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🌱 Bangor family remembers ‘Ma’ with Friday benefit after fatal fire

Bangor, Maine Patch AM: a 4 min read

Hi there, Bangor! We've got your morning read ready! Read on to stay connected. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Bangor family remembers ‘Ma’ with Friday benefit after fatal fire
  • Meet the student learning to curate at Bangor's Zillman museum
  • Beal nursing students bring basic health care to Together Place

Also on today's calendar: The Slambovian Circus Of Dreams and 11 more events.

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Intervals of clouds and sun, with a high of 47 and low of 28 degrees.
  • Thursday: Cloudy, temps: high: 46, low: 30.
  • Friday: Mainly cloudy, a little rain, with a high of 40 and low of 35 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Family remembers Bangor woman known as ‘Ma' after fatal house fire (wabi.tv) — Loved ones of Kathleen Mackie, the Bangor woman known as “Ma,” are holding a benefit for family affected by the Oct. 14 house fire. They say Mackie died, though official identification remains pending. The supper and silent auction run Friday, Nov. 13, from 6–8 p.m. at Bangor's Hilton Garden Inn.
   

2. Curating a future (foxbangor.com) — At Bangor's free Zillman Art Museum, University of Maine student Liz Cambron is learning how to turn an idea into an exhibition. The museum's annual paid internship gives her access to more than 6,000 artworks and staff guidance through researching, writing and mounting a show.
   

3. Beal University nursing students gain hands-on experience through Bangor nonprofit partnership (foxbangor.com) — People using Bangor's Together Place can get blood pressure checks and general health assessments through a new partnership with Beal University's nursing program. Students gain experience caring for people facing homelessness and substance use issues, while learning how to advocate for patients beyond a hospital setting.
   

4. Lost at Pearl Harbor, WWII Soldier Will Be Laid to Rest in Maine (thatpaoguy.com) — Pfc. Willard C. Orr, killed at 21 during the December 7, 1941, attack on Hickam Airfield in Hawaii, will be buried November 14 at Bangor's Maple Grove Cemetery. The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency accounted for the Army Air Forces member in November 2025, nearly 84 years after his death.
   

5. Massachusetts man pleads guilty to trafficking fentanyl (foxbangor.com) — A Massachusetts man has pleaded guilty to possessing fentanyl with intent to distribute after Bangor police intercepted a delivery in September 2025. Edgar Arias, 41, admitted knowingly bringing the drugs to Maine for someone else. He faces up to 20 years in prison, with sentencing still to come.
   

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Bangor

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