Fairhaven Fire Leaves Family Without a Home

A Saturday evening fire destroyed a Fairhaven, Massachusetts, home, leaving a family of three without a place to live. The blaze broke out shortly before 5 p.m. near Cook and Main streets, according to Fire Chief Todd Correia, and the house was declared a total loss.

Firefighters brought the blaze under control in about an hour and a half. Crews from Fairhaven, Acushnet, New Bedford and Mattapoisett responded to the scene.

Fire Hits Newly Opened Norton Pizza Shop

A basement fire struck Mike & Lenny’s Pizza in Norton, Massachusetts, Saturday night, just three days after the business opened its doors. Fire departments from Mansfield and Attleboro provided mutual aid, and the fire was under control within 20 minutes as crews ventilated the building.

Passenger Killed in Maine Turnpike Crash

A crash on the Maine Turnpike in Gray killed one person and injured three others Friday night. Investigators say a northbound 2010 Honda Fit swerved to avoid a deer, struck a guardrail and spun 180 degrees before a northbound 2016 Chevy Malibu collided head-on with it.

Honda passenger Soda Mao, 38, of Auburn, Maine, died at the scene. Driver Megan Stuart, 31, also of Auburn, was taken to Maine Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries; the Malibu’s driver and passenger suffered minor injuries.

Hundreds Walk to Fight Alzheimer’s

Hundreds walked Saturday at the Eastern Maine Walk to End Alzheimer’s, raising money for the Alzheimer’s Association’s care and research efforts. Participants carried colored pinwheel flowers representing their personal connections to the disease at one of seven walks held across Maine.

Alzheimer’s affects more than 29,000 Mainers, while another 66,000 provide care, many without pay, according to the association. The event brought those connections into view as walkers joined the push for a cure.

Augusta Woman Arrested After Alleged Knife Threat

Bangor police arrested Sarea Duane, 22, of Augusta, on a charge of criminal threatening with a dangerous weapon after a man reported that she threatened to “eat him” while holding a knife. Officers were called to a Center Street home just before 2 a.m. Thursday, and Duane is being held at the Penobscot County Jail.