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Five summer lunch sites for kids in Bangor and Brewer
BANGOR - Children across the state are about to be on summer vacation. Many of them rely on their school to get nutritious meals . Heather Paquette, President of Good Shepard Food Bank, says more than 44 percent of Maine children rely on free school lunches and despite the availability of funding from the USDA, only a small percentage of those students get meals over the long summer break.
Granite State Pro Stock Series Announces Schedule Change for Speedway 95 Event
Walpole NH -June 9th 2024 – The Granite State Pro Stock Series announced tonight a significant change in their upcoming schedule. The highly anticipated $5,000 to win event initially set for Sunday, June 16th, at Speedway 95 in Bangor, Maine, has been rescheduled to Saturday night, July 20th. Series...
Mainers head to the polls Tuesday
BANGOR, Maine (WABI) - Tuesday Mainers can head to the polls to vote in the primary election. Members of the Democratic and Republican parties as well as un-enrolled voters can vote. Results of the primary decide what candidates will be on the ballot in November’s election. Voting for Bangor...
Corinna farm hopes for a fruitful strawberry season
CORINNA, Maine (WABI) - After a wet 2023 season, those at Thunder Road Farm say 2024′s strawberry crop is looking more fruitful. “So much better than last year. We pretty much lost everything last year and we did have ‘you pick your own’ last year, but the production was low last year because of all the rain,” explained Barbara Peavey, one of the farm’s owners.
Bangor City Council passes orders to improve housing
BANGOR, Maine (WABI) - Multiple orders were passed at the Bangor City Council Meeting that support housing. Order 24 - 164 will update the City’s Code of Ordinances to increase the maximum height for buildings in the Multifamily & Service District and Urban Service District. By increasing the max...
Western Maine Septic Inspections bought by Main-Land
LIVERMORE FALLS – Main-Land Development Consultants, Inc. (Main-Land) has purchased Western Maine Septic Inspections (WMSI). Western Maine Septic Inspections performs, as you might have guessed, septic inspections for homes and businesses all over Maine. WMSI will locate and inspect an underground septic system to give landowners peace of mind about their septic system’s ability to make flushing final.
Bangor woman pleads not guilty to manslaughter in fatal shooting
BANGOR (WVII/WGME) -- A Maine woman charged with manslaughter in connection with a fatal shooting in Bangor appeared in court on Monday. Police say they arrested 20-year-old Olivia Babin of Bangor and charged her with manslaughter for allegedly shooting and killing 24-year-old Daniel Ford-Coates on April 2. Bangor police were...
Firefighters gift toy car to child after it was destroyed in fire
LEVANT -- After a couple in Levant lost their garage in a fire over the weekend, local firefighters quickly stepped up to replace a very special toy for their two year old son that was destroyed by the flames. On Sunday morning, the Cyr family watched their four-bay garage go...
Bangor beginning two-year property revaluation project
BANGOR, Maine (WABI) -The City of Bangor will begin a two-year property revaluation project in June. More than 11,000 real estate parcels will be appraised in an attempt to establish more equitable property values. The last city wide revaluation was in 1987. According to KRT Appraisal, the company that’s conducting...
Homeschooled kids learn about rocket aerodynamics
BANGOR, Maine (WABI) - The Cole Land Transportation Museum in Bangor partnered up with the Challenger Learning Center to launch some paper rockets on Tuesday. Home-schooled kids around the area had the opportunity to be an engineer for a day. A short presentation covering all things rocket aerodynamics led right...
Voter turnout light for June primary, Secretary of State says
PORTLAND (WGME) -- Voter turnout was light all over the state Tuesday, according to Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows. She says her team traveled from Biddeford through Gorham and Portland, making their way to Bangor Tuesday night. Bellows says she saw light turnout at every place she stopped, but...
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