BANGOR — What was expected to be a routine stopover at Bangor International Airport for a plane filled with returning U.S. troops and defense contractors Sunday night instead became a frustrating ordeal for many of those aboard. For the 102 U.S. troops returning from Afghanistan and Kuwait on Delta flight 8964, getting off the plane […]
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Bangor man pleads guilty to manslaughter in girlfriend’s death
BANGOR (AP) — A judge has accepted a Bangor man’s guilty plea to manslaughter in the killing his 49-year-old girlfriend. Superior Court Justice Ann Murray declined to accept David Coon’s plea earlier this month because he was too emotional, crying out that his girlfriend’s death “wasn’t supposed to happen.” But she agreed to accept his […]
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Bangor woman recalls trying to save dogs from house fire
BANGOR — When the smoke alarms went off in Natachia Barlow’s rental home on Dillingham Street Friday afternoon, she thought someone had burned toast. “It’s always toast. It’s never a real fire,” she said Monday, standing outside the damaged two-story yellow house that is now condemned because of fire and water damage. Barlow, 39, arrived […]
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Police searching for Jeep in Bangor hit-and-run crash
BANGOR — Maine State Police are searching for a blue Jeep Liberty with front end damage involved in a noontime hit-and-run crash with a 15-passenger van on Interstate 95 near the Kenduskeag Stream, said Trooper Brian Bean. The driver of the van, a 32-year-old Bangor man, said the Jeep hit the van from behind and […]
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Rams outlast feisty Devils
BANGOR — The sense of urgency that accompanies the late-season battle for playoff position was in full evidence at Red Barry Gymnasium on Friday night. No matter that Bangor and Lewiston have six and five games remaining, respectively, on their regular-season schedules. Bangor’s 67-58 Class A survival of Lewiston may not have been war, but […]
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Flooding concerns in parts of Maine
BANGOR (AP) — City public safety officials in Bangor, Maine, have closed a plaza due to potential flooding concerns. People have been advised Thursday morning to move their vehicles from both the east and west side of the Kenduskeag Plaza in downtown Bangor as soon as possible. In addition, the National Weather Service said the […]
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H.S. boys’ hockey: Rams keep Devils in check
“This was very important for us,” Fournier said. “We really had to work hard in practice this week, work on our power play, work on our penalty kill, just everything. Overall, our speed was pretty good and we got a lot of shots on net.” The teams are both expected to be among the best […]
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Bangor International Airport sees increased traffic as it lays off employees
BANGOR — Bangor International Airport served more passengers in 2013 than it had in any year since 2005, but the increase couldn’t stave off 25 layoff notices handed out to employees earlier this month. In 2013, the airport saw 487,775 airline passengers through its terminal, a six percent increase over the previous year’s total of […]
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More than 100 people honor fallen troop greeter
BANGOR — One of America’s most famous troop greeters was laid to rest Sunday with a funeral that celebrated his irascible humor, deep generosity and patriotism. With Gov. Paul LePage and U.S. Rep. Mike Michaud in attendance, friends recalled William Franklin “Bill” Knight as a veteran dedicated to serving others, who especially loved ensuring that […]
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Ice slickens roads, tarmac in Northern New England
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Icy conditions made travel treacherous by road and air across Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine on Saturday, closing roads, causing accidents and even sending a flight at Bangor International Airport skidding off a taxiway. But as the weather warmed and road crews across the region cleared ice from highways, up to […]