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Investigation

All hands on deck for garage fire

MOHANNES - The St. Stephen Fire Department is still investigating the cause of a fire that destroyed a garage on Mohannes Road. Jeff Richardson, chief of the St. Stephen Fire Department, said the homeowners of 538 Mohannes Rd., in Mohannes, phoned the fire department at 5:47 p.m. on Monday to report that their garage was on fire. Richardson said when fire crews arrived the garage was fully involved in fire. He said since the garage was connected to an old barn and a large old house the department did not waste time. "We knew we had an old farm house and we knew it was big so we didn't wait any time," Richardson said. "We called all the troops in." He said fire departments from Oak Bay, Western Charlotte and Calais, Maine, were called in to help. No one was injured in the blaze. Richardson said the fire is not deemed to be suspicious but the cause is still under investigation.

Contract

Town agrees to deal with Mayfield

ST. STEPHEN - Town council has signed a one-year contract with Mayfield Gardens and Landscape Inc. in St. Stephen. The company will continue to do maintenance to the town's playing fields for the next year. Council also decided to pay Mayfield two per cent more than last year for its work.

Letter

Council supports rural postal services

ST. STEPHEN - Town council will be writing a letter to Canada Post, the prime minister and local MPs supporting rural postal services. On Oct. 26 council voted to write a letter stating its support in maintaining postal services in rural and remote Canadian communities in an effort to improve the economy and maintain quality of life.