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Photos: Procession for firefighter Andrew Cross

by Rich Abrahamson May 16, 2026May 18, 2026

A procession escorted Cross home to Waldo County on Saturday morning, traveling from the state medical examiner’s office in Augusta past the Morrill fire station to the Riposta Funeral Home in Belfast. Local fire departments lined the roads along the way to pay their respects.

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