AmericanTowns is a virtual "town square", connecting you to all the events and news happening in Bangor Maine. Whether it's town issues and community activism, or school calendars and sports schedules, AmericanTowns delivers the information faster and helps you use it better. en-us 30 https://www.americantowns.com/bangor-me 144 69 https://www.americantowns.com/bangor-me https://www.americantowns.com/images/atn_rss_logo.gif Sun, 28 Apr 2024 18:06:24 -0500 In visit to Penobscot County, the Governor also visits AIT Bridges, Compotech, Inc, and Somic America, leading Maine manufacturers Bangor, ME -- https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-mills-promotes-free-community-college-at-eastern-maine-community-college-in-bangor-31379281-bangor-me.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-mills-promotes-free-community-college-at-eastern-maine-community-college-in-bangor-31379281-bangor-me.html Government and Politics Sun, 28 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500 The Bangor State Fair is a recreational gathering of the population of the Greater Bangor Area and the entire state of Maine that lasts for 4 days at https://www.americantowns.com/news/bangor-state-fair-2022-31423904-bangor-me.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/bangor-state-fair-2022-31423904-bangor-me.html Arts and Entertainment Sun, 28 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500 Senator Collins Visits Northern Light Hospitals in Bangor Senator Collins recently secured nearly $3.2 million for Northern Light Health in the https://www.americantowns.com/news/senator-collins-visits-northern-light-hospitals-in-bangor-31430350-bangor-me.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/senator-collins-visits-northern-light-hospitals-in-bangor-31430350-bangor-me.html Government and Politics Sun, 28 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500 Governor Janet Mills today slammed Seafood Watch’s designation of lobster caught in the Gulf of Maine as on the “red list” of https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-mills-slams-seafood-watchs-attack-on-maine-lobster-industry-31448349-bangor-me.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-mills-slams-seafood-watchs-attack-on-maine-lobster-industry-31448349-bangor-me.html Government and Politics Sun, 28 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500 Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) is condemning the updated designation by the Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch Program that adds American https://www.americantowns.com/news/pingree-seafood-watch-recommendation-misguided-uninformed-and-reckless-31452798-bangor-me.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/pingree-seafood-watch-recommendation-misguided-uninformed-and-reckless-31452798-bangor-me.html Government and Politics Sun, 28 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500 House Appropriations Interior Chair Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) today joined her House colleagues in sending an emergency supplemental funding package https://www.americantowns.com/news/following-push-from-pingree-house-approves-millions-in-additional-lowincome-heating-assistance-for-maine-31466701-bangor-me.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/following-push-from-pingree-house-approves-millions-in-additional-lowincome-heating-assistance-for-maine-31466701-bangor-me.html Government and Politics Sun, 28 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500 WASHINGTON — Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) sent a letter today to President Biden detailing the repercussions of his failure to protect Maine https://www.americantowns.com/news/ahead-of-attending-noaa-scoping-meeting-golden-calls-on-biden-to-uphold-promise-to-protect-maine-lobster-fishery-31467007-bangor-me.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/ahead-of-attending-noaa-scoping-meeting-golden-calls-on-biden-to-uphold-promise-to-protect-maine-lobster-fishery-31467007-bangor-me.html Government and Politics Sun, 28 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500 Congresswoman Chellie Pingree and Governor Mills will both testify in support of Maine’s lobster industry during a planned National Ocean and https://www.americantowns.com/news/congresswoman-pingree-among-officials-to-testify-in-defense-of-maines-lobster-industry-31472618-bangor-me.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/congresswoman-pingree-among-officials-to-testify-in-defense-of-maines-lobster-industry-31472618-bangor-me.html Government and Politics Sun, 28 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500 Senator Collins Statement on Passing of Eldon Morrison and Paul Koziell Bangor, ME—U.S. Senator Susan Collins issued this statement on the https://www.americantowns.com/news/senator-collins-statement-on-passing-of-eldon-morrison-and-paul-koziell-31475073-bangor-me.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/senator-collins-statement-on-passing-of-eldon-morrison-and-paul-koziell-31475073-bangor-me.html Government and Politics Sun, 28 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500 In case you missed it, today the Portland Press Herald Editorial Board once again called out Paul LePage for lying to Maine voters, this time for https://www.americantowns.com/news/press-herald-editorial-board-again-calls-out-paul-lepages-campaign-lies-31474007-bangor-me.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/press-herald-editorial-board-again-calls-out-paul-lepages-campaign-lies-31474007-bangor-me.html Government and Politics Sun, 28 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500 Bangor and Brewer, MAINE — Governor Janet Mills announced the opening of a $5 million grant program through her Maine Jobs & Recovery https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-mills-announces-5-million-maine-jobs-and-recovery-plan-program-to-strengthen-maine-startup-companies-31476836-bangor-me.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-mills-announces-5-million-maine-jobs-and-recovery-plan-program-to-strengthen-maine-startup-companies-31476836-bangor-me.html Government and Politics Sun, 28 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500 Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) today announced more than $900,000 in Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) funding to conserve the https://www.americantowns.com/news/pingree-announces-more-than-900000-in-infrastructure-funds-to-restore-maintain-casco-bay-estuary-31479815-bangor-me.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/pingree-announces-more-than-900000-in-infrastructure-funds-to-restore-maintain-casco-bay-estuary-31479815-bangor-me.html Government and Politics Sun, 28 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500 In response to Paul LePage saying “I’ll go where the oil is” when asked about his support for offshore drilling, Maine Democratic https://www.americantowns.com/news/maine-democratic-party-statement-on-paul-lepages-continued-support-for-drilling-for-oil-on-the-coast-of-maine-31484855-bangor-me.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/maine-democratic-party-statement-on-paul-lepages-continued-support-for-drilling-for-oil-on-the-coast-of-maine-31484855-bangor-me.html Government and Politics Sun, 28 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500 Senator Collins Welcomes Fall Intern from Dover-Foxcroft Bangor, ME. – U.S. Senator Susan Collins announced that Steffi Victoria, a https://www.americantowns.com/news/senator-collins-welcomes-fall-intern-from-doverfoxcroft-31485746-bangor-me.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/senator-collins-welcomes-fall-intern-from-doverfoxcroft-31485746-bangor-me.html Government and Politics Sun, 28 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500 Today, Maine First District Congresswoman Chellie Pingree announced $42.5 million in funding for Maine’s Low Income Home Energy Assistance https://www.americantowns.com/news/after-push-from-pingree-425-million-coming-to-maine-to-ease-heating-costs-for-lowincome-residents-31488145-bangor-me.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/after-push-from-pingree-425-million-coming-to-maine-to-ease-heating-costs-for-lowincome-residents-31488145-bangor-me.html Government and Politics Sun, 28 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500