[quote]PonceDeLeon wrote:
pushmepullme wrote:
And to think, that damn town is full of vegans.
Well, there ya go. Cows are sensitive and prideful creatures.[/quote]
The reign of terror began when the cows heard the Boulderites wouldn’t eat them.
You’re in Boulder? I was just in Ft. Collins last week. My corporate office is out there.
We LOVE beef in Ft. Collins 
[quote]SteelyD wrote:
You’re in Boulder? I was just in Ft. Collins last week. My corporate office is out there.
We LOVE beef in Ft. Collins ;)[/quote]
I live just north of Denver now, but grew up in Boulder. My siblings all went to CSU for college.
Cow town.
WINDSOR – An 88-year-old Vassalboro ice fisherman escaped injury late Wednesday night when he apparently mistook a snowmobile trail for a road and drove his pickup partially into Three Mile Pond.
The vehicle became stuck near the shore in Windsor, Windsor Fire Chief Arthur Strout said.
Strout said two snowmobilers on the pond saw the truck and the man inside and called for help. They remained with the driver until rescue came.
“It was right around zero (degrees), and if he had gotten out of truck and started walking, it could have been bad,” Strout said. “It was cold.”
Strout said he did not know the man’s name.
Augusta Fire Chief Roger Audette had his snowmobile in his truck and used that to bring the man to safety, Augusta Fire Battalion Chief Al Nelson said.
“He was very safe but very stuck,” Nelson said. “Roger went down and brought him back out, and the sheriff’s department took him home.”
Strout said rescuers were on the scene for about an hour after getting the 10:45 p.m. call.
He said firefighters from Augusta and Windsor responded to the call, which initially came in as being on Three-Cornered Pond.
Strout said the truck, which remained on the pond Thursday morning, must be removed by the owner.
This is pretty much the whole county-- goin’ to Hell in a handbasket…:
BELGRADE
WEDNESDAY
At 5:05 p.m., there was a report of a protection order violation on Augusta Road.
THURSDAY
At 11:44 a.m., there was a burglar alarm on Cottonwood Lane.
CHINA
WEDNESDAY
At 2:22 p.m., there was an accident on Lakeview Drive.
GARDINER
THURSDAY
At 3:10 a.m., there was a burglar alarm on Water Street.
MONMOUTH
WEDNESDAY
At 2:26 p.m., mischief was reported on Blue Road.
9:30 p.m., there was a burglar alarm at a U.S. Route 202 business.
THURSDAY
At 12:55 a.m. there was suspicious activity on Cemetery Road.
WINTHROP
WEDNESDAY
At 4:30 p.m., Victoria P. Marsden, 36, of Winthrop was arrested on Green Street on a District Court warrant.
7:35 p.m., there was a suspicious person on Carlton Pond road.
THURSDAY
At 6:40 a.m., theft was reported on Loon Cove Road.
7:44 a.m., there was an accident on Memorial Drive.
Was a CRAZY day in the State Capitol…
AUGUSTA
WEDNESDAY
At 6:41 p.m., there was a disturbance on Middle Street.
6:41 p.m., there was a disturbance on Northern Avenue.
7:17 p.m., there was a disturbance on Washington Street.
We’re gonna need more police…
[quote]SteelyD wrote:
Was a CRAZY day in the State Capitol…
AUGUSTA
WEDNESDAY
At 6:41 p.m., there was a disturbance on Middle Street.
6:41 p.m., there was a disturbance on Northern Avenue.
7:17 p.m., there was a disturbance on Washington Street.
We’re gonna need more police…[/quote]
Oh, that is hilarious!
When my hubby was a cop in Augusta he worked third shift and on Saturdays I would sit at home watching “Cops” and “America’s Most Wanted,” which at the end would feature tributes to fallen officers.
This would work me all up and I’d sit up in a panic until he’d come home with pizza and Sam Adams and we’d sit on the bed and he’d tell stories about how an alarm went off in an office building or there was a suspicious character in a parking lot and how crazy everyone was that he had to talk to (including, and often primarily, his partner).
Randomly, Augusta cops pay $5 for any large pizza at Dominoes. Sausage FTW! …drool.
Tongue piercings lead to Rumford fire
By Terry Karkos , Staff Writer
Saturday, January 31, 2009
RUMFORD - Firefighters were called to a Waldo Street apartment Friday night after one of two women looking for “numbing lotion” to put on their newly pierced tongues set a bed on fire.
Rumford police said Tara Amburg, 22, and her friend, Lisa Puiia, 20, also of Rumford, were in Amburg’s third-floor apartment at 341 Waldo St. when the fire started.
Cpl. Douglas Maifeld said the women reported they had had their tongues pierced earlier in the day and were looking for “numbing lotion” to put on them. Because there was no working flashlight, he said, Puiia used a cigarette lighter to look for the lotion under a bed, igniting the box spring and mattress.
Tenants and friends extinguished the flames using water from the kitchen sink, Maifeld said.
“They were using everything out of the kitchen sink to douse it. Luckily, everything came out good,” he said.
Rumford Fire Department got a 911 call at about 5:30 p.m. of a fire in the apartment, but arrived to find it was out, Maifeld said.
The small three-story building was evacuated while firefighters made sure it was safe for tenants, friends and family to return.
No charges are pending, Maifeld said.
They’re open! (and out in the open!)
VASSALBORO – How long does it take to go from being a local controversy to a national celebrity?
Apparently, a matter of days.
That’s what has happened to the Grand View Topless Coffee Shop, which quietly opened its doors to the public on Monday. By Friday, owner Donald Crabtree had been inundated with calls from newspapers, bloggers, television and radio stations across the country and from two other continents.
And the “Late Show with David Letterman.” A producer for the popular late-night show said they were interested in filming at the coffee shop for an upcoming show, with a possible visit by Letterman himself. But by Friday, it wasn’t clear if – or when – the Letterman crew would show up.
For Crabtree, the media saturation has been a business blessing – and a headache.
On Thursday, Crabtree said he had turned off his cell phone during the day because it was constantly ringing with out-of-state numbers. By Friday, Crabtree was losing his voice from so many interviews.
“I got swamped,” Crabtree said. “It’s amazing how far this thing has gone, just for a little coffee shop.”
But, of course, it’s not the coffee and doughnuts generating all the buzz; it’s the topless waitstaff serving customers in a small, rural Maine town. Many residents have spoken out against the shop, saying it’s not an appropriate business to have in town.
Here’s how the national spotlight came to the topless coffee shop: The Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel published a story about the shop opening on Wednesday. The Associated Press then picked up the story, making it instantly available to a national audience. Popular news and opinion Web site The Huffington Post picked up on the news, and other national media outlets followed suit, including CNN, U.S. News and World Report, Yahoo! News and the E! Television Network.
Calls also poured in from radio stations in Chicago, Arizona and Florida, Crabtree said. By Friday, media interview requests were still coming in from places such as Knoxville, Tenn.; Bogotá, Colombia; and a German TV station.
And with the avalanche of media attention has also come a surge in customers. When the topless coffee shop opened Friday morning at 6, Crabtree said, the shop was immediately full and waiting lines formed out the door.
There are 15 tables, with room enough for 58 people.
Crabtree said he had purchased a coffee supply he thought would last two weeks, but the shop used it all by Thursday.
“We got our doughnut lady coming in every morning with everything she’s got,” he said.
[quote]SteelyD wrote:
Good news in the area!!! Incidentally, Vassalboro, only a few minutes from me, is adjacent to the state capitol. The town is only a couple thousand people and is mostly woods/farms.
VASSALBORO (NEWS CENTER) – A proposal to open a topless coffee shop in Vassalboro has been approved for permit by the town planning board.
The board voted unanimously Tuesday night for Donald Crabtree’s coffee shop, saying his application had everything it needed.
The coffee shop will be open between 6am and 6pm, which has many residents concerned about children in the area.
Many townspeople stood up during the meeting to say the topless coffee shop had no place in a small town. They say it may attract business, but not the kind they’re looking for.
The coffee shop would be located at the former location of Mac Daddy’s Pub at The Fat Cat Grille - just beyond the Augusta town line.
Crabtree says it will be a small shop, only taking up the middle section of the large building, and seating 25 people - and while food may be served there, none of it will be cooked at the site.
The planning board says the only thing the town can do to close down the shop is to create an ordinance, but that wouldn’t be voted on until Town Meeting in June.
Other than that, Crabtree’s next step to open is to meet with the State Fire Marshal and then Health & Human Services.[/quote]
Foul Play in a Small Town?
http://morningsentinel.mainetoday.com/newsupdate.php?updates/7-escape-topless-coffee-house-fire
7 escape topless coffee-house fire
VASSALBORO - Seven people living in rooms adjoining the Grand View Topless Coffee Shop escaped injury this morning when fire engulfed the Route 3 coffee shop, which has sparked controversy for its topless wait staff.
The State Fire Marshal at this hour is investigating the blaze that destroyed the coffee shop and heavily damaged rooms in its adjoining motel-like wings. Grand View owner Donald Crabtree and six of his family members and acquaintances lived in several of those rooms.
Firefighters were still snuffing out hot spots this morning, according to a Morning Sentinel photographer on the scene. The fire began sometime after 1 a.m., based on reports from a dispatcher at the Kennebec County Communications Center.
The coffee shop opened in February and quickly developed notoriety, as news services around the world reported on the unusualness of such a business opening in rural Maine.
Last night, Crabtree met with members of the Vassalboro Planning Board for a pre-application meeting to add music and dancing to the topless coffee service.
Awesome dude. Awesome.
Note: This is the same town as the (now burnt down) topless donut shop
Lawnmower beer run leads to OUI charge
June 05, 2009 1:30 PM
VASSALBORO, Maine (AP) â?? A Maine man stands accused of getting behind the wheel after drinking. But he wasn’t operating a car or truck â?? he was on a lawn mower.
Police say 51-year-old Danforth Ross of Vassalboro was charged May 29 with operating under the influence after he and a friend made a beer run on a riding lawn mower. The arrest came after the two emerged from a variety store with two cases of beer.
Ross’ driver’s license had been revoked, so he and a passenger opted for the lawn mower.
Trooper Joe Chretien made the arrest after getting flagged down by several motorists warning of a wayward mower. Danforth couldn’t be reached for comment.
http://www.seacoastonline.com/articles/20090605-NEWS-90605021
The wussification of America in Smalltown…
http://www.seacoastonline.com/articles/20090625-NEWS-90625025
Man summonsed for allegedly calling someone a sissy
PORTSMOUTH â?? A Maine man is facing three disorderly conduct charges, one alleging he called someone â??a sissy.â??
Police allege Craig Oâ??Brien, 48, of 27 Marshwood Road, Eliot, was loud and disorderly once on May 15 and twice on May 23.
On the 15th he is alleged to have yelled at someone driving on Junkins Avenue â?? the road leading to city hall and the police station â?? and was issued a violation-level summons.
Another summons alleges Oâ??Brien was disorderly on South Street by yelling profanities and continuing to do so after being asked to stop by Officer Andre Wassouf on May 23. On the same day, Oâ??Brien is also alleged to have used â??decisive or offensive words which were likely to provoke a violent reaction on the part of an ordinary person, to wit he called (the alleged victim) a sissy.â??
Lt. Rodney McQuate said the officer asked the alleged victim if Oâ??Brienâ??s language offended him and he answered in the affirmative.
Just caught up on this thread, great stuff that takes me back.
I grew up in rural Michigan, really rural.
My Grandparents and my Parents all had police scanners in the living room and anytime a event happened the TV would get turned down and the scanner turned up. Didn’t matter if it was the cops pulling someone over for speeding. A lot of times it’d be someone my parents knew, or knew of.
Then the comments like “Well, looks like (insert name) is back drinkin’ again…”
Came in handy for Tornado watches, Thuderstorm Warnings all that kind of stuff though…
Hilarious thread man.
[quote]SteelyD wrote:
Note: This is the same town as the (now burnt down) topless donut shop
Lawnmower beer run leads to OUI charge
June 05, 2009 1:30 PM
VASSALBORO, Maine (AP) â?? A Maine man stands accused of getting behind the wheel after drinking. But he wasn’t operating a car or truck â?? he was on a lawn mower.
Police say 51-year-old Danforth Ross of Vassalboro was charged May 29 with operating under the influence after he and a friend made a beer run on a riding lawn mower. The arrest came after the two emerged from a variety store with two cases of beer.
Ross’ driver’s license had been revoked, so he and a passenger opted for the lawn mower.
Trooper Joe Chretien made the arrest after getting flagged down by several motorists warning of a wayward mower. Danforth couldn’t be reached for comment.
http://www.seacoastonline.com/articles/20090605-NEWS-90605021[/quote]
This is too funny!
LOL Historical bench repainted…wow.
[quote]Petermus wrote:
LOL.
We interrupt this broad cast! A moose has been spotted licking salt off a back road and all people are warned against going near him! NO ONE BE A HERO!
haha[/quote]
LMAO!!!
[quote]Petermus wrote:
LOL.
We interrupt this broad cast! A moose has been spotted licking salt off a back road and all people are warned against going near him! NO ONE BE A HERO!
haha[/quote]
LMAO!!!
Man uses beer to entice alleged burglar to leave
[i]BAR HARBOR, Maine (AP) â?? Police said a homeowner in Maine used a beer to entice an intoxicated intruder to leave. The intruder apparently didn’t realize that it was a nonalcoholic beer. Bar Harbor police said the homeowner awoke early Monday to find 22-year-old Scott Cote in the bedroom and used the beer to convince him to carry on.
Police said they found Cote breaking into cars a short time later and arrested him after he fled into some woods.
Police arrested Cote on charges of burglary, criminal mischief, operating a motor vehicle after revocation and violating the conditions of release.
Cote was returned to the Hancock County Jail after an initial appearance in court Tuesday. No lawyer has been assigned to represent him.
Information from: Bangor Daily News, http://www.bangornews.com[/i]
Crowd at Maine cod fish race event cause a stink
July 27, 2009 9:39 AM
MILBRIDGE, Maine (AP) â?? It was meant to be a family friendly festival. But the annual Cod Fish Races at one Maine town caused a stink when people started pushing each other and erupted into a brawl involving 50 to 60 people, sending two to the hospital.
The Bangor Daily News reports one of them was Town Manager Lewis Pinkham â?? who also serves as the town’s police chief. He and another person were treated for minor injuries.
Arrested on an assault charge Saturday was 26-year-old Aaron Kennedy of Cherryfield. Three others were issued summonses for disorderly conduct.
The Cod Fish Races are part of the annual Milbridge Days town birthday party. Teams dress in firefighter’s gear and run across a baseball field clenching a greased, dead, 20-pound cod and get sprayed with hoses.
http://www.seacoastonline.com/articles/20090727-NEWS-90727004