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PublishedMarch 27, 2023
Ten people displaced after structure fire destroys Waterville apartment building
The Red Cross was assisting the people who rushed from the building early Monday on School Street, just west of downtown.
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PublishedFebruary 3, 2023
Heat gun that was left on cited as source of fire at Gifford’s ice cream in Skowhegan
The heat gun was left atop a pallet of combustible materials inside a walk-in freezer, leading to the fire Thursday that damaged offices and a production area at Gifford's Famous Ice Cream, according to Skowhegan fire Chief Ronnie Rodriguez.
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PublishedOctober 5, 2022
Police: Man suffers minor injuries after trailer collapses on him in Skowhegan
A West Gardiner man was lucky to have escaped with minor injuries Wednesday when a trailer shifted and came down on him as he was working at Eaton Mountain Ski Area, police Chief David Bucknam said.
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PublishedJune 6, 2022
Police recover body of Fairfield man from Kennebec River in Skowhegan
Body of David Kufeldt, 52, found Sunday in river, and the circumstances around his death do not appear to be suspicious, according to police.
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PublishedJanuary 17, 2022
Three adults, two children displaced when fire destroys Skowhegan home
About 40 firefighters from several towns responded to a fire at 15 Cedar Ridge Drive, only a couple of hundred feet from Cedar Ridge Center, a nursing and rehabilitation facility.
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PublishedNovember 2, 2021
Fewer candidates, and less qualified ones, lead to staffing woes for central Maine fire stations
The fire chief in Skowhegan, Shawn Howard, says he has 15 openings for firefighters, and he's not confident he can fill them all anytime soon.
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PublishedMarch 13, 2021
Fire destroys large commercial garage in Athens, drawing 12 fire departments
Firefighters were able to save two nearby buildings and a lot of equipment Saturday at Linkletter & Sons Inc. at 115 Harmony Road, but a 60-by-100-foot large commercial garage was destroyed.
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PublishedOctober 23, 2020
Skowhegan officials say shoe glue may be to blame in New Balance chemical incident
Skowhegan Fire Chief Shawn Howard and New Balance planned additional investigation Monday morning.
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PublishedSeptember 19, 2020
Early morning fire at Sappi woodyard extinguished in Skowhegan
A fire at the Sappi mill in Skowhegan occurred early Saturday morning.
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