BUCKSPORT (AP) — Two Maine friars say they are closing down their iconic bakery to open up a brewery. The Bangor Daily News reports Friar’s Bakehouse in Bangor will close Friday after more than 18 years. Franciscan Brothers Donald Paul and Kenneth Leo say they plan to open their new venture, the Friar’s Brewhouse Tap Room, this […]
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Rangeley man pleads to federal drug charges
FARMINGTON — A Rangeley man has pleaded guilty at U.S. District Court in Bangor to selling fentanyl last year in Franklin County, according to court documents. Steven Butler was 24 when he was indicted by a federal grand jury Sept. 14, 2017, on three felony counts of distribution of a mixture or substance containing fentanyl. Butler had […]
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Roundup: Saints, Devils earn hockey wins
BANGOR — St. Dom’s allowed the first goal of the game to Bangor’s Charlie Budd, but replied with a goal of its own just 22 seconds later, and the Saints steamed forward to defeat Bangor, 3-1, in a Class A North boys’ hockey matchup. Dominic Chasse scored the first goal for St. Dom’s (8-7-1) and […]
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Cheering: Bangor wins first Class A crown, tops Lewiston; Central Aroostook rules D again
Bangor cheerleaders react after winning the Class A state championship in Bangor on Saturday afternoon. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) BANGOR — In front of its home crowd Bangor won its first Class A cheering state championship, beating four-time defending champ Lewiston and perennial contender Biddeford. Central Aroostook won its fifth straight Class D title and 10th […]
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Military Note: Bangor airman graduates military training
JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas — U.S. Air Force National Guard Airman 1st Class Jacob T. King graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas. The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness and basic warfare principles and […]
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Boys' Basketball: Balanced Oxford Hills' spoils Fleming's return, 51-43
Oxford Hills’s Colton Carson attempts to get to the basket defended by Bangor’s Matt Fleming during their game in Paris on Wednesday. (Brewster Burns photo) PARIS — Oxford Hills fans gave former Viking a loud round of applause when he was introduced with Bangor’s starters before Wednesday’s KVAC basketball matinee. Things got a lot more […]
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Citizenship screening at Maine bus station stirs mixed feelings, legal questions
Peter Homer rides the Concord Coach Lines bus from Bangor to Boston once a month for his job as an engineer, but he had never seen U.S. Border Patrol agents at the Bangor Transportation Center until he lined up to board the bus Jan. 14. “After we handed our tickets to the driver and handed […]
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Boys' hockey: Lewiston back on track, pelts Bangor
Bangor’s Anthony Caccese and Lewiston’s Alex Robert struggle for control of the puck during Friday night’s hockey game at the Colisee in Lewiston. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) LEWISTON — The Blue Devils found their shot again. After an uncharacteristically low shot total through two periods of its loss Wednesday, Lewiston kept the momentum going from that […]
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And One: Oxford Hills transfer Fleming making impact with Bangor
Bangor High School’s Matt Fleming (10) blocks a shot by Edward Little High School’s Ibn Khalid during their game in Auburn on Tuesday. (Justin Pelletier/Sun Journal) Fitting in with a new team and a new school takes time, but with no seniors on his team, Bangor junior forward Matt Fleming can afford to focus on […]
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New executive director for United Farmer Veterans of Maine
BANGOR — Donovan Todd has been named the new executive director for the United Farmer Veterans of Maine. Todd has worked in the food and agriculture sectors since graduating in 1979 from the University of Maine with a bachelor’s degree in agriculture economics. He has held key positions in the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Farmers […]