FARMINGTON — A Chesterville man was injured Friday when the motorcycle he was driving collided with a vehicle at the intersection of Routes 2 and 4 and Knowlton Corner Road, officials said. The 1982 Honda Gold Wing driven by Peter Rines, 45, was trying to make a left-hand turn from Knowlton Corner Road onto Routes […]
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Vehicles collide at Routes 133 and 156 intersection
JAY — A two-vehicle collision Friday slowed traffic at the intersection of Routes 133 and 156 at Bean’s Corner. Randall Pollis, 16, of Wilton was driving a 1999 BMW on Route 156 and was crossing Route 133 when he collided with a 2003 Jeep driven by Steven Blanchard, 59, of South Portland, who was traveling […]
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Wilton woman injured in Strong crash
STRONG — A Wilton woman was injured Wednesday afternoon when it appeared the pickup truck she was driving went onto the soft shoulder of South Strong Road, went out of control and rolled over, Franklin County Deputy Matt Brann said. The truck was going down a hill when it went into the shoulder, he said. […]
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Wilton driver hurt in highway work zone
WILTON — Police said a local woman was injured Monday morning when the car she was driving and a Maine Department of Transportation pickup truck collided in the construction area at Route 156/Depot Street and Routes 2 and 4. Joan Farrington, 80, had been waved on by a flagger to pass through the intersection from […]
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Temple woman faces charge in Farmington accident
FARMINGTON — Police said a Temple woman was charged after her car rear-ended another stopped on Routes 2 and 4 on Thursday, injuring at least four people. Michelle Clark, 44, was summoned on a charge of failure to maintain control of a motor vehicle, according to Farmington police officer William Tanner’s report. Edith Dubay, 67, […]
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Fayette woman charged, Rumford man injured in Wilton crash
WILTON — A Rumford motorcyclist was injured and a Fayette woman was charged in a motor vehicle collision at Route 2 and Walker Hill Road on Friday afternoon, police said. Paul Lowell, 61, was driving a 2012 Harley-Davidson west on Route 2 when Kayla Hilton, 19, failed to stop her 2003 Hyundai Accent at the […]
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Pilot uninjured in Fryeburg ultralight crash
FRYEBURG — A pilot was uninjured, but the ultralight aircraft he was flying was damaged when it crashed in a wooded area off Porter Road around 6 p.m. Saturday. Police identified the pilot as a 56-year-old Media, Pa. man. He was flying his Aerolite 103 single-seat ultralight aircraft out of Leavitt Airport in Albany, N.H., when the […]
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NorthStar ambulance strikes tractor-trailer en route to medical call
JAY — A NorthStar EMS ambulance hit a tractor-trailer on the way to a medical call Friday, according to Jay police Detective Michael Mejia. Both vehicles were stopped in road construction on Route 4, near AMVETS, with just one travel lane, he said. The truck stayed put when traffic was allowed to go so the […]
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Vehicles collide in Farmington
FARMINGTON — Two vehicles were damaged Thursday afternoon in a collision on Wilton Road, Farmington police Sgt. Edward Hastings IV said. Sue Ellen Smith, 58, of Phillips was driving a 2011 Dodge minivan and Marjorie Beckler, 75, of Wilton was driving a 2011 Subaru Outback, Hastings said. One driver was pulling out of Marvin’s Auto […]
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Police: Florida driver crosses centerline, strikes two cars in New Sharon
NEW SHARON — A Florida woman fell asleep at the wheel, crossed the centerline on Route 2 just after noon on Saturday and struck two cars driven by Jay teenagers, according to police. Cpl. Christopher Chase of the Franklin County Sheriff’s Department said Carrel Meyers, 55, was driving west on Route 2 when her 2015 Chrysler […]