PHILLIPS — Phillips Fire Department recently purchased a new Hurst hydraulic rescue tool package that includes the Jaws of Life with a spreader, cutter and ram, as well as air-lifting bags and stabilization equipment. These new tools replace the 30-year-old Phoenix tools that had been originally donated to the department as secondhand equipment almost 18 […]
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Mexico limits hours for residents to get sand
MEXICO — Selectmen decided Tuesday to limit the hours that town sand will be available to residents, in part, because neighboring Peru will close its supply to its residents starting Feb. 1. The decision followed news that Peru selectmen decided Monday to stop providing sand to residents next month because people with large trucks and nonresidents […]
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Lewiston and fire department to start new round of labor talks
LEWISTON — The city and the Fire Department are set to begin a new round of “informal mediations” Monday as the fire union rolls past more than two and a half years without a new contract. This series of talks, according to Deputy City Administrator Phil Nadeau, will bring in a professional mediator to work […]
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Livermore offered squad truck for Fire Department
LIVERMORE — Fire Chief Donald Castonguay told selectmen Tuesday night that New Portland has offered to sell its 1995 squad truck to Livermore for $7,000. “Our squad is from Florida and not designed for our weather,” said department member Ben Guild. “Last week, the brakes froze up on it.” The New Portland truck would replace […]
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Selectmen recommend reducing proposed $1.78M budget by $40K
MINOT — Selectmen on Monday peeled about $40,000 from the $1.78 million 2017 municipal budget Town Administrator Arlan Saunders presented two weeks ago. Gone is around $1,500 from the legal account and nearly $39,000 that the Fire Department had requested for the replacement of the town’s forestry truck. Selectmen took note of the fact that […]
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Oxford firefighter placed on leave after chief resigns
OXFORD — An Oxford Fire Department officer who successfully spearheaded a drive to oust the fire chief has been placed on paid administrative leave. Lt. Mark Blaquiere confirmed Thursday morning that he has been placed on leave pending the outcome of an investigation into the break-in of former Fire Chief Wayne Jones’ office sometime last […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills
Blaze that destroyed Norway building ‘accidental’
NORWAY — The State Fire Marshal’s Office said the Monday evening blaze that destroyed a two-story apartment house at 54 Beal St. was accidental. Dan Young, a state fire investigator, said a friend of one of the tenants was “frying up some scallops on the stove on the first floor” when he left the room […]
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Fish-fry fundraiser for Telstar students Friday
GREENWOOD — There will be a fish fry at the Greenwood Fire Department from 3 to 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 9. It will benefit the Fire Department and 15 seniors from Telstar High School, who plan to travel to Greece and Italy for 10 days shortly after graduation. The trip is not affiliated with the school […]
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Firefighters douse Dixfield brush fire
DIXFIELD — Firefighters from four towns quickly knocked down a brush fire Wednesday afternoon that spread to a home at 25 Averill Hill Road, Fire Chief Scott Dennett said. “By the time we got on scene, it was pretty much contained to the ground, with the leaves and pine needles,” he said. The fire burned […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills
Norway not interested in merging with Paris Fire Department
PARIS — Norway officials say they are not interested at this time in merging fire departments with the town of Paris. The ongoing issue of firefighter shortages, especially at the Paris Fire Department, prompted selectmen in that town to bring together firefighters and town officials from Paris, Norway and Oxford on Wednesday night to discuss a […]