BROWNFIELD — At least one person was hurt late Wednesday after a pair of vehicles collided on Center Conway Road. Crews from Brownfield and Fryeburg responded just after 10 p.m. when it was reported that one of the vehicles had caught fire and that occupants may be trapped inside. Police were closing down a section […]
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Wilton man faces more than 12 charges after escape, chase in Franklin County
WILTON — A Wilton man remained in jail Tuesday night, charged with escaping from a police van, assaulting an officer, breaking into a woman’s home and assaulting her, taking her vehicle and crashing it into a tree, police said. Derek Cook, 31, of Wilton is being held at the Franklin County jail in Farmington on […]
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New Portland teen injured in Strong crash
STRONG — A New Portland teenager was injured Sunday morning when the vehicle he was driving went off Farmington Road, struck a mailbox and went into a ditch before striking a utility pole and snapping it in half. The vehicle then rolled over, according to Franklin County Deputy Andrew Morgan’s report to Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr. […]
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Motorcycle driver injured in South Avenue collision
LEWISTON — A Lewiston man was transported by United Ambulance Sunday afternoon after his motorcycle and an SUV collided. The driver of a black 2008 Chrysler Pacifica was pulling into his driveway at 139 South Ave. when his vehicle was struck by a green 1994 Harley-Davidson motorcycle, according to Lewiston Police Sgt. Danny Lachance. He was […]
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Livermore Falls man injured when SUV slides through intersection
LIVERMORE FALLS — A local man was injured Friday morning in a collision at the intersection of Park and Maple streets, police Lt. Joseph Sage said. Zachariah Corneau, 30, of Livermore Falls could not stop his 2004 Dodge Durango as it came down a steep grade on snowy Maple Street and it hit a 2003 […]
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East Dixfield woman’s SUV hits Jay home, pole
JAY — An East Dixfield woman’s SUV went out of control Thursday morning on ice and slush on Morse Hill Road in North Jay, left the road and struck a private utility pole and a mobile home. Donnajean Buckley, 50, was traveling west toward Route 17 when her vehicle hit ice and slush on a […]
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Victim in Wilton crash remembered as a caring man
WILTON — An East Dixfield man who died Wednesday in a crash was remembered Thursday by three of his children as a very caring man. Gale Waycott, 62, died when he lost control of his truck on Temple Road and it rolled over and struck a tree, Police Chief Heidi Wilcox said. The mix of […]
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Buckfield man dies in Paris rollover
UPDATE: Paris woman charged with manslaughter in connection with crash PARIS — A Buckfield man died Saturday when the vehicle he was riding in crashed and rolled over. Paris police said passenger Kevin Wassell, 41, was killed in a single-vehicle crash. The 32-year-old driver, who was not identified, lost control of the vehicle while negotiating a […]
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Woman hurt, horse dead after early morning collision
LITTLETON — One woman was hurt and a horse was killed early Saturday morning when the car the woman was driving collided with the horse on Route 1. Maine State Police said Saturday that 44-year-old Dawn Theriault of Littleton was driving north in a 2002 Lincoln sedan at about 12:30 a.m. when she struck a […]
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Police log
Charges Lewiston * Michael Cyr, 33, of 17 Howe St., on a charge of trafficking in scheduled drugs and on a probation hold, 9:10 p.m. Thursday at that address. * Joseph Tilton, 36, of 221 Cleaves St., Biddeford, on a charge of criminal trespass, 11:40 p.m. Thursday at 99 Campus St. * Larry Palmer, 54, […]