In 2016, drug overdoses claimed the lives of 378 Mainers, a nearly 40 percent increase over the previous year. In response, Mainers are stepping up to support their neighbors who are struggling with addiction through organizations like the volunteer-run Bangor Area Recovery Network in Brewer.

The 2017 SmartAsset ranking of the Most Affordable Places to Live in Maine are out and once again, Brewer has ranked near the top! Click on the link to see the results – Brewer came in a Number 4!

BREWER, Maine — A Bangor firefighter wearing a cold-water survival suit and rescuers in an inflatable boat saved an 18-year old Holden man who had jumped from Interstate 395’s Veterans Remembrance Bridge and fallen at least 50 feet into the icy Penobscot River on Wednesday.

BREWER, Maine — Someone is making fake rabies certificates and state officials are warning city and town clerks to be on the lookout for the falsified documents, which could put lives in danger. State veterinarians don’t want someone’s attempt to make a buck become the cause of an outbreak and are working with law enforcement to find the culprit.

BANGOR, Maine — A local computer service, sales and technology firm that’s been doing business for more than three decades is getting ready to move into a former bank in nearby Brewer because it has outgrown its current space, its owner said on Friday.

BREWER, Maine — A car parked at the gas pumps of a closed convenience store early Sunday morning seemed weird to Brewer police Sgt. Paul Gauvin, who caught two out-of-staters attempting to skim credit card numbers, Police Chief Jason Moffitt said Monday.

The Municipal Review Committee marked the start of construction on its end of the deal for a new solid waste plant, which has yet to reach financial close.

HAMPDEN, Maine — The Municipal Revenue Committee and Maryland-based Fiberight held a groundbreaking Wednesday at the entrance to their new solid waste processing and recycling facility on Coldbrook Road that will change trash into biogas, even though their competition is suing the state over the permits needed to operate.

For 15 years, Brewer Center for Health and Rehabilitation has hosted a “Home Town Hero’s Luncheon,” serving local police, fire, and EMT crews.

BREWER- What started as a normal Monday night for one family in Brewer quickly turned into a scary scene.

“We were just watching tv. We didn’t know anything,” said Michael Greenwood.