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Bangor I-395 on-ramp set to be closed Thursday
1+ hour, 43+ min ago (189+ words) There is a traffic alert for those driving through Bangor on Thursday. The Maine DOT says they will be closing the on-ramp from Northbound Route 202 to Westbound I-395 for construction. BANGOR, Maine (WABI) - There is a traffic alert for those driving…...
Maine mobile home park residents have faced nearly 3 years of unsafe water amid rent hikes
7+ hour, 8+ min ago (1816+ words) FAIRFIELD, Maine " One resident of a Fairfield mobile home park doesn't let her children play under a sprinkler or fill up a kiddie pool in the summer because the park's water has often contained harmful bacteria and "forever chemicals." She…...
Bangor Mall buyer offers glimpse into development plans
8+ hour, 50+ min ago (228+ words) BANGOR, Maine (WABI) - Bangor Marketplace and Residences LLC has signed a purchase and sale agreement with Namdar Realty to buy the once thriving site and transform it. The plan includes more than 200 condominiums along with assisted living, doctors" offices, stores,…...
Films with timely themes are showing up in Maine's indie movie theaters
9+ hour, 20+ min ago (190+ words) This week's movie picks, intentionally or not, follow some unfortunately timely themes. The complicity of "good people" trapped under evil, racist governments. The impossibility of staying clean in a dirty, corrupt world. The responsibility or artists to use their gifts…...
Maine Chamber of Commerce pushes back on millionaire surtax, relief checks
9+ hour, 25+ min ago (216+ words) Baltimore Sun Major Eastern Shore drug bust nets $4 M in cocaine, 13 arrests Maryland Gov. Wes Moore dodges question on dishonesty, leadership concerns Maryland could face $60 B in liability from thousands of child sex abuse claims Orioles trade 2025 draft pick for…...
New Maine law requires 120-day notice before hospital maternity closures
10+ hour, 19+ min ago (269+ words) AUGUSTA, Maine " Maine hospitals must now provide at least 120 days" notice before closing maternity wards or newborn care services under a new law that took effect immediately Friday. The bill, LD 2189, was recommended by the Commission on Hospitals and Health…...
A project to save rural synagogues grows from Maine to Montana
10+ hour, 17+ min ago (679+ words) These days, growing congregations is very much on Isaacs" mind, as she"s leading a movement to strengthen rural synagogues and Jewish communities around the country. They"ve reached dozens, and they"re hoping for many more. "Rural Jewish life…...
Disabled American Veterans holding several seminars in Maine
6+ hour, 56+ min ago (106+ words) BANGOR, Maine (WABI) - Disabled American Veterans is hosting several information seminars this week in Maine, to help veterans and their families obtain the services and benefits they have earned. Wednesday, April 8th, they will be at the Hampden Chapter 6 from 5 to…...
Multiple people killed after private jet crashes in Maine
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (553+ words) There was no immediate word on possible casualties in the plane crash Sunday at Maine's Bangor International Airport. Multiple people were killed when a small business jet crashed and caught fire at Maine's Bangor International Airport on Sunday, prompting a…...
Construction for Bangor data centers paused by city council
18+ hour, 58+ min ago (34+ words) Bangor moves to temporarily pause new data center projects to review infrastructure, electricity, water, and environmental impacts. Bangor moves to temporarily pause new data center projects to review infrastructure, electricity, water, and environmental impacts....