Warren Center cuts ribbon on new building

Submitted by Around Town Web... on Monday, June 6th, 4:39 pm

BANGOR, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- People with hearing and speech disorders in the Bangor area have turned to the Warren Center for help for the past 50 years.

The Warren Center will continuing helping those people, but in a brand new location at Penobscot Communty Health Care's main Bangor campus at 992 Union Street. On Monday, Warren Center staff and supporters gathered to cut the ribbon. The new facility will give the Warren Center much more space to grow.

"We have great parking," said Ann Marie Power, the practice manager at Warren Center. "We have rooms for the providers to be with the kids to have a space thats cheery bright, conducive to learning and growing."

The Warren Center is accepting new patients.

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Bucksport Man sentenced in gun theft case

Submitted by Around Town Web... on Monday, June 6th, 4:36 pm

BANGOR, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- A man who stole more than a dozen firearms from an orrington gun dealer last year has been sentenced to four and a half years in federal prison.

20 year old Brandon Caparotta of Bucksport received that sentence today at U.S. District Court in Bangor.

The prison sentence will be followed by three years of supervised release. Caparotta must also pay back more than 15 hundred dollars in restitution for the guns he stole.

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Downtown Outdoor Market/Cool Sounds Concert Series Information

Submitted by mmullen, Community Web Producer

Monday, June 6th, 2011, 3:52pm

The Downtown Bangor Partnership is coordinating the Downtown Outdoor Market and Cool Sounds Concert Series again this year. The market will involve vendors setting up tents, kiosks and booths along Broad Street in front of West Market Square to the area near Pickering Square behind the Freese’s Building. Vendors sell food, clothing, jewelry and other similar products beginning at 5 PM. The concert series will be held at Pickering Square from 7:00 to 8:00 PM.

The Outdoor Market will be held every Thursday evening from 4:00 to 8:00 staring on June 9th and ending on August 11th

Broad Street, at Main Street, will be closed at 3:00 PM each Thursday by the Parking Enforcement Division.

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Maine NEW Leadership Program Activities Scheduled Monday in Augusta, Skowhegan

Submitted by mmullen, Community Web Producer

Monday, June 6th, 2011, 9:33am

ORONO, Maine – The participants in the Maine NEW Leadership program, a University of Maine initiative that aims to educate and empower undergraduate college women to become civic and political leaders, will travel Monday to Augusta and Skowhegan for events and activities at the State House and Margaret Chase Smith Library.

Twenty-nine students from 18 different Maine institutions of higher education are participating in the intensive residential training program, which is offered through the Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center and the UMaine Cooperative Extension. The program is provided at no cost to participants and runs from June 2 to June 7.

Starting at 9:30 a.m.

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Cancer survivors gather to celebrate on the Bangor Waterfront

Submitted by Around Town Web... on Sunday, June 5th, 6:55 pm

BANGOR, Maine (NEWS CENTER) --- Sunday was National Cancer Survivors Day and that was a day for many to celebrate in the Bangor area.

Music filled the air at the city's waterfront as Cancer Care of Maine held a celebration to honor cancer survivors. Cancer Care of Maine is affiliated with Eastern Maine Medical Center and operates out of the Lafayette Family Cancer Center in Brewer.

The event included food, exercise and remarks from area cancer survivors. It is estimated that more than 100 survivors attended.

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Where's Wendy?

Submitted by Wendy P. Smith, Community Blogger & Foodie

Saturday, June 4th, 2011, 2:46pm

Today I went to the Orono's Farmers Market at the Steam Lot in Orono. Its a great market to visit to buy local. They have all sorts of things for sale like plants, meat, cheese and even sweets. I liked the selection of plants to buy including vegetables.

Kansas City Pulled Pork, Louisiana Spicy Andouille with potato salad and BBQ Pit Beans

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High speed Internet coming soon for downtown businesses

Submitted by Around Town Web... on Friday, June 3rd, 5:25 pm

BANGOR, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- In our fast-paced, technology filled lives, nothing can be more frustrating than waiting for an Internet connection. It's something that some downtown Bangor business owners have been facing for some time. But that's all about to change.

In the next few weeks, Time Warner Cable will start construction to bring fiber optic cables to Harlow and Exchange Streets. Time Warner also plans to place conduits down Park and Hancock Streets, which will give most businesses downtown faster internet. Brad Ryder, the owner of Epic Sports, says he's eager for this downtown improvement to better serve his customers.

"Right now we're able to do that, however, it can be kind of a laborious job just because it's running at a slower speed," Ryder said.

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