Braeden Waddell

Maine, Washington, D.C., United States

Associate Producer at NPR

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Black Bears Archives

Jun 6, 2024 | bangordailynews.com | Braeden Waddell |Bob Duchesne |Christopher Burns |George Danby

Skip to content Posted inOutdoors Contributors “I live in the woods. I feed birds. Sometimes in the spring, I feed bears, though not intentionally,” Bob Duchesne writes.
Aroostook Renewable Gateway Archives

Jan 7, 2024 | bangordailynews.com | Tux Turkel |Braeden Waddell |Billy Kobin |Lori Valigra

The stakes are high, with Maine’s aging population concerned about electricity rates and the state aiming to meet statutory goals of reducing emissions.
Officials don’t know when damaged Vinalhaven ferry will return

Aug 17, 2023 | bangordailynews.com | Braeden Waddell

The state doesn’t yet have a timeline for repairs on the ferry that ran aground off the coast of Vinalhaven Thursday, officials said. The incident damaged both of the Capt. Richard G. Spear’s propellers, and left the ferry with a bent starboard rudder. The port rudder is missing entirely, but could be recovered by divers, officials said.
50 years ago, these Maine girls picked up a sport they knew nothing about

Aug 17, 2023 | bangordailynews.com | Braeden Waddell

When Jayne Giles joined Belfast’s new high school field hockey team in 1973, she and her teammates didn’t have time to worry about the competition or getting the right uniforms. They were just focused on learning how to play the sport. Like most of the other girls who joined the team, Giles, who was a senior, never saw field hockey played before signing up.
50 years ago, these Maine girls picked up a sport they knew nothing about

Aug 17, 2023 | bangordailynews.com | Braeden Waddell

When Jayne Giles joined Belfast’s new high school field hockey team in 1973, she and her teammates didn’t have time to worry about the competition or getting the right uniforms. They were just focused on learning how to play the sport. Like most of the other girls who joined the team, Giles, who was a senior, never saw field hockey played before signing up.
Belfast to add 6 handicap parking spaces downtown

Aug 16, 2023 | bangordailynews.com | Braeden Waddell

BELFAST, Maine — City councilors approved six new handicap parking spaces at their Tuesday meeting as part of efforts to address accessibility issues in the downtown area. The new spots include both those recommended by Belfast’s public works department, plus additional spaces identified by councilors. They come in response to a recent push by community members to improve accessibility in downtown Belfast.
Senior college displaced by Belfast learning center closure finds new home

Aug 16, 2023 | bangordailynews.com | Braeden Waddell

Maine’s second-largest senior college program has found a new home in Belfast in time for courses this fall following the loss of its former offices in the closed University of Maine Hutchinson Center. The college’s new offices will open Sept. 1 at a shared location at 17 Main Street in Belfast, the day that fall course registration begins.
3 dead minke whales found along Maine's coast since end of July

Aug 14, 2023 | wgme.com | Braeden Waddell

(BDN) -- Three minke whales have been found dead in Maine waters over a six-day period in what marine researchers call an unusual spate of deaths. Marine mammal researchers from Allied Whale at the College of the Atlantic, which tracks whale strandings and deaths in Maine, responded to the three reports of carcasses between July 30 and Aug. 4. That’s one more than they’d typically expect in an entire summer, said Rosemary Seton, Allied Whale’s mammal stranding coordinator.
3rd person indicted in Castine crash that killed 4

Aug 13, 2023 | bangordailynews.com | Braeden Waddell

A third person has been indicted in connection to a December car crash that killed four Maine Maritime students. Noelle Tavares of Massachusetts was indicted Friday by a Hancock County Jury on 13 counts, including four counts of manslaughter and criminal OUI, among other charges. Tavares, who was 20-years-old at the time of the crash, was one of three people who survived the crash.
3rd person indicted in Castine crash that killed 4

Aug 11, 2023 | bangordailynews.com | Braeden Waddell

A third person has been indicted in connection to a December car crash that killed four Maine Maritime students. Noelle Tavares of Massachusetts was indicted Friday by a Hancock County Jury on 13 counts, including four counts of manslaughter and criminal OUI, among other charges. Tavares, who was 20-years-old at the time of the crash, was one of three people who survived the crash.