Lia Russell, Author at Bangor Daily News

Bangor voters backed two incumbents and a newcomer to the City Council.

Bangor chooses newcomer and returns 2 incumbents to City Council

by Lia Russell and Kathleen O'Brien November 8, 2022November 9, 2022

City Councilors Rick Fournier and Dan Tremble were reelected Tuesday, along with newcomer Cara Pelletier.

Bangor’s once-thriving mall is nearly empty. It doesn’t have to be.

by Lia Russell November 5, 2022November 5, 2022

Labor official accuses Chipotle of illegally closing Augusta store

by Lia Russell November 4, 2022November 4, 2022

Rick Fournier will receive the Norbert X. Dowd Award in January.

Bangor council chair will receive region’s top business award

by Lia Russell November 2, 2022November 2, 2022

Karen Iuzzolino-Paquin, who teaches science at St. John’s Catholic School, will join four other teachers for a microgravity flight.

Brunswick teacher has been chosen for national space program

by Lia Russell November 2, 2022November 2, 2022

Bangor Water District cited for labor violations after worker died in water tower last year

by Lia Russell November 2, 2022November 3, 2022

Bangor doesn’t know how it will spend $20M in COVID relief funds

by Lia Russell November 1, 2022October 31, 2022

EMMC facilities workers vote against unionizing

by Lia Russell October 29, 2022October 30, 2022

Bangor plans to evict those living in most of the city’s homeless encampments

by Lia Russell October 26, 2022October 27, 2022

Some 111 nurses and nurse practitioners have formed the union Acadia Nurses United to fight for better patient care and benefits.

Nurses seeking to unionize at Bangor’s Northern Light Acadia Hospital

by Lia Russell October 26, 2022October 26, 2022

Nate Freeman on Friday listed the site of the proposed subdivision off Broadway for sale for $1.5 million.

Newly approved Bangor subdivision is for sale before it’s been built

by Lia Russell October 26, 2022October 26, 2022

Bangor residents want a court to block planned 30-duplex subdivision

by Lia Russell October 26, 2022October 26, 2022

Bangor-based Guard unit will deploy to Middle East next year

by Lia Russell October 25, 2022October 25, 2022

Maine has continued an 11-year pattern of generally declining test scores and for the first time fell below the national average.

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Maine students slip below national average in reading and math

by Lia Russell October 24, 2022October 24, 2022

As part of the program, a community assistance team would respond to mental health crisis calls to de-escalate the situation.

Bangor will soon send social workers to mental health calls instead of cops

by Lia Russell October 24, 2022October 23, 2022

Bangor considering temporary ‘shelter village’ to house homeless residents

by Lia Russell October 20, 2022October 20, 2022

Bangor YMCA buys 5 properties for planned expansion

by Lia Russell October 19, 2022October 19, 2022

A developer applied to construct a 3,000-square-foot building at a Stillwater Avenue shopping center.

Bangor’s Stillwater Avenue may get a new drive-thru restaurant

by Lia Russell October 18, 2022October 18, 2022

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Maine near top of nation in new COVID cases and hospitalizations

by Lia Russell October 17, 2022October 17, 2022

Landlords in Bangor are pushing back against a proposed "tenants' bill of rights."

Bangor landlords are pushing back against ‘tenants’ bill of rights’

by Lia Russell October 17, 2022October 17, 2022