FOOD & DRINK
Bangor restaurant hosts Mother’s Day brunch
BANGOR, Maine (WABI) -Seasons in Bangor was just one of the many restaurants in the area catering to moms Sunday. Families were greeted at the door as they gathered for the Mother’s Day brunch to celebrate all they do. The brunch had everything sweet and savory including pastries, omelets,...
The Sports Arena hosts Mother’s Day Craft Fair
HERMON, Maine (WABI) - The Sports Arena in Hermon hosted a Mother’s Day Craft Fair. Over 50 vendors came with items such as crochet stuffed animals, freeze dried candies, Montessori toys, plants, soap, tumblers, and so much more!. Vendors such as Maine Veteran Woodturners were happy to be available...
Brewer man and his pet parrot Phat Chicken become local celebrities
BREWER (WGME) -- A Brewer man is turning heads with his feathered friend. Durby St. George says he takes his pet parrot everywhere attracting a lot of attention around the Bangor area. They are an unlikely duo. He says a local pet shop was closing so the owners asked him...
Author Robert Spencer discusses third book in ‘The Lizzie Millett Series’
BANGOR, Maine (WABI) - “Francena Hallett’s Heart, A Novel of Romances and Revenge” is the third title in Robert W. Spencer’s “The Lizzie Millett Series.”. The author says Francena was born in the first novel “The Spinster’s Hope Chest” (2018). He says she is a teenager in the second novel “PROSPECTS, Mining Maine for Riches” (2020) living with her aunt Lizzie in Westbrook and learning to be a dressmaker. In the third novel, the author says Francena is in her mid-twenties, earning a good living as a seamstress, but decides that she also wants to have a family.
People and Places of the Maine Coast exhibit by Doug Chamberlin on display in Belfast
BELFAST — People and Places of the Maine Coast, an exhibit of photographs by Doug Chamberlin, will be on display in the Kramer Gallery of the Belfast Free Library for the month of May. The gallery, located on the ground floor is open during library hours. Chamberlin says of...
Fiber artists participate in wool challenge to raise money for cancer patients
BANGOR -- The Mainely Spinners are a team of knitters passionate about fiber arts and helping others. On Saturday, they competed in an international challenge to handcraft a wool sweater after shearing a sheep by hand and spinning the wool into yarn. "Squirrelly Dan - that's the name of the...
Knox Lincoln County Beekeepers workshop May 18
The Knox Lincoln County Beekeepers (KLCB) is pleased to announce a number of in-person presentations taking place at Lincoln Academy in the ATEC building this summer. This a great opportunity to meet local beekeepers and learn more about the art and science of keeping bees healthy and productive. You will have a more beautiful garden, as well as your neighbors’ gardens within a 2-mile radius of your hives. Feel good about building a connection to nature and become more attuned to our changing climate, pesticide usage and natural habitat lose.
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