LEWISTON — An upcoming study will look at conditions of the city’s fire stations and what kinds of maintenance they’ll need during the next few years. “We’ll see what we come up with for a development plan and how cost-effective we can be,” Fire Chief Paul Leclair said. The city is accepting bids from engineering […]
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Lewiston firefighter helps to tame California wildfire
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA — In the wee hours Friday morning, J.P. Adams was preparing to get some snooze inside a tent pitched near Shasta National Forest. There would be breakfast in the morning, followed by guaranteed adventure for the remainder of the day. Vacation? An exotic camping trip to the woods? Not quite. For the next […]
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Fire officials say Howe Street buildings not insured
LEWISTON — Authorities continued Friday to interview witnesses and review surveillance video in an effort to narrow their search for suspects in a rash of fires on April 10 in the city’s downtown. Investigators have interviewed more than 40 people of interest during their canvass of the area in the wake of four arsons and […]
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Lewiston tries to make sense of arson fires
Chief Paul LeClair of the Lewiston Fire Department said at a news conference Thursday afternoon that all four were set. He declined to connect the fires to one arsonist. A fifth attempted fire was reported later in the morning, and may have been set at the same time firefighters were battling an apartment fire on […]