BLUE HILL — Nearly 50 volunteer firefighters from four communities quelled a dramatic fire Sunday afternoon that consumed a three-story garage on Pleasant Street and sent flames and clouds of black smoke shooting high into the sky. No firefighters were injured while fighting the fire, which threatened nearby structures including the owner’s home and the […]
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Police seeking person of interest in connection with Hancock Street garage destroyed by fire
BANGOR — A fire that gutted a garage on Hancock Street and melted siding and broke windows on three nearby apartment buildings Friday afternoon is under investigation by the Bangor Fire Department, the Bangor Police Department and the state fire marshal’s office. Bangor Assistant Fire Chief Rick Cheverie said that the fire near the corner […]
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Special town meeting scheduled to fund West Paris Fire Department
WEST PARIS — Residents are being asked to provide an emergency infusion of cash to the depleted fire department account during a special town meeting next month. At the Sept. 26 meeting, residents will also vote on appropriating money to repair the town’s baseball field and replace the old fire station roof. A new changeable […]
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Police plan would shuffle parking lots
AUBURN — According to a plan presented to City Council Monday, the city would begin labeling downtown lots to better manage parking. Police Chief Phil Crowell said his department is now in charge of managing parking downtown, and he unveiled a plan that would shift some permit parking from one lot to another and increase […]
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Two men hurt after falling off ladders at Richmond construction site
RICHMOND (AP) — Federal authorities have been informed after two members of a construction crew were hospitalized after falling off ladders while working on a garage in Richmond. Police Chief Scott MacMaster said the men suffered serious injuries after falling 20 to 25 feet to the ground while hanging Tyvek house wrap on the side […]