Scarborough News Briefs

Fire fete

In conjunction with National Fire Prevention Week, the Scarborough Fire Department will hold an open house from 1-4 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 14, at the Black Point Fire Station, at 341 Black Point Road, offering station and apparatus tours, equipment demonstrations, educational materials and refreshments. Members of the department’s truck committee also will be on hand to answer questions about the $900,000 bond referendum on the Nov. 6 ballot to buy a new ladder truck. For information, call 883-4542.

Transfer transfer

Allen’s Transfer and Storage has leased a 5,000-square-foot warehouse at 117 Pleasant Hill Road in Scarborough. An agent for Mayflower Transit in business in since 1974, the company is relocating from its facility at 3 Karen Drive in Westbrook, where it’s been since 1999. Allen’s also has locations in Bangor and Augusta.

Safety promotions

Bruce Quint of the Scarborough Fire and Rescue Department has been promoted to paramedic lieutenant effective Oct. 21, while Lt. Nate Contereas moves to cover a new shift. Meanwhile, Scarborough police Sgt. Steve Thibodeau will supervise the public safety dispatch center in a newly created utility sergeant position. Sgt. John O’Malley, who currently manages the dispatch center, has taken a new role leading a team of officers in special enforcement details dictated by crime analysis reporting.