A 34-year-old Oregon man was arrested in Bangor on Wednesday after allegedly assaulting a police officer during an altercation at a Main Street business Bangor Police say that on the morning of Wednesday they responded to a report of a person refusing to leave the property of an unnamed business on Main Street he allegedly slammed one officer’s head into the pavement The injured officer was treated at a local hospital where he faces charges of assault on an officer (a Class C felony) who police say is on probation for prior convictions in Oregon It remains unclear whether he will be extradited to Oregon Edward Tomic is a reporter for The Maine Wire based in Southern Maine Massachusetts and is a graduate of Boston University He can be reached at tomic@themainewire.com Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value" Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_2" ).setAttribute( "value" I’m just getting over the symptoms of a concussion I got in early March The officer is going to need a long time of solid rest to recover One of the x-antifa members has found thier way to Maine show us the officer who got injured in the line of duty just want to be able to judge if they are a dei hire… the cops i grew up fearing would have handle him like a rag doll… he will be out soon enouh have no doubt… the real question is did the police violate his rights to begin with by asking him to leave public property? is this all a snowball effect from thier illegal policing practices in response to concerns which had been brought to his attention commissioned a visitation of Bangor Cathedral and a review by Thirtyone:eight an external body that specialises in safeguarding advice in church settings The reporting process is now complete and the following summary reports have now been released publicly We are grateful to all who contributed to this careful and prayerful process The reports give details of the next steps which will now be taken I commissioned two exercises in connection with Bangor Cathedral The first of these was a visitation and the second a safeguarding audit by the independent organisation thirtyone:eight I asked that those who conducted these exercises on my behalf undertake a thorough review of the quality of life Those who undertook these exercises did so on the condition that any sensitive and personal information which might be disclosed by participants (including safeguarding disclosures) would not be released into the public domain This was to give confidence to anyone who participated I am upholding their request for confidentiality and therefore releasing today summary reports prepared by the reviewers and their unabridged recommendations It is evident that in recent years great progress has been made at our cathedral We have seen the fruit of hard work: improved attendance a raised public profile and an enhanced musical life These are signs of vitality and growth that we rightly celebrate But we also know that growth is not just about what is visible—it’s about what is true The reviewers identified some concerns which needed to be addressed the reports described areas where we needed to do better to ensure that the cathedral is truly safe I acknowledge that these findings are hard to hear—but they must be faced if we are to move forward with integrity let me firstly pay tribute to those who participated in the two processes I have listened carefully to those who came forward and I want to honour their honesty and courage I also thank those who carried out the visitation and the audit for their conscientious and sensitive work The response will be primarily in the hands of two groups which will be responsible for implementing I have asked that this work be completed by 4th August The second group is an Oversight Board chaired by Prof Medwin Hughes Their role will be to oversee and scrutinise the work of the Implementation Group and to support a new Dean The recruitment of a new Dean will commence tomorrow Copies of the terms of reference of the two groups will be made available I have begun reflecting on what I must learn from this process—not only as a leader The call to lifelong formation is one we all share and I remain committed to walking that path with humility We shall commit ourselves to the work of repair of rebuilding trust and of creating a healthier culture—together we know that we are people who need repentance and hope We know our human flaws—but we also know the grace of a God who shares our humanity understands our weaknesses and strengthens us to become the Church 1. Thirtyone:Eight Safeguarding Review, Summary Report 2. Bangor Cathedral Visitation Report Hot spring & summer days will bring delicious food to the Bangor Waterfront I have a fairly huge obsession with food trucks I really get obsessed when there are multiple trucks in one space at the same time so it goes without saying that I have spent more than a few days on the Bangor Waterfront Food trucks have existed since as early as the 1930s but they gained their true popularity in more recent decades there are a multitude of trucks out on the streets in the Bangor area We know which the five food trucks that will set up shop for the season on the Bangor Waterfront all 5 of these trucks offer something that is sure to tempt your taste buds Here is the lineup for the 2025 season on the Bangor Waterfront: Gallery Credit: Arlen Jameson Food Truck season on the Bangor Waterfront, starts this Mother's Day weekend!\nRead More With tours of this iconic Maine landmark canceled for 2025 we wanted to take a look back at the last time visitors were able to enjoy the views from the top The four-times-a-year tours of Bangor’s Thomas Hill Standpipe were always something special—an extra chance for the community and visitors to take in the beauty of our Pine Tree State from a unique vantage point It’s one thing to see the standpipe towering above the city On May 9th, 2024, the Bangor Water District announced that it would not be offering any tours of the Thomas Hill Standpipe in 2024, which also led to the cancellation of tours in 2025 due to needed maintenance and repairs identified during an insurance survey Keep scrolling to see photos from October 11th, 2023—the last time tours were offered at the Standpipe in Bangor Feel free to join the conversation by messaging us on the app Gallery Credit: Jordan Verge With tours of this iconic Maine landmark canceled for 2025, we wanted to take a look back at the last time visitors were able to enjoy the views from the top.\nRead More With tours of this iconic Maine landmark canceled for 2025 The four-times-a-year tours of Bangor’s Thomas Hill Standpipe were always something special—an extra chance for the community and visitors to take in the beauty of our Pine Tree State from a unique vantage point On May 9th, 2024, the Bangor Water District announced that it would not be offering any tours of the Thomas Hill Standpipe in 2024, which also led to the cancellation of tours in 2025 Keep scrolling to see photos from October 11th, 2023—the last time tours were offered at the Standpipe in Bangor The Bangor Rams visit the Brewer Witches in varsity baseball on Monday A replay will be available once it is processed Ticket TV is always free. We will never ask you for credit card information. Ticket TV is committed to highlighting our local high school sports teams every season Below is this week's Ticket TV schedule*: 5/5 (4:30pm) – Bangor at Brewer baseballWednesday 5/7 (4:15pm) – MDI at Hampden softballThursday 5/8 (4:30pm) - Hermon at Old Town baseball The Bangor Rams visit the Brewer Witches in varsity baseball at 4:30 p.m. on Monday, May 5, 2025.\nRead More The Bangor Rams visit the Brewer Witches in varsity baseball on Monday Ticket TV is always free. We will never ask you for credit card information. Ticket TV is committed to highlighting our local high school sports teams every season Below is this week's Ticket TV schedule*: After being drafted by the Browns with the sixth pick in 1957, Hall of Fame running back Jim Brown quickly established himself as one of the most feared and productive rushers in football Brown went to the Pro Bowl for every one of his nine years in the league he translated his tough-guy persona into a long and successful Hollywood career and supplemented his resume and income with broadcasting work Get the best experience and stay connected to your community with our Spectrum News app. Learn More BANGOR — A group of volunteers took to the streets of downtown Bangor Saturday morning for a bit of spring cleaning The annual cleanup is an effort to beautify the city and get the area ready for the flowers and plants that will soon be placed throughout the downtown area for the summer season “Public Works and our Downtown ambassadors do a really good job of keeping things clean,” said Betsy Lundy executive director of the Downtown Bangor Partnership “But there’s always little things hiding here and there that we like to get out of the way and make sure when we do our Big Dig Weekend for Adopt-A-Garden in two weeks that the gardens walk into a really nice The Adopt-A-Garden effort allows residents to take care of their own plot of plants in the city throughout the summer and the Big Dig Weekend is where people come together to plant gardens in the city Lundy said this is the 11th year that Downtown Bangor has held the cleanup and that it helps residents to feel more connected to the city of Bangor “It helps people feel a sense of ownership of downtown,” said Lundy “That’s one of the things that’s unique about a downtown is that it’s public space and literally everyone owns a little slice of this downtown and so when they come down here and do a little cleanup and do a little planting it helps them feel invested in it.” changing the dirt in flower boxes and removing several invasive shrubs Volunteers said it's a great way to give back to the community “I’ve spent a lot of time exploring the city and exploring the parks,” said Kris Daignault “Just meeting all the great people and getting involved in the community and getting involved and finding my niche.” To learn more about the annual cleanup and other upcoming events in Bangor, visit downtownbangor.com and the Big Dig Weekend is where people come together to plant gardens in the city.  by Matthew Bourgault BANGOR (WGME) -- Maine State Police says it has arrested a man suspected of killing a teenage girl more than 40 years ago Police say 18-year-old Linda Maxwell was last seen in the Calais area on August 23 1984 after spending the evening with her friends police arrested 65-year-old Raymond Brown of Bangor and charged him with murder Thursday afternoon Brown will be held without bail at Washington County Jail Share on FacebookShare on X (formerly Twitter)Share on PinterestShare on LinkedInBANGOR Maine (WABI) - The big yellow X is out on the runway at the Bangor International Airport That’s because BGR says they have closed the runway to start phase two of the runway rehabilitation project The airport says these 55 hour closures will continue through mid-June Maine … Driver Heath Campbell dominated the rain-drenched harness racing program at Bangor Raceway on Sunday (May 4) while powerfully posting three consecutive winning efforts Campbell opted for a front-end strategy to begin his assault launching Shot To The Heart (2:01 – $2.80) powerfully from the gate while securing the second win in-a-row for the Kandace Niles trained mare The daughter of Badlands Hanover romped five-lengths the best in the $4600 second leg of Bangor’s Spring Into Action series and will likely be labeled as the mare to beat in next Sunday’s (May 11) $6000 final The pike route proved the winning path in the next contest too as Campbell hustled Word Out (1:58.4 – $3.00) smartly toward the top Chugging through an uncontested .59-second back-half the Ronald Dinsmore trainee glided to her second consecutive victory as an optional $4000 claimer extending out to a five length margin at the wire Campbell then endured some muddy splash-back as he completed his cavalcade with a determined off-the-pace effort behind Rolandpeg (2:03.2 – $4-40) Sitting the soggy pylon path while enduring a tepid 1:02.2 opening half he tipped the Michael Huff trainee into a first-over salvo before boldly sweeping to a 2-1/4 length score at the wire Sunday’s three driving wins elevated Campbell into a first place tie atop the Bangor Raceway leaderboard where he currently shares top billing with his brother Drew Campbell following the completion of three seasonal race sessions at the Queen City oval strengthened her billing as the early season leading trainer at the meet increasing her tally to five conditioning scores after sending out Readyfortheladies (McGwire Sowers) to her third consecutive win on Sunday Live harness racing will be showcased at Bangor Raceway throughout the mid-summer season on Wednesday afternoons with a 3:00 pm post time and with the popular Sunday matinees going to post at 12:10 pm For those not able to come to the track, wagering and live video for Bangor Raceway, as well as hundreds of harness and thoroughbred racetracks across the world, is available on Hollywood Races at www.hollywoodraces.com For complete information regarding live racing, simulcast wagering, gaming, dining, and hotel accommodations at Bangor’s Hollywood Casino and Raceway, please visit the website at www.hollywoodcasinobangor.com For complete race results, click here: US Trotting results by Mike Sweeney Harnesslink.com is the only harness racing website dedicated to covering news and events in the Standardbred Industry world-wide © 2024 Harnesslink | All Rights Reserved | NV © 2024 Harnesslink | All Rights Reserved | NV UMaine's Student Newspaper since 1875 introduced a bill that would prohibit state and local police agencies in Maine from entering contracts with United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) This bill is a response to the increased deportations and arrests under the Trump Administration that have caused concern over local law enforcement resources being used to assist federal immigration enforcement Rana shared her reasons for proposing the bill Rana has been an active community leader for over a decade She advocates for the needs of the people and the struggles residents face throughout the state Rana wants to alleviate the hardships for locals and give “Maine communities some room to breathe.” “Maine has enough challenges of its own: homelessness Deputizing local police as ICE agents is a step too far” said Rana “They have enough to do as it is.” Rana believes that the immigration enforcement practices under both administrations have caused disruption between families and communities across the country Problems such as separation of children from their parents workplace raids and other harmful practices are set to increase under the new administration and have compounded challenges for these immigrants which essentially deputizes local police as immigration enforcement officials would turn Maine Police into federal agents I knew the new federal administration hoped to expand this program and I thought that would erode trust between police and immigrant communities stretch our resources too thin and potentially expose our police to expensive liability Rana understands the fears that may be spreading on campus for immigrant students Rana expresses her empathy and concern and hopes that this bill will “make immigrants less fearful of local police and police more approachable.” this bill would prevent Maine Police from contracting with ICE While this is a relatively new measure that Maine could be taking other states like Oregon and Illinois have already begun to enact laws that offer protective policies to residents Proponents of these laws believe that there should be measures taken to protect immigrant communities and prevent racial profiling Others argue that these policies will affect law enforcement’s ability to cooperate with federal agencies and could possibly endanger public safety “I’ve heard some very supportive feedback from my colleagues in Augusta Many of them feel like something has to be done to better define the role of local police in federal immigration enforcement Very few of them – if any – want our local police turned into full-fledged ICE agents Our local needs are just too numerous and too time consuming to justify the level of responsibility the 287(g) program imposes on local law enforcement,” said Rana Maine-based organizations such as the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and Maine Immigrant Rights Coalition (MIRC) have offered a sense of hope for immigrant communities and believe that their protection should be included in the laws that are enacted The ACLU continues to advocate for the voices of immigrant residents who are already experiencing the tensions and pressures of increased discrimination under the Trump Administration the MIRC prioritizes the social and legal conditions for immigrants in the state of Maine Both of these organizations serve as resources and provide a safe haven for immigrants through advocacy and information sharing Rana emphasized the importance of this bill for immigrant communities and the safety that they deserve “LD 1259 would help ensure that Maine law enforcement resources – which are already strained and limited – are solely used for Maine communities It would help build and maintain transparency and trust between police and the communities they serve This bill would also protect the constitutional rights of due process and equal protection for every Maine resident.” For more information on the status of this bill please visit the Maine Legislature website Maine is facing charges in connection to the 1984 murder of Linda Maxwell is charged with murder for the death of Linda Maxwell READ MORE: Can You Help? 36 Unsolved Missing Person Cases in Maine The 18-year-old victim was last seen in the Calais area  on August 23 her body was recovered along the shoreline of the St Croix River in Robbinston,  Washington County the case remained unsolved for more than 40 years Maine Department of Public Safety Spokesperson Shannon Moss says an arrest in the case was finally made on May 1 An extensive investigation by the Maine State Police led the Attorney General's Office to present the case to a Washington County Grand Jury and they returned an indictment Raymond Brown was taken into custody Thursday after a traffic stop on Broadway in Bangor He was taken to the Washington County Jail Anyone with Information related to this case or any unsolved homicide or missing persons case is encouraged to contact the Maine State Police We'll update this story as more details become available.  A man from Bangor, Maine is facing charges in connection to the 1984 murder of Linda Maxwell.\nRead More READ MORE: Can You Help? 36 Unsolved Missing Person Cases in Maine