During her concert at Bangor’s Waterfront Pavilion Friday night, 80s pop icon Cyndi Lauper brought U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, on stage. “This woman is a hero,” Lauper told a cheering crowd. “And she’s my hero. And she’s a Republican. She helped us so much with the LGBT homeless youth and all the homeless kids.” […]
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Oxford County well represented at American Legion conclave
BANGOR — American Legion District 5, Oxford County, was well represented by delegates from its constituent posts at the Department of Maine 99th annual convention at the Spectacular Event Center held June 16 to 18. Leading the delegation was District 5 Commander Randall Canwell of Post 24, Rumford. Accompanying him were Department of Maine Sergeant-at-Arms […]
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Class A baseball: Bangor makes it four in a row in extra innings
(L-R) Bangor High School (16) Karl Sund, (10) Noah Tappan (23) Nick Cowperthwaite and (22) Derek Fournier celebrate with the trophy after defeating Falmouth High School for the class A State Championship, Saturday at Fred Morton Field in Augusta. Photo by Terry Farren AUGUSTA — Derek Fournier’s pop single to center field in the bottom […]
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H.S. Baseball: Title games have familiar feel
Familiarity is the theme of three of the four state championship baseball games being played Saturday, whether it’s familiar opponents or familiar storylines. The one game that doesn’t come close to a been there, done that feel is the Class C championship (2 p.m., Mansfield Stadium in Bangor) pitting Lisbon (15-4) against Orono (13-6). In […]
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Bangor reaches fourth straight Class A state final, topples Mt. Ararat
AUGUSTA — If the fans crowding into Morton Field on Wednesday for the Class A North regional baseball final were running a bit late, they missed a lot. Mt. Ararat pitcher Garrett Moody and Bangor ace hurler Peter Kemble didn’t mess around or work by the hour, as the duo combined on a fast-moving 75-minute […]
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H.S. Baseball: Cowperthwaite, Bangor shut out top-seeded Oxford Hills in semifinals
Bangor’s George Payne turns two as Oxford Hills’ Brayden Bean slides into the bag. PARIS — Nick Cowperthwaite didn’t get to pitch at Oxford Hills when his Bangor baseball team made the trek down to Tim Bryant Memorial Field during the regular season. The loss for the Rams played a part in a playoff rematch […]
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Bangor edges Lewiston in A North quarterfinal
BANGOR — Bangor High School junior left-hander Lexi Cunningham had never pitched in a playoff game until Thursday when the fourth-seeded Rams hosted No. 5 Lewiston in the Class A North quarterfinals. She acquitted herself well. Cunningham tossed an unconventional 6 1/3 innings of four-hit, one-run ball to lead the Rams to a 2-1 victory […]
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H.S. Softball: Oxford Hills secures shutout of Bangor
The ball gets by Bangor third baseman Megan Conner allowing Oxford Hills’ Makayla Starbird to score yesterday at the Gouin Complex in South Paris. PARIS — When defense plays a starring role in a softball game, it often means that there were costly errors. On Saturday, however, it was successful — and sometimes stellar — […]
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H.S. Baseball: Vikings glove big win over Rams
As Bangor’s Zach Ireland walks knowingly away (left) teammate George Paine and Oxford Hill’s Wyat Williamson look to the umpire for the call after Payne attempted to score from first on a ball hit deep to right-center. Payne was called out. PARIS — The Oxford Hills Vikings’ efforts to put pressure on Bangor’s defense usually […]
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Four baby squirrels with tails tangled together rescued by Bangor men
When it comes to weird wildlife sightings, Andrew Day of Bangor has one for the books — four baby squirrels tangled together by their tails — and they were in danger. On Sunday, Day was visiting his parents’ house in Bangor when he looked out the window and something caught his eye. At first, he thought […]