AUBURN — Nobody in Auburn Hall seemed excited about plans to combine police and fire services into a single department, but city councilors will continue to investigate the idea as they work on their fiscal year 2016-17 budget. Councilors heard a report from Police Chief Phil Crowell about how a new Public Safety Department would […]
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Mexico selectmen tasks Planning Board with amending referendum ordinance
MEXICO — The Board of Selectmen unanimously voted Tuesday evening to approach the Planning Board about amending the town’s referendum town meeting ordinance to split the Public Safety budget into separate Police and Fire Department budgets. The issue was brought up after fire Chief Gary Wentzell said that some of the people in his department […]
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Double duty: Many Maine public safety workers also serve in National Guard
BANGOR — Six Bangor firefighters are pulling double duty for the community and their country by also serving in the National Guard, according to Bangor Fire Chief Scott Lucas. “I have one who just returned from Afghanistan and three who are being deployed,” the fire chief said Tuesday. Bangor Fire is not the only public […]