Staff photo by David Leaming

Central Maine Power owns a 0.57-acre parcel on Bay Street in Winslow — between a vacant plaza and gas station/car wash — but it may be acquired by the town, which offered to “swap” 7 acres of forestland for the property.
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Firefighters get tips on ladder rules
AUGUSTA -- Gardiner firefighters roll up in a 1981-model ladder truck when they respond to a fire that requires a mechanically extendable ladder.

FARMINGTON Burglary nets firearms, cash
AVON -- A residential burglary on Route 4 in broad daylight Sunday afternoon netted a thief five firearms and an undisclosed amount of cash, according to police.

Merchants give it some juice
CAMDEN -- If the enthusiasm and the crowds at the Juice 2.0 conference over the weekend were any indication, Maine's creative economy is alive and well.

Have an offbeat holiday tradition?
Do you mark the holiday with an unusual or fun pastime? We'd like to hear from you about your nontraditional traditions for a Thanksgiving Day story. Please contact reporter Betty Jespersen at 778-6991 or bjespersen@centralmaine.com.

Study examining E-911 consolidation
FARMINGTON -- A telecommunications consulting firm is evaluating the costs, operations and quality of service at the 26 emergency-911 dispatch centers in Maine in advance of a possible consolidation of services.

Richardson to run for governor
John Richardson, a Brunswick Democrat and commissioner of the Department of Economic and Community Development, plans to announce today that he is running for governor.

SAD 53 School district backed into corner
PITTSFIELD -- OK, now what?

Club offers unifying outdoor experience
Since its inception in 1975, when 15 first-years joined two upper-classmen leaders and a philosophy professor to summit Mount Katahdin, COOT has become a fixture in the Colby experience much like the COC's occasional flashes of brilliance in the great outdoors.

Street closed in Skowhegan
SKOWHEGAN -- Pleasant Street, from Madison Avenue down to Elm Street will be closed today while highway crews replace sewer lines at Coburn Avenue, Road Commissioner Gregory Dore said Sunday.

Saturday's downpour causes damage South Gardiner couple forced to evacuate home after basement floods
SOUTH GARDINER -- Jeannie and Barry Grover were exhausted when they returned home from their trip to Italy on Saturday night.

New car, new guilt
There's lingering guilt, too -- a sense of betrayal even.

For planners, broken promises lead to stricter review
VASSALBORO -- When Donald Crabtree came before the Planning Board this past Tuesday seeking a new permit for his topless coffee shop, board members said they could make a "gentlemen's agreement" on certain property issues.

Land swap may spur development
WINSLOW -- A potential land swap could pave the way for new development along busy Bay Street.

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