The homeowner called firefighters just after 2 a.m. when the blaze at 91 Pope Road spread out of control.
February 2015
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, News
Augusta drug raids result in six arrests
Police reportedly seize crack cocaine and heroin from homes on Mayflower Road and Second Avenue.
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Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, News
Gardiner man formally charged with second Rite Aid robbery
Rudger Ellis, 21, is accused of robbing pharmacies in Gardiner and Augusta.
Posted inCapitol Ticker
Morning Briefing 2.23.15: Getting clean, NRA unites with SAM, trash cash & Dems’ alternative
Happy Monday. Lawmakers are returning from break this week. Some, specifically those on the Appropriations and Taxation committees, never really left as the committee held several hearings last week on the governor’s two-year budget. The public hearings will continue on the budget Monday and through the week. Members of legislative leadership were largely absent, although […]
Posted inAmerican Journal, Northern Forecaster, Web
Skiing: Freeport, Merriconeag continue stellar run at States
Basketball may be attracting much of the media’s attention these days, but a number of other winter sports have also hit their pinnacles recently, including that definitive cold-weather competition, the one that most readily embraces the frigid outdoors and the newfallen snow. A pair of two-day affairs, Nordic and Alpine Skiing States unfolded recently at […]
Posted inCurrent, The Forecaster
Delayed opening of SoPo City Hall on Friday
SOUTH PORTLAND – On Friday, Feb. 27, South Portland City Hall will not open until 11 a.m. because all city employees will be at a training session regarding the city’s sustainability initiative and Climate Action Plan. Call the city manager’s office at 767-7606 for more information.
Posted inCurrent, The Forecaster
Delayed opening of SoPo City Hall on Friday
SOUTH PORTLAND – On Friday, Feb. 27, South Portland City Hall will not open until 11 a.m. because all city employees will be at a training session regarding the city’s sustainability initiative and Climate Action Plan. Call the city manager’s office at 767-7606 for more information.
Posted inLakes Region Weekly, Northern Forecaster
Boys Basketball: Lake Region unseats Yarmouth
Even dual 18-point performances – by Adam LaBrie and Cody Cook – couldn’t elevate No. 1 Yarmouth above No. 4 Lake Region, when the two teams met at the Cross Insurance Arena in the B West semifinals on Thursday night. Instead, the Lakers’ Jack Lesure fueled a scorching upset, snatching rebounds on both ends of […]
Posted inMaine, News
Waterville fire destroys South End apartment house
Twelve people are left homeless in the wind-driven fire on Paris Street.
Posted inAmerican Journal
Five busted in Westbrook on underage drinking charges
Westbrook police and Westbrook Fire/Rescue responded to 33 Burnham St. for the report of an extremely intoxicated woman early Monday morning. According to Capt. Michael Nugent, officers discovered a drinking party with minors in attendance. Police found a 19-year-old woman collapsed on the bathroom floor. She was examined by Westbrook Fire/Rescue and transported to Mercy […]