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CRIME & SAFETY
A gay man's murder haunted a town fueled by hate
On July 7th, 1984, three teenagers in Bangor, Maine, killed Charlie Howard for being gay. The crime shocked many in Bangor, including Stephen King, the town's most famous resident. King moved his family to Bangor in 1980 to write his horror novel It. Later, he recognized the horror of the murder of Charlie Howard and memorialized it in the second chapter of It. The trio of killers—Jim Baines (15), Shawn Mabry (16), and Daniel Ness (17)—killed Charlie during a festival celebrating Bangor's sesquicentennial and America's Independence Day. While King's novel featured an evil and murderous clown, King refused to let Bangor off the hook for killing Charlie. "It was this town," a witness to the murder tells the police in the novel.
Abandoned golden retriever carried off roof in Old Town has captured hearts nationwide
Just a few weeks ago, Officer McAlinden from the Old Town Police Department, carried off an abandoned golden retriever off a roof. The adorable and very sweet dog has been named Chestnut. An unusual call came in around 1:00 am this morning. The caller reported a dog on the roof...
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