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Fireplace mantel revealed Bangor connection to a former slave
By Brian Swartz, Of the Weekly Staff on Feb. 05, 2013, at 2:55 p.m.
Editor’s note: This article is the first of a two-part installment about Samuel Guess, an escaped slave who moved to Bangor sometime near the end of the Civil War. While solving a mystery about a surname scrawled on a fireplace mantel, Renee Perron met some Bangor residents who lent diversity ...
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Westside Auto Sales moves to new location on Verona Island
By Brian Swartz, Of the Weekly Staff on Jan. 29, 2013, at 3:44 p.m.
VERONA ISLAND — Todd and Jennifer Bridges believed that when they relocated their Westside Auto Sales to 161 U.S. Route 1 in this town, business would increase. They were right. The Bridges opened Westside Auto Sales “down the road 1½ miles at our home” elsewhere on Verona Island last May, ...
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Wilson Street dawn
By Brian Swartz, Of the Weekly Staff on Jan. 29, 2013, at 3:34 p.m.
No matter the air temperature last week, the sun still rose each morning over Wilson Street in Brewer. This time of year, the sun pops above the Dedham Hills in almost perfect alignment with the busy highway. The natural light changes by the minute, as Weekly Editor Brian Swartz discovered ...
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Six-pound medal adorned neck of champion bean-eater
By Brian Swartz, Of the Weekly Staff on Jan. 29, 2013, at 3:23 p.m.
Absolutely nobody wanted to stand down wind of Kenduskeag’s Frederick A.H. Stackpole on Friday, Jan. 24, 1879 — or on Saturday, Sunday, and probably Monday, too. After the Civil War ended in 1865, Union veterans formed the Grand Army of the Republic, the equivalent of today’s Veterans of Foreign Wars. ...
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History of the Bangor Auditorium, Part IV: The Next Generation
By David M. Fitzpatrick, Of the Weekly Staff on Jan. 29, 2013, at 3:20 p.m.
Click here to read all four parts of this series. Editor’s Note: In 2013, the Cross Insurance Center will become the third structure to serve as the community auditorium since 1897. This is the fourth in a four-part series to tell the historic tale of those three structures, and their ...
Main Street dawn
on Jan. 22, 2013, at 4:04 p.m.
In that quiet time between the fleeing night and the approaching day, Main Street in Bangor comes to life as the early birds head to work. The light and scenes change quickly as dawn illuminates the Dedham Hills to the southeast. Weekly Editor Brian Swartz recently chased the dawn along ...
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Steadicam technology taught at Bangor college
By Brian Swartz, Of the Weekly Staff on Jan. 22, 2013, at 3:55 p.m.
From biker scouts chasing Luke and Leia to exciting NFL end-zone action to reality TV, Steadicam technology improves the video footage that people watch. Since the advent of silent films, producers have struggled to film scenes that require a cameraman to move simultaneously with the action. Hand-held cameras allowed such ...
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Sassy Nails Spa opens a Bangor location
By Debra Bell, Of the Weekly Staff on Jan. 22, 2013, at 3:52 p.m.
Anthony Nguyen decided to expand his 12-year-old Sassy Nails franchise from Ellsworth to Bangor because he had clients who were traveling that distance. “We talked a lot with the customers and found out many were coming from Bangor,” Nguyen said. “The customer always comes first.” That’s why he opened up ...
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History of the Bangor Auditorium, Part III: Citizens divided
By David M. Fitzpatrick, Of the Weekly Staff on Jan. 22, 2013, at 3:49 p.m.
Click here to read all four parts of this series. Editor’s Note: In 2013, the Cross Insurance Center will become the third structure to serve as the community auditorium since 1897. This is the third in a four-part series to tell the historic tale of those three structures, and their ...
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Knowing all about travel
By Debra Bell, Of the Weekly Staff on Jan. 22, 2013, at 3:38 p.m.
If there’s one thing Dee-Anne McDonald loves to do, it’s to send vacationers to Mexico. That’s because it’s not only the travel agent’s favorite destination, but Mexico offers tremendous bang for the buck. McDonald owns All About Travel, located at the Centre Mall since the business opened in 1996. The ...
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Diversified Ink: tattoos and fine art
By Greg Westrich on Jan. 22, 2013, at 3:28 p.m.
Ed Schaffer, owner of Diversified Ink, is still getting used to the idea of being an employer. His tattoo studio employs four tattoo artists, two piercers, and two part-time employees to manage the books and web site. Business has never been better. Wearing a worn Carhartt jacket and jeans while ...
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Seniors must be alert to over-the-phone Jamaican lottery scam
By Carol Higgins-Taylor on Jan. 16, 2013, at 1:52 p.m.
Remember when answering the phone meant pleasant conversation or at the very least, important information? It was just family and friends communicating in a simple, convenient way. The ring had an air of mystery as you never knew who was on the other end of the line. As the world ...
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Indoor youth baseball and softball facility to open in Brewer
By David M. Fitzpatrick, Of the Weekly Staff on Jan. 16, 2013, at 9:39 a.m.
A new facility geared towards baseball and softball, on the brink of its February grand opening, promises to be unlike anything the region has seen. Sluggers, which touts itself as “the finest and most modern indoor youth baseball/softball training facility in Maine,” will be a 9,000-square-foot facility including two video-simulated ...
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Hermon teacher writes “My Magic Glasses” to help children
By Brian Swartz, Of the Weekly Staff on Jan. 16, 2013, at 9:28 a.m.
DIXMONT — When the second graders taught by Virginia Butler Gray don “My Magic Glasses,” they think — not about lunch, recess, or what’s on TV, but about how they can respond positively to a particular emotion or situation. During the 23 years that she has taught at the Etna-Dixmont ...
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Treasures in an attic recalled a Civil War veteran
By Brian Swartz, Of the Weekly Staff on Jan. 16, 2013, at 9:26 a.m.
ORONO — Robert Modery and his first cousin, John A. Modery, cannot be sure, but their great-grandfather might have defended the Union with a German accent. Robert, known as “Bob,” lives in the Orono house occupied by the Modery clan for generations. John A. Modery — the middle initial is ...
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La Cena serves homemade pastas and pizzas
By Dale McGarrigle, Of the Weekly Staff on Jan. 16, 2013, at 9:18 a.m.
BANGOR — Out back in the kitchen at La Cena Italian Bistro & Pizzeria is one very busy young man. James Gallagher, 24, is the owner and main chef of the restaurant at 621 Hammond St., which opened in May. It’s the most recent of seven ventures for the Bangor ...
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Proper back care is important
By Carol Lane, PT on Jan. 16, 2013, at 9:15 a.m.
Back pain is the most common medical problem in the United States. In 2003, Research America released the results of a survey of 1,000 people in the country showing that: • 57 percent of all adults had chronic or recurrent back pain in the last year; • 75 percent of ...
Maine’s Progressive Business 2013
Each year, the Maine’s Progressive Business supplement celebrates businesses that have been in existence fro at least 50 years through detailed historical retrospectives. This year’s Maine’s Progressive Business features four businesses: Brookings-Smith Funeral Home: 139 years It started with a Camden businessman named Abel Hunt who, after business ventures with ...
72 Years: Modern Screenprint – From photo engraving to screenprinting, this business has changed with the times
This story is part of the Maine’s Progressive Business 2013 series. To read more historical retrospectives, click here. ~~~ It was around 1926 when Jeremiah M. McLeod came to Bangor from New Brunswick, first working as an operator for the Western Union Telegraph Co. on Hammond Street. By 1935, he ...
Police find remains believed to be Nichole Cable, 15, in Old Town woods
Orono man charged with murder in death of Glenburn teen
Family remembers Nichole “CoCo” Cable, warns of social media dangers
Informational roadblocks, ground searches yield more tips on missing Glenburn teen Nichole Cable
Nichole Cable: In our minds, hearts
Obama’s boyfriend line
How to humble a wing nut
UMaine narrows candidate list, hopes to name men’s hockey coach next week
Former Dexter, Nokomis coach Pratt takes Mount View football post
Eastport teen notches first ‘Bandolero’ racing victory
Houlton makes plans for new hockey boards at Millar Civic Center
Unity Raceway heading in new direction when track opens for season Sunday
Fun, informative or just plain strange: 8 museums in Maine worth a road trip
Microsoft unveils new Xbox One game console
Bangor veteran of World War II exemplifies the way life should be
So what the heck is a “Show Choir”?