Coburn Gore, ME

Maine will celebrate the Fourth of July with many parades. There will be boat parades, bike parades, dog parades, doll carriage parades, and even ATV parades. Come out and show your patriotism while enjoying one of these parades on the 3rd and 4th. If you do attend any of the parades and take pictures you can email them to me at email the Maine Writer with your name and the parade you attended, and I will showcase your photos in a future article about Maine's 4th of July celebrations. Have a safe and fun 4th of July everyone!

RANGELEY — Town Manager Joe Roach said he and Fire Rescue Chief Michael Bacon will work together to find a firetruck for $750,000, including interest and fees. The Fire Rescue Department wants to replace its 27-year-old Engine 3, which does not meet National Fire Protection Association standards. It was purchased in 2016 and, based on the number of hours on the engine, has the equivalent of 234,540 miles, Bacon said in April.

Residents say the number of Canada geese has grown so much that they've installed fences, used chemicals to deter them. Now the USDA is killing off around 100.

RANGELEY — Town Manager Joe Roach said he and Fire Rescue Chief Michael Bacon will work together to find a firetruck for $750,000, including interest and fees. The Fire Rescue Department wants to replace its 27-year-old Engine 3, which does not meet National Fire Protection Association standards. It was purchased in 2016 and, based on the number of hours on the engine, has the equivalent of 234,540 miles, Bacon said in April.

Saddleback Ski Resort has named a new general manager, less than a month after CEO and general manager Andy Shepard left his role because of health problems. After starting with the resort in 1997 as a volunteer ski patroller, Jim Quimby, the Rangeley resort’s senior vice president of mountain operations, is now GM.

According to WGME 13, a Maine teenager is dead following what investigators believe as an overdose. The news station reports that the overdose happened at a graduation party in the Franklin County town of Eustis, Maine. The Bangor Daily News reported that Sheriff's Deputies from Franklin County were called to...