OTISFIELD — Like many others in the fire service industry, Kyle Jordan has helped to keep it all in the family by becoming the town’s fire chief. Jordan was appointed by Otisfield selectmen Jan. 7, after Chief Mike Hooker stepped down. Jordan’s grandfather, Carroll Fickett, served as Otisfield fire chief for five years in the […]
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Fire in Rumford business quickly knocked down
RUMFORD — Rumford and Mexico firefighters quickly knocked down a fire inside an Isthmus Street business, Rumford Deputy Chief Ben Byam said Thursday afternoon. Byam said that firefighters responded to Donna’s Gift Emporium at 351 Isthmus Road at 10:44 a.m. after a structure fire was reported. “We found that the fire stemmed from the owner […]
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Paris Selectmen meet Monday night
PARIS — Selectmen intend to address a number of issues on a packed agenda Monday night, including a proposal to acquire land for a new park, a risk assessment and a comprehensive study of the downtown area. The meeting is a week ahead of the typical schedule. A week ago, selectmen voted to bump the meeting […]
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Oxford firefighters back Hunter for chief
OXFORD — A half dozen members the Fire Department presented selectmen Thursday night with a letter urging the board to hire fire Chief Scott Hunter when the position changes from an elected to an appointed one. The letter was signed by 32 firefighters and rescue personnel. “It is extremely important to be able to trust and […]
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Paris Fire Department hearing Tuesday
PARIS — The town will hold a public hearing on a proposal to amend its ordinance governing the Fire Department on Tuesday. Paris town officials and members of the Fire Department are expected to attend the public hearing to answer questions, but the proposed changes, first put forth by Town Manager Amy Bernard three weeks ago, […]
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Turner schedules town meeting vote on rescue budget
TURNER — The Board of Selectmen will meet at 5 p.m. Wednesday to review and vote on a warrant for a special town meeting this month. The meeting is set for 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 20, at Leavitt Area High School. One article will ask if residents will vote to spend up to $431,588 for […]
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Woman collects goods for fire victims. Now what?
LEWISTON — Kasie Kolbe is baffled. For more than a week, the local woman has been collecting furniture, clothes and other items to help families displaced in a Birch Street fire late last month. But now, with enough stuff to outfit seven apartments, Kolbe has no idea how to get it to the victims. She’s […]
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Mexico selectmen tasks Planning Board with amending referendum ordinance
MEXICO — The Board of Selectmen unanimously voted Tuesday evening to approach the Planning Board about amending the town’s referendum town meeting ordinance to split the Public Safety budget into separate Police and Fire Department budgets. The issue was brought up after fire Chief Gary Wentzell said that some of the people in his department […]
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Paris ordinance hopes to bring more firefighters into the fold
PARIS — Town officials hope an overhauled ordinance updating the Fire Department’s regulations will help it address a growing concern that fewer firefighters are being asked to do more work. The amended Fire Department Ordinance, which trims the municipal law passed 17 years ago from 13 pages to two, clears up language for hiring employees, […]
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Minot board reviews Community Day events
MINOT — Selectmen on Monday discussed events scheduled for Community Day, which begins at 7 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 20, with a 5K run. The run starts at the new athletic fields behind the Minot Consolidated School and proceeds along the network of walking trails. Fire Chief Dean Campbell told the board that the Fire Department […]