NASHVILLE PLANTATION, Maine — A firefighter suffered minor injuries early last Wednesday morning as volunteers from four local departments battled a small fire for nearly five hours at the Irving Sawmill, according to Ashland Fire Chief Donald Bouley.
HOULTON, Maine — When Amy Joseph, a member of the Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians, first held a ceremonial fast on a small piece of tribal land back in 2012, she “fell in love” with the area.
HOULTON, Maine — The number of domestic violence calls and arrests are up in some parts of Aroostook County over the past year, according to local police chiefs and the county sheriff.
PRESQUE ISLE, Maine — The sole occupant of an apartment building escaped an early morning fire Sunday that significantly damaged the structure on Centerline Road.
The individual got out and called 911 at about 3 a.m. after a smoke detector went off, Capt. Vince Baldwin of the Presque Isle Fire Department said in press release issued Monday.
OAKFIELD, Maine — Katahdin Cedar Log Homes is recovering from a fire on Thursday evening that did significant damage to the facility.
David Gordon, president and CEO of Katahdin Forest Products, said Monday that the fire involved one of the manufacturing facility’s boilers and likely started on top of the fuel bin, which he said was “extremely unusual.”
