Good morning, Bangor.

Sixty-five Maine veterans and their guardians are set to fly free with Honor Flight Maine this weekend to Washington, D.C. where they will visit memorials including the Vietnam and Korean War sites, the Military Women's Memorial, Fort McHenry (a tribute to their service), and the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.

Jason’s Pizza signs were removed from city property on Thursday after Bangor Public Works ruled they must be taken down.

The business will run a promotion on Friday offering free mozzarella breadsticks with code PUBLICWORKS.

Myrna Fahey, known as Maine’s Elizabeth Taylor, starred in films like The Fall of the House of Usher and popular TV shows.

Born in Bangor (her hometown), she built a Hollywood career before cancer ended her work and chose to be laid to rest at Mount Pleasant Catholic Cemetery.

Two University of Maine projects are receiving Department of Energy grant money for an electronics study (aiming to improve device performance) and a forest regrowth project at the Howland research forest.

Both projects will train students in STEM while supporting local research.

UMaine researchers found an 80% decline in baby lobsters sampled from 2010 to 2022 along Midcoast (from Brunswick to the Schoodic Peninsula), a drop that preceded similar declines in adolescent and adult lobsters.

The study warns warming waters and shifting habitats may reduce future harvests.

Maine’s Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife held its 2026 moose permit auction with 24 sealed bids and a top bid of $35,055; the funds will support youth conservation education and camp scholarships statewide (the auction offers an alternative to the public lottery).

The Bangor Fire Department urges residents to check smoke and carbon monoxide detectors, change batteries with daylight saving time, and avoid plugging space heaters into extension cords while advising professional heating system checks and a home escape plan; the safety tips come as heating oil costs near record highs.

A new study by UMaine and the State Fire Marshal shows nearly half of fire departments reported staffing shortages, leaving them unable to answer some emergency calls as call volumes surged 78% over the past decade and researchers request more training and support with a full report due early 2027.

Candidate Paul LePage defended his Augusta residency in a debate with Matt Dunlap by saying he is a snowbird—he explained that knee problems keep him from enjoying snowy winters and that he never lived in Florida the entire year.

Northern Light Mayo Hospital welcomes Maddie Pullen, FNP, to its Primary Care team in Corinth—Pullen, a native of Levant who studied and worked in Portland, is set to expand preventive care for local patients.

Bangor High football, led by junior Gavin Hughes with four touchdowns, advanced playoff hopes with a 35-14 win over Edward Little at Cameron Stadium on Friday night + Bangor now stands at 3-3 while Edward Little falls to 2-4.