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1 week ago

Policing in Maine is more centralized than ever. Here’s why.

Maine has lost 15 local police departments since the turn of the century. That’s changed the face of rural policing. A Bangor Daily News analysis of 25 years of law enforcement employment data found that 15 police departments in the state have disbanded or merged with another since 2000. The trend dates back at least […]

2 weeks ago

Electric heater likely sparked fire in old ambulance being used as a camper

An electric heater likely caused a Thursday fire involving a privately owned ambulance in which someone was living, Caribou fire officials said. The owner had returned from errands to find the vehicle on fire, Caribou Fire and Ambulance Capt. Scott Dow said Friday.  “Someone was living in it and had turned it into a camper,” […]