RANGELEY — A Massachusetts teenager remains in critical condition at a Lewiston hospital but is putting up a fight for her life, police Chief Dennis Leahy said Thursday. Janessa Gordon, 18, of Melrose, Mass., was a front-seat passenger in a car that went off Route 4 at the bottom of Dodge Pond Hill and rolled […]
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Couple injured in collision in Jay
JAY — Police said a local couple were injured Wednesday afternoon when their car and a van hauling a utility trailer collided at Bean’s Corner at routes 133 and 156. Sylvia Richards, 73, of Jay was driving south on Route 133 toward Livermore Falls when a van driven by Marc Parent, 56, of Becancour, Quebec, […]
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Corvette winds up in Wells marsh; driver arrested
WELLS — A 1971 Corvette Stingray was found in a marsh Sunday evening, and the Massachusetts driver was arrested, police said. The vehicle was found off Bourne Avenue shortly after 6 p.m. Sunday, according to Wells police Lt. Gerald Congdon. Congdon said the vehicle is valued at $20,000. It was almost completely submerged when it […]
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Massachusetts teen critically injured in Rangeley rollover
Teens’ tweets give a glimpse into circumstances preceding Rangeley crash: The Sunday evening accident that critically injured a Massachusetts teenager was preceded by Twitter postings. RANGELEY — A Massachusetts teenager in Maine for a graduation celebration was critically injured Sunday night when the car she was a passenger in rolled over at the bottom of Dodge […]
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Livermore Falls man seriously injured when struck by car
LIVERMORE FALLS — A local man was seriously injured Sunday morning when he was struck by a vehicle while in a crosswalk on Depot Street, police Chief Ernest Steward Sr. said Monday. A vehicle driven by Ava Crocker, 57, of Jay struck Richard McCrillis, 82, of Livermore Falls, Steward said. McCrillis was taken to Central […]
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Westbrook man dies in Allagash motorcycle crash
ALLAGASH (AP) — Police say a Westbrook man has died in a weekend motorcycle crash in Allagash. The Aroostook County Sheriff’s Office says 23-year-old Dana Watts was headed east on Route 161 just before 6 p.m. Saturday when he failed to negotiate a corner and lost control. The motorcycle left the road and Watts sustained […]
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38-year-old dies in Sherman ATV crash
SHERMAN (AP) — The Maine Warden Service says a 38-year-old man is dead after an all-terrain vehicle crash in Sherman. Corporal John MacDonald of the Maine Warden Service says 38-year-old Bryon Jacobs of Stacyville was pronounced dead at the scene. A 16-year-old passenger was hospitalized with non-life threatening injuries. The passenger reported the accident at […]
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No one injured when school bus crashes into woods in Bridgton
BRIDGTON (AP) — No one has been injured after a school bus with children on board went off road and into the woods in Bridgton. WCSH-TV (http://on.wcsh6.com/SfWmSK ) is reporting the bus went off of Harrison Road, also known as Route 117, near an intersection with Blake Lane on Wednesday afternoon. The station reported that […]
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Police investigate bus crash
BRIDGTON – Police said Wednesday night they were trying to determine what caused a school bus to slide off Route 117 and into a patch of trees. The children on board were not injured, officials said. It was not immediately clear where the bus was headed when it slipped off the highway near Blake Lane. […]