LEWISTON — An air conditioner went up in flames Thursday afternoon starting a fire and sending tenants of a three-story apartment house scurrying for safety. The blaze at 164 Pine St. started when the air conditioner caught fire at about 6 p.m. in a third-floor window. Several tenants of the apartment house, at the corner […]
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Alberta Briggs Morris
TURNER — Alberta Briggs Morris, a lifelong resident of Turner, passed away peacefully on Sept. 12. She was born Nov. 15, 1928, the youngest daughter of Hugh Cary Briggs and Lucy Lee Adams. As a young woman she met and married Nathan William Morris, a young man who worked on the farm of her parents. Alberta […]
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Lewiston firefighters contain Bartlett Street blaze to 1 unit
LEWISTON — Firefighters were able to keep a Friday morning fire contained to a fourth-floor apartment at 184 Bartlett St. No one was hurt in the 8 a.m. blaze that left the upper portion of the apartment house charred. The four-story building is at the corner of Bartlett and Birch streets. Police blocked off sections […]
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Carthage man recovering at a Portland hospital from burns received in a house fire
CARTHAGE — A local man was in fair condition Wednesday at a Portland hospital after suffering serious burns in a fire Tuesday morning at his house on Route 142. Willis Berry, 64, is expected to undergo “many surgeries and medical treatments in his future,” according to a GoFundMe page set up to raise money to […]
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Art project aims to illuminate Kennebec River with fire
SKOWHEGAN — Selectmen got a first look Tuesday night at “Kennebec on Fire,” a collaborative public art project proposed by the Wesserunsett Arts Council and Main Street Skowhegan. That’s fire on the Kennebec River — an idea that was inspired by the Maine Arts Commission and by the long-running WaterFire project in Providence, Rhode Island, […]
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Carthage homeowner burned over 50 percent of body
CARTHAGE — A homeowner was badly burned early Tuesday as he escaped a fire that destroyed his house on Route 142. Fire Chief Dan Skidgell said Willis Berry suffered burns over about 50 percent of his body and was taken to Maine Medical Center in Portland. Berry, 64, was listed in fair condition Tuesday afternoon, […]
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Fire destroys Manchester house on Cobbossee Lake
MANCHESTER – The only thing still standing from a house on Milliken Lane was the stone chimney after a fire burned it to the ground on Tuesday morning. The home has frontage on Cobbossee Lake. Hallowell Fire Chief James Owens said the fire was burning itself out upon his arrival around 9:45 a.m. Manchester firefighter […]
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Brunswick homeowner burning weeds accidently torches house
A homeowner using a torch to burn weeds accidentally set her Brunswick home on fire Monday morning. The Brunswick Fire Department was called to 304 Maine St. around 10:30 a.m. Monday by the homeowner after the side of the house caught fire, said Capt. David Hunter. The homeowner and multiple pets made it out of […]
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Man set himself, trailer on fire in Scarborough, police say
SCARBOROUGH (WGME) — A man has been hospitalized after Scarborough police say he set himself and a trailer on fire Tuesday night. Police say they received a call around 9:30 p.m. about a 27-year-old man with a gun. The Scarborough police chief says when officers arrived the man refused to comply and went into the […]
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Farmington family escapes fire that destroys their home and garage
FARMINGTON — A fire destroyed a home and attached garage Saturday night at 287 Middle St., Fire Rescue Capt. Scott Baxter said Monday. John and Angela Whelpley and their children escaped safely from the home. The cause of the fire is undetermined. It is not suspicious, Baxter said. Investigators from the Office of the Maine […]