BANGOR — A New Hampshire man accused of placing his girlfriend’s 2-year-old son in a clothing dryer at her Bangor home last month and turning on the machine remained behind bars Monday. The boy suffered second-degree burns to his back and arms with a distinct pattern that matched the drum of the dryer, had blisters […]
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H.S. Football: Bangor topples Edward Little
AUBURN — Knowing well what happened on opening night a year ago, when they narrowly escaped an upset bid by Edward Little, the Bangor Rams left nothing to chance Friday. The Rams rode a four-touchdown effort from junior Dane Johnson and got two more from senior Langston Hamer-Nagle as they cruised to a 48-6 opening-night […]
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L.L. Bean to close Bangor call center
FREEPORT (AP) — Outdoors outfitter L.L. Bean has announced that it is closing a call center in Bangor that employs 220 people. The employees, most of whom are part-time, were notified of the decision on Wednesday. Call center workers generally take phone calls from customers placing orders from the Freeport-based company, but a spokeswoman says […]
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Bangor man cuts himself while fleeing stabbing scene
BANGOR — Police say they have arrested a 19-year-old man who tripped and cut himself on his own knife after another man was stabbed outside a bar. Police say they charged Devin Peirce with one count of aggravated assault in connections with the stabbing of a 38-year-old man during a confrontation outside a night club. […]
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Collins’ Senate re-election campaign hits the road with Maine bus tour
BANGOR — U.S. Sen. Susan Collins hits the road this week on a three-day bus tour of the state as part of her re-election campaign. Collins, a Republican, is running for a fourth term in the U.S. Senate against Democrat Shenna Bellows, the former executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Maine. Earlier […]
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Bangor man charged with photographing sexual abuse of girls
BANGOR — A local man made his first appearance Wednesday before a federal judge on child pornography charges. Timothy S. Klimas, 26, of Bangor admitted to investigators he photographed sexual abuse of three Maine girls — one 6 years old, another 2 years old — and posted the pictures on a website, according to the […]
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Bangor man arrested after allegedly firing handgun in apartment in front of his caseworker
BANGOR — A 59-year-old man was arrested Thursday afternoon after he fired a bullet into the ceiling of his Bangor apartment in front of his caseworker, according to Bangor police. Officers arrested James Corbett, 59, of 60 Cumberland Street about 3:45 p.m., about three hours after he allegedly raised a Glock 9 mm over his […]
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Man arrested after allegedly breaking into Bangor apartment, stealing jewelry
BANGOR — A couple living in an apartment on Main Street in downtown heard a noise early Saturday, and when they went to investigate found a jewel thief in their home, Bangor police Lt. Steve Hunt said Sunday. “(They) wake up and find a male unknown to them in their apartment with some of their […]
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MMA main event canceled
By Ernie Clark Bangor Daily Staff LEWISTON — Injuries can have a destabilizing effect on a mixed martial arts show. The Maine-based New England Fights promotion is experiencing that reality with its Sept. 6 show at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee, as both fighters in its scheduled main event have had to back out due to […]
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Memorial events planned for next summer in honor of late Bangor police chief
BANGOR — A memorial event honoring Don Winslow, Bangor’s late police chief, will pit area police officers against firefighters on the Bangor Waterfront next summer. “Don Winslow is one of a kind, and we were blessed to have known him during our lifetime,” Corenna O’Brien said during an interview Sunday. O’Brien, a friend of the […]