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🌱 How Bangor’s new Lily House supports women rebuilding in recovery
Greetings Bangor! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How Bangor’s new Lily House supports women rebuilding in recovery
- What Friday’s encampment deadline really means for Bangor’s unhoused residents
- How a Bangor rabbi says we can “find light” after tragedy
Also on today's calendar: Riff Johnson: Blue Sky With This Guy - Blue Sky Lounge - Bangor ME and 5 more events.
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Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high of 28 and low of 18 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
- Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, temps: high: 36, low: 19.
- Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high of 40 and low of 35 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. New Bangor women's sober living home now open (wabi.tv) — A new women-only sober living home, Lily House, has opened in Bangor’s Tree Streets neighborhood, offering four furnished bedrooms and structured support for women in recovery. Residents must have at least one month of sobriety, commit to three months, and work, study, or volunteer at least 20 hours weekly. Monthly dues range from $825 to $875, with utilities included. 
2. Railroad company will enforce Friday deadline for Bangor homeless encampment closure (bangordailynews.com) — Bangor officials say CSX will move ahead Friday with clearing part of the homeless encampment along the Penobscot River, even after councilors sought a delay. With limited shelter beds, frustrated nearby businesses, and no long-term homelessness plan finalized, city staff are scrambling to help residents relocate and reduce chaos before the railroad’s cleanup begins next week.
3. Bangor synagogue president responds to mass shooting in Australia (wabi.tv) — A Bangor synagogue leader is reflecting on how the Hanukkah mass shooting in Australia is affecting local Jewish residents and their sense of safety. He urges the community to “find light in the darkness” by rededicating themselves to kindness and shared humanity, and calls on civic leaders to speak out more forcefully against rising antisemitic attacks.
4. Ideas from the CBC: Regrowing Home (mainepublic.org) — Maine Public’s Bangor studio is promoting a thoughtful CBC program that explores how one family is reviving an Indigenous farm in northern British Columbia. The episode looks at rural food security, Indigenous food sovereignty, and what it means to rebuild a home and community on transformed land—content Bangor listeners can stream from their local public radio network.
📸 Around Bangor
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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Bridge Group
The Durgin Center, 274 State St, Brewer
9:00 am
Thursday December 18
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Other local events
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The Journey of an Evolving Leader Program, Part Two
Husson University Dyke Center , 1 College Circle , Bangor
9:00 am -
Holidays at Hill House
Thomas A. Hill House , 159 Union Street , Bangor
10:00 am -
Holidays at Hill House
Thomas A. Hill House , 159 Union Street , Bangor
10:00 am -
Riff Johnson: Blue Sky With This Guy - Blue Sky Lounge - Bangor ME
Blue Sky Lounge , 357 Odlin Rd , Bangor
6:00 pm -
Holidays at Hill House
Thomas A. Hill House , 159 Union Street , Bangor
10:00 am -
Spiral Serenity Sound Bath
Spiral Studio , 16 State Street, 4th Floor , Bangor
6:30 pm -
Holidays at Hill House
Thomas A. Hill House , 159 Union Street , Bangor
10:00 am
Wednesday December 17
Thursday December 18
Friday December 19
Saturday December 20
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🗓 Events Nearby
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MEREDA Welcomes Dr. Habib Dagher, Executive Director, Advanced Structures and Composites Center, UMO
McGoldrick Career & Student Success Center , 35 Bedford Street , Portland
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Holidays at Hill House
Thomas A. Hill House , 159 Union Street , Bangor
10:00 am -
Cork $ Carry Night with Riff Johnson - Brewer, Maine
High Tide Restaurant and Bar , 5 S Main St , Brewer
5:00 pm -
Cork & Carry Night with Riff Johnson
High Tide Restaurant and Bar , 5 S Main St , Brewer
5:00 pm
Tuesday December 16
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