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Bangor's news notes and Around Maine: what to know before you head out Tuesday
Plus, UMaine's $19M budget gap and a Bangor detox center that is closing.
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Detox closing
Wabanaki Public Health and Wellness is closing its 10-bed detox program in Bangor due to lack of funds, which cuts the region's detox beds in half. FOX 22 says 24 employees were let go Friday and officials anticipate around 50 positions being eliminated. Co-CEO Lisa Sockabasin told the Portland Press Herald the addiction services aren't financially viable. Bangor Daily NewsFOX 22/ABC 7The Portland Press Herald
Field hockey
Second-seeded UMaine hosts third seed Albany in an America East semifinal at 3 p.m. Tuesday at the UMaine Field Hockey Complex in Orono. The winner plays the winner of Vermont and UMass Lowell, and the championship game is Friday at the higher seed's site. Bangor Daily News
UMaine meets Albany in one of two America East semifinals
| Team | Seed | Overall | Conference |
|---|---|---|---|
| UMass Lowell | 1st | 10-7 | 4-1 |
| UMaine | 2nd | 8-8 | 3-2 |
| Albany | 3rd | 10-6 | 3-2 |
| Vermont | 5th | 12-5 | 2-3 |
Source: Bangor Daily News
Soccer finals
Regional soccer titles are decided Tuesday and Wednesday, with North titles going to classes A, C and Eight-Player on Tuesday and B and D on Wednesday. Orono and John Bapst of Bangor both have boys and girls teams seeking North championships. Bangor Daily News
Allen Street
Ernie Clark of Brewer-based Clarks Carpentry Inc. bought 45 Allen St. for just shy of $55,000 last month and plans to rehabilitate the 1945 house and sell it at a price a family can afford. It's one of more than 70 placarded properties across Bangor. Bangor Daily News
Turkey drive
Penquis and its partners aim to provide turkeys and holiday meal support to 5,500 households through more than 40 local food pantries. Penquis has coordinated the drive for the past nine years. WABI
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UMaine budget
UMaine and UMaine at Machias are rolling out plans for non-academic cuts to close a projected $19 million shortfall for Fiscal Year 2028, with a roadmap that would trim approximately $6 million from non-academic operations and leave roughly $3 million to address in the non-academic budget. President Joan Ferrini-Mundy earlier announced $10 million in cuts to Academic Affairs. WABI
UMaine's announced and planned cuts would cover $16 million of a $19 million gap
Projected Fiscal Year 2028 shortfall at UMaine and UMaine at Machias
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Source: WABI
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| Change | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Projected shortfall | $19M | |
| Academic Affairs cuts | −$10M | $9M |
| Non-academic roadmap | −$6M | $3M |
| Left to address | $3M |
I-95 bridge
Work started Monday on the Exit 157 interchange bridge carrying Routes 100 and 11 over I-95 in Palmyra. Those routes will be reduced to alternating one-way traffic during the day, with flaggers directing drivers. WABI puts the cost at nearly $10 million, with completion expected by fall 2028. I-95 drivers should expect lane shifts and closures. FOX 22/ABC 7WABI
Sinise concert
The Bangor Symphony Orchestra will perform music by Gary Sinise's late son, McCanna "Mac" Anthony Sinise, at 7 p.m. Saturday and 1 p.m. Sunday at the Collins Center for the Arts in Orono. The concert will include Gary Sinise and the Lt. Dan Band. Bangor Daily News
Tick lab
The University of Maine is expanding its tick lab to add genetic and genealogy research. Lab director Griffin Dill said the lab has seen increasing tick populations and increasing rates of tick-borne disease. WABI
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Tuesday, Nov. 3
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The Wrap
Bangor-area book lovers have a lot of front-yard reading to browse: there are more than two dozen Little Free Libraries in and around Bangor. One on Harthorn Ave has its own reading-themed statue, and another in Hampden is made to look just like the house behind it. Take a book, leave a book.
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Bangor's news notes and Around Maine: what to know before you head out Tuesday
Plus, UMaine's $19M budget gap and a Bangor detox center that is closing.
The TLDR
- Wabanaki's 10-bed Bangor detox program is closing
- UMaine field hockey hosts Albany at 3 p.m. in the semifinal
- UMaine plans cuts to close a projected $19M shortfall
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