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2+ hour, 12+ min ago (89+ words) All news " CBS lineup Bangor Daily News The networks according to Trump. Seniors Born 1939-1969 Receive 11 Benefits This Month If They Ask Protein Isn't Enough - Here's What Really Builds Muscle After 60 Plastic Surgeon Tells: If You Have Wrinkles, Do This Immediately…...
Bangor Symphony Orchestra receives gifts from Quirk Subaru as part of Share the Love event
17+ hour, 52+ min ago (458+ words) Bangor Daily News BANGOR " The Bangor Symphony Orchestra and Bangor Humane were recently honored by Subaru's "Share the Love" event with Quirk Subaru of Bangor, which gave an earmarked portion of all sales and leases of qualifying Subarus between November…...
True North Theatre's Irish epic sends theatergoers dancing all the way home
16+ hour, 51+ min ago (582+ words) The five Mundy sisters are dancing inside and outside their cottage in northwestern Ireland to mark the beginning of the harvest. Their celebration is one of the few joyful times they'll experience before forces beyond their control scatter the family....
Bangor Parks & Recreation and Waterfront Concerts present free movie night at Maine Savings Amphitheater
1+ day, 15+ hour ago (188+ words) BANGOR " Bangor Parks & Recreation and Waterfront Concerts are excited to invite families and movie lovers to a special outdoor movie night featuring the live-action "How to Train Your Dragon: on Friday, June 19 at Maine Savings Amphitheater. This event is free…...
A freshly restored 40-foot-tall fisherman comes to Searsport
2+ day, 10+ hour ago (627+ words) Big Jim," an iconic symbol of Maine's fishing heritage, is standing tall again after a thorough restoration. A crane placed the 40-foot-tall figure of a fisherman in foul weather gear on the lawn of the Penobscot Marine Museum in Searsport…...
Duchesne presents "Why Maine is Weird
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (173+ words) Bangor Daily News WINTER HARBOR " Birding expert and guide, environmentalist, and author Bob Duchesne will speak at Hammond Hall 1 p. m. Wednesday, June 17 on the topic "Why Maine Is Weird, in a birding sense. The event is sponsored by the Winter Harbor…...
Letter: Books should be available to people without library cards
3+ day, 7+ hour ago (320+ words) Bangor Daily News Letters submitted by BDN readers are verified by BDN Opinion Page staff. Send your letters to letters@bangordailynews. com I recently reviewed an account of Benjamin Franklin's advocacy for libraries. At age 15, in 1671, he became a fugitive…...
Portland bookstore crawl
3+ day, 20+ hour ago (722+ words) WRITTEN BY SARAH COTTRELL You've heard of a pub crawl, but have you ever tried a bookstore crawl? If you live in or plan to visit Portland this summer, a bookstore crawl should be on your list of things to…...
Volunteers preserve history and life in burial grounds
3+ day, 20+ hour ago (393+ words) WRITTEN BY JEN LYNDS W. John Funk, president and trustee of Stewards of the Western Cemetery, said that although their voices were silenced hundreds of years ago, the dead are still excellent historians. "Their voices are reliable, and they have a…...
Opinion: The Tom Hennessey I'll always remember
4+ day, 7+ hour ago (368+ words) This story was originally published in December 2018. For a number of years back in the 1980s, I wrote a weekly column for the Bangor Daily News on Maine agriculture. It appeared on Monday mornings at the top of the page opposite…...