Good morning, Bangor.

The Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry is accepting donations of deer, moose, and bear meat for Hunters for the Hungry, which will supply wild game to pantries, soup kitchens, and shelters this winter.

Call (287 7513) to donate or become an approved processor.

The Terwilliger Family Light Show will run Friday through Sunday through Oct.

31 in Ellsworth with a free, music‑synced Halloween display (tune to 96.9 FM). Donations benefit the SPCA of Hancock County and The Grand Theatre (Christmas show starts on Black Friday).

The Bangor Community Connector will offer free rides all day on Nov.

3 so residents can reach polling places on all Connector routes, and ADA paratransit will also be free.

Cellist Zuill Bailey joined the Bangor Symphony Orchestra at the Collins Center in Orono on Oct.

18 to perform Michael Daugherty’s Tales of Hemingway plus works by Coolidge and Schumann as the orchestra opened its 131st season. The concert “Force of Nature” may be streamed through Nov. 6 (online).

Volunteer divers found the SS Cornwallis on July 11 roughly 10 miles west-southwest of Mount Desert Rock, identifying the WWII Canadian merchant ship that sank in 1944 and killed 43 crew members.

The Nomad Exploration team dove to the wreck (about 400 feet) to document it and plans an ROV visit next year to help provide closure for families.

Voters in Holden, Clifton and Eddington will vote next Tuesday on whether to close Eddington Elementary; the district says the move would save $669,950 by cutting eight positions and maintenance costs, and any town that votes against consolidation would be assessed that $669,950 fee.

Crews removed the 1961 Cherryfield Ice Dam this summer to reopen passage for Atlantic salmon, repurposed concrete to add a play area and amphitheater at Cable Pool Park, and final work continues next year; the Downeast Salmon Federation will host a community tour (Friday, Oct.

30, 4 to 5:30 p.m.).

Brewer City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to change the city’s land-use ordinance and ban syringe exchange programs from physical and mobile locations in Brewer, citing resident concerns about discarded needles and public safety.

Congresswoman Chellie Pingree met with fiber farmers at Meadowcroft Farm in Knox County to tour operations and discuss federal support, additions to the draft Farm to Fabric Act + her Textile Waste Reduction Act after farmers warned that infrastructure gaps and grant cuts hurt local wool and other natural-fiber processing.

Bangor City Council voted on Monday to allocate $100,000 to local nonprofits for two warming shelters, with $10,000 to The Well daytime center (which served about 70 to 80 people daily last winter) and up to $90,000 to Together Place for an as-needed nighttime shelter funded as reimbursement from existing heating assistance, general assistance, and a CDBG.

Medicare open enrollment is underway, and people on Medicare have until Dec.

7 to review or change plans for 2027 (about 400,000 Mainers rely on Medicare). Experts say premiums, out-of-pocket costs, and drug coverage can change, so check Part D plans and seek AARP help if needed.

UMaine men's hockey recorded rare back-to-back shutouts when Petter Wickstrom Stumer and Albin Boija combined to blank Colgate 3-0 on consecutive nights at Alfond Arena, the third time in the program’s 50-year history this has happened.