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It seems like summer, or at least the hot weather, comes around a little later here in Bangor than in other parts of the country, but there's still plenty of time to enjoy the pools for people who want to beat the heat without leaving the city.

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Have you seen one of these lately? OK, now the question is when as the last time your family used one? Now six out of ten meals are eaten in front of the television and 40 percent of parents said their child would like to eat every meal in front of TV

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This Monday the 18th, Five Guys Burgers and Fries will officially open for business at 878 Stillwater Avenue in Bangor, at the entrance to the Bangor Wal-Mart.

This is the second location here in Maine for the chain, with the other being in the Old Port in Portland

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Governor Paul LePage will sign a new bill that will allow bars and restaurants to sell booze three hours earlier on Sunday, providing that Sunday falls on St. Patrick's Day, as the "luck of the Irish goes", it does this year!

The measure made it through the Maine House and Senate with more than two-thirds of the vote, which means that it can take effect immediately

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What’s going on this weekend? Who’s playing where? Every Friday we’ll feature your weekend nightlife options in the area!

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Fellowship, competition, education, and fun are planned for the City of Ellsworth this September and it should provide the region with an economic boost too.

This will be the fourth time the city of Ellsworth's fire department has hosted the state fire fighters

The state is looking into integrating iPads into middle schools.

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Bangor police want to find the person responsible for stabbing and robbing a man early this morning in the Second Street Park.

Sgt. Paul Edwards says the 31 year old male victim was stabbed in the abdomen and transported to the hospital

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Between 2008 and March 2010 Google scoured the roadsides throughout the country taking pictures for it's "street view" service, part of the "Maps" feature within the Google site.

Well, as that funny looking Google vehicle with the camera on top was

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As police talked with Bruce Heal, also known as Bruce King, during a standoff on the Interstate on Monday, he made a startling admission. Heal told police that he had killed Lawrence Lewis and had hidden the body in Lewis's Molunkus home.

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