Renovating the former fire station in downtown Hallowell so it can house the police department is one of the city’s top priorities this year, according to the mayor and city manager, CentralMaine.com reported. The voter-approved plan is estimated to cost up to $5 million.

The fire station renovation, which received strong voter approval in November, would include renovation of the nearly 200-year-old building, allowing it to house the police department and to continue housing the food pantry, all while leaving some additional room for community space, the report said.

Lamb said the city would need to budget at least $100,000 to $200,000 for architectural services, after which the project could go out to bid, the report said. Officials provided an overall project estimate of $4 million to $5 million on the ballot.

A firefighter was injured Thursday as a massive fire ripped through homes in unincorporated Maine Township Thursday evening, according to officials. The blaze broke out in the 9400-block of Margail Avenue, between suburban Des Plaines and Park Ridge. Doorbell camera obtained exclusively by ABC7 captured a sudden apparent explosion before flames began sweeping through the townhome.
- PUB DATE: 1/6/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WLS-TV ABC 7 Chicago

In 2021, Lexington Fire Department Lieutenant Joseph Sexton's son, John, got very sick. What Sexton and his wife, Katie, thought was a stomach bug turned out to be much worse. John, who was 5 years old at the time, had contracted E-Coli 0157. The E-Coli then developed into a rare disease called Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome.
- PUB DATE: 1/6/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WLEX-TV NBC 18 Lexington

PHOTOS: A man was rescued Tuesday afternoon after he became trapped at a Montgomery County car wash. It happened around 2:30 p.m. at the Wave Car Wash located on the 200 block of Bethlehem Pike in Colmar. Video obtained by Action News shows the moment a 77-year-old man crashed through a gate and flipped inside the car wash.
- PUB DATE: 1/6/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WPVI-TV ABC 6 Philadelphia

The Fire Museum of Texas recognized Chief C.A. Pete Shelton, of Beaumont, as an inductee of the 2023 National Fire Heritage Center's Hall of Legends, Legacies and Leaders. The National Fire Heritage Center was established as a non-profit organization by a few fire protection experts in response to a mission charged by the U.
- PUB DATE: 1/6/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Examiner