BANGOR, Maine — No new information was available Thursday afternoon regarding a suspicious package found in Pickering Square on Wednesday night, according to police.

Police are not disclosing what the suspicious package was.

The package was located after a bomb threat shut down Pickering Square on Wednesday evening.

Officers responded to the area shortly after 7 p.m., prompting closure of several streets, along with temporary closures of area businesses, including Nocturnem, the Waverly and the 4:20 shop. The businesses reopened around 9 p.m.

The package was found near the Pickering Square pay phone near the Kenduskeag Stream footbridge.

The incident remains under investigation.

BDN sports freelancer Ryan McLaughlin grew up in Brewer and is a lifelong fan of the New England Patriots, Boston Red Sox, Boston Celtics and Boston Bruins.

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