Today, Mike Mandell reports on Friday’s Cony-Gardiner football rivalry clash. We also have stories on Bangor launching an HIV case management program in the wake of an outbreak, and on a fire in Benton that claimed both a human and canine life.
CONY-GARDINER RIVALRY
Take 133 years of history and combine it with the fewest combined losses ever between the two teams, and everything you could want in a Cony-Gardiner football rivalry has manifested in the showdown due to occur when the Rams and Tigers battle Friday at Fuller Field. Gardiner (6-1) is in the midst of its best season since 2010, while Cony is so far 7-0. Read the story here.
HIV CASE MANAGEMENT
Bangor Public Health has launched an intensive case management program to serve those impacted by the city’s HIV outbreak, which has led to 29 identified cases. Funded by about $550,000 of Bangor’s opioid settlement funds, the program will provide services like mental health care and rides to appointments for residents impacted by the outbreak, which has been ongoing for two years and saw cases rise through this summer. Read more.
1 dead in Benton fire
The fire was reported early Wednesday at 70 Pleasant Drive where a dog also died in the home.
“The drought missed the ticks, timing-wise. The ticks were in their larval stage, and the larvae is lower to the ground (than adult ticks), which means they can retain the moisture that remains in the ground better.”
Griffin Dill, manager of the University of Maine Cooperative Extension’s tick lab.
Lyme disease cases in Maine this year have already surpassed the record set in 2024, despite drought conditions that can potentially reduce tick populations or make them less active. Read more from health and human services reporter Joe Lawlor: Lyme disease cases surge in Maine this year, surpassing record set in 2024
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