Will Wagner

Bangor

Reporter at WABI-TV (Bangor, ME)

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Versant Power streaming live feed from osprey nests in Lamoine, MDI

6 days ago | wabi.tv | Will Wagner

HANCOCK COUNTY, Maine (WABI) - Versant Power is giving you the opportunity to see ospreys up close. Two pairs of Osprey have taken a liking to Versant’s nesting platforms used to deter birds from nesting on their electric infrastructure. Both pairs have returned from their winter migration with one pair settling in Lamoine and the other on Mount Desert Island. Solar powered cameras have been set up to watch either nest on Versant’s website.
Old Town Police focusing on distracted driving enforcement

6 days ago | wabi.tv | Will Wagner

OLD TOWN, Maine (WABI) - While most Mainers know about the state’s hands-free driving law, many are still using their phones illegally while driving. With April being Distracted Driving Awareness Month, police departments across the country are paying extra attention to drivers not focusing on the road. The Old Town Police Department says they’ve stopped more than thirty distracted drivers so far in an ongoing detail to enforce Maine’s distracted driving laws.
BMV locations see record numbers ahead of Real ID deadline

1 week ago | wabi.tv | Will Wagner

BANGOR, Maine (WABI) - The rush is on to get a Real ID before the May 7th deadline. Many without appointments got up bright and early to line up outside BMV locations. “I brought more paperwork than I need. I have a folder full of stuff. Being the first in line, I hope that means I am first, but I know they also do appointments, so there may be people ahead of me,” said Rachel Downs, first-in-line outside of the Bangor BMV location before opening.
Flight from Greece diverted to Bangor International Airport

1 week ago | wabi.tv | Will Wagner

BANGOR, Maine (WABI) - A flight from Athens, Greece en route to Washington D.C. made an apparent diversion to Bangor International Airport on Thursday. Data from FlightAware shows the United flight altered its flight path to land at BGR just after two this afternoon. Emergency vehicles were seen in the area, but we do not know the reason for the diversion of the 787. We’ve reached out to the airline to find more information. Copyright 2025 WABI. All rights reserved.
Rally held in Augusta to protest tax cuts for wealthy

1 week ago | wabi.tv | Will Wagner

AUGUSTA, Maine (WABI) - A rally was held in Augusta to protest tax cuts for the wealthy and their potential impact on programs in Maine. “We are gathering to protest the massive tax cuts for the wealthy that are being proposed in Congress. Tax cuts by the way that are being paid for by massive cuts to the services that the rest of us rely on.
Rep. Pingree holds town hall in Rockport

1 week ago | wabi.tv | Will Wagner

ROCKPORT, Maine (WABI) - Hundreds from Maine’s 1st District gathered in Rockport as Chellie Pingree held a town hall. Questions from the crowd covered various topics, one being how federal funding cuts may impact Maine’s response to housing shortages. “It’s a huge huge challenge. It’s a national challenge. It’s a challenge that I feel like the federal government had finally started to recognize in the last couple of years or so.
Seaport Community Health Center receives donation towards construction of new dental facility

2 weeks ago | wabi.tv | Will Wagner

BELFAST, Maine (WABI) - Construction on a new dental facility will soon start at Seaport Community Health Center in Belfast. “We began the process of renovating this building for our medical clinic, our primary care clinic. We began talking with members of the community about what they needed and rising to the top in terms of unmet needs in this region was dental care, oral health care,” said Lorie Dwyer, President and CEO of Penobscot Community Health Care.
First loads of trash brought to Hampden facility aiming to recycle 50% of waste

2 weeks ago | wabi.tv | Will Wagner

HAMPDEN, Maine (WABI) - The first loads of waste have come to the new Municipal Waste Solutions Facility in Hampden. “Innovative Solutions has really put a lot of effort into getting this plant ready to be run properly and doing some really advanced recycling and sorting,” said Aaron Huotari, President of the Board for Municipal WasteHub. The facility will allow a wide range of materials to be recycled keeping around half of all the waste coming in out of landfills.
Feztival of Baskets raises funds, draws crowds in Bangor

2 weeks ago | wabi.tv | Will Wagner

BANGOR, Maine (WABI) - It’s not just the Easter Bunny that drew a crowd to the Second Annual Anah Feztival of Baskets. “We’ve got a little bit of everything. We’ve got some for adults, we’ve got some for kids. I’d just like to say thank you to all our basket sponsors. They really make this event happen with the quality stuff they’re putting in,” said Past Potentate and Chairman for Feztival of Baskets, Brad Prout.
Biorefinery aims to start construction by years end in Lincoln

3 weeks ago | wabi.tv | Will Wagner

PENOBSCOT COUNTY, Maine (WABI) - A company has made progress to start construction at the former mill site in Lincoln. “They run a demonstration biorefinery in Old Town now, very small scale. Their plan is to open their first real, at-scale plant, here in Lincoln on the former mill site. We’ve been talking with them for about three years, and we had hoped that just about now, they would get under construction.

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