🌱 How firefighters battled a remote Bucksport blaze in bitter cold

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• How firefighters battled a remote Bucksport blaze in bitter cold

Also on today's calendar: Wednesday On Main Presents The Bagaduce Chorale Holiday Concert.

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Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high of 29 and low of 21 degrees.
• Wednesday: An a.m. rain or snow shower, temps: high: 39, low: 20.
• Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high of 40 and low of 36 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Firefighters battle Bucksport blaze for over 5 hours in freezing conditions (newscentermaine.com) — A late-night structure fire on Foss Farm Drive in Bucksport kept Orland and neighboring fire crews working in freezing conditions for about five hours Sunday, but no injuries were reported. Firefighters from Bucksport and several nearby towns shuttled water and battled distance from hydrants before heading straight to their day jobs, while the cause of the blaze remains under investigation.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Bucksport

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday December 21

• Orrington 5/6 Boys B vs. Bucksport 5/6 Boys B
  Bucksport High School, 102 Broadway #1, Bucksport
  1:15 pm

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Other local events

Sunday December 21

• Wednesday On Main Presents The Bagaduce Chorale Holiday Concert
  Peter D. Clain Auditorium, Bucksport Performing Arts Center , 100 Miles Ln , Bucksport
  3:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 16

• Bridge Group
  The Durgin Center , 274 State St , Brewer
  9:00 am
• Cork $ Carry Night with Riff Johnson - Brewer, Maine
  High Tide Restaurant and Bar , 5 S Main St , Brewer
  5:00 pm
• Cork & Carry Night with Riff Johnson
  High Tide Restaurant and Bar , 5 S Main St , Brewer
  5:00 pm

Wednesday December 17

• PACT Recertification December 17, 2025 In Person
  203 Maine Ave , Bangor
  2:00 pm
• Historic Preservation Commission
  Ellsworth City Hall , 1 City Hall Plaza , Ellsworth
  4:30 pm
• Lewiston Girls Varsity Basketball @ Brewer
  Brewer High School , 79 Parkway S , Brewer
  6:00 pm

Thursday December 18

• Senior Lunch
  Friends in Action , 5 General Moore Wy , Ellsworth
  12:00 pm

Saturday December 20

• Fiber Arts Group
  Ellsworth Public Library , 20 State St , Ellsworth
  10:00 am
• Merry Makers Market
  Cross Insurance Center , 515 Main St , Bangor
  12:00 pm

Sunday December 21

• Mt View 5/6 Boys B vs. Hampden 5/6 Boys B
  28 N Main St , Hampden
  2:15 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Maine Staffing posted a job opening for 6:00am-2:00pm Team Member Shift in Bucksport. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

Bangor

• Bangor Symphony Orchestra welcomes new marketing coordinator (bangordailynews.com)
• New Bangor women's sober living home now open (wabi.tv)
• Bangor synagogue president responds to mass shooting in Australia (wabi.tv)

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