News Center Maine, WABI advance annual emergency communications test
News Center Maine and WABI (Channel 5) advanced the University of Maine’s annual emergency communications system test scheduled for Oct. 1. The test was scheduled to include three outdoor sirens sounding for several minutes and a message sent to people subscribed to UMaine’s text alert system. A test message also was scheduled to be posted on the UMaine website and social media accounts, News Center Maine reported. WVII (Channel 7) also covered the emergency test.