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Local park prepares for upcoming celebration
BANGOR, Maine (WABI) - A park in Bangor is hosting their annual celebration featuring free food and several non-profit organizations. The Community Celebration in Coe Park is set for this Saturday from 10 to noon. There will be live music, yard games, free food and even a piñata. It...
Access to fairways: How an adaptive golf cart is changing lives
PITTSFIELD, Maine — Twelve-year-old Kellan Tilton wanted to join his school’s golf team. However, his wheelchair limited his opportunity to get on the greens. Tilton, of Detroit, is permanently paralyzed after a cancerous tumor grew on his spine as a baby. Since he beat cancer, he and his family have been advocating for children with disabilities to have equal access to activities.
Siting of offshore wind port poses dilemma for Maine community
Ron Huber rifled through a thick folder full of decades of state environmental records outside a community hall in the tiny coastal Maine town of Searsport. For the longtime local conservation activist, the scene inside was a familiar one: Dozens of neighbors, workers, and environmentalists mingled over pizza and coffee, discussing the merits of a proposed industrial project that has potential to transform the local economy, but at the expense of a locally beloved natural area.
Another rabid fox killed in Bath, reigniting rabies concerns in the city
BATH (WGME) -- Another rabid fox has been killed in Bath. The city has a history of issues with rabid foxes. Police say they got reports about a sick fox that had been wandering around the Big Apple store and walking repeatedly into traffic on Rt. 1 on Monday. The...
Wight Street road work expected to be 'substantially' done by the end of August
BELFAST -- Work on Wight Street in Belfast has been well underway for over a month. Wight Street, is described as a major downtown side street by Belfast Economic Development Director Thomas Kittredge, who says the work is much-needed. The comprehensive street infrastructure improvement project on Wight Street is contracted...
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