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2+ hour, 44+ min ago (89+ words) BANGOR, Maine (WABI) - The "I Love 90s Tour is coming to the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor. Among those making an appearance, Vanilla Ice, Montell Jordan, Tone Loc, Color Me Badd and Young MC. BANGOR, Maine (WABI) - The "I Love 90s Tour is coming to the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor. Among those making an appearance, Vanilla Ice, Montell Jordan, Tone Loc, Color Me Badd and Young MC. The stars come to town on May 29. Tickets go on sale starting this Friday at 10 a.m....

3+ hour, 15+ min ago (374+ words) WATERVILLE -- It has now been fourteen years since the disappearance of Ayla Reynolds, a Maine toddler whose case captivated the state and the nation. While police are still actively following leads, no arrests have been made and the truth about what happened to Ayla remains a mystery." Dec. 16 2011, that was the last day 20-month-old Ayla Reynolds was seen alive, the next morning she was gone." Her disappearance launched one of the largest investigations in state history." At the time of her disappearance, the blonde hair blue-eyed toddler, who would be 15 now, was in the care of her father, Justin DiPietro." He told police he put Ayla to bed in his mother's Waterville home. The next morning, DiPietro reported Ayla missing and told police she was abducted." Investigators later ruled out any possibility that Ayla left the house by herself or…...

12+ hour, 13+ min ago (715+ words) by Annie Rupertus, Bangor Daily News About 20 people now live in a homeless encampment along the railroad tracks near Penobscot Plaza on Washington Street in Bangor, according to city estimates, down from more than 40 in late November. (Linda Coan O'Kresik / BDN) BANGOR, Maine (BDN) -- The railroad company that owns some of the land where a homeless encampment is located near the Penobscot River is sticking to a Dec. 19 deadline to clear the camp, despite Bangor city councilors" decision Friday that they wanted to set a later deadline. The railroad company, CSX, plans to request that encampment residents be moved starting Friday, and to send in a cleanup crew Dec. 22, City Manager Carollynn Lear relayed to councilors at a committee meeting Monday. The city initially set the Dec. 19 deadline in late November. Councilors said Friday they would delay removing anyone and…...

12+ hour, 33+ min ago (328+ words) Mainers with inflatable holiday decorations in their yards may want to ensure they're tied down tightly: A storm that's forecast to arrive late Thursday is expected to bring high winds, as well as rain and warmer temperatures. The National Weather Service is forecasting the wind to begin picking up Thursday night, with the brunt of it coming Friday, when gusts will be between 40 and 50 mph along Maine's southern coastline and up to 60 mph in the Midcoast. Along with the wind, high temperatures in the 50s are expected in much of Maine on Friday, with temperatures warmest along the coast. "There's a pretty strong storm that's tracking to our west, and it pulls up a lot of warm, moist air," Michael Clair, a forecaster at the weather service's office in Gray, said Wednesday. Clair said it will be "the warmest we've been…...

14+ hour, 16+ min ago (231+ words) More than 300 people dressed in Santa costumes hit the slopes at Sunday River in Newry, Maine, on Sunday, December 14, for the resort's 25th annual Santa Sunday fundraiser.Footage provided to Storyful by Sunday River shows hundreds of participants skiing and snowboarding in their Santa suits.According to the resort, this year's event raised $10,000 for two nonprofit organizations: the Boyne Forever Foundation and The River Fund Maine. Credit: Sunday River via Storyful More than 300 people dressed in Santa costumes hit the slopes at Sunday River in Newry, Maine, on Sunday, December 14, for the resort's 25th annual Santa Sunday fundraiser. Footage provided to Storyful by Sunday River shows hundreds of participants skiing and snowboarding in their Santa suits. According to the resort, this year's event raised $10,000 for two nonprofit organizations: the Boyne Forever Foundation and The River Fund Maine. Credit: Sunday River via Storyful…...

16+ hour, 8+ min ago (289+ words) BANGOR, Maine (WABI) - Four Bangor girls soccer players made regional and national all-star team lists at the Maine Soccer Coaches Association yearly awards ceremony last week. Avery Clark, JoJo Clukey, Georgie Stephenson, and Clara Oldenburg are all-New England girls soccer players. "It's awesome. It's just incredible that we had four people on the team that made it to all-New England. We've had a lot of success on this team, so it's been really fun. There's a lot of great people, so it's just been really enjoyable," said Clark, senior outside back. "We all started very young, and we've all played together for a while. We work really well together. Continuing up to high school, teamwork has stayed. (Jay) Kemble was a really good coach, so (he) helped build that up," said Clukey, junior center back. Stephenson and Oldenburg made the…...

17+ hour, 38+ min ago (923+ words) Hunter Hopstetter went to Bangor wrestling coach Richie Smith after last season to make his intentions clear for this year. "He said, "Coach, I'm wrestling heavyweight next year," Smith recalled. "I said that we're going to have to kill some cows and get you eating in the offseason to get big. He's embraced the challenge." Hopstetter is doing well so far. The junior who weighed in for Tuesday's Colonial League match against Wilson at 194 pounds, picked up a first-period pin to improve to 12-3 this season. That's five more wins than he had all of last year competing at 172 pounds. "It's been a lot of fun," Hopstetter said. "I'm working hard in the room, learning a lot, pushing myself to be more athletic, stay out of the bottom. Yeah, it's been a blast." Fellow junior Jaxson Kreider also is up a…...

20+ hour, 42+ min ago (476+ words) Finding an apartment has become increasingly challenging across much of the United States, and Maine is no exception due to the national housing shortage. Low inventory and increased demand mean that available units move quickly, and that Maine businesses may struggle to attract needed workforce." Employers in Maine are reporting that recruiting has become increasingly difficult, and that employees have struggled to secure suitable rental housing near their jobs. However, as an employer, you can play a meaningful role in helping your team navigate this market." Here are some practical tips to help employees find their next apartment. Start with transparency: the rental market is competitive in Maine due to the severe housing shortage and units often rent within days, if not hours, of being listed. Property management companies must abide by a first-come, first-serve application process to ensure fairness…...

22+ hour, 18+ min ago (134+ words) BANGOR, Maine (WABI) - After what the CDC categorized as a "severe" flu season last year, cases are again starting to increase in Maine. That's according to Sara Lane, manager of Pharmacy Clinical Services at Hannaford. Lane says the timing of this year's flu season is pretty typical, and she hasn't seen any alarming trends. She believes people are on high alert after last year. This year there's a new variant called "subclade k" " and as Lane explains, it's different from what's in the current flu vaccine. Lane says there's still time to get a flu shot before cases start peaking. In addition to getting vaccinated, she says proper hand hygiene, staying hydrated, eating nutritious food, and getting plenty of sleep will also help you fight off sickness....

22+ hour, 57+ min ago (423+ words) Influenza cases have been surging in Maine during the past week, according to a Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention report released Tuesday. Cases jumped from 131 in the week ending on Dec. 6 to 320 last week and flu hospitalizations went from 13 to 27 during the same time period, according to state data. During peak flu season " which varies by season, but often occurs in late January or February " Maine will typically see thousands of cases per week. The state recorded 17,793 influenza cases during the 2024-25 flu season. "It looks like we are on the cusp of the flu really hitting Maine," Dr. Dora Anne Mills, chief health improvement officer for MaineHealth, said Tuesday. Lindsay Hammes, a Maine CDC spokesperson, said the state is "beginning to see an uptick in cases being reported across Maine, as is consistent with this time of year…...