COUNTY — “My husband shot himself in the head! What do I do?” This was just one of the things Cammie Sprague, a shift supervisor, heard when she answered the phone at the Oxford County Regional Communications Center (OCRCC), “911-what is the address of your emergency?” Another call, a grandmother hysterically saying she found her granddaughter […]
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Christmas is for everyone
OXFORD HILLS — The Oxford County Regional Communications Center thinks Christmas isn’t just for kids. In fact, dispatchers want to go back to the way things were generations ago. Back when folks looked out for each other. Neighbors knew neighbors. Food and necessities were shared. Barns were raised by whole communities. Folks would talk instead of […]
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Maine commemorates 9/11 attacks
PORTLAND (AP) — Observances and events are taking place around Maine to commemorate the 16th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Two of the Sept. 11 terrorists flew out of the Portland International Jetport on the morning of the hijackings. The city has a Sept. 11 memorial in Fort Allen Park. One observance […]
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President Donald Trump on 9/11: 'America cannot be intimidated'
President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump stand as “Taps” is played during a ceremony to mark the anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, Monday, Sept. 11, 2017, at the Pentagon. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — Leading his first commemoration of the solemn 9/11 anniversary, President Donald Trump said Monday that […]
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Twin Cities firefighters to host 9/11 remembrance ceremonies
The Auburn and Lewiston Fire departments will hold ceremonies Monday, Sept. 11, in remembrance of lives lost during attacks at the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, in 2001. The Auburn Fire Department will host its annual 9/11 ceremony and a blood drive. It will begin at 8 a.m. at Central Station, 550 […]
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Mexico 8-year-old receives 911 Award
MEXICO — A young boy was presented with the 911 Award from Med-Care Ambulance on Thursday for demonstrating a cool head and quick thinking during a medical emergency at home. Marq Macleod, 8, called 911 on July 31 because his soon-to-be stepfather, Matthew Lennon, appeared to be hallucinating and said that “seals were dancing in […]
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911 transcript: Madison shooter promised not to hurt victim's girlfriend
MADISON (AP) — A Maine woman who fled to safety amid a deadly rampage says her boyfriend’s father promised not to hurt her as he killed his wife, his son and a neighbor. In a newly released 911 transcript obtained by the Morning Sentinel (http://bit.ly/2vxMWpK ), an unidentified woman told a dispatcher that she and […]
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‘Behind the scenes’ very first responders appreciated
AUBURN — The Dispatchers at Lewiston-Auburn 911 celebrated National Public Safety Telecommunicator Week during the week of April 9. The week was filled with activities, food and gifts provided by the administrative staff. Public Safety Dispatchers are the very first first responders, the “behind the scenes” heroes of public safety. They are the people on the […]
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As the towers fell: A choice to stay and help
Fifteen years after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, a Lisbon Falls couple share their experience as New Yorkers at ground zero. She thought it was a horrific accident. Then the second plane hit. “People were running on the streets, trying to get away. There was a sense of panic,” said Wagner, who was in the […]