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Cruise-In honors former Pat's Pizza Owner
ORONO--Friends, family and car enthusiasts recently gathered to remember former Pat's Pizza owner Bruce Farnsworth. A charity car show and cruise-in was held at the Anah Shriners on Broadway in Bangor over the weekend in memory of Farnsworth. The event was organized by his wife and two children. Close to...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Students help pick up kelp equipment in Belfast
On a foggy, misty day, Belfast students from BAHS and THMS involved with the Marine Institute program recently helped retrieve their kelp farm equipment from their LPA (Limited Purpose Aquaculture) site off City Park. Three 400-foot lines, buoys, droppers, and anchors were all picked up to be cleaned, dried and stored until the planting season returns in November.
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...
Driver injured after car crashes into home in Brewer
BREWER, Maine (WABI) - The Brewer Police Department say they are investigating after a car crashed into a home Tuesday. It happened early in the morning on Eastern Avenue in Brewer. Sgt. Amy Nickerson with the Brewer Police Department says that the driver was transported to the hospital with non-life...
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