Logan Garvey Hoffman
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Articles by Logan Garvey Hoffman
My Maine Takes: Candlepin bowling
BANGOR, Maine (WABI) -Have you ever gone candlepin bowling? Logan Hoffman heads to Bangor Brewer Bowling Lanes to learn how in this month’s My Maine Takes. To learn more about Bangor Brewer Lanes, head to the alley’s Facebook Page. Copyright 2025 WABI. All rights reserved.
Brewer man shares what he’s learned from house fire
BANGOR, Maine (WABI) - A Brewer man who just moved back into his home after a fire in his house over a year ago wants to help others be prepared for the unexpected. It’s been more than 400 days since a fire forced David Winslow out of his Bangor home. “It was the toughest thing I’ve ever been through and I’ve got 20 years in the military,” Winslow said. The problem was a faulty gas regulator. Something David says you have to check regularly. “The fire damage was here and the smoke damage.
My Maine Takes: Oyster Farming
BANGOR, Maine (WABI) - They say the world is your oyster. And for one small company in Hancock County, that’s more than just a saying. In this month’s My Maine Takes, Logan Hoffman finds out how Waukeag Neck Oyster Company is making a name for itself on the waters of Frenchman Bay. If you’d like to try their oysters, you can find them at local spots like the Blue Hill Wine Shop or the Brooklin General Store. And if you’re interested in seeing how the farm works up close, they also offer tours.
Food Bank shares what’s at risk for food and health access in Maine
BANGOR, Maine (WABI) - A local food bank says meeting the needs of Mainers could become a bit more challenging. Congress is considering a bill that would cut billions of dollars from SNAP, Medicaid, and Medicare, all programs that play a crucial role in helping meet essential needs. Food insecurity is already rising ahead of any shifts at the national level. The most recent information from Feeding America shows Maine moved from 13 percent food insecurity to 13.8 percent.
Phillips couple creates honor system donut stand
PHILLIPS, Maine (WABI) - Drive down a road in Maine, and you’ll eventually spot a fresh produce stand. But if you’re in Phillips, Maine, you may trade those fruits and veggies for some donuts! Clifford’s Donut Shop in Phillips sells handmade donuts and baked goods from scratch Thursday through Saturday. Tiffany and Chis Ottenga created the business after moving to Maine to be closer to family. Chris wanted a career change. So they opened the store named after their rescue dog.
My Maine Takes: Fiddleheads
BANGOR, Maine (WABI) - They’re curly, green, and packed with Maine tradition. This month in our My Maine Takes series, Logan Hoffman gives fiddleheads a try for the very first time, learning about their deep cultural roots in the process. To learn more about fiddleheads and how to forage and cook them properly, click here. Copyright 2025 WABI. All rights reserved.
Lewiston shooting survivor relearns basic functions
LEWISTON, Maine (WABI) - About a year and a half after surviving the deadliest mass shooting in Maine history, Ben Dyer is doing something many thought may never again be possible: throwing four perfect cornhole bags in a row. That’s after he was shot five times by Robert Card. Dyer was at Schemengee’s Bar and Grille on Oct. 25, 2023 where 18 people were killed and over a dozen were injured in the Lewiston mass shooting. “I shouldn’t be here.
Colors for a Cause 5K returns to Bangor
BANGOR, Maine (WABI) - Coming together for color and a cause—local credit unions are teaming up again to bring a splash of joy to a meaningful mission. The Bangor Chapter of Credit Unions is holding its second annual “Colors for a Cause” event. The event raises money for local Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals, and every dollar stays right here in Maine. All proceeds go directly to local the Children’s Miracle Network Hospital.
Treworgy Orchards opens for the season
LEVANT, Maine (WABI) - If you’re looking for a mood boost with the weather, Treworgy Orchards in Levant has you covered. The farm is welcoming the community to kick off their Opening Day Tuesday. Gifford’s ice cream, donuts, iced coffee, pizza and more are on the menu. We spoke with one of the co-owners of the farm. Jon Kenerson, Co-Owner of Treworgy Orchards, says you can even see the new baby goats just in time for goat cuddling that starts this weekend.
Bank program teaches women entrepreneurs business skills
BANGOR, Maine (WABI) - Helping women thrive in business. That’s the mission of a program growing right here in Bangor. Since 2005, Key4Women has been building a nationwide network of support, education, and opportunity. From mentorship and money tips to speaker events and success stories, Key4Women is helping businesswomen turn their goals into achievements. Jessica Chute is a branch manager for KeyBank.
UMaine students take part in WWII Memorial cleanup
ORONO, Maine (WABI) - Students started their day early at the University of Maine — not with books or coffee, but with gloves and gardening tools — all to help clean up the World War II Memorial site outside Memorial Union. The event is part of UMaine’s Spirit Week. More than 25 students and faculty members rolled up their sleeves to take part, mulching, planting flowers, and clearing debris from the memorial site. Organizers say it’s a small but powerful way to show gratitude to those who served.
UMaine students take part in WWII Memorial cleanup
ORONO, Maine (WABI) - Students started their day early at the University of Maine — not with books or coffee, but with gloves and gardening tools — all to help clean up the World War II Memorial site outside Memorial Union. The event is part of UMaine’s Spirit Week. More than 25 students and faculty members rolled up their sleeves to take part, mulching, planting flowers, and clearing debris from the memorial site. Organizers say it’s a small but powerful way to show gratitude to those who served.
My Maine Takes: Red Snappers
BANGOR, Maine (WABI) - The bright red color of red snappers and the snap when you bite into them can make you dream of summers in Maine. Logan Hoffman got a behind-the-scene look at how W.A. Bean and Sons makes red snappers in this month’s My Maine Takes.
Meme G's adds a sports bar
OLD TOWN, Maine (WABI) - Massive donuts, pizza, and hockey. No, we’re not just describing a hockey player’s dream. We’re describing something you can experience soon, right in Old Town. Cory Thibodeau owns MeMe G’s. “We have a huge, colossal of a donut. It’s about 7 inches in diameter, 2-3 times the size of what we know to be a typical donut. You can top your donut with what you want,” said Thibodeau. For the past two years, the business has been known for its donuts.
Shaw Institute launches interactive touch tank to boost year-round science education
BLUE HILL, Maine (WABI) - The Shaw Institute in Blue Hill is inviting the public to get hands-on with marine life. It’s not every day you get to touch a sea star or meet a one-in-50-million lobster. But in Blue Hill, the Shaw Institute is making that a reality—thanks to a brand new, 200-gallon touch tank. Built by a Maine-based company, the tank is designed to replicate the Gulf of Maine as closely as possible.
Bar Harbor nonprofit creates affordable art classes
BAR HARBOR, Maine (WABI) - Art is a universal language, and one center in Bar Harbor is making sure it’s accessible to everyone. ArtWaves is offering a space for individuals of all ages and skill levels to discover their artistic potential. Those are some of the most gratifying results to see.
Localism, Immigration, and the Ordo Amoris
Whatever else one might say about the early days of Donald Trump’s second stint in the Oval Office, one cannot deny that it has been eventful. Unless perpetually glued to a screen (or, realistically, multiple screens), the average person has probably found it impossible to track all the executive orders, the shifts in federal policy, or even which federal departments continue to operate.
We should be equipping people to discern God’s still, small voice encountered through the Scriptures or the Body, not teaching them to ask God to say it again, this time to them personally and audibly if possible. The truth is, our “frame” may be immanent, but reality itself inherently participates in the transcendent. If it is enchantment that we seek, it is not hard to find.
Everything Enchanted: Humanity is desperate for transcendence, but where can it be found?
Since Charles Taylor published his monumental work A Secular Age (seriously, try picking up a copy, it’s huge) in 2007, Christian thinkers of a certain cast have been talking about “disenchantment.” This discourse persists through the present day, when, just as one example, O. Alan Noble has engaged with books on the subject of enchantment from David Bentley Hart and Rod Dreher.
All the Saints, and the Ones They Leave Behind
My mother visited me in Ireland five years after my father’s death. Five years is an eternity when one is living with grief, and she was very much still living with grief. The visit was enjoyable; it was nice to introduce my mom to the life my wife and I had built in Ireland, but grief and loss hovered in the air even still. As I was taking my mother to the airport at the end of her trip, the conversation turned, as it often does, to my father, and to loss, and to that for which we might hope.
Viral TikTok chocolate bar shakes up customers of Bangor food truck
BANGOR, Maine (WABI) - A delicious treat is now going viral across the world. A chocolate treat with dough and pistachios has shocked taste buds everywhere so one Bangor chef decided to try it out. If you use TikTok, you may have come across the viral treat created by a chocolatier. “She created this chocolate bar at a store there and the crunch got a lot of the attention,” said Anik Derphilibossian, the owner of Dreamer Food out of Bangor.
OSHA proposes standard to protect workers from the dangers of extreme heat
BANGOR, Maine (WABI) -If you work outdoors, listen to this. There could be changes coming to regulations that will benefit you. Recently, The Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced a proposed standard to protect workers from the dangers of extreme heat. They believe this would be a significant step toward a federal heat standard. “Right now there is not a standard in place.” Matt Matt Schlobohm is the executive director of the Maine AFL-CIO.
Lasagna Love makes its way to Maine
BANGOR, Maine (WABI) - Spreading kindness, one lasagna at a time. One nonprofit that’s layering on the love across the country has made its way to Maine. “This was a way I could give back right in my own community, right in my own kitchen. My kids helped out. It was such an easy way to give back,” said Angie Madore. Madore is Lasagna Love’s regional director for Maine. She started volunteering for the nonprofit after she saw a Facebook post during the pandemic.
Searsport business pays it forward to kids in need
SEARSPORT, Maine (WABI) - We all have heard of someone paying for the car behind them in a drive thru or even a toll. But what about an entire organization devoted to the cause? Jen Wenz is the owner of The Aquarian Gift Shop in Searsport. With a surplus in store earnings one month, she wanted to do something positive the extra money. “I thought, well, there’s gotta be some kids that need some help paying of their lunch balances,” Wenz said.
A business hires a shop cow. He quickly becomes a local celebrity
BANGOR, Maine (WABI/Gray News) - Sometimes when you walk into a business, there may be a store cat or maybe even be a dog. But what about a cow? The owner of A&G Shooting in Fairfield, Maine, Adam Hendsbee, hired a shop cow last Tuesday. “He’s the ambassador of good will, I guess,” Hendsbee said. “I didn’t plan on having a cow, but now we have a cow — so what do you do with a cow?
Fairfield business hires ‘udderly’ cute shop cow
BANGOR, Maine (WABI) - Sometimes when you walk into a business, there may be a store cat...or maybe even be a dog. But what about a cow? The owner of A&G Shooting in Fairfield, Adam Hendsbee, hired an ‘udderly’ cute shop cow last Tuesday. “He’s the ambassador of good will, I guess,” Hendsbee said. “I didn’t plan on having a cow, but now we have a cow. So what do you do with a cow?
Couple gets married in path of solar eclipse totality
LITTLETON, Maine (WABI) - A once in a lifetime event .... and a solar eclipse! Two people were married in the breathtaking minutes during totality of the eclipse in Littleton.
Couple plan wedding for exact time of total solar eclipse Original
BANGOR, Maine (WABI) - A Maine couple are turning two once-in-a-lifetime events into one giant celebration: their wedding and the total solar eclipse. Chris Selmek says he was on a cross-country road trip when he realized he belonged in Maine with Stephanie Sennett. “I proposed to Stephanie on the front porch before I even got into the house. It was the first thing I did when I got here,” Selmek told WABI.
Shenna Bellows: Maine’s first female secretary of state
AUGUSTA, Maine (WABI) - “I grew up without electricity or running water in Hancock, Maine,” Secretary of State Shenna Bellows said. “I was a geek. I had a copy of the Bill of Rights on my bedroom wall. And today I have a copy of the Constitution on my office wall. Bellows said she has always been passionate about politics and government, and it all began with her parents.
‘Sugar Bob’ still making maple syrup after nearly 75 years
DOVER-FOXCROFT, Maine (WABI/Gray News) – A man in Maine is celebrating 75 years of syrup making. Bob Moore, 85, said his passion for maple syrup began from a simple gesture from a neighbor when he was just 10 years old. “I was hanging around, and he passed me a pail and said, ‘Help me get the sap.’ And that was the beginning,” Moore said. Known as “Sugar Bob” or “Mr. Sugar,” Moore opened Bob’s Sugarhouse in the 1980s.
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