After funding Northstar, a five-year experiential learning program for a cohort of students in Bethel in 2022, Norway Savings is now paying for its first expansion into Oxford Hills schools.
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NorthStar recognizes employees
FARMINGTON — NorthStar ambulance service held its annual recognition and awards banquet during National EMS Week to honor its staff of emergency medical providers. Tim Finn of Strong took top honors as Employee of the Year. The award recognizes the one employee who best represents NorthStar’s mission of professionalism, excellent patient care, community service, fiscal […]
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Rangeley rescue crews use boats to reach injured woman
RANGELEY – Emergency responders launched two boats early Sunday to reach a woman who seriously cut her leg on Browns Island in the Cupsuptic Lake. The call came in just past midnight in the middle of a thunder and lightning storm, Fire & Rescue Chief Tim Pellerin said Monday. Firefighters and NorthStar EMS ambulance responders […]
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Vermont couple thankful for care that saved son’s life
FARMINGTON — What began as an outing at a beach on Flagstaff Lake on Friday quickly turned into a Vermont couple’s quest to save their son’s life as he had a severe allergic reaction to bee stings. Carly Tedesco, 31, and her husband, Michael Tedesco, 32, of Bristol, Vermont, were not sure whether they would […]
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NorthStar ambulance strikes tractor-trailer en route to medical call
JAY — A NorthStar EMS ambulance hit a tractor-trailer on the way to a medical call Friday, according to Jay police Detective Michael Mejia. Both vehicles were stopped in road construction on Route 4, near AMVETS, with just one travel lane, he said. The truck stayed put when traffic was allowed to go so the […]
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Farmington police to train at W.G. Mallett School
FARMINGTON — The Farmington Police Department is planning a full day of training on Wednesday, Aug. 19, at W.G. Mallett School. The training will be held from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and involves the scenario of an active-shooter incident, police Chief Jack Peck said. Farmington Fire and Rescue and NorthStar employees will also participate. […]
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Rescuers, wardens respond to ATV accident near Byron
Updated 11:02 p.m. BYRON — The Maine Warden Service and Franklin County emergency responders were sent to the scene of an all-terrain vehicle accident Saturday afternoon near Byron. A state police dispatcher in Gray said the accident happened on an ATV trail in Township 6 North of Weld, northeast of Byron. Initial reports were that […]
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Salem man injured putting out garage fire
SALEM TOWNSHIP — A Salem man received burns and suffered from smoke inhalation while trying to put out a fire in his garage Thursday night, Salem fire Chief Steve Viles said. Jason Pinkham of 1600 Bubier Road turned on a space heater in his attached garage and entered his home for a few minutes, Viles […]
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Bicyclist escapes serious injury in Wilton crash
WILTON — A Vermont biker escaped serious injury when he collided with a vehicle, was thrown onto the hood, smashed the windshield and fell onto the road at the intersection of Routes 2 and 4 and Route 156. Zachary Basch, 22, of Jericho, Vt., was taken to Franklin Memorial Hospital by a NorthStar ambulance, complaining […]