BANGOR

A pedestrian was seriously hurt after being hit by a car Tuesday morning in Bangor, Maine, according to authorities. Officers responded to Broadway at about 6 a.m. for a report of a person being struck by a car. When they arrived, police found the pedestrian seriously injured. Police said Broadway was closed for some time while they investigated the incident….

School staff in Bangor, Maine, now have a way to lock down their classrooms hanging around their necks. The city is the first in New England, and the Northeast, to implement a lanyard-based emergency alert system, school officials say, one that lets teachers, staff and substitutes send out notifications about things like fights or medical problems and, in a more…