BANGOR, Maine - A water main leak that forced Hollywood Slots to close all day Sunday had nothing to do with increased water running through the pipes, Bangor Water District officials said Monday.

Hollywood Slots is back open for business after being forced to close its doors because of a water main leak.

A candidate for the Bangor Township Board of Trustees had a good number of his 100-plus campaign signs stolen and says he'll pay a $500 reward for information leading to the conviction of the person or persons who did it.

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MONCTON, New Brunswick (AP) - New Brunswick's first casino will have 600 slot machines and will borrow its style from the grand old hotels in Banff, Alberta, and St. Andrews, New Brunswick, the private consortium behind the Moncton-area project announced Tuesday.

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The Hollywood Slots Hotel and Raceway's July 1 grand opening drew about 9,000 customers who bet a total of $5.6 million at its 1,000 slots, well over the company's best days in an interim facility that had half the number of machines, according to a Maine Gambling Control Board auditor's report.

AUGUSTA, Maine - The roughly 9,000 people who visited Hollywood Slots Hotel and Raceway’s July 1 grand opening in Bangor racked up a total wager of $5.6 million, according to a report presented Thursday by Scott Woods, auditor for the Maine Gambling Control Board, at the board’s first meeting since Hollywood Slots moved into its new home.

BBC News, UK - Jul 2, 2008Shock at the murder of a guesthouse owner in Bangor is reflected on the front pages. The News Letter says the town is stunned after 68-year-old Billy Spence ...