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A note from the editor
Spooky season has officially clocked in.
This weekend, Bangor gives you a murder in a church (it's a play, relax), a murder at the circus, a few hundred people doing the Thriller dance around a football track, and Natalie Merchant singing in a room small enough to hear every word.
Monday is Indigenous Peoples' Day. Bangor sits on Penobscot homeland, and this year the city gets its first Indigenous Peoples' Day Film Festival on Sunday. This week's Who to Know is one of the people who helped build the film collective behind it.
One more thing. Tuesday is the last day to register to vote online or by mail. Don't let it sneak up on you.
See you around town.
Ken, the editor
🏡 THIS WEEKEND IN BANGOR
Friday, October 9
Deathtrap 🎭 Time: 7:00 PM Venue: Columbia Street Baptist Church, 63 Columbia St. Bangor Community Theatre opens Ira Levin's twisty comic thriller. A washed-up playwright gets a hit script from a former student and jokes about killing for it. Tickets are $15. More shows Saturday at 2 and 7, and next weekend. Mature themes.
Clue Themed Murder Mystery Dinner Time: 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM Venue: Hollywood Casino Hotel & Raceway Mystery 207 serves dinner with a side of murder. Eat, laugh, and try to figure out whodunit before dessert.
Saturday, October 10
Thriller-Thon for Best Buddies Maine Time: 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM Venue: Cameron Stadium, 300 Garland St. Register at 9, and at 10 everyone does the Thriller dance around the track. Don't know the moves? There's a quick lesson on site. Food trucks, Del's Lemonade, and prizes for best costume. Money raised helps people with and without disabilities build real friendships.
Bangor United Multicultural Fair Time: 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM Venue: Bangor Public Library, 145 Harlow St. The second year of this free festival. Food from around the world, dance performances, face painting, a kids' passport scavenger hunt, and a live band to close it out. Organized by CHISPA Centro Hispano and the library, with help from the Maine Multicultural Center.
The Dark Market at The Emporium 🎨 Time: 3:00 PM - 8:00 PM Venue: The Emporium Spooky Goods and More Local artists take over the shop's Purple Room with Halloween-ready wares. Free to get in.
Natalie Merchant: A Special Acoustic Performance 🎤 Time: 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM Venue: Gracie Theatre, Husson University The former 10,000 Maniacs singer plays an acoustic set with guitarist Erik Della Penna. It's Husson's signature show of the season, and the Gracie is an intimate room. If you see one show this fall, make it this one.
Murder at the Circus 💫 Time: 8:00 PM - 11:00 PM Venue: Eye Candy Dance & Fitness Studio, 128 Main St. An immersive mystery night with aerial acts, burlesque, and circus performers. Come dressed for the big top and help solve the crime.
Sunday, October 11
Indigenous Peoples' Day Film Festival Time: 1:30 PM - 7:30 PM Venue: Unitarian Universalist Church, 120 Park St. Bangor's first. The films come mostly from the Sunlight Media Collective, which has made about 150 films about Wabanaki life, land, and rights. Free, with donations welcome. Drop in for one film or stay for all of them.
Ghostly Bangor Walking Tour 🎭 Time: 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM Venue: Downtown Bangor The Bangor Historical Society's 90-minute walk through unsolved mysteries and old murders. $12, and you must buy ahead. Tours cap at 25 and sell out fast.
Movie Night: Jennifer's Body Time: 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM Venue: The Emporium Spooky Goods and More The Maine Women's Lobby hosts a free screening of the 2009 cult horror flick, with a group talk after.
Tuesday is a deadline. October 13 is the last day to register to vote online (by 5 PM) or by mail (your form must reach City Hall by close of business). Miss it and you can still register, you just have to do it in person, with your ID and proof of address.
Early voting is open now. You can vote absentee in person at City Hall through October 29 and skip the Election Day line.
Twelve people are running for three seats on the Bangor City Council. Our free guide lays out every candidate and where they stand. No paywall, no spin.
Dates to know: October 13: Last day to register online or by mail. October 29: Last day to vote early or request an absentee ballot. November 3: Election Day. Polls open 7 AM to 8 PM at the Cross Insurance Center, 515 Main St.
Not registered yet? Maine allows same-day voter registration. Questions? Call the City Clerk & Treasury Office at 207-992-4220.
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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9
AARP Tax Aide Special Drop-In Clinic Time: 10:00 AM-4:00 PM | Venue: Bangor Public Library Free help filing your 2025 Maine taxes. File by October 15 and eligible residents can get the $300 Maine Affordability Payment.
Tech Tutoring Time: 10:00 AM-12:00 PM | Venue: Bangor Public Library Bring your computer questions to the library's digital media librarian. One-on-one help, no judgment.
Pole Conditioning 💪 Time: 10:00 AM | Venue: Eye Candy Dance & Fitness Build the strength that makes the pole tricks look easy. $15 drop-in.
Clue Themed Murder Mystery Dinner 🎭 Time: 6:00 PM-9:00 PM | Venue: Hollywood Casino Hotel & Raceway Mystery 207 serves up dinner, comedy, and a body. Grab a seat and figure out whodunit.
Beginner Pole 💫 Time: 6:30 PM-7:30 PM | Venue: Eye Candy Dance & Fitness Never touched a pole? Perfect. Start your weekend with a new skill.
Deathtrap 🎭 Time: 7:00 PM | Venue: Columbia Street Baptist Church, 63 Columbia St. Bangor Community Theatre opens Ira Levin's twisty comedic thriller about a desperate playwright and a script worth killing for. Tickets $15, mature themes.
Korean Swordsmanship Beginners Class 🥋 Time: 7:30 PM-8:30 PM | Venue: Kishintaikan Dojo, 88 Central St. Try Haidong Gumdo, a sword art with roots in Korea's Three Kingdoms era. First class is free and all gear is provided.
Lyra Tips and Tricks 💫 Time: 7:30 PM | Venue: Eye Candy Dance & Fitness New moves on the aerial hoop, broken down step by step. $15.
DJ Bill Lyons Live 🎤 Time: 9:00 PM-11:55 PM | Venue: Penobscot Pour House DJ Bill Lyons is back and the dance floor is open. Get there early, the line builds fast.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10
Bangor's European Market Time: 8:30 AM-12:30 PM | Venue: Bangor's European Market Ingrid's weekly market brings meats, seafood, produce, baked goods, and gifts from near and far.
Thriller-Thon for Best Buddies Maine 💫 Time: 9:00 AM-12:00 PM | Venue: Cameron Stadium, 300 Garland St. Dance "Thriller" around the track to raise money for Best Buddies. Food trucks, Del's frozen lemonade, and prizes for best costume.
Bangor United Multicultural Fair 2026 Time: 10:00 AM-3:00 PM | Venue: Bangor Public Library The second annual free celebration of the cultures and neighbors that make this region stronger. Bring the whole family.
Saturday Story Stop Time: 11:00 AM-11:30 AM | Venue: Bangor Public Library Books, songs, and games for kids ages 3 to 6. A fun warm-up for kindergarten.
Deathtrap 🎭 Time: 2:00 PM and 7:00 PM | Venue: Columbia Street Baptist Church, 63 Columbia St. Two chances to catch Bangor Community Theatre's thriller today. Tickets $15.
The Dark Market at The Emporium 🎨 Time: 3:00 PM-8:00 PM | Venue: The Emporium Spooky Goods and More Local artists take over the Purple Room with Halloween wares. Free admission.
Natalie Merchant with Erik Della Penna 🎤 Time: 7:00 PM-8:30 PM | Venue: Gracie Theatre, Husson University The former 10,000 Maniacs voice plays an intimate acoustic set with her longtime guitarist. A big name in a small room.
Murder at the Circus 💫 Time: 8:00 PM-11:00 PM | Venue: Eye Candy Dance & Fitness, 128 Main St., Suite B An immersive mystery night with aerial arts, burlesque, and circus acts. Dress for the big top and hunt for clues.
DJ Joshua Carl 🎤 Time: 8:00 PM-11:00 PM | Venue: Hollywood Casino The Boston-area DJ blends genres all night long.
James Street Band 🎤 Time: 9:00 PM-11:00 PM | Venue: Penobscot Pour House Pure classic rock, played loud. Enough said.
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 11
Sunday All-Levels Vinyasa Yoga 💪 Time: 9:00 AM-10:00 AM | Venue: Downtown Bangor A welcoming flow for brand-new and seasoned yogis alike. Start your Sunday with a deep breath.
Fly Pole 💫 Time: 11:00 AM | Venue: Eye Candy Dance & Fitness Spins, swings, and a little air time on the pole. $15.
Beginner Pole 💫 Time: 11:00 AM-12:00 PM | Venue: Eye Candy Dance & Fitness The Sunday morning starting point for first-timers.
Theater 🎭 Time: 12:00 PM | Venue: Eye Candy Dance & Fitness Stage presence, character, and performance work, Eye Candy style. $15.
Intro to Pole 💫 Time: 12:00 PM-1:00 PM and 1:00 PM-2:00 PM | Venue: Eye Candy Dance & Fitness Two chances today to learn the basics in a friendly room. $15.
Lyra Hoop 💫 Time: 1:00 PM | Venue: Eye Candy Dance & Fitness Climb into the aerial hoop and find your shapes. $15.
Indigenous Peoples' Day Film Festival Time: 1:30 PM-7:30 PM | Venue: Unitarian Universalist Church, 120 Park St. Bangor's first Indigenous Peoples' Day film fest, with films from the local Sunlight Media Collective. Free, donations welcome.
Sunday Community Jam 🎤 Time: 2:00 PM-5:00 PM | Venue: 2 Feet Brewing Bring an instrument and join in. No sign-up, just music.
Intro to Intermediate Pole 💫 Time: 2:00 PM | Venue: Eye Candy Dance & Fitness Got the basics? This is your next step up. $15.
Circus Troupe Training 💫 Time: 2:00 PM | Venue: Eye Candy Dance & Fitness Train alongside the studio's circus performers.
Circus Fitness: Aerials, Tumbling, & More 💫 Time: 3:00 PM | Venue: Eye Candy Dance & Fitness A full-body workout that feels more like running away with the circus. $15.
Ghostly Bangor Walking Tour Time: 7:00 PM-8:30 PM | Venue: Thomas A. Hill House, 159 Union St. Bangor Historical Society walks you through unsolved mysteries and lingering energies downtown. $12, advance tickets required, capped at 25.
Movie Night: Jennifer's Body Time: 7:00 PM-9:00 PM | Venue: The Emporium The Maine Women's Lobby kicks off scary season with a free screening and a discussion after.
MONDAY, OCTOBER 12
Learn About Rug Braiding 🎨 Time: 10:00 AM-12:00 PM | Venue: Bangor Public Library Local braiders share their craft and answer your questions. Curious? Just stop in.
Beginner Pole Dancing 💫 Time: 6:00 PM-7:00 PM | Venue: Eye Candy Dance & Fitness Kick off the week with your first spin. $15.
Beginner Lyra and Aerial Silks 💫 Time: 6:00 PM-7:00 PM | Venue: Eye Candy Dance & Fitness Hoop and silks basics for brand-new flyers. $15.
Intro to Pole Dancing 💫 Time: 7:00 PM-8:00 PM | Venue: Eye Candy Dance & Fitness A gentle, fun start on the pole. $15.
Kickboxing & Martial Arts 🥋 Time: 7:00 PM-8:00 PM | Venue: Eye Candy Dance & Fitness Punch, kick, and sweat out the Monday. $10 to $35.
Chimera Coffee Trivia 🍺 Time: 7:00 PM-8:30 PM | Venue: Chimera Coffee Sir_Quizzalot runs the show. Beer, wine, espresso, and snacks on hand.
Monday Karaoke at Paddy Murphy's 🎤 Time: 9:00 PM | Venue: Paddy Murphy's Grab the mic and join the rumpus.
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 13
Bouncing Baby Story Time Time: 10:15 AM-10:35 AM | Venue: Bangor Public Library Songs, rhymes, and bouncing for babies up to 24 months and their grown-ups.
Tiny Tots Storytime Time: 11:00 AM-11:30 AM | Venue: Bangor Public Library Stories, songs, and finger plays for ages 2 to 4.
Kids Kitchen Time: 3:30 PM-4:15 PM | Venue: Bangor Public Library Young chefs learn kitchen safety and make treats to share. Call ahead about food allergies.
Songwriters' Open Mic 🎤 Time: 5:00 PM-8:00 PM | Venue: 2 Feet Brewing Every songwriter gets 15 minutes at the mic. Bring your originals.
Abstraction to Image: Interactive Poetry Making Time: 6:00 PM-7:00 PM | Venue: Bangor Public Library Poet Steve Langan, this fall's Stephen and Tabitha King Foundation resident, helps you write a poem on the spot. Bring a pen. Registration requested.
Beginner Pole 💫 Time: 6:00 PM | Venue: Eye Candy Dance & Fitness Tuesday night basics for first-timers. $15.
Tuesday Live Irish Sessions & Open Mic 🎤 Time: 6:00 PM-8:00 PM (Irish jam), 9:00 PM to close (open mic) | Venue: Paddy Murphy's Fiddles first, then the open mic takes over.
Ghostly Bangor Walking Tour Time: 7:00 PM-8:30 PM | Venue: Thomas A. Hill House, 159 Union St. Another night of Queen City ghost stories. $12, book ahead, these sell out.
Pole Conditioning 💪 Time: 7:00 PM | Venue: Eye Candy Dance & Fitness Strength and control work for every level. $15.
St. John's Fall Organ Concert featuring Anne Laver 🎤 Time: 7:30 PM-8:30 PM | Venue: St. John's Catholic Church, 207 York St. Syracuse organist Anne Laver plays Bach, Franck, and Clara Schumann on Maine's largest 19th-century tracker organ. Free, donations welcome.
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 14
Bangor Community Resource Fair Time: 9:00 AM-12:00 PM | Venue: Bangor Public Library Free food, local resource info, and raffle prizes. Food AND Medicine hosts this month.
Bouncing Baby Storytime Time: 10:15 AM-10:35 AM | Venue: Bangor Public Library Bounce, clap, and sing along with your little one.
Tiny Tots Storytime Time: 11:00 AM-11:30 AM | Venue: Bangor Public Library Thirty minutes of stories and songs for ages 2 to 4.
Workshop: Smartphone Basics Time: 2:00 PM-4:00 PM | Venue: Bangor Public Library Learn to call, text, email, and snap photos with confidence. iPhone and Android welcome.
Tech Tutoring Time: 2:00 PM-5:00 PM | Venue: Bangor Public Library Hour-long, one-on-one help with whatever your computer is doing to you.
Live Harness Racing 🏃 Time: 2:30 PM post time | Venue: Hollywood Casino Raceway at Bass Park Midweek racing at Bass Park. Arrive early to pick your favorites.
Stitch 'N B*tch 🎨 Time: 4:00 PM-6:00 PM | Venue: Red Rabbit Bazaar Learn to sew and mend with good company every Wednesday.
Beginner Pole Dance 💫 Time: 4:00 PM-5:00 PM | Venue: Eye Candy Dance & Fitness An after-work start for brand-new dancers. $15.
Teen Dungeons and Dragons Club Time: 4:00 PM-5:00 PM | Venue: Bangor Public Library New adventurers and veterans welcome. Grades 6 to 12.
Intermediate Pole Dance 💫 Time: 5:30 PM-6:30 PM | Venue: Eye Candy Dance & Fitness For dancers ready to push past the basics.
Wizards and Warp Drives Book Club Time: 6:00 PM-7:00 PM | Venue: Bangor Public Library The library's monthly sci-fi and fantasy book club. Led by staffer Amanda.
Queen City/Creative Arts Center Chess Club ♟️ Time: 6:00 PM-8:00 PM | Venue: Creative Arts Center, 54 Wilson St, Brewer, ME Open to all skill levels, every Wednesday night. Pull up a chair and make your move.
Beginner Burlesque 💫 Time: 7:00 PM | Venue: Eye Candy Dance & Fitness Confidence, sass, and a little shimmy. No experience needed. $15.
Kickboxing & Martial Arts Fitness 🥋 Time: 7:00 PM-8:00 PM | Venue: Eye Candy Dance & Fitness A midweek sweat with real martial arts moves. $10 to $35.
Derry-Free Horror Book Club: The Unheld Time: 7:30 PM-8:30 PM | Venue: BookSpace, 48 Columbia St. The Briar Patch's horror club digs into Luke Larkin's haunted western. Volume 21 of the series.
Lyra Tips and Tricks 💫 Time: 8:00 PM | Venue: Eye Candy Dance & Fitness Late-night aerial hoop skills. $15.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15
Inspiration from the Archive Time: 10:30 AM-12:00 PM | Venue: Bangor Public Library Author Elizabeth DeWolfe shows writers how to mine old records for characters, plots, and true crime gold.
Next Chapter Book Club Time: 2:00 PM-3:00 PM | Venue: Bangor Public Library A welcoming book club for teens and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Stitch & Sip 🎨 Time: 5:30 PM-6:30 PM | Venue: Bangor Public Library Knitters, crocheters, and fiber folks gather with coffee and tea. All skill levels.
Maine Science Awards Time: 5:30 PM-8:00 PM | Venue: Maine Discovery Museum, 74 Main St. The first-ever Maine Science Awards honor the people pushing science forward in our state. A formal night of cocktails and dinner.
Beginner Pole Flow 💫 Time: 6:00 PM-7:00 PM | Venue: Eye Candy Dance & Fitness Link simple moves into smooth, flowing combos. $15.
Mystery Making Mayhem Time: 6:00 PM-7:30 PM | Venue: Bangor Public Library Four mystery authors build a whodunit live, using suspects and motives the audience supplies.
Bangor Pub Run 🏃 Time: 6:30 PM-8:00 PM | Venue: Paddy Murphy's (start) Run 3 to 5 miles, then grab a drink downtown. Walk part of it if you need to, nobody minds.
Ghostly Bangor Walking Tour Time: 7:00 PM-8:30 PM | Venue: Thomas A. Hill House, 159 Union St. Spooky stories, real history, 90 minutes on foot. $12, advance tickets only.
Pole Clinic 💫 Time: 7:00 PM-8:00 PM | Venue: Eye Candy Dance & Fitness Bring the move that keeps tripping you up and work through it. $15.
Trivia Night at Nocturnem Draft Haus 🍺 Time: 7:00 PM-9:30 PM | Venue: Nocturnem Draft Haus Weekly trivia with prizes on the line.
Karaoke at Penobscot Pour House 🎤 Time: 8:00 PM-11:55 PM | Venue: Penobscot Pour House DJ Mad Kat hosts Thursday karaoke. Pick your song now.
CITY HALL & PUBLIC MEETINGS October 9-15 | All meetings open to the public Agendas posted the Friday before at bangormaine.gov/AgendaCenter. Times subject to change.
City offices are closed Monday, October 12, for Indigenous Peoples' Day.
Advisory Committee on Homelessness Time: 5:15 PM, Tuesday October 13 | Venue: Council Chambers, 73 Harlow St.
City Council Workshop Time: 5:15 PM, Wednesday October 14 | Venue: City Hall, 73 Harlow St.
City Council Meeting Time: 7:00 PM, Wednesday October 14 | Venue: Council Chambers, 73 Harlow St. Moved to Wednesday this week because of the Monday holiday. Also livestreamed at youtube.com/@cityofbangor.
School Committee Time: 7:00 PM, Thursday October 15 | Venue: Council Chambers, 73 Harlow St.
From the Editor
Somebody in Bangor is getting murdered this weekend. Several somebodies, actually.
On Friday night there's a body at the Hollywood Casino dinner table. A struggling playwright is plotting something on Columbia Street. On Saturday, a circus at Eye Candy is hiding a killer under the big top. By Thursday, four mystery writers at the library will build a brand-new crime from scratch, using clues you hand them on slips of paper. And if you walk downtown after dark, the Historical Society will tell you which old stories never got solved.
Some of the best things this week are new. It's Bangor's first Indigenous Peoples' Day film festival. It's the first Maine Science Awards. A multicultural fair takes over the library on Saturday, in only its second year. Over at Gracie Theatre, Natalie Merchant brings a voice you already know into a room small enough to hear every word.
City Council meets Wednesday this week instead of Monday. Plan around it.
Grab a friend, pick a mystery, and go find out how it ends.
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Novio's | 130 Hammond St.
Here's your Saturday. Catch the 2 PM Deathtrap matinee on Columbia Street. Walk two blocks. Sit down at Novio's and argue about the twist over a long dinner.
Novio's is small and quiet, the kind of place where you lower your voice without being asked. At a table or booth, you get a four-course dinner, and you can add a wine pairing. If you'd rather pick and choose, book a seat at the bar and order off the à la carte menu.
The menu changes often, so don't get attached. Expect fresh pasta, good soups, and a kitchen that takes vegetarian and gluten-free diners seriously. The bar is worth the trip on its own, with house cocktails and a deep scotch and bourbon list.
It opened the day after Thanksgiving in 2016 and has stayed one of downtown's best date-night spots ever since. It's not a big-party place. Bring one person you like a lot.
The move this week: Book ahead. The room is small and October weekends fill up.
Maria Girouard | Penobscot historian, organizer, and co-founder of the Sunlight Media Collective
Most of us learned Maine history from a textbook. Maria Girouard has spent her career making sure the Penobscot side of the story gets told by Penobscot people.
She is a citizen of the Penobscot Nation and a historian with a master's degree from the University of Maine. Her thesis dug into the Maine Indian Land Claims, the 1980 settlement that still shapes how the state and the tribes deal with each other today. She is one of the people Maine calls when it needs that history explained.
She has also done the work up close. Girouard served on the Penobscot Tribal Council and directed the tribe's Cultural and Historic Preservation Department. She helped lead the fight to protect the Penobscot River, the tribe's ancestral river, and in 2015 UMaine gave her the Maryann Hartman Award for that work.
Then there's the garden. She co-founded The People's Garden on Indian Island, a community garden built around growing food together.
And she co-founded the Sunlight Media Collective, a group of Wabanaki and non-Wabanaki filmmakers who document the stories that rarely make the evening news. Land, water, rights, and culture, told from a Wabanaki point of view. The collective has made about 150 films. On Sunday, many of them fill the screen at Bangor's first Indigenous Peoples' Day Film Festival.
It's a good weekend to listen.
Say hi: Indigenous Peoples' Day Film Festival, Sunday, 1:30 to 7:30 PM, Unitarian Universalist Church, 120 Park St. Free.
Bangor's therapy dogs just got a $5,000 boost
Some of the hardest-working volunteers in Bangor have four legs.
Pet Partners of Eastern Maine trains and registers therapy animal teams, a handler and their pet, and sends them where people need a lift. Hospital rooms at Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center. Local schools. The library's Paws for Tales program, where kids practice reading out loud to a patient, furry listener. It's the only Pet Partners chapter in Maine.
The group has grown fast. In about two years it went from zero to nearly 30 teams around greater Bangor. After the deadly plane crash at Bangor International Airport in January, those teams went to the people who responded. They visited the airport, the Bangor Fire Department, and the Maine Army and Air National Guard.
Last month the Bangor Savings Bank Foundation gave the group $5,000, one of 33 nonprofits to share $120,000 in grants across northern New England. Bangor's NFI North got $5,000 too.
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The big Hook pipe organ at St. John's Catholic Church celebrates its 166th anniversary this year. What year does it date to?
A 166-year-old organ gets its night. St. John's Catholic Church is home to the largest 19th-century tracker-action pipe organ in Maine, E. & G. G. Hook's Opus 288. Organist Anne Laver of Syracuse, New York plays it on Tuesday, October 13, at 7:30 PM. Details here.
Free food and real help, all in one room. The Bangor Public Library's monthly Community Resource Fair is Wednesday, October 14, from 9 AM to noon. Free food, help with jobs and bills, and raffle prizes. Details here.
Help write a mystery in 90 minutes. Four Maine mystery writers, Matt Cost, Moe Claire, Allison Keeton, and Jule Selbo, build a whodunit live with the audience at the library on Thursday, October 15, at 6 PM. You supply the victim, the weapon, and the motive. Details here.
Last call for $300. Eligible Mainers must file a 2025 Maine tax return by Thursday, October 15, to get the one-time Maine Affordability Payment. AARP Tax-Aide runs a free drop-in clinic today, 10 AM to 4 PM. Details here.
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Food Resources
If you or someone you know needs a meal or groceries, here are some places operating in Bangor right now. Call ahead to confirm hours before you go.
Salvation Army Dorothy Day Soup Kitchen, 65 South Park St. Meals Monday through Friday, 11:30am to 1pm. Food pantry Wednesdays and Fridays, 9 to 11am (walk-in). 207-535-9572.
Manna Ministry, 95 Center St. Hot meals Monday through Friday, 4 to 5pm. Food pantry Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, 3 to 4pm.
Brick Church, 126 Union St. Meals Monday through Friday, 4:30 to 5:30pm. Clothes and showers also available Tuesday and Thursday, 10am to 2pm.
Bangor Area Homeless Shelter, 263 Main St. Soup kitchen daily at 11:45am. Food pantry Sunday and Tuesday, 1 to 4pm (one visit per month).
Bangor Food Pantry, 28 High St. (at Hammond Street Congregational Church). Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9:30am to noon. Bangor residents only.
Bangor Region YMCA, 17 Second St. Food pantry Tuesdays 6 to 8am, Thursdays 6 to 7:30pm, Saturdays 12:30 to 2:30pm.
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