Shuttered Presque Isle hotel was unsafe, city says

PRESQUE ISLE, Maine — Before the Presque Isle Inn & Convention Center closed this week, the state fire marshall found code violations with the building’s fire suppression system, according to Presque Isle officials, who later deemed the building unsafe. The business closed Monday with little notice to employees or the city, throwing into question the fate of the once-popular hotel and its staff, many of whom lived at the inn. As winter weather sends temperatures plummeting, former employees are now without a job and a place to live.Read more.