Cross Insurance Center (nearby in Bangor)
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Cross Insurance Center is a modern multi-purpose arena and convention facility in Bangor, Maine, hosting concerts, sporting events, and large-scale community gatherings.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cross Insurance Center (nearby in Bangor) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3150904 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cross Insurance Center (nearby in Bangor) Context triple: [Orono, Maine, hasSportsVenue, Cross Insurance Center (nearby in Bangor)]
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A.
Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center
Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center is a major regional hospital and healthcare facility serving patients throughout northern and eastern Maine.
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B.
Bangor, Maine
Bangor, Maine is a small city in eastern Maine known as a regional commercial and cultural hub and famously associated with author Stephen King.
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C.
Bangor City Hall
Bangor City Hall is the historic municipal government building and civic landmark located in downtown Bangor, Maine.
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D.
Bridgton Hospital
Bridgton Hospital is a community healthcare facility serving residents of Bridgton and the surrounding Lake Region area in western Maine.
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E.
Bangor television market
The Bangor television market is a designated broadcast region in Maine that encompasses Bangor and surrounding communities for the distribution of local TV programming and advertising.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cross Insurance Center (nearby in Bangor) Target entity description: Cross Insurance Center is a modern multi-purpose arena and convention facility in Bangor, Maine, hosting concerts, sporting events, and large-scale community gatherings.
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A.
Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center
Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center is a major regional hospital and healthcare facility serving patients throughout northern and eastern Maine.
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B.
Bangor, Maine
Bangor, Maine is a small city in eastern Maine known as a regional commercial and cultural hub and famously associated with author Stephen King.
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C.
Bangor City Hall
Bangor City Hall is the historic municipal government building and civic landmark located in downtown Bangor, Maine.
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D.
Bridgton Hospital
Bridgton Hospital is a community healthcare facility serving residents of Bridgton and the surrounding Lake Region area in western Maine.
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E.
Bangor television market
The Bangor television market is a designated broadcast region in Maine that encompasses Bangor and surrounding communities for the distribution of local TV programming and advertising.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
convention center
ⓘ
indoor arena ⓘ multi-purpose arena ⓘ |
| brokeGround | 2011 ⓘ |
| city |
Bangor metropolitan area
ⓘ
surface form:
Bangor
|
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| formerName | Bangor Arena and Event Center ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
arena bowl
ⓘ
ballroom ⓘ convention space ⓘ meeting rooms ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
back-of-house production facilities
ⓘ
club seating ⓘ concession stands ⓘ luxury suites ⓘ |
| hasParking | on-site parking ⓘ |
| hasScoreboard | center-hung scoreboard ⓘ |
| hasSurface | multi-surface ⓘ |
| hosts |
college basketball games
ⓘ
family entertainment events ⓘ high school basketball tournaments ⓘ ice shows ⓘ large-scale community gatherings ⓘ |
| location | Bangor, Maine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Cross Insurance ⓘ |
| nearby |
Hollywood Casino Bangor
ⓘ
surface form:
Hollywood Casino Hotel & Raceway Bangor
Penobscot River ⓘ |
| opened | 2013 ⓘ |
| operator | Global Spectrum ⓘ |
| owner | City of Bangor ⓘ |
| primaryUse |
basketball games
ⓘ
community events ⓘ concerts ⓘ conventions ⓘ trade shows ⓘ |
| publicTransit | served by local Bangor bus routes ⓘ |
| region |
Penobscot County, Maine
ⓘ
surface form:
Penobscot County
|
| replaced | Bangor Auditorium ⓘ |
| seatingCapacity |
approximately 5,800 for basketball
ⓘ
approximately 8,500 for concerts ⓘ |
| serves | Bangor metropolitan area ⓘ |
| state | Maine ⓘ |
| website | https://www.crossinsurancecenter.com/ ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Cross Insurance Center (nearby in Bangor) Description of subject: Cross Insurance Center is a modern multi-purpose arena and convention facility in Bangor, Maine, hosting concerts, sporting events, and large-scale community gatherings.
Referenced by (1)
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