BANGOR — Insufficient brake fluid in the antique braking system on the 1930 McCann Pumper failed to stop the firetruck during the annual Fourth of July parade and is being blamed for a fatal collision that took the life of a Holden man. “This inspection and testing of the fire truck concluded that there was […]
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Fatal July 4 accident in Bangor caused by failure of brakes on antique firetruck, says initial report
BANGOR — A malfunction of the brakes on an antique firetruck caused the fatal Fourth of July parade accident that left a Holden man dead, a southern Maine newspaper reported Saturday. In response to a request for comment, Sgt. Paul Edwards said Saturday afternoon in an email sent to Maine media that Officer Russell Twaddell’s […]
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North Korea military parades through Pyongyang
PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — Goose-stepping soldiers, columns of tanks and a broad array of ominous-looking missiles poised on mobile launchers paraded through Pyongyang’s main square on Saturday in a painstakingly choreographed military pageant intended to strike fear into North Korea’s adversaries and rally its people behind young ruler Kim Jong Un on the 60th […]
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Great turnout for Kingfield Festival Days and Carrabassett Valley Mud Bowl
KINGFIELD — Crowds gathered along the town’s Main Street, waiting eagerly for the first siren wails and horn honks that signaled the start of the annual Kingfield Festival Days parade. Volunteers wearing neon-lime-green T-shirts hustled among the spectators, checking last-minute details and coping with small emergencies. Emily Hatfield was one of the first two volunteers […]
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Man accused of firing from window held on $100K bail
BANGOR — A Bangor man accused of firing shots from an apartment window, forcing the city’s Fourth of July parade to be rerouted has been ordered held on $100,000 bail. Police say 43-year-old Perrin Oliver sent a woman and child fleeing from his apartment Thursday and then fired about 70 shots during a four-hour standoff […]
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Bangor Fourth of July parade crash victim recalled as giving, humble
HOLDEN — Two of Wallace Fenlason’s favorite things to do were ride his 1941 John Deere farm tractor in area parades and groom local snowmobile trails under the light of the moon. Although starkly different, the two activities help paint a picture of a man whose life revolved around helping others. A man who put […]
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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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Court wins draw big crowds to gay pride parades across the nation
SAN FRANCISCO — Gay rights supporters crowded parade routes in San Francisco, New York and other major U.S. cities Sunday to celebrate what once was unimaginable — two Supreme Court victories on same-sex marriage. The high court gave celebrants one more reason to cheer Sunday when Justice Anthony Kennedy rejected a last-ditch effort by opponents […]