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Police release names in fatal Hermon crash

One person died and three were hospitalized after the Tuesday night crash on Billings Road.

Hermon, ME · 1d

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New hangar project breaks ground at Old Town Municipal Airport

OLD TOWN, Maine (WABI) - A new hangar project is getting off the ground at Old Town Municipal Airport after more than four years of planning. The primary use of the hangar is for aircraft from Northwoods Air and to allow for expansion of their flight school and other operations.

Old Town, ME · 1d

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Woman accused of threatening multiple people with a knife in Bangor

BANGOR, Maine (WGME) -- A woman has been accused of threatening multiple people with a knife in Bangor. Bangor police say officers responded to a facility on Summer Street around 2 p.m. on Thursday after 49-year-old Stephanie Martinez, who is unhoused, confronted a person who had a protection from harassment order against her.

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Nurse practitioner opens wellness practice in Brewer

BREWER, Maine (WABI) - A local nurse practitioner has opened a practice in Brewer offering care for respiratory and sleep conditions, along with weight management and other wellness services. Jackie Foraker grew up in Dedham and followed her mother into nursing. After years working in a local intensive care unit,...

Brewer, ME · 1d

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Orono, Old Town set to compete in separate state football championships on Saturday

ORONO, OLD TOWN, Maine (WABI) - The Orono Red Riots are up against Old Orchard Beach in the 8-Man Small School State Football Championship. The Red Riots pulled the No. 2 over No. 1 upset against Stearns in the North title game, 55-52, after starting their playoff run with a 64-22 triumph over Washington Academy.

Old Town, ME · 2d

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Bucksport Man's Complaint Visit Ends With Arrest And A Towed Car In Bangor

A Bucksport man came to Bangor PD to lodge a complaint, parked across two handicap spots, got loud in the lobby, and left in cuffs with his car towed. A hard lesson in pausing first.

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Bangor man sentenced after fatal crash in Wesley

BANGOR, Maine (WABI) - A Bangor man will spend five years in prison following a police chase that ended in a fatal car crash in Wesley last year. According to the Ellsworth American, James Nile Jr., 22, pleaded guilty last week to manslaughter, eluding an officer, and operating after suspension.

Bangor, ME · 2d

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🚗 FINALLY! Bangor-Brewer Drivers Get Their Two-Way Bridge Traffic Back!

Bangor-Brewer commuters just got a little piece of their sanity back!

Bangor, ME · 11h

WGME

Maine mother charged in baby's overdose case arrested again on new drug charges

EDDINGTON, Maine (WGME) — A Maine woman out on bail in connection with her 9-month-old daughter's drug overdose in Eddington has been arrested again and is facing new charges. On Wednesday, the Penobscot County Sheriff's Office announced 36-year-old Brittany Wood of Eddington was wanted on an active arrest warrant...

Eddington, ME · 2d

Bangor Daily News

Family of man electrocuted at Bangor job site files wrongful death lawsuit

It was 19-year-old Brady Andrews' first day on the job.

Bangor, ME · 2d

Bangor Daily News

Letter: Welcome back Arby’s

“Getting Arby’s back in Bangor is the best thing that’s happened to me for a long time.”

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Maine Thanksgiving Travel: 'Micro Blizzards' Could Hit Bangor, ME

Augusta, ME – Imagine heading north on Interstate 95 for Thanksgiving, with holiday traffic moving steadily toward Bangor, when the road ahead suddenly disappears behind a wall of blowing snow. Within minutes, visibility drops, brake lights emerge through the whiteout and a routine holiday drive becomes a dangerous situation.

Maine · 22h

Bangor Daily News

Brewer poised to allow data centers that use as much power as a small city

The move comes even as other Greater Bangor towns ban data centers.

Brewer, ME · 1d

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6 Things Mainers Do When It’s Dark by 4 O’Clock

The sun sets at 4:19 p.m. today, and it’s only going to get darker from here. Mainers have learned to put those long evenings to use. Here’s what Mainers do when it’s dark by 4 o’clock. Sunset Times, City by City. In Portland, the sun sets...

Maine · 2d

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Historic homecoming for a Bangor soldier killed at Pearl Harbor, almost 85 years later

BANGOR, Maine (WABI) - Nearly 85 years after he was killed at Pearl Harbor, a Bangor soldier made a historic homecoming. Family and community members gathered at Brookings-Smith Funeral Home on Saturday morning to remember Pfc. Willard C. Orr, the only Bangor resident to die in the Dec. 7, 1941, attack. He was 21 years old.

Bangor, ME · 11h

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Maine Savings pledges $1 million to St. Joseph Hospital emergency department expansion

BANGOR, Maine (WABI) - Bangor’s St. Joseph Hospital is expanding emergency care, and Maine Savings Credit Union is the first business to pledge funds to the Called to Care campaign, committing $1 million. Beginning in Oct. 2027, the St. Joseph Hospital’s emergency department will grow almost double in size,...

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Judge denies motion to dismiss case against Eddington mother accused in baby’s overdose

BANGOR, Maine (WABI) - A judge on Friday denied a request to dismiss the case against Brittany Wood, an Eddington woman and RSU 63 school board member charged in connection with her baby’s apparent near-fatal overdose. Wood’s attorney, David Walker, argued investigators overstepped in their search of a phone...

Eddington, ME · 1d

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Wrongful death lawsuit targets Newport construction firm

The family of a 19-year-old Brewer man who died of electrocution on his first day of work at a Bangor construction site has filed a wrongful death complaint against the Newport-based construction company that operated the site. Already a Subscriber? Log in. Get Instant Access to This Article. Subscribe to...

Newport, ME · 1d

Ball Exclusives

Dragons Beat Black Bears 66-64 as Pagonis Scores 14

The Drexel Dragons beat the Maine Black Bears 66-64 at Skip Chappelle Court in Memorial Gymnasium. The post Dragons Beat Black Bears 66-64 as Pagonis Scores 14 appeared first on Ball Exclusives .

Philadelphia, PA · 13h

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