Augusta Civic Center could be mass vaccination site
City officials are in talks with state and MaineGeneral officials about using the Augusta Civic Center as the site of public COVID-19 vaccination clinics, but no agreement has been reached to move forward.
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The Augusta Civic Center, seen here in April 2020, could potentially be the site of a mass vaccination clinic. State, city and health officials have been considering whether establishing a a vaccination clinic would impact the Legislature’s ability to meet there. City officials have noted the facility can easily accommodate both uses.
Joe Phelan / Kennebec Journal file photo
Chapel Street apartment fire displaces 7 in Augusta; no one injured
Augusta Fire Chief Dave Groder said the fire originated in a third-floor apartment where the smoke detector had been removed.
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Augusta firefighters were called to a 37 Chapel St. apartment building early Saturday morning. Four of five units were occupied, and seven residents have been displaced, according to officials. Fire Chief Dave Groder says the fire began on the third floor.
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AUGUSTA No one was injured in an early Saturday morning fire on Chapel Street that displaced seven residents.
Augusta firefighters were called to a 37 Chapel St. apartment building early Saturday morning. Four of five units were occupied, and seven residents have been displaced, according to officials. Fire Chief Dave Groder says the fire began on the third floor.
Augusta Council confirms city’s new fire chief
Dave Groder, 54, of Oakland, a three-decade Augusta firefighter, confirmed as chief of department Thursday.
Andy Molloy/Kennebec Journal file
AUGUSTA City councilors made Dave Groder the city’s new fire chief in a unanimous vote Thursday.
Groder, who most recently served as acting chief and deputy chief of the department, grew up wanting to be a firefighter like his dad Alfred was in Skowhegan. He said becoming fire chief fulfills a lifelong goal. He’s been a firefighter in Augusta since 1988.
“That 33 years is a commitment; 33 years is a quest to climb up through the ranks and get to the top of the ladder, so to speak. I know you’re very proud of that; you should be,” Mayor David Rollins said of Groder becoming chief after 33 years as a firefighter in Augusta.
Augusta manager picks veteran firefighter as city’s next fire chief
The City Council will vote on the appointment of Dave Groder, a firefighter in Augusta for the last 33 years, on Thursday.
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Augusta Fire Department Deputy Chief David Groder at Hartford Station on Monday in Augusta has been nominated to become chief.
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AUGUSTA A veteran firefighter who has most recently served as Augusta’s acting and deputy chief is the city manager’s choice to lead the fire department.
Dave Groder grew up wanting to be a firefighter, like his dad Alfred was in Skowhegan. Now, he has been appointed as Augusta’s fire chief by City Manager William Bridgeo, an appointment subject to confirmation by the City Council on Thursday.
City of Augusta Names David Groder New Fire Chief
According to the Kennebec Journal, there will be a new Chief in town for the Augusta Fire Department. Though this chief certainly new to the Augusta Fire Department. Dave Groder has been serving as the city s Deputy Chief for quite sometime and has been chosen by Augusta s city manager to take over as chief.
Dave always knew he wanted to be a firefighter. In fact, his father, Alfred, was a firefighter for Skowhegan. Dave recalled memories of being a kid when his dad worked for the department, “This has been my goal since the beginning, even as a little kid, growing up in the fire service with my dad. As a child, when a call went out I used to run to the fire station and watch the trucks when they left.”