AUBURN — A judge fined a Lewiston firefighter Friday for engaging a prostitute. Anthony “Peter” Morrell, 54, of 21 Cleaves St., paid a $300 fine and a $500 victim compensation fee in Androscoggin County Superior Court. Morrell responded Jan. 3 to an online advertisement for sexual contact in exchange for money, Assistant District Attorney Nathan […]
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Maine plans to search out firefighting foam containing ‘forever chemicals’
Ultimately, the state could follow the lead of Massachusetts and other states that have launched take-back and disposal programs for older firefighting foam containing the toxic PFAS.
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Blaze that killed Berwick fire captain was started by discarded smoking material
Capt. Joel Barnes died last month after he got trapped on the third floor of the burning apartment building.
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Jay approves new base pay scale for firefighters
JAY — Selectpersons voted unanimously Monday to approve a new base pay scale for firefighters for 2019 and 2020, Town Manager Shiloh LaFreniere said Tuesday. “We have analyzed these increases based on last year’s payroll hours and will be able to cover the increases within the current budget without increasing the payroll line,” LaFreniere said. […]
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Bath investigates firefighter charged with OUI
BATH — City officials are investigating a firefighter who was arrested on suspicion of operating under the influence while working as a paramedic. James W. Perry, 54, was among the emergency responders who rushed to the scene of a possible drowning off Washington Street in Bath the night of Sept. 6. Perry has been employed […]
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Ronald M. Rice
WINTHROP — Ronald Maurice Rice, 71, a resident of Greene, passed away Saturday, July 28. He was born Feb. 21, 1947, the son of Donald Rice and Mary (Seekins) Rice in Hartland. Ronald attended primary school in Hartland, and then graduating from Hartland Academy. Ronald proudly served his country in the U.S.Army. He was employed by […]
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Determination helps Mat Allen succeed
NORWAY — Firefighter Mat Allen recently graduated the Basic Firefighting School held at the Paris Fire Department, which he described as “the state minimum to be able to get you inside of a burning building.” Allen who’s been with the Norway Fire Department since 2013, has been working as the person charged with keeping track of […]
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Jay board raises firefighter wage to meet state minimum
JAY — Selectpersons voted Monday to bring the wages of any firefighter not making $9 an hour up to that amount for the year. They also voted to increase the minimum wage for firefighters to $10 an hour from Jan. 1 through June 30, 2018. Both changes are to comply with Maine’s new minimum-wage law […]
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Oxford Hills tech students get hands-on firefighter training
PARIS — On a sunny day in October, 16-year-old Jasmine Roundeau found herself in full firefighting gear, high up on a ladder, smashing in a window with an ax as she simulated venting air on a building’s second floor during a fire. While there wasn’t any actual smoke or fire, smoke grenades mimicked the smoke […]