A new location
BANGOR — Since the publication of the Feb. 19 issue of The Weekly, now in its 25th year and a special section of the Bangor Daily News, things have changed.
The BDN has moved its headquarters from 491 Main St., on the corner of Buck Street, where it has operated since 1955, to 1 Merchant’s Plaza, beside the parking garage, in downtown Bangor.
The ways to get in touch with the Bangor Daily News and The Weekly remain the same. Readers and subscribers can call the same, familiar phone number, 990-800, go to our website at bangordailynews.com, find us on Facebook, or stop by 1 Merchant’s Plaza to start a subscription, make a payment, pick up copies of the BDN, the Bangor Metro, The Weekly, or inquire about back issues. Or stop in just to say hello.
Circle of Honor drivers
BANGOR — UPS announced that eight drivers from Maine are among 1,445 newly inducted worldwide into the Circle of Honor, an honorary organization for UPS drivers who have achieved 25 or more years of accident-free driving.
Maine has 35 active Circle of Honor drivers with a combined 977 years of accident-free driving. David Bradford of Standish is the state’s senior safe driver, with 35 years of accident-free driving under his belt. There are 479 total UPS drivers in Maine.
Those inducted in 2015 are Portland drivers Charles Card of Windham, Brian Gagne of Cumberland, Brent Hamilton of Westbrook, Richard Hibbard of Old Orchard; Troy Grass of Eddington, who works in Bangor; Waterville drivers William Benedict of Winslow and Gene Paquet of Unity; and Robert Turgeon of Minot, who works in Auburn.
New business
BANGOR — Chipotle Mexican Grill opened in Bangor at 569 Stillwater Ave., near Bangor Mall Cinemas 10 and next door to the newly-opened Vitamin Shoppe on Feb. 21. Chipotle specializes in burritos, tacos, burrito bowls and salads, according to the company’s website.