook Community Matters, we take a look at ACAP’s Community Aging in Place program.
A Wade man has been arrested and charged with drug trafficking offenses following a several months long investigation into the importation and sale of significant amounts of methamphetamine and fentanyl in Aroostook County.
The holiday season is upon us once again, and for some, that means bringing home “The Perfect Christmas Tree”. Newssource8′s Brian Bouchard visited a local tree farm, and has the story.
The Thanksgiving holiday brought many families back together for in person gatherings, but it could have brought an unwelcome visitor as well, COVID-19.
The annual Carroll McKenna Thanksgiving Ministry took place at Framework Church Thanksgiving day. How this event is not only special for the community who benefits from the food, but for the volunteers as well.
On Wednesday, November 23, 2022 at approximately 9:28pm, Caribou Police Dispatch received a report of a man running in and out of traffic on the Van Buren Road just north of Skyway Plaza.
This Thanksgiving, Aroostook County did what small communities do best—take care of their neighbors. In the St John Valley, one organization gave thanks to their supportive community.
Operation Christmas Child collection is wrapping up in the County. Last week was Collection Week for Samaritan Purse’s Operation Christmas Child. For this week’s Aroostook Community Matters, we take a look at a church in the County participating in Operation Christmas Child.
As we face the potential of near record breaking low temperatures overnight Wednesday night, many are still worrying about how they will afford to heat their homes. One program available to help is the HEAP program or Home Energy Assistance Program.
Thanksgiving travel is expected to be up this year, with New England expected to have the highest volume of travelers since Triple A started keep track in 2000.
Between inflation, high heating oil costs and high electricity, many are already concerned about the upcoming winter. Concerns are so high, calls are already coming into agencies like ACAP and United Way.
Every veteran has a story, and many live their lives without that story being told. Now we bring you the story of Henry Elbridge Knight, a World War I soldier from Aroostook County who was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross, the second highest military decoration that can be awarded to American Soldiers.
According to the Aroostook County Sheriff’s Office “On Thursday, November 13, 2022 at approximately 1740 hrs., the Aroostook County Sheriff’s Office received a call of a single vehicle accident on Rt. 2 in New Limerick.
On Tuesday we helped say goodbye to a beloved member of the WAGM family. Mike McNally passed away last week and his funeral was held on Tuesday. Grandpa's Attic was one of Mike's favorite projects and we thought it would be fitting tribute to Mike to air one of the episodes.
WAGM, in Partnership with United Way of Aroostook and ACAP, will be holding our annual heating telethon. Anticipating additional need this year, the guidelines for who qualifies for this emergency aid have been changed.
On Tuesday, the Secretary of State’s Office will finish the vote verification process and complete the ranked choice voting tabulation for the cities and towns of Congressional District 2.
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