NEW VINEYARD — Nine fire departments, dozens of firefighters and lots of trucks responded to a fire at Maine Wood Turning Inc.’s sawmill building off Lake Road on Monday afternoon. It was called in as a fire in the chip room at about 1:30 p.m., New Vineyard fire Chief Doug Churchill said mid afternoon. Employees […]
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Burned-out tenants in Lewiston return to find items stolen
LEWISTON — Nearly a week after a fire rendered their apartment at 279 Pine St. temporarily uninhabitable, Krystal Johnson and her children were ready to move back in. But first, she had some bad news for her children: Within a few days of the fire, someone had broken into the home and stolen many of […]
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Family in awe of community support after losing home to fire
MEXICO — As firefighters began to extinguish the blaze at 300 River Road on Nov. 1, members of the River Valley community were already taking action. While Nelson and Courtney Bisson watched their home and all their family’s belongings burn, Nelson’s mother, Linda Bisson, saw a neighbor from down the street bringing items for Nelson […]
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20 cats die in Conn. animal refuge blaze
FALLS VILLAGE, Conn. (AP) — Authorities say at least 20 cats died and two buildings were destroyed in a fire at a Connecticut animal sanctuary. Fire officials in rural Falls Village say high winds helped stoke the blaze Friday night at The Last Post, a refuge for cats whose owners have died or gone into […]
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Man dies in Sanford fire
SANFORD, Maine (AP) — Authorities say a 74-year-old man has died in a fire in Sanford, Maine. Public Safety spokesman Stephen McCausland says Armand Talbot died Tuesday night after he entered his burning home and was likely overcome by smoke. The body was found by firefighters inside his Armand Lane home. McCausland says Talbot discovered […]
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Lewiston fire leaves at least 10 homeless
LEWISTON — Joshua Hickey Sr. had finished cooking dinner for him and his son and started a pot of coffee when the lights cut out. He took the little boy down to the basement and reset the fuse box. When they got back to their third-floor apartment, it had filled with smoke. Hickey stood on […]
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Board upholds manager’s firing of employee
LIVERMORE FALLS — Selectmen voted Monday to uphold Town Manager Kristal Flagg’s decision to terminate a town employee. An employee had appealed Flagg’s decision to selectmen. The employee was terminated on Sept. 20, she said. The board’s decision followed a 70-minute executive session with the former employee, selectmen, Flagg and town attorney, Flagg said Tuesday. […]
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Livermore Falls house fire ruled intentional
LIVERMORE FALLS — A fire that started in the basement of a house on Green Street on Friday afternoon was intentionally set, state fire investigator Edward Hastings IV said Tuesday. “The primary suspect is undergoing medical treatment,” Hastings, an investigator for the Maine Office of the State Fire Marshal, said. He plans to file his […]
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Preschoolers learn fire prevention
DIXFIELD — A small group of preschool children from the Ludden Library story time program enjoyed a tour and presentation on fire safety and prevention at the Dixfield Fire Department. “I think the most important thing for kids of this age is that they get to know us and are not afraid of us,” Capt. […]