{"id":180635,"date":"2024-04-30T09:38:40","date_gmt":"2024-04-30T13:38:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/?p=180635"},"modified":"2024-04-30T09:38:40","modified_gmt":"2024-04-30T13:38:40","slug":"wdea-interviews-cara-maloney-about-bbme-in-central-maine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/maine\/wdea-interviews-cara-maloney-about-bbme-in-central-maine","title":{"rendered":"WDEA interviews Cara Maloney about BBME in Central Maine"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\">[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;169313&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]WATCH as our Waterville-area Program Manager, Cara Maloney, shares expansion plans with Chris Popper at WDEA 1370 AM! 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