Category: Bangor
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Heroic Maine girl’s story is vividly brought to life in ‘Matinicus: A Lighthouse Play’
Abigail Burgess is vividly portrayed by West Coast actor Katie Peabody in this one-woman show written by Jenny Connell Davis and directed by Julie Arnold Lisnet.
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Bangor syringe exchange moving to bigger location
The purpose of giving those who inject drugs sterile syringes is to reduce the likelihood that people will reuse or share needles, which can spread bloodborne diseases, such as HIV.
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23rd HIV case detected in Penobscot County
Of the 23 people who are newly diagnosed with HIV, all of them reported injecting drugs within a year of being diagnosed, according to the Maine CDC.
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New composition wows audience with large percussion section at BSO concert
“Pride to Prejudice: Shostakovich 5” featured music from this century and the last as young musicians performed alongside seasoned professionals.
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Bangor schools consider $3.7M budget increase for next year
If approved, the budget would influence Bangor residents’ taxes, said Ray Phinney, a spokesperson for the school department.
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Frustration mounts as Holden man convicted of drunk driving crash ‘released yet again’
David MacKenzie allegedly violated his bail conditions two times in the last three months as he tried to appeal a drunk driving conviction.
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Bangor considers pre-fab building for shared commercial kitchen
The shared kitchen, modeled after a similar one in Portland, would give small businesses access to expensive equipment needed to prepare and package food.
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Penobscot County may pay $2.5M to board inmates at other jails
An average of 69 people per day were boarded out of the jail in 2024 because the facility was at or near its state-mandated capacity of 157 people.
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2 men plead not guilty to bank fraud to buy Maine homes for illegal marijuana grows
Yuantong Liang, 36, and Yongliang Deng, 34, allegedly lied to banks to obtain mortgages for three houses in 2020.