Communities across the state held remembrance ceremonies to honor those lost 23 years ago. BANGOR, Maine — Twenty-three years after nearly 3,000 Americans were killed in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, communities in Maine honored those lost. At the …
Mission Working Dogs is helping change the lives of people around Maine. Its inspiration was a life-changing partnership between a U.S. Army veteran injured on duty and her golden retriever, Moxie. In this segment, founder and Army veteran Christy Gardner …
CARIBOU, Maine -- Sept. 20, 2024 -- Roy Woods, chairperson of the Northern Maine Veterans Cemetery committee, (left), speaks during a POW/MIA Day ceremony Friday, while Caribou VFW Post 9389 Roger Felix looks on. (Melissa Lizotte | Aroostook Republican) …
A volunteer experience with Wreaths Across America, has inspired a Maine high school football player to organize an event to recognize and honor veterans in his community. Tyler Holland is a senior at Scarborough High School. He participated in Wreaths …
BANGOR -- Crowds gathered at the Cross Insurance Center on Saturday to see a car show for a cause. The "Wheels for Warriors" event was held by home roofing solutions, and proceeds went to benefit The Marino Project, an organization that supports …
HERMON, Maine (WABI) - A Maine veteran got a new set of wheels for no charge. The Maine Veterans Project helps veterans with all sorts of resources from food to heating fuel. Thanks to a partnership with Bouchard and Sons Towing, they were able to help a …
BANGOR -- Wednesday I sat down with Shawn Goodwin, who is the founder and president of Maine Veterans Project, an organization devoted to combatting the tragedy of veteran suicide as well as addressing a wide variety of needs that arise for Maine veterans …
The Veterans No Boundaries winter ski camp has entered its 20th year of offering adaptive winter sports to veterans living with a disability. NEWRY, Maine — While hitting the slopes in the winter may come as second nature for some, it poses a challenge for …
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senator Angus King has introduced a bill to give combat veterans the option to enroll in health insurance programs before officially transitioning out of active duty. Currently servicemembers must wait until they have left the service …
HAMPDEN, Maine (WABI) - A big check to help veterans in Maine stay warm this winter was presented in Hampden this morning. Coastal Auto Parts happily handed over the check for more than nine-thousand dollars to R-H Foster Energy for Maine Veterans Project. …
MADAWASKA, Maine -- January 15, 2024 -- Armand Martin, a 104-year-old World War II veteran, was among five veterans honored during a Jan. 15 ceremony at Country Village Estates in Madawaska (Chris Bouchard | St. John Valley Times) MADAWASKA, Maine – Armand …
YMCA ALLIANCE OF NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND August 1, 2023 The YMCA Alliance of Northern New England partners with the US Department of Veterans Affairs, VA Maine Healthcare System to provide free YMCA memberships to qualifying Maine veterans The YMCA Alliance …
by Alison Murtagh, WGME Fri, August 18th 2023, 1:17 AM UTC Maine's annual Hire-A-Vet campaign is underway, with the goal of hiring dozens of veterans in the next few months. (WGME)
The Boothbay Region Veterans’ Banner Program is designed to honor all local veterans who served in America’s Armed Forces and will remember those who served from 1941 through the present day. Veterans of the Armed Forces from Boothbay, Boothbay Harbor, …
A former Vietnam Marine platoon commander is leading another mission. This time, it’s in the Boothbay peninsula to honor local veterans. Jim Singer is the chairman of American Legion Post 36’s veterans’ banner project. For the past two months, Singer has …
A Maine veteran, whose career was unfortunately cut short, has found a new calling breeding and training service dogs. Christy Gardner created Mission Working Dogs back in 2020, and this month the nonprofit opened its brand new training facility in Oxford. …
Wed, 06 Sep 2023 02:01:58 GMT (1693965718756) f21546d3a7b92848c6890935ca4e2b625f015352 4a6d0bb8f30f1b6a167248fbd029e9fd6e7edbb4 by CBS 13 Wed, August 30th 2023, 12:32 AM UTC A veteran is preparing to sail around the world and he’s launching from Portland. …
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AUGUSTA, Maine (WABI) - The kickoff for the 2023 Hire-A-Vet Campaign is taking place in Augusta Thursday. The event runs from 10:30 a.m., to 3 p.m., at the Augusta Civic Center and will include a career fair, a resume writing workshop, and free haircuts …
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WATERVILLE, Maine (WABI) - One woman took a leap of faith Friday in honor of her late husband’s memory and 82nd birthday. “I’m gonna skydive for the first time ever.” Eleanor Bilodeau was married to her husband Sgt. Gerard Bilodeau for 45 years. Gerard …
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Angus King, a member of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee (SVAC), today celebrated the signing into law of his bipartisan legislation to increase benefits for 30,000 Maine veterans and their families. As Maine people …
