Single-digit temperatures and the absence of hydrants hampered efforts to contain the blaze.
Beth Quimby
Beth Quimby reports on Maine on the weekends, when most Mainers are off the job and anything can happen. She worked for newspapers since she was in high school when she started out on her father’s New Hampshire newspaper. She is a graduate of Colby College and a recipient of national, regional and state journalism awards. When she is not working, she tries hard to follow her bliss.
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Windham girl hurt by hit-and-run truck
Savanna Demmons, 10, was treated at Maine Medical Center and released after being struck by the truck’s passenger-side mirror.
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Authorities arrest man with suspected drug lab
The lab was found by a homeowner who let the homeless man stay in her basement, police say.
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Drug enforcement officers descend on Lebanon home
More than 50 drug enforcement officers and emergency workers descended on a house on Bigelow Road on Saturday to break up a suspected drug lab.
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Three men rescued from capsized boat off Jonesport
The trio clung to the bottom of the capsized fishing vessel in the chilly Atlantic, before the U.S. Coast Guard rescued them.
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Man charged with Portland CVS robbery
The man robbed the CVS pharmacy on Forest Avenue on Friday, but Portland Police spotted him shortly after incident.
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Tragedy leaves wake of grief, questions
Families cope after a crash leaves two teens dead and one hospitalized, amid reports of underage drinking.
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Occupied in cleanup
Protesters fold up unused tents in Lincoln Park and prepare for today’s ‘grand re-occupation.’
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Two Oxford County teens killed in single-vehicle crash
Maine State Police say it appears that alcohol and text messaging played a role in the fatal accident.