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BANGOR, Maine (WABI) - Family, friends, and law enforcement from around the region came to Bangor to pay their respects Friday to a member of the Penobscot County community. The late Penobscot County jail administrator, Capt. Nicholas Hardwick Jr., is being laid to rest. Hardwick passed away unexpectedly on March...

LEE, Maine (WABI) - Two people were arrested after a drug bust Wednesday night in Lee. Tom Severance, 27 of Lee and 36-year-old Pedro Manuel Sanchez Lugo of the Dominican Republic are both charged with aggravated drug trafficking. Authorities say the search of a home on Lee Road turned up...

The city council in Lincoln has approved a lease for a biofuels refinery on the site of a former pulp and tissue mill. Biofine Developments Northeast will lease the site for at least 20 years to produce low carbon wood-based fuel. The project is expected to generate more than $100...

The big picture: Dr. Lindsay Boik-Price says "Cannabis' safety is not assured." In the news: New research continues to show that cannabis use during the first trimester of pregnancy can lead to poor outcomes for the mom and child. The key point: The research showed that cannabis use during the...

LEE, Maine — Two people have been arrested at a home in Lee after a months-long investigation by the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency. On Wednesday, MDEA agents, along with the Maine State Police Tactical Team and the Penobscot County Sheriff's Office, executed a search warrant at a home on Lee Road in Lee.

BANGOR, Maine — A Dixmont woman is facing 10-plus years in prison after pleading guilty in a Bangor court Friday for her role in drug trafficking in Penobscot and Aroostook Counties. Sarah McBreairty, 33, reportedly pleaded guilty to "conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine and...

Just what the Doctor ordered. Or just what the Chef ordered. A new restaurant comes to Lincoln, set to open in May. This is what you do when you graduate from the Culinary Institute of America, a very prestigious culinary school. You open up a restaurant in Lincoln. Tyler Arnold...

BANGOR- The Penobscot County Grand Jury has indicted a Bangor man who allegedly threatened to shoot people over over a parking space. Kyle Riegel, 31, was indicted for terrorizing with a dangerous weapon and assault. Police say officers witnessed Riegel waiving a handgun and threatening to shoot people at the...

The Penobscot County Sheriff's Office has released the identity of a man killed over the weekend in a crash in Hermon. Officials say Matthew Sforza, 22, of Hermon died in the crash. He was alone in the vehicle and was not wearing a seatbelt. What Happened?. It was approximately 8:00...

The Town of Lincoln has entered into a Long-Term Lease at the Former LP&T site with BioFine. Economic Development Advisor, Steve Levesque released the attached information: https://www.dropbox.com/s/is3gr167mmocvtf/BDNE%20-%20Lincoln%20Press%20release.pdf?dl=0.

SOUTHWEST HARBOR — Law enforcement agencies lined up along the interstate from Kittery to Bangor Saturday evening as the body of Southwest Harbor Reserve Officer Nicholas Hardwick Jr. was escorted by the Penobscot County Sheriff's Office, Southwest Harbor Police Department and others to a Bangor funeral home. “This is...

I was getting ready for work this morning and had the news on. WABI reported that this year could be a doozy for ticks. C'mon man. I thought last year was the worst tick season. Now, this. Now why could this be a possibility this year? Well, their are several...

Calais Abenaki Flint, a corn variety featuring golden yellow and deep maroon kernels, was once a staple food of the Abenaki people living in northern New England. Resilient and relatively quick to mature, the corn was one of the few strains to survive the freezing summer of 1816, which reportedly wiped out three-quarters of New England’s corn harvest. With the forward march of mechanization, however, the corn gradually fell out of use. After being lost for more than 50 years, the seeds were recovered in the late 20th century from the basement of Roy and Ruth Fair in North Calais, VT.

If you regularly travel up and down "strip" roads, like Western Avenue in Augusta or Broadway Street in Bangor, you have probably been infuriated by all the red lights at least a few times. There is a good chance that, at least once or twice, you thought "I could just...

This legendary Maine restaurant is the perfect summer road trip destination!. The website Mashed is the ultimate destination for food lovers. Whether you're just learning how to cook or ready to take your kitchen skills to the next level, Mashed has all the tips and tricks you'll ever need to be a chef.

(Hermon) The Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office has released the identity of the person killed in a rollover crash in Hermon Sunday morning. They say a vehicle driven by 22 yo Matthew Sforza of Hermon went off the road, hit an embankment and a utility pole. The car rolled several times, ejecting Sforza who was not wearing a seat belt. Police say speed and road conditions appear to have been factors in the crash.

Editor's note: This article was written by a Townsquare Media Northern New England contributor and may contain the individual's views, opinions, or personal experiences. We are in New England and blessed to have some of the best hospitals and doctors in the world, which is why this new study is perplexing.

I moved to Maine from Charlotte in 2010, and other than the temperature shock, I was surprised to see so many vanity license plates. While Virginia got the crown as the state with the most vanity plates, Maine drivers had the ability to slap almost anything they wanted onto the seven-character plates – until recently.

One man is dead following a crash in Hermon on Sunday morning. The Penobscot County Sheriff's Office says the crash was reported at around 8:00 Sunday morning on Route 2 in Hermon. An investigation into the circumstances of the crash determined that a sedan was traveling toward Hermon village when it left the roadway. The vehicle struck an embankment, a utility pole, and a small business property, rolling over several times before coming to rest.