Residents of the city of 22,000 were stalled in traffic gridlock overhung with hazy, brown air that smelled like a campfire.
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Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books, Review
An idyllic California town and the wildfire everyone should have expected
Lizzie Johnson chronicles what was lost, and why, when Paradise, Calif., burned in 2018.
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Posted inCops & Courts, Local & State, News
Portland police investigating recycling bin fires
Police believe someone set three fires in recycling bins early Sunday morning near Washington Street and Greenleaf Street.
Posted inNation & World
Skies clear, allowing aircraft to help fight California fire
The newly clear skies will allow more than two dozen helicopters and two air tankers that have been grounded to fly again and make it safer for ground crews to maneuver.
Posted inBooks, Business, Local & State, News
Portland bookstore joins effort to replace books lost in Frenchville school fire
The book drive is part of a statewide effort involving Maine authors, bookstores and literary groups to replace 9,500 books lost in a blaze last month.
Posted inCops & Courts, Local & State, Times Record
Fire that destroyed portable outhouse in Richmond intentionally set
A portable toilet at the Richmond Utilities District construction site burned to the ground, fire officials said.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Portland warehouse, home to multiple businesses, damaged in fire
The fire at 160 Presumpscot St. was reported by a passerby just after 2 a.m. Friday.
Posted inTimes Record
West Bath house fire displaces two
The fire at 40 Rocky Ridge Road in West Bath was reported at 7:20 a.m. on Monday, said West Bath Fire Chief Jonathan Beane.
Posted inLocal & State
Fire destroys Mini Cooper in Waterville after reported oil change
A woman told police that while she was driving on I-95 after getting an oil change, an engine light came on and she pulled over, at which time her car went up in flames.
Posted inAmerican Journal, Local & State, News
Firefighters rescue four people from burning building in Westbrook
Two of the occupants were transported to an area hospital for treatment of smoke inhalation.