BANGOR — Cancer didn’t take out Randolph Westphal. Neither did 28 surgeries to remove it. Neither did a hit-and run crash in Argentina that knocked him off his bike and severed a portion of his lower leg — though that came close. Westphal, 56, will be out and about Monday, biking around Bangor, and he […]
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Legion championship: Bangor closes out Bessey
BANGOR — This was a celebration 35 years in the making for the Bangor American Legion baseball program. So even if a stubborn Bessey Motors of South Paris club forced the Comrades to play an extra game Sunday, they weren’t about to let their summer-long ambition go unfulfilled. The deciding chapter of that mission was […]
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Legion Baseball: Bangor bashes Bessey into elimination bracket, 10-0
BANGOR — As if their dominant pitching and air-tight defense throughout the American Legion state tournament weren’t enough, the Bangor Comrades started tattooing the baseball Friday night. Bessey Motors bore the brunt of that barrage, falling 10-0 in the winners’ bracket final at Winkin Complex. Hunter Boyce went 3-for-4, and his RBI single off Zack […]
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Legion Baseball: Bangor, Hillier blank Pastime
Of course, since most youth baseball in Maine is conducted under natural daylight, sometimes trying to locate a white, spinning ball and its blurry laces beneath that unfamiliar glare can be a curse. Two relatively routine fly balls gave two different Pastime Club right fielders trouble Thursday night at Winkin Complex. They fell in for […]
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Reaction mixed on the increasing use of camera-equipped drones
BANGOR — “Is that a drone?” a woman walking her dog along the Bangor Waterfront asked late Monday morning. Her tone fell somewhere between curious and accusatory. “Nope, it’s a quadcopter,” Bangor-based flier-photographer Monty Rand said as he stared down at his monitor while a small, multi-propellered machine hovered about 200 feet overhead. “Oh,” she […]
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UMaine trustees approve plan to address shortfall
BANGOR (AP) — University of Maine System trustees have approved a five-year plan to address a projected $69 million funding gap that calls for the streamlining of academic programs and workforce reductions. Trustees of the seven-campus system unanimously approved the plan on Monday. The plan could mean the elimination of some academic programs if similar […]
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Charlie Howard memorial walk stirs memories of fear, courage in the wake of his death
BANGOR — Bangor was a scary place for gays three decades ago. But the death of Charlie Howard, a gay man killed by three local boys, opened people’s eyes to the abuse that was happening, and things started to change, the Rev. Bill Walsh said Sunday. “I remember walking the streets here in Bangor and […]
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Former Bangor Police Chief Winslow dies
BANGOR — The former police chief for Bangor has died after a battle with cancer. The Bangor Police Department said that Donald Winslow died early Thursday at home with his family by his side. He was 57. Winslow was the 27th police chief of Bangor for nine years. Chief Mark Hathaway says Winslow served in […]
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Supplier for drug ring gets 8-year sentence
BANGOR — A New York City man convicted for his role supplying a drug distribution ring in Maine has been sentenced to more than eight years in federal prison. Prosecutors say 46-year-old Kenneth “Kill” Robinson was sentenced Monday in U.S. District Court in Bangor to eight years, four months behind bars and three years of […]
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Albert L. Smith Sr.
1944 – 2014 PORTLAND—Albert L. Smith Sr., 70, of East Wilton, died Wednesday evening, July 2, at Maine Medical Center, Portland, surrounded by his family. He was born May 13, 1944, in Lewiston, a son of Murray L. and Mary Clara (Parker) Smith. He was a graduate of Wilton Academy, Husson University in Bangor where […]