Bangor School Department

Maine Business Wire has published 2 stories about Bangor School Department, the first on October 1, 2026 and the most recent on October 6, 2026.

What we have reported

1. October 6, 2026

   Bangor's Oldest School Building To Close Temporarily Over Asbestos

   Fairmount School, built in 1919, will shut down for the 2026-27 year after asbestos turned up during leak repairs.

   School

   Fairmount School, Bangor

   Built

   1919

   Issue

   Asbestos found in ceilings

   Grades

   4th and 5th

   Next Meetings

   April 29 and May 13

2. October 1, 2026

   Bangor Official Crosses to Rival Brewer to Run Its Schools July 1

   Dan Chadbourne, a longtime administrator in the Bangor School Department, is set to take over as superintendent of Brewer's schools on July 1, stepping into a post that Gregg Palmer is vacating after nearly seven years, the Bangor Daily News reported.

   New superintendent

   Dan Chadbourne

   Start date

   July 1

   Outgoing superintendent

   Gregg Palmer, retiring June 30