LEWISTON — The playoff atmosphere at Don Roux Field settled more than Lewiston and Bangor ended up settling in Monday night’s KVAC boys’ soccer season finale. Garth Berenyi’s goal in the 58th minute and Muktar Ali’s equalizer in the 75th minute sent the Blue Devils and Rams to a 1-1 tie in a thrilling defensive […]
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Bernie Sanders fires up Bangor for Hillary Clinton
BANGOR — Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders on Friday urged a crowd of more than 500 people at the Cross Insurance Center to vote for Hillary Clinton for president next month. Recent polls have shown Trump polling about 10 points ahead Clinton in the 2nd Congressional District that includes all of the state north of Augusta […]
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Donald Trump to hold Bangor rally Oct. 15
AUGUSTA — Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump will touch down in Bangor next week with the national spotlight shining ever brighter on Maine’s 2nd Congressional District. Trump’s fourth visit to Maine during his presidential run is scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 15, at the Cross Insurance Center on Main Street in Bangor. The visit will mark […]
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H.S. Football: Lewiston handles Bangor on the road
BANGOR — Lewiston High School senior split end-defensive back Desmond Jackson isn’t the regular Blue Devil punt returner. But when injuries left Lewiston shorthanded in that department, head coach Bruce Nicholas inserted him into that role last week in a 28-20 loss to Cheverus of Portland. Jackson just may have won the job on Friday […]
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Field hockey: Mt. Blue brushes off stubborn Bangor
FARMINGTON — Mt. Blue High School lightened up and took a laid back approach to winless Bangor High School in a Class A field hockey game Thursday. But the Rams had other ideas and enlightened the Cougars’ with persistence, teamwork and stubborn play. Bangor stymied Mt. Blue for the first 20 minutes before the Cougars’ […]
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H.S. Football: Weekend blitz
Friday, 7 p.m. This is a big swing game for the Red Eddies. A win against a traditional power would put them into the top half of Class A North. They could be encouraged by rival Lewiston playing the Stags close, but the Red Eddies also had a nail-biter last week. LEWISTON (0-3) AT BANGOR […]
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H.S. Football: Pigskin prognostications
Lewiston 31, Bangor 17 Portland 41, Oxford Hills/Buckfield 14 Hampden 22, Mt. Blue 16 Marshwood 26, Leavitt 21 Spruce Mountain 27, Gray-NG 12 Wells 16, Mountain Valley 14 Poland 22, Lake Region 21 Lisbon 20, Dirigo 16 Winthrop/Monmouth 28, Old Orchard Beach 22 Oak Hill 34, Medomak Valley 13
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High School Girls’ Soccer: Bangor wasn’t afraid to shoot in victory over EL
AUBURN — The Bangor Rams shot, and shot, and continued to shoot in their KVAC girls’ soccer tilt against the Edward Little Red Eddies on Friday afternoon. The defending Class A state champions fired off 13 shots in the opening half, with no positive result. But they finally converted on their 17th attempt, a strike […]
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Howard Johnson’s in Bangor closing today
Tuesday is the last day of operation for the HoJo restaurant. After that, there will be only one left, in Lake George, New York. In Bangor, the new owners have been talking about closing the restaurant for some time because of declining business. At one time, Howard Johnson took restaurant franchises to a new level. […]
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H.S. Football: Eddies tough on Rams
AUBURN — The Edward Little defense was as stout as ever Friday, holding Bangor to negative yardage on the ground and limiting the Rams’ aerial attack in an 18-6 win at Walton Field on Friday. The Eddies’ defense was the story, stopping Bangor’s run game from the outset, allowing the Rams negative four yards on […]