After most of the lights have been turned out for the night at the many warehouses in Hermon’s industrial area off Hammond Street, every Tuesday evening, one space in the Freedom Industrial Park welcomes a lively crowd of hackers, builders and creators to snack on pizza, share stories and dream up new projects.
Bangor Makerspace — just over the Bangor-Hermon line, so close enough to the Queen City — opened quietly last year, with the stated goal of becoming a place where tinkerers, makers, artists and “geeks in general” can work on projects, solve problems and learn from one another.
It’s been a slow and steady process for the nonprofit organization. But over the past year, co-founder Michael Revel, a Louisville, Kentucky, native who moved to Maine in 2017, has seen it grow from zero to 18 dues-paying members. Donations have allowed it to add equipment…
