According to Leeds Fire Chief Glenn Holt, no one was hurt. Owner Larry Hewins, 63, lived alone in the house, which was insured, according to the Kennebec Journal. The fire is not considered suspicious, according to Holt, but the home will be investigated to determine the cause of the blaze. A passer-by reported the fire […]
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Police seek suspects in Greene Circle K robbery
GREENE — An armed robbery at the Circle K Irving on Route 202 in Greene early Sunday morning has the Androscoggin County Sheriff’s Department asking for the public’s help in identifying the people responsible. At around 3:19 a.m. Sunday, two suspects armed with a golf club and an aluminum baseball bat walked into the Circle […]
Cigarette-butt container causes fire at Leeds home
LEWISTON — A home was damaged by a fire that swept up the side of one wall on Tuesday morning. Local firefighters brought the blaze under control, saving the single-family, two-story home at 22 River Trail from becoming a total loss. Fire Chief Glenn Holt said Tuesday that the fire started in a plastic cigarette […]
Police ID body found in Livermore woods
LIVERMORE — Authorities on Tuesday identified the body found in woods off Route 4 Monday as that of Nathaniel Paradis, 29, of Livermore Falls. His death was ruled a suicide and no autopsy is expected, Lt. Glen Holt of the Androscoggin County Sheriff’s Department said. Paradis had been the focus of a missing person investigation […]