BETHEL — It was starting to lightly rain on Saturday, August 14, when a visitor parked outside of Bethel Foodliner. He was opening the back hatch of his Subaru and his car keys slipped from his hands and fell into the storm drain. He called 911, which called the Fire Department, which sent Jim Bennett […]
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Firefighters train for time lost during pandemic
BETHEL — To compensate for loss of training time during the coronavirus pandemic, firefighters have raised the bar with 130 hours of training this year. Two-thirds of the training was new, the rest was a much needed refresher after the year away behind textbooks for training, according to Bethel Fire Chief Mike Jodrey, From those […]
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Greenwood’s municipal meetings in person, remote
GREENWOOD — The Greenwood Board of Selectman discussed the benefits to a remote participating policy at a public hearing Aug. 3. If the public needs to wear masks again, they thought it would be best to have Zoom remain as an option so everyone can still attend while feeling comfortable. They closed the public hearing […]
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Firetruck parked at chief’s home drives discussion
WEST PARIS — Thursday evening, selectmen discussed if the Fire Chief Troy Billings could park a firetruck at his home instead of at the station. Billings explained he could get to an emergency faster with the truck at his home, and the gear inside it. He could leave immediately. If he arrived sooner, he could prevent […]
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Rumford firefighters knock down fire at ND Paper
It took about an hour to extinguish the fire in the building that housed the tire chip hopper.
Posted inMaine
Two-alarm fire destroys barn on Cedar Street in Madison
There were no injuries, and firefighters from seven departments kept the house from being destroyed.
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Longtime Winslow fire department official dies unexpectedly at age 49
Fellow firefighters and town officials said Capt. Scott Higgins’ loss will be felt statewide and that he was a consummate professional who also ran a Christmas tree farm.
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Rocking Chair-a-Thon a huge success
Sumner Volunteer Fire Dept. Auxiliary hosts highly successful Rocking Chair-a-thon
