CRIME & SAFETY
Fire displaces 5 Mainers
WATERVILLE, Maine — Five renters were displaced by a fire at a three-family apartment building in Waterville early Saturday morning. Officials say they responded to the fire on Front Place just before midnight. When they arrived, flames could be seen on three sides of the building. Everyone was able...
Bringing victim voices to district attorneys
Domestic abuse survivors with Finding Our Voices (FOV) shared how Maine’s criminal justice system is emboldening their perpetrators, and endangering them and the general public in a two-a-half-hour discussion with two district attorneys in Augusta on April 19. Kennebec and Somerset DA Maeghan Maloney and Cumberland DA Jackie Sartoris...
Gardiner police seek help identifying suspect in Hannaford incident
GARDINER — The Gardiner Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance in identifying an individual related to an incident that took place at the local Hannaford supermarket on April 30. Officials have not released details regarding the nature of the incident but have expressed urgency in locating...
Waterville crews battle blaze at Front Place building, all occupants safe
WATERVILLE — Firefighters from Waterville and neighboring departments swiftly responded to a report of a building fire at 6 Front Place early this morning. Upon arrival, the crews encountered heavy fire emanating from the rear of the structure. Complicating the response, live power lines had fallen into an alleyway...
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