Ryan Munn

NEW GLOUCESTER, Maine (WGME) -- It's strawberry season in Maine, and many local farms will be harvesting over the next couple of weeks.

Summer is here, and heat and humidity have arrived.

PORTLAND (WGME) – The hottest temperatures Maine has seen so far this year have arrived and will stick around for a few days.

PORTLAND, Maine (WGME) -- With the heat and humidity in Maine this week, gardeners at Portland's community gardens have been making sure their plants stay watered.

A love of gardening and making new friends is what motivates many residents to grow their fruits and vegetables at the community gardens.

After residents drop off their food scraps, they are taken to a facility where they are turned into compost.

It was a very hot start to the month of July with widespread 90s across the state.And yesterday, we added to that total, with many spots in southern Maine reach

It may be hard to believe, but meteorological summer is exactly halfway over.

Video Quality Speed summer A few of the stats through the first half of this Meteorological Summer. (WGME)

PORTLAND (WGME) -- Over the last few days, wildfire smoke has blanketed many parts of the Northeast.