LEWISTON — A few years after college, Mike Lecompte left Maine to drop out of planes and rescue people sick at sea in California. Being away for five years made him appreciate Maine more. Now, he’s ready for five months away from home. After working 26 years for the Auburn Fire Department, Lecompte planned to […]
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Jay Fire Department Wins 24th Annual Firefighters’ Giant Slalom Race at Sunday River
NEWRY — Jay 1, one of two teams from the Jay Fire Department, won Sunday’s 24th Annual Firefighters’ Race at Sunday River Resort. Jay 1 beat out the team from Wolfeboro, N.H, by just 0.71 seconds. Ten teams from around New England competed in the event, which helped raise money for Maine Adaptive Sports & […]
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Remainder of relief fund for Lac-Megantic to be delivered
FARMINGTON — Board of Selectmen Chairman Ryan Morgan announced on Friday that he would be going to Canada this week to deliver the remainder of the money from a relief fund to benefit Lac-Megantic. The Farmington Board of Selectmen and Town Manager Richard Davis set up the relief fund after a train hauling oil rolled […]
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Part-time Falmouth firefighter charged with arson
FALMOUTH — A part-time firefighter has been arrested for arson after allegedly setting two fires in September, according to police. Griffin Kline, 20, of Woodlands Drive, was arrested Wednesday night following a two-month investigation, according to a press release from Lt. John Kilbride. Kline was also indicted earlier this month for alleged sex acts with […]
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Jay teenager to work with firefighters in Nicaragua
JAY — Seventeen-year-old Josh Daigle is looking forward to working with firefighters in Nicaragua. Daigle is a senior at Spruce Mountain High School in Jay and a student in the firefighting program at Foster Career and Technical Education Center in Farmington. He is going on a mission organized by Laurie Hiscock, teacher of the certified […]
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Double duty: Many Maine public safety workers also serve in National Guard
BANGOR — Six Bangor firefighters are pulling double duty for the community and their country by also serving in the National Guard, according to Bangor Fire Chief Scott Lucas. “I have one who just returned from Afghanistan and three who are being deployed,” the fire chief said Tuesday. Bangor Fire is not the only public […]
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East Dixfield Fire Department awarded two sets of new firefighter gear
EAST DIXFIELD — The East Dixfield Fire Department was awarded two new sets of Globe firefighter gear Wednesday evening at an award ceremony at the Temple Town Hall. According to a news release by the National Volunteer Fire Council, the East Dixfield Fire Department was one of four recipients of the new gear, joining the […]
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Medway firefighter found after being reported missing for 3 days
MEDWAY — A town firefighter who had been reported missing was found driving on a local road by an East Millinocket police officer who pulled him over Friday afternoon, police said. Officer Brad Fitzgerald made the routine traffic stop along Main Street in Medway at about 5 p.m. and found Paul Lizotte behind the wheel, […]
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Fire destroys Kennebunk home, firefighter injured
KENNEBUNK (AP) — The state fire marshal is investigating a fire in Kennebunk that destroyed a 153-year-old home and sent a firefighter to the hospital. Officials say the fire began about 10 a.m. Monday in a two-story home on Alfred Road. Kennebunk Fire Rescue EMS Division Chief Andrew Palmieri tells the York County Coast Star […]
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2 firefighters hurt in Ogunquit
OGUNQUIT (AP) — Officials say two firefighters were taken to a hospital for injuries suffered while fighting a fire in a commercial building in Ogunquit, Maine. The York County Coast Star says one firefighter broke an arm while the other had a nail through his knee. The blaze disrupted traffic on U.S. 1 and on […]