Kaddie Sharpe

Aug 16, 2024 | wabi.tv | Kaddie Sharpe

ORLAND, Maine (WABI) - A topping off ceremony was held this afternoon for the new Orland Fire Station. After 50 years, the current fire station is in need of repairs and faces flooding issues. A new station is being built on Gray Meadow Road. The 3.9 million dollar project will bring more space for firefighters and their equipment and provide additional training space.

Aug 9, 2024 | wabi.tv | Kaddie Sharpe

BREWER, Maine (WABI) - Dr. Adam Lauer is beloved by his patients and his community. After years of providing care for others, he started having health concerns of his own. “Mid-November of ’23, I noticed that I was having diabetes-like symptoms, severe thirst, urination problems, and being a physician, I suspected diabetes. So, I tested myself in my office. My sugar was in the 450 range, which would be way out of sight for the most common type of diabetes type two diabetes in adults,” said Lauer.

Aug 6, 2024 | wabi.tv | Kaddie Sharpe

BANGOR, Maine (WABI) - A gathering in Bangor Tuesday to call for peace. The Peace and Justice Center of Eastern Maine and others met at Peirce Park for Hiroshima Day. They shared thoughts and experiences about the US dropping an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan on this day in 1945. With speakers, an open mic, and musical performances, participants shared their hopes for peace. ”Guess what? It was involved in responding to a different war. But the...

Aug 5, 2024 | wabi.tv | Kaddie Sharpe

BANGOR, Maine (WABI) - Back to school is fast approaching and one Maine organization is helping kids get prepared. The Courageous Steps Project is hosting their 11th Annual Back-To-School Drive Monday at the Cole Land Transportation Museum in Bangor. School supplies and monetary donations are being collected to help schools in Aroostook, Piscataquis, Penobscot, Hancock, Somerset, Waldo, and Washington counties. The event runs from 9 until 2.

Aug 3, 2024 | wabi.tv | Kaddie Sharpe

OLD TOWN, Maine (WABI) - A flight school in Old Town is helping aspiring pilots find a path toward aviation. “Northwoods Air was created originally when I was about 12, 14 years old in northern Maine. I ended up taking my first flying lesson at age 14 out of Aroostook County, got a pilot’s license at 17, and found my first airplane at 18, and Northwoods Air really started in 2015 as a flight school out of Frenchville,” explained Cody Anderson, owner and president of Northwoods Air.