A utility pole lies on top of a trailer on South Main Street in Woodstock on Wednesday morning. The Canadian driver said he lost control of the rig, which took out two utility poles and crashed into the apartment building at right, Woodstock Fire Chief Kyle Hopps said. (Maine State Police) WOODSTOCK — A tractor-trailer driver […]
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Woodstock Fire Department to host fifth annual Parade of Lights
WOODSTOCK — The Woodstock Fire Department will host its fifth annual Parade of Lights at 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 3, Town Manager Vern Maxfield said. The parade coincides with Woodstock Fire Department’s 75th anniversary. The Parade of Lights started in 2011, after a Woodstock firefighter who previously worked with a fire department in New Hampshire mentioned the […]
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Woodstock selectmen task fire chief with reviewing status of 1948 firetruck
WOODSTOCK — The Board of Selectmen tasked Woodstock fire Chief Kyle Hopps with making a list of items that need to be repaired on the town’s 1948 firetruck during Tuesday evening’s meeting at the Town Office. Town Manager Vern Maxfield said the town was hoping to include the 1948 Ford firetruck in the town’s bicentennial […]
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Woodstock residents authorize selectmen to sell 1987 firetruck
WOODSTOCK — Residents overwhelmingly voted Tuesday evening to authorize the Board of Selectmen to sell the Fire Department’s 1987 Pierce-Arrow firetruck. The truck has been out of commission for several months because a pump test revealed problems that would have cost at least $48,000 to fix. Town Manager Vern Maxfield said voter approval is required […]
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Woodstock residents approve lease-purchase of 2016 pumper-tanker firetruck
WOODSTOCK — Residents voted Tuesday evening to authorize the town to lease-purchase a 2016 Freightliner pumper-tanker firetruck during a special town meeting at the Woodstock Town Office. The 350-horsepower Freightliner would be built by Midwest Fire Co. in Luverne, Minn., for $218,944. Town Manager Vern Maxfield explained that the Woodstock Fire Department’s 1987 Engine 1 […]
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Woodstock board approves purchase of new pump truck
WOODSTOCK — The Board of Selectmen voted 2-1 Tuesday evening to purchase a $217,000 pump truck, pending approval at a special town meeting. The 350-horsepower Freightliner would be built by Midwest Fire Co. in Luverne, Minn., and have a lifetime warranty on the body and tank, and a 10-year warranty on the paint. Town Manager […]
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Woodstock selectmen approve purchase of communal utility vehicle
WOODSTOCK — The Board of Selectmen unanimously voted Tuesday evening to allow the fire chief and the town manager to spend up to $5,000 to purchase a used vehicle for use by town departments. Fire Chief Kyle Hopps told selectmen the 1996 utility truck the Fire Department was using for transportation had been vandalized. “Someone […]
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Woodstock Fire Department receives $10,000 grant
WOODSTOCK — The Woodstock Fire Department received a $10,000 grant to purchase two devices that will allow firefighters to tap into remote water supplies. Fire Chief Kyle Hopps told the board Tuesday evening that the money from the Stephen and Tabitha King Foundation will allow him to buy two TurboDraft Fire Eductors. “Compared to what […]
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Woodstock voters say ‘no’ to ladder truck repairs
WOODSTOCK — Residents on Tuesday night overwhelmingly voted against appropriating up to $10,000 from the Fire Truck Reserve Account to pay for repairs to the ladder truck during a special town meeting at the Woodstock Town Office. The $10,000 would have paid for repairing the turntable gears on the truck, Town Manager Vern Maxfield said. […]