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PublishedSeptember 15, 2023
Augusta gets nearly $2.5 million in grant funds to hire 8 firefighters
The city has lowered the minimum requirements to be hired as a firefighter and agreed to pay for paramedic training in hopes of attracting more workers.
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PublishedMarch 13, 2023
Passersby rescue ATV riders who broke through ice at Litchfield pond
Officials say quick action by two men, one of whom broke through the ice at Pleasant Pond during rescue efforts himself, could have been lifesaving.
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PublishedFebruary 23, 2023
Questions exist, but Industry/Farmington fire service agreement may be right direction
Industry voters will decide whether to approve a fire/rescue service agreement with Farmington at their annual Town Meeting Saturday afternoon, May 11.
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PublishedFebruary 23, 2023
Fire service agreement with Farmington may be step in right direction for Industry, but questions exist
A fire/rescue service agreement with Farmington will be decided by Industry voters at the annual Town Meeting on March 11.
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PublishedFebruary 9, 2023
Gardiner secures nearly $71,000 in federal funds for extrication equipment
The money from the Assistance to Firefighters Grant is planned for improved extrication equipment and tools to outfit a Gardiner Fire Department engine and its three ambulances.
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PublishedFebruary 3, 2023
Maine Voices: What volunteer firefighting taught me about community building
The dozens of volunteer firefighters I worked with at the end of January all had different strengths to share – and those strengths add up.
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PublishedJanuary 3, 2023
Hundreds attend funeral for Connecticut firefighter
Matthias Wirtz, 46, died from heart problems while battling a fire in North Haven last week.
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PublishedNovember 9, 2022
Firefighters prevent flames from spreading to house after blaze destroys Newport garage
The fire Tuesday night on Elm Street apparently began in leaves and spread to a vinyl lattice fence and then to the garage, according to an official.
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PublishedOctober 21, 2022
Reporting Aside: A mother urgently tells domestic violence victims that, ‘You have to be careful when you leave’
During October, Domestic Violence Awareness Month, Terry Gilman remembers her daughter, Autumn Joy Gullifer, who was murdered by Gullifer's estranged husband, and offers tips to those affected by violence, Amy Calder writes.
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PublishedOctober 17, 2022
Mother, children lose home in Wilton fire
The single-family house at 145 Weld Road was rented from a Massachusetts man.
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