Good morning, Bangor.

Over the past two weeks, new firefighters have trained at the Penobscot County Fire Academy in partnership with Eastern Maine Community College, practicing wildland fire response and rescue drills at Old Town and Bangor training centers — preparing them for certification and addressing local staffing needs.

Freshies hosted a Customer Appreciation Day on Wednesday in its Hammond Street parking lot, offering free food & drinks and accepting donations for the Good Shepherd Food Bank.

Organizers said they plan to repeat the event next year.

The annual Adam MacDonald Memorial MDA Open will take place Saturday at Pine Hill Golf Course in Orrington, hosted by Bangor Professional Firefighters — a tribute to Adam MacDonald that benefits the Muscular Dystrophy Association.

Tee-off begins at 8:30 a.m. in a four-person best ball tournament.

The Bangor Historical Society held a sold-out outdoor screening of Stephen King’s IT Wednesday night on the field beside Mount Hope Cemetery — a historic site used in Pet Sematary.

The event brought local fans together in clear weather.

Susie Monagan became the Collins Center for the Arts new executive director yesterday and outlined upcoming events during an interview with WABI & detailed her plans for the center's future.

Challenger Learning Center of Maine hosts Blast Off Bash at the Cole Land Transportation Museum this week, letting families build and launch model rockets.

A second launch on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. offers an opportunity to participate (tickets $15 each) in this multi-day STEM event.

Forecasters predict a longer, more vibrant fall foliage season after a wet spring, steady summer showers, and a snowy winter reset last year's dry trend.

Jim Salge says leaf peepers should start in the north near Baxter State Park and follow colors south in mid-to-late October.

Together Place, a peer-run recovery center serving Bangor for 45 years, closed its day space and community diner last month after not meeting its $220,000 fundraising goal, and its leaders asked City Hall for help at a Monday meeting to cover the remaining $63,000 needed to restart operations.

The nearly 60-acre former Marden’s site at 564 Wilson St. in Brewer was sold to longtime investor Larry Springer, who said he will soon seek tenants—potentially for storage, retail and housing—and may renovate or rebuild the property.

The University of Maine will start building a 3D printed neighborhood for homeless people in Greater Bangor after receiving a $4 million federal award.

The project will produce nine houses made from wood sawmill waste and is based on a successful prototype from Orono.