100 years ago, 1914Although the Low-King Company, Lewiston, is showing a full line of general wearing apparel for men, it is making a specialty of light suits for dancing. The tango shirts have proven a comfort for one season and now the lightweight suit has come as a blessing to those fond of dancing. A […]
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Fire destroys house in Lovell
LOVELL — A couple lost their home at 441 Main St. in a fire Wednesday afternoon. There were no injuries, fire Chief Tom McKenzie said. Glen and Sharon Bresette were not home when the fire was reported by a passing motorist just before 12:30 p.m. Firefighters from Sweden, North Fryeburg, Fryeburg and Stoneham assisted Lovell […]
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Posted inFranklin, The Franklin Journal
Fire heavily damages garage in Chesterville
CHESTERVILLE — A fire heavily damaged a four-bay garage Wednesday at 171 George Thomas Road when a bulldozer caught fire while it was being worked on, fire Chief Edward Hastings IV said. He estimated damage at $30,000 to $50,000, including tools. Twenty to 25 firefighters from eight departments responded to help put out the fire. […]
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Lewiston fire under investigation; 24 homeless
LEWISTON — Questions remained Wednesday night about the cause of the fire that left two dozen homeless on Birch Street the night before. State and local investigators spent all day examining the fire scene but by evening, no cause was announced. The Office of the State Fire Marshal joined local fire and police officials on […]
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Firefighters battle Lewiston apartment-house blaze
LEWISTON — Tenants were rousted from their homes when fire tore through a four-story apartment house on Birch Street early Tuesday night. There were no reports of injuries and officials said it was too early to determine a cause as firefighters continued battling the blaze late into the night. It was unclear how many people […]
Posted inFranklin, The Franklin Journal
Fire destroys garage, spreads to house in Phillips
PHILLIPS — A fire that destroyed a garage and spread to a house about 10 feet away on Tuesday caused an estimated $90,000 in damage, Phillips fire Chief Jim Gould said. Homeowner Paul Wilcox had been welding his lawnmower in the garage at his 173 Bridge St. home earlier in the day. He had shut […]
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Families escape Jay fire Monday morning
JAY — Two families escaped a fire Monday morning at 576 Franklin Road, acting fire Chief Mike Booker said. The fire started in a second-floor office at a house owned by Adam and Ali Clark, Booker said. The cause was electrical. Approximately 20 firefighters from Jay, Livermore Falls and Wilton, along with a Farmington rapid-response team, […]
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Firefighters battle blaze at drumstick factory in Newport
NEWPORT — A metal stairwell support saved several thousand drumsticks from getting anything more than sprinkler damage from a fire on Sunday at the Vic Firth Co., firefighters said. No injuries were reported. The fire apparently started under a first-floor stairwell at the manufacturing facility, which is at 11 High St. The flames burned an […]
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Late-night fire destroys home in West Paris
According to WMTW, the fire is believed to have started in a pellet stove. No other details are available at this time. WEST PARIS — A blaze late Saturday night destroyed a single-family home, leaving 21 people homeless. Approximately 60 firefighters from 13 area towns responded to the fire at 5 Ellingwood Road, which started […]