Good morning, Bangor.

A new childcare center called Bright Beginnings by Penquis opened in Bangor today and offers affordable, screen-free care for children (ages six weeks to five years) with several scheduling options and a focus on play and learning.

WABI’s Morning Crew sampled a range of honey from The Bee Whisperer on Wednesday, featuring lavender, red, and creamed varieties.

The vendor will sell its honey at the Common Ground Fair in Unity from Friday, Sept. 25 through Sunday, Sept. 27.

The American Red Cross is urging adults to join its Disaster Action Teams in Bangor, Millinocket & Skowhegan as house fires cause rising emergencies in northern Maine.

Volunteers can also take free Shelter Fundamentals training tomorrow, Sept. 25, from 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Penobscot Bay YMCA in Rockport.

Entrepreneurs, business owners and Maine Business School students gathered today in Bangor for Blitz 2026, an entrepreneurial conference organized by Upstart Maine where experts answered questions on pitching ideas, securing loans and building community connections & advancing growth.

Maine's northern regions are showing strong fall colors as Caribou, Presque Isle & Fort Kent near peak color with 50-70% change.

The Bangor area remains in the lower band with 10-30% change but warmer days and cooler nights may boost autumn hues soon.

Governor Mills asks that 20 nurses fired or suspended at Central Maine Medical Center be reinstated because she says their absence risks quality care – the nurses are set to vote later today on unionizing.

Gov. Janet Mills sent a letter Wednesday urging Prime Healthcare to rehire 15 nurses and reinstate five suspended at Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston during a statewide nurse shortage.

Nurses are voting today on joining the Maine State Nurses Association.

Penobscot Community Health Care has frozen employee pay and cut services to dodge bankruptcy amid a financial crisis; in Bangor, the Warren Center may close mid-November and a Summer Street clubhouse faces shutdown while Gov. Mills explores state funding and prescription help is now limited.

Former UMaine hockey star Bradley Nadeau is fighting for a full-time role with the Carolina Hurricanes after scoring in their preseason opener against the Florida Panthers.

The team will play two more exhibition games before starting the regular season.