Old Monmouth fire station moved to become new fire house museum

VIDEO: There was heavy equipment and a lot of patience Tuesday in Monmouth as an old fire station got new life. The fire station will now become a new fire house museum. Photojournalist David Hill was there as this monumental task got underway. Next to the new museum will be a 9/11 memorial park, which will include a piece of steel from the World Trade Center. The fire chief hopes the project will be completed in time for this year's September 11 remembrance.
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Fire destroys Litchfield garage, damages nearby houses

Firefighters from four communities responded Monday to a garage fire on Kenway Drive in Litchfield that also damaged two neighboring houses. The initial report came in shortly before 1 p.m., when a caller reported smoke and flames at the garage. Deputy Chief Michael LaRoche of the Litchfield Fire Department said the garage was engulfed in flames when firefighters from Litchfield, Gardiner, Wales and West Gardiner arrived. LaRoche estimated the garage was about 20 feet from each of the adjacent buildings, both of which sustained damage to their vinyl siding. The garage was destroyed. “The cause of the fire is unknown at this time,” LaRoche said. Using a tanker relay for water, firefighters extinguished the flames in about 20 minutes, LaRoche said, and no one was injured.
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Bangor’s Hose 5 Fire Museum to host open house, raffle off ’summer pack-out’

VIDEO: Off-duty Bangor firefighters spent their Sunday morning cleaning up a Bangor staple - the Hose 5 Fire Museum on State Street. Crews were doing some sprucing up in anticipation of their open house on Saturday, June 15th. The Hose 5 Fire Museum was built in 1897 and was used for nearly 100 years before the replacement station was built on Hogan Road. Today, the former station now houses the city-operated museum. It’s a special place not just for the Bangor Fire Department but the entire city of Bangor. “The Hose 5 Fire Museum is a hidden treasure,” said Bangor’s Assistant Fire Chief, Chandler Corriveau. “We have artifacts and antique equipment that is irreplaceable. A lot of it is from the City of Bangor. We have three trucks in here, all from the city of Bangor. A couple of them are privately owned. Two of them the city still owns. There’s a whole bunch of equipment, photographs, old antique fire equipment, fire extinguishers, that sort of thing.”
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Governor Mills signs legislation to strengthen public safety and Maine’s mental health system

Gov. Janet Mills signed a bill into law on Friday that expands background checks, makes changes to the “yellow flag” law, and strengthens Maine’s mental health system in the wake of the Lewiston mass shooting. Mills introduced the bill that aims to enhance public safety and strengthen the mental health system. Mills says the legislation reflects conversations she had with people and organizations across Maine in the wake of the Lewiston tragedy in which she heard a common belief that: gun violence prevention is important; we must strengthen our mental health system; and dangerous people should not have access to firearms. According to Mills, the new law improves Maine’s extreme risk protection order law, expands checks against the National Instant Criminal Background Check System for advertised sales, and incentivizes checks for unadvertised sales.
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