Leeds News

Firefighters from eight towns spent several hours Wednesday trying to put out smoldering fires in hay bales at a farm on Route 106, near the Leeds line.

BREAKOUT>>>> Who: Central Maine Power Co. What: Public meeting on the Maine Power Reliability Program When: Sept.

Town officials have been alerted that the Norris Bridge on Strickland Loop Road is in fair to poor condition and needs to be repaired, Town Manager Martin Puckett said Wednesday.

Selectmen have voted to fix a damaged, interior fire station wall and have accepted changes to the Fire Department bylaws, Chairwoman Louise Chabot said Tuesday.

Details for the rip-roaring smash-bang Fourth of July celebration in Turner are completed and it is evident that the town will see the biggest event in its history aside from the centennial 25 years ago.

Clark Souther plans to withdraw as the Democratic candidate for Maine House District 81 due to health reasons.

Safety-Kleen, an industrial and hazardous waste handler, has closed its facility on Route 202 to consolidate its New England operations.

Maine wildlife biologist Chuck Hulsey spent all day Thursday trying to find a yearling deer in Western Maine that thinks it's anything but a deer.

General O.O. Howard was born in Leeds, Maine and attended the United States Military Academy, graduating in 1854.

' Drivers, start your engines. Fast Eddie's Drive-In is back in business. Fast Eddie's Drive-In is located on Route 202 west of downtown Winthrop and next to the former Steer House restaurant, currently home of ...

For the fourth year in a row, the Winthrop Area Chamber of Commerce has scheduled its annual Golf Tournament.

I throw money away all the time. It's not because I don't like money or because I have an excess of cash that needs disposing of.

Police say some people were still without phone service Friday morning after an overloaded logging truck took down utility wires along Route 133 on Thursday. via Sun-Journal

“We couldn't have done it without mutual aid. We couldn't do it by ourselves.”

Firefighters' preplanning and training for a possible fire at Washburn-Norlands Living History Center paid off Monday night when teams from 10 departments worked to save what many consider a national treasure. via Sun-Journal

Investigators say a blaze that swept through the barn at the Washburn-Norlands Living History Center in Livermore was caused by a heat lamp that was keeping newborn piglets warm. via WLBZ

A Monmouth woman is dead following a two-vehicle collision in the town of Wales. via WMTW-TV Auburn

One person was killed Thursday in a two-car crash in the town of Wales. It happened at the intersection of Route 126 and Avenue Road at about 11:00 A.M. Androscoggin County Sheriff's deputies say Martin Card of ... via WCSH-TV Portland

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“We have five distributors that sell our braces in the U.S. as well as ourselves.”

Bruce MacDonald and his crew are making custom-orthopedic products to help people with foot problems walk more comfortably. via Sun-Journal

“Life is full of risk isn't it? But it wasn't supposed to be this way”

"It wasn't supposed to be this way," the Rev. Virginia Rickeman told family and friends and military veterans of 22-year-old Army Pfc. via Sun-Journal