BANGOR, Maine — Jane Sawyer of Brewer is being honored as the first of three breast cancer “survivors of the week” in the lead-up to the Susan G. Komen Maine Race for the Cure in Bangor on Sept. 16.

In the early 1800′s, the village of Brewer was very different than the city it has become today. Join us as we celebrate the days of yesteryear and experience life in Brewer up to 200 years in our past with Living History Day on Saturday, August 18, part of the Brewer Bicentennial Celebration.

BREWER, Maine — A LifeFlight helicopter took off from the Eastern Maine Medical Center helipad as Brewer Youth Academy cadets arrived at the Bangor hospital last week to learn about the aircraft, which can respond in minutes to emergencies statewide.

BREWER, Maine — Tours of the county jail and county courthouse, demonstrations by bomb squad and tactical team members and the chance to see fire and rescue equipment up close and learn about the consequences of drug abuse were just some of the activities in store for this year’s class of Brewer Public Safety Youth Academy cadets.

BREWER, Maine — When Valaree Foss, president of the Maine Association of USA Track and Field, visited Cony High School in Augusta late last month, she knew that Saturday’s youth track and field state championships would have to be held at a different site.

BREWER, Maine — A recently sold Brewer building will become the new home for the Bangor Area Recovery Network.

Penobscot Community Health Care joins effort to improve health of Medicare patients – Penobscot Community Health Care is the latest Maine health organization to join a national effort that rewards doctors for keeping their patients healthy and happy.

Lovers of old-style country music ‘shake a leg’ at weekly jams in Brewer – Gene Lane was a popular guy Sunday afternoon. Women kept coming up to the 71-year-old Bucksport man and inviting him to dance to country music played by a live band.

Danny Coombs recognized by Brewer City Council as ‘notable Brewer athlete’ — There is one local athlete against whom all others are measured, and that is former Brewer High School star Danny Coombs.

Brewer Business Makes Pet Owners Happy – There’s a new service provided in Bangor, Brewer and Blue Hill that lets you wash your pet with out messing up your house.