A new partnership lets Beal University nursing students provide basic health services at a Bangor emergency housing facility.
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Should local colleges partner with nonprofits to provide free health services?
Bangor news covers city government, Penobscot County, the Bangor School Department, business and public safety in the Queen City of the East. Reporting reaches neighborhoods and surrounding counties.
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Do you trust the government to effectively prevent fraud within federal benefit programs?
Deborah Oldis admitted to concealing assets to improperly receive Social Security payments.
Second-year councilor Daniel Carson won the chair in a 7-2 vote after three newcomers were sworn in Monday.
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Do you plan to get a flu shot this season?
Driver absences tied to the flu forced the Bangor School Department to cancel several morning and afternoon bus runs in Bangor and Glenburn.
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Should passengers face stricter penalties for violent behavior during flights?
Federal prosecutors dismissed charges against a woman who caused a flight diversion to Maine.
An early morning explosion and fire at an outbuilding on Center Street was brought under control within 15 minutes of firefighters' arrival.
Coverage here runs across Bangor city hall and the Penobscot County government, the Bangor School Department and the health care, retail and timber-related employers that anchor the regional economy. From Fairmount and Whitney Park to Little City, Broadway and Judson Heights, neighborhood reporting extends through the city and into Hancock County, Piscataquis County, Waldo County and Somerset County where a story crosses the line. Bangor serves as the commercial and medical hub for a large swath of northern and eastern Maine, giving decisions about regional hospital services, retail access and transportation a reach well beyond the city's population. The long-term population and workforce trends in rural Maine counties make Bangor's role as a regional services center a recurring subject in both local government and economic coverage.
