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Malfunctioning sealer machine causes fire at Manchester commercial building
4+ hour, 52+ min ago (95+ words) MANCHESTER, Maine (WABI) - A malfunctioning driveway sealer machine caused a fire at a building owned by a paving company Monday night, according to the state fire marshal's office. The fire happened at a building owned B & S Paving on Sylvester…...
Police found justified in deadly shooting of man in Hartford, Maine
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (483+ words) HARTFORD, Maine (WMTW) - The Maine Attorney General's Office has found that police were justified in their use of deadly force when they shot and killed a man in Hartford on March 29, 2025. According to the Attorney General's Office, just before 5 p. m. that…...
Nearly a dozen dogs killed in western Maine fire
6+ mon, 6+ day ago (168+ words) AVON, Maine (WMTW) - Nearly a dozen dogs are dead after fire engulfed a home in Avon Tuesday night. Phillips Fire Chief Sean Allen said it took crews nearly 45 minutes to find the fire on Mile Square Road, because it was…...
Orono welcomes university students with parade around campus
7+ mon, 1+ week ago (168+ words) ORONO, Maine (WABI) - The Orono Festival was in full swing Saturday, as new and returning university students were welcomed to a city worth celebrating. The parade around campus was one way the University of Maine showed its spirit. Firetrucks and…...
Woman celebrates 100th birthday with 5-minute plank test: "An inspiration to everyone
1+ year, 3+ day ago (566+ words) Leo's 100th birthday. .. during a fitness class at the Great South Bay YMCA in Bayshore on Long Island. It was the moment and the ability of this great-grandmother to do a 5-minute plank. BAY SHORE, N. Y. (WABC) - A New York woman is…...