B98.5 - Central Maine's Country

The homecoming football game has been cancelled at Scarborough High School due to an outbreak of hand, foot & mouth disease, according to WMTW. The game was scheduled for today, September 28, against Massabesic High School, which reported "cases of Coxsackie virus, which causes hand, foot and mouth disease," according to WMTW. ...

We are quickly approaching one of the best seasons Maine has to offer.  Autumn in Maine is truly beautiful...and with it comes lots of Fall family friendly activities to do with the kids.  If you are looking for some suggestions, consider these aMAZEing corn mazes.  Can you get through them all?

This just appalls me, on so many levels.  Apparently, Maine is inundated with Perfect Pattys'.  These Perfect Pattys', themselves, are inundated with an endless amount of time on their hands...so much time...that they have the ability to write local weatherman, Keith Carson, about his clothing attire.

Saturday, Gov. Paul LePage was complaining of some discomfort which resulted in a trip the hospital. According to the CentralMaine.com: Gov. Paul LePage was taken by ambulance to a Bangor hospital after experiencing discomfort Saturday while visiting family in New Brunswick... Read More ...

Maine can do a lot of great things...and Fair Season is one.  We have amazing fairs across this great state.  But 1 has been ranked as one of the best of the best across the country.  Can you guess which one?

Don't complain about the heat

Deer floating on a piece of ice

Reward increased to help find person(s) who murdered cows

I don't know what to quite make of this ad.  I'm really thinking it's an 'April Fools' prank.  I guess I need to see it, in person, to believe it.  But, if you aren't a 'seeing is believing' kind of person...and want to spend $650 on a dead cat...here's your chance.

Who pays for pothole damage?

Wrap It Up - Huge Increase In Syphilis In Maine

5 Events That Should Come To Maine...You Vote

Yup!  I just bought a bottle.  Why not?  I have 4 stinky teenage boys.  They deserve a little pay back.  However, my gut tells me...this is going to blow up in my face!  Liquid Ass is a gag...literally gag...gift that is available on Amazon.  The reviews are priceless.

Stories like this are just too much to bear.  No child should have to go through things like this.  His focus should be playing sports, what costume to wear when he goes trick or treating and playing video games.  All the usual 7 year old 'kid' things.  But that's not life for Brock Chadwick, from Biddeford Maine.

For years, I have passed out candy in a local Augusta neighborhood.  I've also taken my kids trick-or-treating around the same neighborhood.  One thing that has always raised concern for me is the amount of older kids who are trick-or-treating.  It's always made me wonder, how old is too old to trick-or-treat?  So here are my thoughts on the subject.

The million dollar question is...what can we expect for Winter this upcoming season?  We all wish we could look through a looking glass and see the truth, unfortunately, that is not the case.  But the almanac is the closest we're going to get.  But which do we believe: Old Farmer's or Farmers?