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Hundreds attend 20th Annual Maine Wienerfest

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3 months ago

September 8, 2024

Hundreds attend 20th Annual Maine Wienerfest

BELFAST, Maine (WABI) – While the dog days of summer may be coming to a close, it was still a perfect day for the 20th Annual Maine Weinerfest.

“I’ve been going for probably the past 10 years. I’ve always had dachshunds, Franks, a chiweenie, but I’ve been every single year, and it’s a lot of fun,” said Breton Dawson, bringing Mia and Frank to Wienerfest.

“Everyone’s so friendly and the dogs everyone is getting along with hundreds of dogs here, it really lifts your spirits. You cannot be in a bad mood if you’re looking at a dachshund, they’re just too cute,” stated Valery Riemer, said Paws Board Member, Wienerfest Chairperson.

Wienerfest allows owners and dogs from across the east coast to socialize and just have a doggone good time.

“Everybody’s super fun and welcoming. Everybody wants to meet your dog and wants you to meet their dog and just talk about dachshunds,” said Patrick Greene, bringing Mia and Frank to Wienerfest.

“So, it’s rare to see a dachshund on the street, so when you can see this many all at once, it’s pretty special when you’re a dachshund owner. And just seeing all the different kinds, and short hair, long hair, yeah, it’s pretty awesome,” said Noon Weiss, with her dog Frankie.

” For the first half an hour, it’s like get all the sniffs in and meet all the other dogs, and then by the time we get home, they’re gonna sleep, probably for a solid 12 hours, and that’s the best part for me,” added Greene.

The day featured plenty of events that kept the dachshunds and their human counterparts busy.

“The coolest thing was the costume contest. There were some really, really good costumes, and watching the wiener dog races here, it’s just funny, hysterical to watch. It’s really good for socialization of dogs, really good,” explained Kandi Phillips, holding her dog, Daisy Mae.

Plenty of dogs competed in the races, but one dachshund really put the fast in Belfast.

“He loves to run. It’s one of his favorite things to do. We’ll take him on walks, and he’ll go running with Ethan. To practice a little bit, we held a piece of cardboard in front of him to act like the gate and we lifted it up and we yelled for him to run and taught him how to run to get some treats. It paid off and today he won,” said Renee Ferrazzuolo, bringing Moose to Wienerfest.

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Maine Veterans Project hosts Thanksgiving distribution event

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18 mins ago

November 25, 2024

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Maine Veterans Project hosts Thanksgiving distribution event

BANGOR, Maine (WABI) – One local organization is looking to improve the holidays for hundreds of veterans in the Greater Bangor area

The Maine Veterans Project hosted their Thanksgiving distribution event this morning from 8am until 12pm at their office in Bangor.

Any veteran in the Greater Bangor area was welcome to stop by and get some food for free to help feed them and their families this Thanksgiving.

Meals were also delivered to those who couldn’t make it to the event in person.

Over 200 large bags of non-perishable food were available as well as turkeys, milk, eggs, burgers, and bacon.

They also had some cold weather gear available to those who needed it including jackets, socks, and gloves.

Hermon elementary school students also made some heartwarming cards for the veterans who would be picking up food at the event.

Maine Veterans Project vice president Anthony Murano said their goal was just to help as many veterans as they could.

“As you can see we do have a lot of moving parts going on out here. Today is our Thanksgiving distribution event, and the goal of today is to feed as many veteran’s families as we possibly can for the Thanksgiving season. We do have a small food pantry that we do keep stocked throughout the year, so if we have any vets that are looking for a little food assistance, we can help in that aspect,” said Murano.

Maine Veterans Project partnered with several local businesses and organizations to help make this event possible including Evan’s Veterans Project and the Not Your Average Nurses Foundation.

And for more information on everything that the Maine Veterans Project does, you can visit maineveteransproject.org or check them out on Facebook.

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Maine Celtics fall to Capital City Go-Go on late 4-point play

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8 hours ago

November 24, 2024

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Maine Celtics fall to Capital City Go-Go on late 4-point play

Erik Stevenson was fouled making a 3-pointer and completed the four-point play with 3.5 seconds left to lift the Capital City Go-Go to a 96-93 win over the Maine Celtics on Sunday at the Portland Expo.

Stevenson finished with 36 points for Capital City. Ruben Nembhard Jr. added 13 points. 14 rebounds and seven assists, while Michael Foster Jr. had 14 points.

Ron Harper Jr. had 21 points and six rebounds for the Celtics. JD Davison added 11 points and 10 assists, while Baylor Scheierman finished with 16 points and six rebounds. Drew Peterson scored 18 for Maine.

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