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A Portage man was arrested Aug. 8 after driving a grapple skidder into a residence and obstructing Route 11, according to the Aroostook County Sheriff’s Office.
Eric Pelletier, who has 26 years of fire service experience, was confirmed in a unanimous vote
A newly released federal report from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) outlines critical lessons to learn from the tragedy. Local fire chiefs say it serves as a blueprint for change, not a vehicle of blame on the first responders.
Firefighters in Piscataquis County responded to two major fires this weekend, one at a historic mill in Monson Saturday night, and a house fire in Rockwood Sunday evening.
Animal control officers struggled to remove an 8-foot Burmese python from under a couple's backyard shed because of the meal it had recently eaten.