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By 9 a.m. Thursday, the line to get into The Coffee Pot stretched from the building on State Street to halfway down nearby Boyd Street. An informal head count tallied 450 people, with more joining the line every few minutes. They arrived before the 10 a.m. opening hoping to get one last Coffee Pot sandwich before the eatery closed for good.
As confirmed by owner Skip Rist, The Coffee Pot, a Bangor business institution, had its last day on Dec. 31. The business had operated for nearly 80 years. It was known for serving its distinctive Coffee Pot sandwich - made with ham or salami, onions, cheese and vegetables. Rist, who worked in the shop for nearly six decades, will finally retire, at age 72.See the full content of this document
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The Coffee Pot Serves Final Sandwich
By 11 a.m., nearly 40 people had managed to get inside and purchase a sandwich. The first of these were the Cox family of Bangor, who arrived at 6:30 a.m. to get in line. Katie Cox Sino, Ellen Cox a...
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