Fires that took place in other locations where Ricky Plummer served as fire chief also are being investigated, a state official says.
Edward D. Murphy
Ed covers the City of Westbrook and business stories for the Portland Press Herald.
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Speakers fire up Maine Democrats as convention opens in Portland
The task of adopting a party platform and choosing delegates for the national convention comes Saturday.
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Arena trustees told of possible Pirates departure earlier this spring
The county-owned arena posted an operating loss of $600,000 for the year ending June 30 and is paying an additional $1 million annually to repay debt from its recent renovation.
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Biddeford firm wins five-year, $15 million Navy contract
Oak Point Associates will perform engineering and architectural work for a variety of facilities, but most of it will be done at the Kittery shipyard.
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Homeowner insurance rates in Maine continue to climb at modest rate
The average 2016 premium is likely to stay below 5%, unlike in Massachusetts, where increases have reached double digits because of the harsh winter of 2014-15.
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Tax credit program expands to encourage college grads to take jobs in Maine
Opportunity Maine credits of up to $4,500 per year are now available to grads with degrees from out of state.
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Two Oxford County residents charged with heroin trafficking
The pair, both from the town of Sweden, had been under investigation for a month, police say.
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State Department enters trade dispute over Maine lobsters
The federal agency says it is working to keep exports of live North American lobsters flowing to the European Union.
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Fares, schedule take shape for Portland-Nova Scotia ferry
The Cat is expected to leave Portland at 2:30 p.m. daily for the 5½-hour trip to Yarmouth, Nova Scotia.
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Court awards Maine Yankee $24.6 million to pay for storing radioactive waste
The former nuclear power plant in Wiscasset says it uses the money to cover the roughly $10 million a year it costs to store spent fuel and irradiated steel at the site.