FARMINGTON — Police said a New Sharon woman failed to stop and struck a driver at a red light on the Wilton Road on Friday afternoon. Police said the driver of the vehicle that was struck, Jerry Parlin, 65, of Farmington, was taken to Franklin Memorial Hospital by NorthStar ambulance to be examined. Amanda Mooar, […]
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Jay woman accused of drunken driving, striking building
JAY — Police say a local woman is accused of drunken driving after her SUV hit an apartment building Wednesday night at the Jay Hill Apartments complex off Route 4. The outside door to the apartment was broken off and a wall in the entryway was pushed into the apartment, police Chief Richard Caton IV […]
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Tractor-trailer hits overhang at Livermore Falls store
LIVERMORE FALLS — A tractor-trailer truck attempting to turn right at the intersection of Church and Main streets Thursday morning struck the roof overhang of the Foss Jewelry building. The driver, Steve Turner, 78, of Holden, was not injured, Police Chief Ernest Steward Jr. said. The International tractor-trailer is owned by SVS Inc. of Holden. […]
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Milford man injured in Strong crash
STRONG — A Milford man was injured Tuesday when the delivery van he was driving failed to yield the right of way and collided with a tractor-trailer truck at Route 4 and Main Street, police said. The unloaded tractor-trailer truck, driven by Edwin White, 61, of Phillips, was traveling north on Route 4 when a […]
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Teen involved in Farmington crash denies failing to stop for police
FARMINGTON — A Wyman Township teenager denied Wednesday that he attempted to outrun a county deputy on Route 4 on May 27 that led to a crash that injured the boy and caused thousands of dollars in damage. According to a crash report filed by Farmington Police Department, Jonathan R. Theriault, 17, was the driver […]
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Carthage teenager injured in Weld crash
WELD — A Carthage teenager was injured Sunday when she lost control of a vehicle on Route 142 and it struck a utility pole, rolled onto its roof and a tree fell on it, Franklin County Cpl. Nate Bean said. Ashley Hutchinson, 16, became distracted trying to change the radio station, Bean said in a […]
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Rescuers, wardens respond to ATV accident near Byron
Updated 11:02 p.m. BYRON — The Maine Warden Service and Franklin County emergency responders were sent to the scene of an all-terrain vehicle accident Saturday afternoon near Byron. A state police dispatcher in Gray said the accident happened on an ATV trail in Township 6 North of Weld, northeast of Byron. Initial reports were that […]
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Injuries reported in Mechanic Falls crash
MECHANIC FALLS — A teenager was hurt Friday night when the car he was driving crashed, rolled and caught fire on North Main Street. Police and rescue crews were sent to the area of 105 North Main St. at about 8:45 p.m. for a report of a car that had rolled several times. Police said […]
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Naples motorcyclists critically injured
LIVERMORE FALLS — A couple from Naples were critically injured when their motorcycle struck the back of a pickup truck on Route 133 on Thursday, Lt. Joseph Sage said. Troy Bell, 50, and Daveen Bell, 48, were taken to Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston with head injuries, the officer said. A nursing supervisor said […]
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Dexter woman injured in Strong crash
STRONG — Two people were injured Monday afternoon when the car they were in drifted off the shoulder of West Freeman Road, Franklin County Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr. said in a release. Cpl. Nate Reid responded to a report of an accident at 4:36 p.m. The investigation revealed that Christopher Burnham, 27, of Farmington, was […]