🌱 What the House Speaker’s Bangor visit means for your energy bills.

Hello Bangor! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• What the House Speaker’s Bangor visit means for your energy bills.
• Why a transatlantic flight made an emergency diversion to Bangor
• How Bangor’s 14 cannabis licenses compare to other Maine cities

Also on today's calendar: UNO Bangor, ME Deep Dish Pizza Cooking Class and Lunch and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: I'm a rock group with 4 members; one member was assassinated. What am I? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Sunny, breezy and not as warm, with a high of 70 and low of 44 degrees.
• Saturday: Partly sunny and nice, temps: high: 74, low: 54.
• Sunday: Partial sunshine, with a high of 71 and low of 59 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

1. Maine House speaker visits EMCC on clean energy tour (wabi.tv) — Eastern Maine Community College in Bangor hosted Maine House Speaker Ryan Fecteau as part of a statewide tour on lowering energy bills through clean energy investments. Lawmakers highlighted EMCC’s training in heat pump installation and other trades, stressing how Bangor-area students can help cut energy costs for Maine families while Republican leaders criticized Democrats’ broader energy policies.
   

2. Drunk Russian passenger on way to NJ 'bit flight attendant and tried to open a door midair' (themirror.com) — A transatlantic United Airlines flight diverted to Bangor International Airport after a passenger allegedly became violent, tried to open a cabin door, and injured a crew member. The woman now faces federal charges, appeared in Bangor federal court, and is being held at Penobscot County Jail, keeping the high-profile case centered in the Bangor area.
   

3. Maine Now Has 187 Active Adult-Use Marijuana Stores, Up From 163 a Year Ago (themarijuanaherald.com) — Bangor now has 14 active adult-use marijuana licenses, tying it with Lewiston and Sanford while Portland remains the state’s largest cannabis hub. Statewide, Maine has 187 recreational marijuana stores and 346 total adult-use establishments, reflecting rapid growth since 2020 that could influence local business competition, jobs, and consumer options in Bangor.
   

4. Local faith leaders urge property owner to reconsider leasing old courthouse to ICE (wabi.tv) — Greater Bangor faith leaders are pressing a Bangor attorney to reconsider leasing Newport’s former courthouse to Immigration and Customs Enforcement, saying it could endanger vulnerable neighbors and erode trust. They delivered a signed letter outside his Bangor office, requesting a meeting by Sept. 15 to discuss their concerns about due process, community safety, and ICE’s record.
   

5. Maine House speaker touts clean energy in stop at former Loring Air Force Base (bangordailynews.com) — Maine House Speaker Ryan Fecteau’s “Lower Energy Bills” tour included a stop at Eastern Maine Community College in Bangor, highlighting how local students are being trained for clean energy jobs. His visit to Loring Air Force Base’s solar project and other sites underscored solar power as one tool to tackle rising electricity costs and expand clean-energy careers across the state.
   

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📸 Around Bangor

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Bangor

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★ Featured events ★

Friday September 11

• On Golden Pond →
  Bangor Opera House, 131 Main Street, Bangor
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday September 12

• 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
• On Golden Pond →
  Bangor Opera House, 131 Main Street, Bangor
  7:00 pm
• Blue Sky Lounge with Anni and the Rainmakers →
  Bangor Grande Hotel & Conference Center, 357 Odlin Road, Bangor
  7:00 pm

Sunday September 13

• Founders & Freedom: A Revolutionary Walk Through Mount Hope →
  Mount Hope Cemetery, 1048 State Street, Bangor
  10:00 am
• Bangor Farmers' Market →
  Bangor Public Library, 145 Harlow St, Bangor
  11:00 am
• On Golden Pond →
  Bangor Opera House, 131 Main Street, Bangor
  3:00 pm

Monday September 14

• Trial Testimony for Lab Witnesses, Officers, and Prosecutors in OUI Cases →
  Penobscot Judicial Center, 78 Exchange Street, Courtroom 203, Bangor
  8:30 am
• Yoga Ball Drumming →
  Eastern Maine Community College, 354 Hogan Rd, Bangor
  5:45 pm

Tuesday September 15

• Typewriter Meet-Up at UMA Bangor →
  Eastport Hall, 128 Texas Avenue, Bangor
  11:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• 📝Tired of checklists?
  Make preparing fun! Play Preparedness Bingo and see if you can score a full blackout card. The more squares you cover, the more ready you are!… (Nextdoor )
• Night walks are only in well lit areas this time of year please.
  You can forget about your mace and yoga-karate. He doesn't even care. Just get it done b4 dark. https://youtu.be/Ga6WS5dIWHI?si=myWitTUUi4sV-z0l (Nextdoor Bangor)

• Denny's Corporation posted a job opening for Service Assistant - Franchise in Bangor. Apply here.
• The FedCap Group posted a job opening for Career Advisor in Bangor. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Bangor here.

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Mount Rushmore (Thank you J.J. W. for sending it in!)
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