FARMINGTON — One 3-pointer is a mere nuisance. Allowing a second 3 was a bit problematic. Giving up a third consecutive shot from long distance created a sizable deficit from which Mt. Blue never quite recovered. Bangor opened its KVAC showdown with a trio of 3-pointers and quickly opened a double-digit lead. “That used to […]
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Former Mexico man dies in Bangor
BANGOR — A former Mexico man who was struck by a vehicle on Hammond Street earlier this week has died, Bangor police said Friday. Timothy Gotto, 55, died of his injuries at Eastern Maine Medical Center on Thursday night, according to Bangor police Sgt. Tim Cotton. Gotto had been staying in the Bangor area, Cotton […]
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Former Mexico man struck in Bangor while walking
BANGOR — A former River Valley resident was struck by a vehicle on Hammond Street on Monday night and remained in serious condition on Tuesday, police said. Timothy Gotto, 55, has been staying in the Bangor area, police Sgt. Tim Cotton said late Tuesday afternoon. Gotto is being treated at Eastern Maine Medical Center. He […]
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Girls’ basketball: Mary Butler, Bangor take out Oxford Hills in overtime
PARIS — Everything seemed to be going Oxford Hills’ way at the end of regulation Monday. Bangor and Mary Butler took it all away with a pair of free throws on their first possession of overtime. The Vikings were undone by their second nightmarish scoreless stretch of the afternoon, with the Rams pitching a shutout […]
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Boys’ basketball: Lewiston comes back to top Bangor; Isaiah Harris, Trever Irish lead the way
After giving away a 15-point lead and falling behind Bangor with just under six minutes remaining, the Blue Devils rode the shoulders of Isaiah Harris, Trever Irish and Tykeem Gaines to an authoritative 61-49 KVAC victory. When the Blue Devils are healthy, dribbling in the same direction, and sharing the basketball among their cadre of […]
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N.H. man pleads guilty to putting 2-year-old in dryer
BANGOR — A New Hampshire man accused of placing his girlfriend’s 2-year-old son in a clothing dryer at her Bangor home and turning on the machine in August pleaded guilty Tuesday at the Penobscot Judicial Center to one count of aggravated assault. Adam Morton, 28, of Berlin, N.H., is scheduled to be sentenced Feb. 2, […]
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‘It’s incredible’: Fans enjoy first East Coast Snocross event in Bangor
BANGOR — Bangor’s Nelson Savage remembers when he and other members of the Bangor Jaycees would spend weeks preparing Bass Park in Bangor for the annual snowmobile races around the harness track oval in the 1960s and ‘70s. “Every winter, people would look forward to it. When they stopped, it left a void,” said Savage. […]
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Mr. Bernard’s closed due to ‘purely financial’ reasons, owner says
BANGOR — Students who attended a 55-year-old Bangor beauty school that closed abruptly earlier this week gathered at the facility on Thursday to pick up their belongings and chat with their peers. Mary Hunt, who has owned Mr. Bernard’s School of Hair Fashion since her father, Andrew Fournier, died last summer, was with them. She […]
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Bangor waterfront concert venue set for ‘most amazing year yet’ in 2015
BANGOR — Waterfront Concerts promoter Alex Gray promised a large gathering of business people that 2015 will be the “most amazing year yet” for what has become one of the city’s top attractions. Gray delivered the keynote address during the Bangor Region Chamber of Commerce’s annual breakfast Wednesday morning at the Cross Insurance Center. Chamber […]
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Maine casinos report a bit more revenue, chip in $45 million in taxes
Maine casino-goers might have hit the wall in 2014. Early figures from the Maine Gambling Control Board released this week show slot machine revenue nearly flat last year at the state’s two casinos. In Bangor, Hollywood Casino saw slot players gamble $459.6 million last year compared to $468.9 million in 2013, an almost 2 percent […]