WCSH-TV (Portland, ME)

WCSH, known as channel 6, is a TV station based in Portland, Maine, and is affiliated with NBC. It is owned by Tegna Inc. The station's studios are situated in Downtown Portland on Congress Square, while its transmitter can be found on Winn Mountain in Sebago.

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#42350

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#8223

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Maine businesses brace for drop in Canadian tourists ahead of summer season

1 day ago | newscentermaine.com | Alex Haskell

OLD ORCHARD BEACH, Maine — With Memorial Day weekend around the corner, Maine’s tourism economy is shifting into high gear. Hotels, restaurants, and retail shops are preparing for the annual summer surge, but there's concern that fewer Canadians will join the crowd this year. According to Gov. Janet Mills, Canadian travelers comprised 5% of Maine’s visitors in 2024.
The Portland Museum of Art is taking a pause amid expansion plans

1 day ago | newscentermaine.com | Rob Caldwell

PORTLAND, Maine — After a sometimes heated, two-year battle over its plans to expand its campus on Congress Square, the Portland Museum of Art is hitting the pause button. "The museum right now is kind of settling back and trying to have a healing moment," PMA Director Mark Bessire said, "and deciding, how do we move forward with the existing project?" That project, a dramatic, $100 million addition to the main building, was unveiled in January 2023.
Old Port Square: Developer plans to construct tallest building in Maine

2 days ago | newscentermaine.com | Alex Haskell

PORTLAND, Maine — A major transformation is in the works in the heart of downtown Portland, and it includes what could become the tallest building in Maine. The project, called Old Port Square, is led by Tim Soley, president of the Portland-based development firm East Brown Cow, along with Safdie Architects. It centers around a four-acre block bordered by Exchange, Union, Fore, and Middle Streets, an area currently dominated by office buildings.
Opera in the Pines offers 'relatable' performances with local settings

2 days ago | newscentermaine.com | Rob Caldwell

PORTLAND, Maine — Perhaps you’re not a fan of opera. But, would you be more likely to attend a performance if it were staged at a lobster restaurant on the coast of Maine and came with a three-course meal? Opera in the Pines, an alternative opera company founded in 2022 by three singers raised in Maine, is betting the answer to that question is yes.
Washington County wreath-making company fined nearly $16,000 for worker housing violations

2 days ago | newscentermaine.com | Emmett Gartner

TOPSFIELD, Maine — The Maine Department of Labor contacted its federal counterpart last fall with concerns about the living conditions of workers at Worcester Resources, the family-owned Washington County company that supplies wreaths for the nonprofit Wreaths Across America.
Pope Leo XIV calls for peace in Ukraine, a Gaza ceasefire and release of hostages in Sunday appeal

3 days ago | newscentermaine.com | Nicole Winfield |Giovanna Dell'Orto

VATICAN CITY, — Pope Leo XIV called for a just and lasting peace in Ukraine and an immediate ceasefire in Gaza with the release of hostages and delivery of humanitarian aid in his first Sunday noon blessing as pontiff. “I too address the world's great powers by repeating the ever-present call ‘never again war,’” Leo said from the loggia of St. Peter’s Basilica to an estimated 100,000 people below.
Ukraine and allies urge Putin to commit to a 30-day ceasefire or face new sanctions

4 days ago | newscentermaine.com | Samya Kullab |Illia Novikov

KYIV, Ukraine — Leaders from four major European countries threatened to ratchet up pressure on Russian President Vladimir Putin if he does not accept an unconditional 30-day ceasefire in Ukraine that they offered on Saturday in a strong show of unity with Kyiv. The leaders of France, the United Kingdom, Germany and Poland said their proposal for a ceasefire to start on Monday was supported by U.S. President Donald Trump, whom they had briefed over the phone earlier in the day.
Longtime sailing captain left retirement to create a new maritime museum

5 days ago | newscentermaine.com | Don Carrigan

ROCKLAND, Maine — Give Capt. Jim Sharp a few minutes—or more—of your time, and he’ll open the world of sailing, boats and Maine maritime history. It’s a world that shaped and, at age 91, still fills his life. “I love it, I’m here 7 days a week, 91 years old, and I’m still here 7 days a week. Driving them crazy with my new ideas for things,” the longtime windjammer captain laughs.
Myler Makes It: Jewelry and flowers for Mother's Day

5 days ago | newscentermaine.com | Aaron Myler

SCARBOROUGH, Maine — This weekend is Mother’s Day, which means it’s time to pamper the moms in our lives, so I wanted to find ways to support local small businesses while coming up with gift ideas. The Morrison Center, an amazing organization that supports children and adults with disabilities, is hosting a Makers Market and Plant Sale this from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at their greenhouses in Scarborough.
Longtime sailing captain leaves retirement to create a new maritime museum

5 days ago | newscentermaine.com | Don Carrigan

ROCKLAND, Maine — Give Capt. Jim Sharp a few minutes of your time, or more, and he’ll open the world of sailing, boats, and Maine maritime history. It’s a world that shaped and continues to fill his life. “I love it," the longtime windjammer captain laughed.