Community Corner
🌱 Why Bangor’s tourism boom could matter for your job and wallet.
Coming up: Greendrinks at Challenger Maine! on the Bangor Patch calendar
Cheers Bangor! We're back, helping you stay up to date with what's happening. Let's take on the day together! ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Why Bangor's tourism boom could matter for your job and wallet.
Also on today's calendar: Founders & Freedom: A Revolutionary Walk Through Mount Hope and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: What happened to the pregnant cat that ate yarn? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: Turning sunny; pleasant, with a high of 74 and low of 43 degrees.
- Wednesday: An afternoon t-storm or two, temps: high: 66, low: 60.
- Thursday: Partly sunny; breezy, warmer, with a high of 82 and low of 53 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Business and tourism appear strong this summer, industry leaders say (newscentermaine.com) — Tourism officials say the Bangor and northern Maine area saw one of the strongest boosts in hotel occupancy this summer, with stays up more than 10 percent. That surge is helping local businesses that rely heavily on summer visitors, even as statewide leaders watch Canadian travel, tariffs, and high energy costs that could affect Bangor's fall season. 
📸 Around Bangor
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Bangor
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★ Featured events ★
- Greendrinks at Challenger Maine! →
The Challenger Learning Center of Maine, 30 Venture Way, Bangor
5:00 pm
Tuesday September 8
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Other local events
- Founders & Freedom: A Revolutionary Walk Through Mount Hope →
Mount Hope Cemetery, 1048 State Street, Bangor
6:00 pm - Bangor In-Person Trans & Nonbinary Support Group →
Bangor ME
6:30 pm - Homeschool Exploration Lab →
Cole Land Transportation Museum, 405 Perry Rd; Challenger Learning Center of Maine, 30 Venture Way, Bangor - Community Subcommittee Monthly Meeting →
Bangor Region Chamber of Commerce, 2 Hammond Street, Bangor
12:00 pm - Cruise Nights of Bangor →
Dysart's, 1110 Broadway, Bangor
5:30 pm - MECDHH/GBSD ASL Social Chat – Bangor →
Bangor Public Library, 145 Harlow St., Bangor
5:30 pm - On Golden Pond →
Bangor Opera House, 131 Main Street, Bangor
7:00 pm - On Golden Pond →
Bangor Opera House, 131 Main Street, Bangor
7:00 pm - UNO Bangor, ME Deep Dish Pizza Cooking Class and Lunch →
Bangor ME - FALL WILDFLOWERS AND FERNS →
Bangor City Forest main parking lot, Tripp Road, Bangor
8:00 am - Best of Bangor Walking Tour →
Thomas A. Hill House, 159 Union Street, Bangor
6:00 pm
Tuesday September 8
Thursday September 10
Friday September 11
Saturday September 12
📣 Bangor Shout Outs!
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- We left RHFoster two years ago because we had a great deal of trouble with them.
We switched to Valley Home Heating and we just love them! (Nextdoor Hayford Park)
- Novo Nordisk A/S posted a job opening for Pharma Field Sales - Cardiometabolic Care Specialist I - Ecosystem - Bangor Maine in Bangor. Apply here.
- SPECTRUM posted a job opening for Retail Sales Specialist - Part-Time in Bangor. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Bangor here.
🗞 Nearby News
Brewer
- Hudson native soars for Army's Golden Knights (wabi.tv)
- 116 Lakeview Ln, Crawford, ME 04694 (redfin.com)
- Tibbetts and Stone Lead Monks at the Southern Maine Cup (newenglandnewspress.com)
Orono
- Troy Jackson and his U.S. Senate campaign's latest visit was in Orono with the UMaine Graduate Workers Union (foxbangor.com)
- Maine Black Bears Edge Davidson In Overtime Field Hockey Thriller At Orono (929theticket.com)
Ok Bangor! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: She had mittens! (Thank you April M. for sending it in!)
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