Good morning, Bangor.

Bangor Savings Bank will soon get a new leader — Yolanda 'Lannie' Moffatt will become the bank's 13th president and CEO as Bob Montgomery-Rice retires at the end of summer after more than 20 years.

Patten's annual Pioneer Days runs from Monday, Aug.

3 to Sunday, Aug. 9 and features a pet parade, bean hole bean watch day Friday from noon to 2 p.m., a Saturday bean dinner+ live music and Civil War reenactments that support local cultural organizations.

State officials are using a new, targeted spray strategy on infested forest areas in northern Maine after last year's treatment reduced spruce budworms by 95%.

More acres received treatment in June & researchers will assess the results by late winter as the state works to protect local timber.

P.A.L.S. is launching a mobile sterilization van to provide veterinary care in areas that lack nearby services (this effort targets veterinary deserts) and will serve remote communities to help control pet overpopulation.

A free lactation support clinic inside Bangor Public Health on Texas Avenue is offering breastfeeding help to all Maine mothers and has been in operation since December — run by IBCLCs Sarah Hand and Sarah Lowe, it provides guidance on latch, milk supply and return-to-work planning.

Maine DHHS has released $30 million for rural hospital improvements in partnership with the Office of Affordable Health Care—11 hospitals have been invited to develop sustainability plans with tailored technical assistance.

Funding will be distributed in two phases from September through August 2027 with early support beginning by January.

On July 27, local couple Jordan Guy and Gabi Ingersoll got engaged on the top floor of the Pickering Square parking garage during a sunset photoshoot—sparked by a contest win.

They plan to elope overseas before hosting a celebration in Bangor.

Alan Dill, a competitive eater known for winning contests with his gums, will compete in back-to-back hot dog contests at Dexter and Bangor on Saturday.

He plans to dunk the buns in water to ease swallowing and aims to beat his previous record.

Hannah McFarland Concert

3:00 – 8:30 PM — Maine Savings Amphitheater — Free entry — Enjoy a lively evening with local talent in an outdoor setting.