After a dozen years working violent crimes as a detective, Det. Lt. Tim Cotton took on a new role at the Bangor Police Department that allowed him to pull from his other life experiences as a broadcaster and humor writer. One of his responsibilities is running the department’s Facebook page and in the span of three years, with a little help from the Duck of Justice, Cotton has grown the department’s following from 10,000 to more than 274,000 — almost nine times the population of Bangor.
Video Recorded March 6, 2018
Jim Patrick has covered everything from Super Bowls to beer startups, but he’s comfiest on a pair of downhill skis on a powder day. He’s interviewed Ivy League professors, Hall of Fame pitchers and many, many Portland-area brewmasters. A Minnesota native who finds Maine’s climate much more temperate than his native state, Jim has been working in daily newspapers for 20 years, including at The Salt Lake Tribune and Burlington (VT.) Free Press.
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