As the five victims are mourned, investigators use dogs to help find a cause, and inspection files on the apartment building are withheld.
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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Friends and family of Portland fire victims share shock over tragic loss
Police are not releasing identities of the victims.
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Five dead in house fire on Portland’s Noyes Street
One survivor is badly burned after the early-morning fire and fire officials say the cause and the indentification of the bodies will take time.
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Lewiston shooting victim’s condition unchanged, police say
Albert Crowley, 20, was shot by police officers Friday night in Kennedy Park.
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About 65 political signs moved or upended near Deering Oaks
Portland police said it is a civil offense to move signs.
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Cumberland home damaged by fire
The fire started on a stove at 30 Browning Way.
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Tate House dig unearths shards of history and mystery
Archaeologists study the soil around the Portland landmark before work on a drainage system starts.
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Vatican synod’s work on gay policy is just a start, Catholics say
The bishops’ healthy and ongoing debate is being overshadowed by the focus on how homosexuals are treated, says a sampling of Maine parishioners.
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Brunswick woman held in shooting incident
Tammie Keslake, 51, fired shots inside her home while police shut down Mere Point Road to protect nearby residents.
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FairPoint strikers picket for second day
Striking employees are picketing outside FairPoint’s 12 Maine locations this weekend.