BANGOR — An off-duty city firefighter who was driving the antique firetruck that collided with an antique tractor and killed its driver during the Independence Day parade has been placed on leave, officials said Friday. Because of the severity of the incident, Bangor firefighter Patrick Heathcote, 29, of Levant will remain on paid nondisciplinary leave […]
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Police identify Holden man killed in Bangor parade
BANGOR — Police have identified a man killed while participating in the Independence Day parade in downtown Bangor on Thursday. Wallace Fenlason, 63, of Holden died instantly when an antique firetruck rolled on top of him, Bangor police Sgt. Paul Edwards said Friday. Felanson was driving a 1941 tractor on Water Street during the Brewer-Bangor […]
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Auburn woman pleads not guilty to murder in death of 2½-year-old daughter
BANGOR — An Auburn woman charged with murder in connection with the death of her 2½-year-old daughter pleaded not guilty during her Friday morning arraignment at the Penobscot Judicial Center. Leanna Norris, 24, who police say is formerly from Stetson, is being held without bail at the Penobscot County Jail until her harnish hearing, where a […]
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Man crushed to death when tractor, antique truck collide in Bangor parade
BANGOR — An accident cast horror on Bangor’s Independence Day celebrations when an antique firetruck crushed to death the unidentified rider of an antique John Deere tractor during the Fourth of July parade, police said. Firetruck riders told police that a mechanical failure caused the truck to go out of control in front of a […]
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Bangor Pride Festival attendees celebrate and ‘Keep up the Momentum’
BANGOR — The Bangor Pride Festival this week was full of celebration as Maine’s gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community joined their allies in the upbeat event, made even more special by the recent downfall of the Defense of Marriage Act on Wednesday. In addition, Friday was the 44th anniversary of the Stonewall riots, which […]
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Bangor police chief admits ‘serious mistake’ led to accidentally shooting himself
BANGOR — Police Chief Mark Hathaway said Friday that he made a very serious mistake while cleaning his new duty weapon that caused him to shoot himself in the left hand. The city manager agreed and has ordered Hathaway to undergo additional gun safety training. “I was handling the firearm and I was not focusing […]
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Body of adult male recovered from Penobscot River Sunday morning
BANGOR, Maine — A body of an adult male was recovered from the Penobscot River near the Bangor Waterfront about 5:15 a.m. Sunday, according to Maine Marine Patrol. The Bangor police said Sunday morning that the identity of the individual would be withheld pending confirmation by the office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Augusta. […]