November 08, 2024
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War protest events planned across Maine

Following is a list of some Iraq war protest-related events planned Saturday in Maine:

Bangor: Paul Bunyan Park on Main Street at 1 p.m.

Bar Harbor: Gather at the Village Green at 1 p.m., followed by 2:30 p.m. free screening of “Ground Truth” at Reel Pizza.

Belfast: City Hall parking lot on High Street at 10 a.m.

Brooks: On the ice near Route 7 bridge over the Marsh River from 5 to 7 p.m.

Dover-Foxcroft: Piscataquis River Bridge on Main Street at 1 p.m. Participants asked to bring signs.

Ellsworth: S.K. Whiting Park at the corner of High and Main streets at 1 p.m.

Hampden: Hampden Marina on Main Road North at 11:30 a.m. Walk to Paul Bunyan statue in Bangor.

Hancock: Hancock Village Green at 11 a.m., then car pool to 1 p.m. Ellsworth event.

Houlton: Monument Park (near the Cary Library) from 10 to 11 a.m.

Lincoln: Meet at parking lot near Marden’s to participate in the human peace chain at 10 a.m.

Old Town: Old Town Gazebo photo shoot at 11 a.m. Caravan from University Mall to Bangor at 11:45 a.m.

Orland: H.O.M.E. Co-op Green Center on U.S. Route 1 and School House Road from 1 to 3 p.m.

Orono: Orono Action Chain of Concern on the bridge by downtown from 11 to 11:45 a.m. Car pool to Bangor.

Portland: Rally noon to 2 p.m. at Monument Square. Other events.

Pittsfield-Newport: On the Park Street side of Hathorn Park (one mile from Interstate 95, exit 150, toward Pittsfield center. Parking available close by) from 10 to 11 a.m. Car pool to Bangor.

Steuben: On the village green, just off Route 1 on the Village Road (the entrance by the school) at 11 a.m.

Waterville: Car pooling to Bangor event, meet in Concourse parking lot (Spring Street) near Brooks Pharmacy 11 a.m. (leaving 11:30 a.m.).

Winterport: Winterport Library on Route 1A from 10 to 11 a.m., car pooling to Bangor, or walk with Hampden to Paul Bunyan statue.


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