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In just about two and a half weeks, the Quarantine Karaoke Facebook group has amassed 470,000 followers and is known the world over. It's creator, Joe Meyers, joined The Drive on Friday to talk about the social media hit.

With VERY limited services and amenities available on Mount Desert Island, officials there have done something that's very odd for this time of year, asking those from away to think twice before crossing the Narrows.

Tuesday night, fellow Drive listener Joseph Meyers came up with an idea to fill the entertainment void as many are confined to their houses during the coronavirus pandemic. Three days and nearly 50,000 followers later, Quarantine Karaoke is taking social media by storm.

Normally, the Maine hockey coach joins The Drive every Monday to talk about his Black Bears' squad. But after last week's abrupt end to the season, the coach wanted to discuss the larger societal issues at hand.

Brandon Kenney, co-owner of the area's newest grocery store Brewer IGA, stopped into the Greenway Ewuipment Studios to talk about the craziness of the last week and the impact it's had on the local economy.

The NCAA has canceled its men's and women's basketball tournaments because of the spread of coronavirus.

The University of Maine will transition all classroom-based instruction to online instruction effective March 23 amid concerns over the potential spread of the coronavirus.

On a day where Italy halted all sporting events and the first "major" cancellation was made in America, we wonder if the audience would still attend large-scale sports events despite the rise in Coronavirus cases.

Hampden Academy's Bryce Lausier was named Mr. Maine Basketball 2020 over the weekend and joined The Drive on Monday to talk about receiving the honor.

92.9 The Ticket brought you 50 tournament games from prelims all the way through to Championship Saturday and the gold balls that were handed out this past weekend. Below, you can listen to our version of "One Shining Moment" from Tourney 2020.