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Population
City of Brewer, Maine - 8,987*
2000 Census
Penobscot County - 125,000
Distance
From
Portland 130 miles
Montreal, P.Q. 290 miles
Boston 235 miles Quebec
City 230 miles
Providence 291 miles St. John, N.B. 165 miles
N.Y. City 450 miles
Area Recreational
Facilities
Brewer Auditorium
(indoor basketball and
volleyball courts)
Brewer High Sports Complex
(football, soccer fields)
3 City Parks
4 City Playgrounds
City Swimming Pool
5 Bowling Alleys
7 Area Golf Courses
2 Ski Slopes
Bangor Civic Center
Bass Park (Harness Racing)
Education - Brewer, Maine
Education
in Area
University of Maine, Orono
University of Maine at Augusta, Bangor
Husson College, Bangor
New England School of Communications (NESCOM)
Eastern Maine Community College, Bangor
Beal College, Bangor
Bangor Theological Seminary, Bangor
Utilities:
Electric - Bangor Hydro
Water - Municipal
Sewer - Municipal
Natural Gas - Bangor
Phone - Verizon
Cable - Adelphia
Internet - i.e.
MidMaine Communications, Adelphia, Prexar,
nPerfect.com, panax.com, TDS telecom,
gwi - Great Works Internet, DialMaine, Verizon
Newspapers:
Bangor Daily News
Television and Radio
Stations:
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WABI-TV |
Channel 5 |
CBS |
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WVII-TV |
Channel 7 |
ABC |
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WLBZ-TV |
Channel 2 |
NBC |
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WMEB-TV |
Channel 12 |
Public |
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WBGR-TV |
Channel 33 |
PAX |
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WABI-AM |
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CBS |
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WZON-AM |
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Independent |
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WLBZ-AM |
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NBC |
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WBGW-FM Stereo |
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CBS |
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WMEH-FM Stereo |
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Public |
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WPBC-FM Stereo |
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Independent |
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WQCB-FM Stereo |
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Independent |
Larger Employers:
*December, 2002
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Largest Employers |
Type of
Business |
Number of Employees |
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ZF Lemforder |
Manufacture
Automotive
Parts |
350 |
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WalMart* |
Retail |
310 |
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Brewer
School Department |
Municipal Government |
299 |
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United
Parcel Service |
Shipping |
245 |
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First
Health Care |
Health Care |
177 |
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Hannaford* |
Retail Grocer |
143 |
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Marden’s |
Retail Surplus |
106 |
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Brewer
Automotive Components |
Manufacture
Automotive
Parts |
96 |
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Downeast
Toyota |
Auto Sales |
92 |
Latitude
and Longitude of Brewer
Latitude N 44° (degrees) 47' (minutes)
Longitude W 68°
45'.
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