BANGOR, Maine (WABI) - Early voting is underway for a Special Election in Maine House District 24. The seat represents Veazie as well as parts of Bangor, Brewer, and Orono. Former State Representative Joe Perry resigned after being elected State Treasurer in December.

The Maine Department of Transportation says the southbound lane on I-95 will be closed where it passes over Broadway in Bangor on Monday. This closure is scheduled to run from 9:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m This closure is required to accommodate the set-up of equipment and the safety of workers.

BANGOR, Maine ( BDN) -- A Corinth man was fatally shot in a public Bangor park in 2024 because he allegedly owed another man $600, according to an affidavit released Wednesday.

Bangor Mall is a 60-acre shopping mall located off the Stillwater Avenue exit on Interstate 95, it serves as a shopping center for the surrounding Bangor area. Bangor Mall is managed by Namdar Realty Group, who acquired the mall for $12.6 million in 2019 after Simon Property Group defaulted on an $80 million loan.

The Mr. Basketball finalists are Jamier Rose of Noble, Gabe Lash of Medomak Valley and Wyatt Benoit of Thornton Academy. Finalists for Miss Basketball are Madelynn Deprey of Caribou, Lexi Morin of Brunswick and Ella Pelletier of Oxford Hills.

Roland Dennis Jalbert, 69, died about 11:27 p.m., the Maine Department of Corrections said Sunday night. Further details about his death weren’t released. The Maine attorney general’s office and medical examiner’s office have been notified of Jalbert’s death, as is standard procedure.

On average, rural Mainers whose closest hospital doesn’t have a birthing unit are now driving 45 minutes one-way to the nearest birthing hospital.

Another earthquake was recorded in Maine, but this one was more than 250 miles from the quake that rocked southern Maine last month. The 2.5 magnitude earthquake at 8:56 p.m. Sunday was centered 21 miles northwest of Millinocket.

Girl Scouts of Maine is cooking up something special. The organization is hosting its first-ever ‘Cookie Palooza.’