PERKINS TOWNSHIP — An Augusta man was injured Tuesday night when his motorcycle failed to negotiate a corner on Route 156, Franklin County sheriff’s Lt. David Rackliffe said Wednesday. The crash occurred at approximately 6:55 p.m. Mark Green, 43, who was driving a 1998 Suzuki, was taken by a NorthStar EMS ambulance to Franklin Memorial […]
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Bicyclist escapes serious injury in Wilton crash
WILTON — A Vermont biker escaped serious injury when he collided with a vehicle, was thrown onto the hood, smashed the windshield and fell onto the road at the intersection of Routes 2 and 4 and Route 156. Zachary Basch, 22, of Jericho, Vt., was taken to Franklin Memorial Hospital by a NorthStar ambulance, complaining […]
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Not the first time Dixfield balloon let down by wind
Two passengers injured in a balloon accident over the weekend have been released from the hospital in an incident currently under investigation by the Federal Aviation Administration. According to the FAA, four of the seven passengers aboard suffered injuries when the balloon, owned by Damn Yankee Balloons in Dixfield, crashed into power lines while attempting […]
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Lisbon boy dies in ATV crash
LISBON — A 12-year-old Lisbon Falls boy has died as the result of injuries sustained when he crashed his ATV Thursday night while riding near King Road. Police said the boy, later identified as 12-year-old Mitchell J. Breton-Tuplin, of Gould Road, crashed shortly before 8 p.m. Thursday. “Initial indications were that the incident involved two […]
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Hospital upgrades condition of Mexico couple who survived head-on crash
Eastern Maine Medical Center upgraded the conditions Friday of a 76-year-old Mexico couple, Joseph and Marjorie Richard, who were hurt in a head-on collision Tuesday in Brewer that killed a couple from Rumford and injured two people from Massachusetts. The Bangor hospital listed Joseph Richard’s condition as “good” and Marjorie Richard’s condition to “fair.” Marjorie’s […]
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Corinna town manager dies in ATV crash
MOSCOW — Corinna’s town manager died Sunday afternoon in an all-terrain vehicle accident in Moscow. Kimberly Anne Godsoe, 38, of Hartland had been riding on a trail near Deadwater Road when the crash occurred at about 12:30 p.m. Before becoming Corinna’s town manager in 2011, Godsoe served as the St. Albans town manager’s administrative assistant […]
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Gardiner driver misses moose; car destroyed
RANGELEY PLANTATION — A West Gardiner man received minor injuries Sunday when he swerved to avoid a moose on Bemis Road and his car landed on its roof, Franklin County Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr. said in a release on Monday. Nickolas Clements, 20, received minor scrapes and was checked by NorthStar EMS ambulance personnel, Nichols […]
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Livermore Falls man swerves to avoid animal, hits truck
LIVERMORE FALLS — A local man told police he swerved to avoid an animal on Main Street (Route 4) early Sunday and ended up hitting a pickup truck parked at the former Ben’s Variety, police Chief Ernest Steward Jr. said. The truck was pushed into the north side of the building, Steward said. The former […]
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Dixfield man charged with OUI in Carthage rollover
CARTHAGE — Police said a Dixfield man was charged with drunken driving after his car rolled over on Carthage Road/Route 142. Cody J. Berryment, 19, was coming from a party and heading toward Weld when he lost control of the 2007 Honda Civic, Franklin County Sheriff’s Lt. David Rackliffe said Monday. Deputies Sandy Burke and […]
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Massachusetts teen injured in Rangeley crash returns home
RANGELEY — A Massachusetts teenager seriously injured in a car accident June 1 on Route 4 is expected to go home this week. Janessa Gordon, 18, of Melrose, Mass., was a front-seat passenger in a car when the driver lost control, and it went off the road and rolled over. Gordon was treated at Central […]