15+ hour, 43+ min ago (110+ words) NAPLES, Maine (WMTW) - A driver suffered serious injuries after crashing into a tree in Naples on Saturday. Officials say 21-year old Ethan Crockett drove off the road and hit a power line before ... NAPLES, Maine (WMTW) - A driver suffered serious injuries after crashing into a tree in Naples on Saturday. Officials say 21-year old Ethan Crockett drove off the road and hit a power line before crashing into a tree near on Thompson's Point Road. Crockett was taken to Maine Medical Center in Portland with non-life-threatening injuries. The crash remains under investigation, but officials say speed and alcohol appear to be factors in the crash....

1+ day, 22+ hour ago (168+ words) BANGOR, Maine (WABI) - Thanksgiving is only a few days away and one local organization is doing their part to make sure veterans can get the full turkey day experience. The Maine Veterans Project held their Thanksgiving Distribution Event at the Elks Lodge in Bangor on Saturday. Veterans could come in and pick out whatever food they would like, which included 200 turkeys, 200 gallons of milk, 200 pounds of bacon and more. The event also hosted other organizations both inside and outside the V-A system to help veterans get their benefits. MVP says that they wanted vets to know they're not alone. "It shows that there's people out here that still care. We're going through a time where people don't care about a lot of things right now, so we want people to know that we still care," said Julius Murano, Vice President…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago (114+ words) ORONO, Maine (WABI) - It's a top 15 matchup when No. 10 Maine goes to No. 15 Boston College this weekend in men's hockey. The Black Bears are searching for night in, night out consistency since their sweep over No. 5 Boston University to start November. Since then, it's been opening-night wins followed by second-game losses for Maine. The team beat No. 12 UMass, 6-2, then lost 4-0. Last weekend, the Black Bears defeated Vermont, 7-0, before falling 2-1. Both Friday and Saturday puck drops from Chestnut Hill are at 7 p.m. The games are on ESPN+, with Friday's matchup also airing on NESN....

4+ day, 5+ hour ago (202+ words) ORONO, Maine (WABI) - Maine's Adrianna Smith continues to build upon her storied legacy in Orono. Back on Monday, Smith became the second player in program history to record 1,200 points, 700 rebounds and 300 assists in her career. The Redshirt Senior joins Liz Wood as the only two players in team history to accomplish the feat. Smith reached the milestone on a night where she recorded 26 points, 13 rebounds and 4 assists en route to a 79-53 win over Stonehill. She said that she didn't know that she was nearing that milestone but that she was grateful to have reached it. "Coaches have always trusted in me that bad games, I'm gonna figure it out. Continuing to give me the ball even when I'm not shooting the best and just trusting that I'm gonna go out there, even if I'm not scoring I'm gonna get rebounds…...

5+ day, 9+ hour ago (343+ words) ORONO, Maine (WABI) - Maine's traveling to No. 25 New Hampshire for the latest edition of the Battle for the Brice-Cowell Musket against the Wildcats. "We've got to go execute. This is my second Musket game. Last year, it didn't go our way, but this year hopefully we can go down there and have success," said Carter Peevy, graduate quarterback. Maine hasn't won the Musket since 2021. The Black Bears have a chance to take it off the UNH campus on Saturday. "It would be special because my freshman year, we went there, and we took it. My last year, I wouldn't want to go out any other way than taking it from there, so let's do it," said Latrell Couchman, senior linebacker. "It's just a great way to end the season on a really high note. I really want that for this…...

1+ week, 4+ hour ago (114+ words) BANGOR, Maine (WABI) - If you plan on being out on the road Monday night in Bangor, you'll want to steer clear of Broadway near the I-95 bridge construction. Between the hours of 8 p.m. and 6 a.m. on November 17th and 18th, the Maine Department of Transportation will be closing Broadway to all vehicular traffic. Crews will be digging trenches for new utility lines for new signals at the southbound on and off ramp intersection. The work being done is part of the ongoing bridge replacement project on I-95. Flaggers will be on-site to redirect traffic, and the Maine DOT encourages all motorists to follow the detour signs....

1+ week, 3+ day ago (205+ words) BANGOR, Maine (WABI) - Fans, characters, celebrities and everything in between filed into the Cross Insurance center for the 2025 Queen City Expo Friday. The event saw a whole host of comic enthusiasts as fans dressed up as their favorite characters. Notable names that will be appearing at this year's expo include Tom Kenny, the voice of SpongeBob SquarePants, and actor and comedian Tom Arnold. Arnold is known for his roles in the show "Roseanne' and the film "True Lies.' The chance to meet these cultural icons stirred up excitement for many local fans, such as David Mallory. "Meeting new people like the celebrities that aren't from around here, that do movies or cartoons and all that stuff, is once in a lifetime," Mallory said. He says being able to host these celebrities in Bangor makes all the difference. "I can't afford…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago (195+ words) ORONO, Maine (WABI) - Maine's senior day serves as a way to look back at college football careers. What's ahead for the Black Bears is the well-rounded No. 9 Rhode Island Rams. "They're a good football team. They've got solid defensive linemen. Their linebackers are really good. They've got a good back end. We're going to have our work cut out for us," said Carter Peevy, graduate quarterback. "Defensively, they play with a lot of passion. They're around the ball, and they're very systematic in how they do that," said Jordan Stevens, head coach. "They're a really efficient offense. We've just go to do a great job stopping the run like we've been doing, communicating, playing top down, (and) limiting explosive (plays). They have a lot of explosive plays on tape, so (it's about) really just doing what we've been doing all…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago (125+ words) BREWER, Maine (WABI) - Veterans Day in Brewer kicked off with what organizers call "the best breakfast in town!" Ahead of the parade Tuesday, Rotary Club of Bangor Breakfast hosted their 17th annual Veterans Day Pancake Breakfast at Jeff's Catering. Boasting an all-you-can-eat menu of eggs, sausage, beans and of course, plenty of pancakes, veterans got their plates for free. Others were charged $7 per adult and $4 per child, with all proceeds benefitting local charities. As a long-standing event, Bangor Breakfast Club says it has fostered generations of volunteers and years worth of community building, especially among veterans. Bangor Area Breakfast Rotary Club meets every Thursday at 7 a.m. at Rangeley Hall on the Eastern Maine Community College Campus....

1+ week, 6+ day ago (75+ words) BANGOR, Maine (WABI) -In Bangor, veterans were honored Tuesday at the Cole Land Transportation Museum. They held their annual Veterans Day Service to celebrate all that veterans have contributed and sacrificed. The Bangor Band was there along with the winners of the museum's annual essay contest. The theme this year was "What Freedom Means to Me." Admission is also free on Veterans Day, and it's the museum's final day of the season....