The coop at 850 Garfield Road is on the property of Misfits Rehab run by wildlife rehabilitator Jennifer Marchigiani.
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Posted inLewiston-Auburn
PHOTO: Firefighters respond to brush fire on Lake Auburn
AUBURN — Fire crews on foot and in a boat battled a stubborn brush fire Friday at Salmon Point on Lake Auburn. A fire official said the area is difficult to reach on foot and using a boat was easier. A crew entered the lake from the nearby Route 4 boat launch shortly after the […]
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Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News
Photo: Crews battle dryer fire in Lewiston
No one was injured and flames were contained to the apartment building on Oxford Street.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Mark LaFlamme, News
Volunteer firefighters: Heroes you have never heard of
Here were teams of firefighters doing things that most of us would not do on our bravest days.
Posted inRiver Valley, sj-web
No one injured in Dixfield house fire
DIXFIELD — Fire crews were battling a house fire late Wednesday night after a home on Holt Hill Road was reported in flames shortly after 9 p.m. Early reports were that the house at 41 Holt Hill Road was fully engulfed when fire crews arrived at the scene. According to online sources, the house is […]
Posted inMaine, sj-web
Three small fires at new Sanford H.S. could delay school's opening
A police officer doing a routine check of the new Sanford High School early Monday morning found a small fire in the lobby that school officials say could push back the opening of the building. The lobby fire, which did not spread, was one of three small fires discovered inside the school building, which is […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Oxford Hills, sj-web
Firefighters battle flames at Auburn, Lewiston and Norway homes
Firefighters in Lewiston, Auburn and Norway battled flames at three houses over the New Year’s holiday. While structures were damaged, there were no known injuries. A home at 360 Grove St. in Lewiston caught fire just after 7:30 p.m. Monday. The one-and-a-half-story home appeared to have flames coming from the roof, just over the garage. […]
Posted inMaine
Video shows what could happen when lithium ion batteries end up in trash
Solid-waste company ecomaine is reminding consumers about the danger of mixing lithium-ion batteries with trash and recycling, issuing the warning after identifying the battery in a discarded laptop as the likely cause of a dangerous fire at its Portland plant this month. The Dec. 1 blaze likely started when a rechargeable laptop battery combusted after […]
Posted inMaine
Several cars set on fire, vandalized in Skowhegan neighborhood
SKOWHEGAN (AP) — Officials are investigating a number of cars being set on fire and vandalized in one Maine neighborhood. Skowhegan police say they’ve alerted the state fire marshal’s office after receiving a series of calls about cars being set on fire early Monday morning. The suspected arsons were all within a few hundred yards […]
Posted inOxford Hills
West Paris mulls demolition of fire-gutted house
WEST PARIS — Town officials say they will ask a resident to clean up his property before seeking a court order forcing the demolition of a burned-out building deemed a safety hazard. Selectmen voted unanimously Thursday evening to have the town attorney draft a letter addressing their concerns about the dilapidated building and begin the court process […]