Here's your local news at a glance for Saturday, the 29th of August.
Good morning, Bangor.
Bradford Eslin will run 100 miles today from Broadway Park — looping it 11 times — to raise funds for the Well Warming Center, which expects to help 70 more people this season; he aims to raise at least $25,000 in 24 hours and spark community support.
Bangor Daily News and Maine Community Action Partnership will host Showing Up for Maine Together at 6 p.m. Wednesday in Bangor, where affordability experts Molly Feeney and Jess Maurer will join a benefit cocktail reception to discuss rising costs in the community.
Arbor Distillery and Houlton Farms Dairy teamed up to craft Sasquatch Summer Spiked Lemonade, which sold out quickly and spurred a tasting event at Tocci’s Checkout in Glenburn from 1 to 5 p.m. today—new seasonal offerings and a tasting room are in the works.
Husson University welcomed its largest incoming class — 1,319 students — on Friday at move-in day, with 60% in-state students and campus staff helping them settle in dorms.
UMaine unveiled its 3D-printed boat, 3Dirigo X, in Hampden on Friday; the 30-ft, 300-horsepower vessel (capable of 40-knot speed) will be tested in the Atlantic as industry partners and the Department of Defense support its advancement.
Over 100 people gathered at Hamlin's Marine in Hampden today to watch UMaine's Advanced Structures and Composites Center launch 3Dirigo X, a 30-foot boat weighing 5,000 pounds that cruised at 40 knots & set a milestone for next-generation boat building.
Sen. Stacey Guerin fainted at the Kenduskeag library ceremony on Aug.
26 in Kenduskeag and received prompt care from emergency responders and Sen. Susan Collins before being taken to a hospital; she said she is feeling great today.
Local shoppers are turning to Maine-grown produce amid a cyclospora outbreak linked to contaminated lettuce from Taylor Farms that has resulted in over 11,000 cases nationwide.
Farms are seeing increased demand and businesses like Brick and Embers now source locally (buyers trust hometown transparency).
Northern Light Acadia Hospital’s Christy Blevins explained postpartum psychosis occurs in 1–2 per 1,000 births and can cause rapid mood shifts plus hallucinations, while Courtney Roy—who recovered after her diagnosis—now volunteers to help families access treatment following attention from the Lindsay Clancy trial.
First Atlantic Healthcare is in early stages of selling its 20 nursing homes and assisted living centers to California-based Links Healthcare Group.
The sale requires state approval and could be finalized before year's end, affecting facilities from Caribou to Saco.
UMaine football will have four home games televised on local stations.
WVII-ABC 7 will air Sacred Heart at 3 p.m. on Oct. 3 and Bryant at 1 p.m. on Oct. 17, while WFVX-Fox 22 will broadcast Campbell at 1 p.m. on Oct. 24 and UNH on Nov. 21 (all games at home).
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