BLUE HILL (AP) — Two Massachusetts residents who planned to spend the day at Maine’s Acadia National Park instead got a rude introduction to a vacant field when their small plane went down. Authorities said both pilot and passenger walked away without a scratch when the single-engine plane made an emergency landing in Blue Hill […]
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Jay Historical Society putting itself and history back together
JAY — The Jay Historical Society is still trying to put its historical documents and archives back together in the Florence Raymond Building. The end portion of the building that housed the Archive Room and office were destroyed when a car went nearly all the way through the end of the building on April 2. […]
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Small plane crashes in Maine, nobody hurt
BLUE HILL (AP) — Officials say a small plane has crashed in Blue Hill, Maine, but nobody was injured. The Hancock County Sheriff’s Department says a single-engine plane crash-landed in a field off Falls Bridge Road at about 10:50 a.m. Sunday. An official says nobody was hurt and that nobody was transferred to a hospital. […]
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East Waterboro man dead after vehicle leaves road, hits tree
SACO — A 58-year-old man died after a car accident Friday morning, said Saco police. Wilbur L. Parker Jr. of East Waterboro was driving a gray 2004 Ford Expedition that apparently left the road and struck a tree, said Saco Deputy Chief Jeffrey Holland. The accident occurred about 6:45 a.m. near 219 Jenkins Road. The […]
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Fayette man injured when car rolls after hitting pole
CHESTERVILLE — A Fayette man was injured Monday night when his car hit a utility pole and rolled onto its roof on Ridge Road. State Police Trooper Keith Barton responded to an accident reported by a passer-by at about 10:45 p.m., Trooper William Plourde said Tuesday. When police arrived, the driver was not around, he […]
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Cat contributes to Durham crash
DURHAM — An out-of-town driver suffered non-life-threatening injuries in a single-vehicle crash on Stackpole Road on Monday morning. According to Androscoggin deputy sheriff Craig MacMillan, Kristle Doughty, 22, of Bridgton was driving northbound on Stackpole Road, rounding a curve near the intersection of Cloutier Road. She told the deputy she was distracted by a cat […]
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New Gloucester man dies in ATV crash
NEW GLOUCESTER (AP) — State police say a New Gloucester man has died after the all-terrain vehicle he was operating struck a tree. Police say 32-year-old Brock Thompson pulled out of a dirt driveway and onto the road at about 3:30 p.m. Sunday when he lost control and hit the tree. A neighbor heard the […]
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Driver who hit pedestrians, killing 9-year-old, in Port Clyde doesn’t recall what happened
PORT CLYDE — A New York City woman who was the driver of a car that plowed into people and cars on a Port Clyde wharf Sunday afternoon does not recall what happened, according to the Knox County Sheriff’s Office. The crash killed 9-year-old Dylan Gold of Cohasset, Mass., and seriously injured his 50-year-old mother, […]
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Man charged when truck hits pole
NEW VINEYARD — A New Portland man was charged late Saturday evening after his pickup truck hit a utility pole on Route 27 near Maine Wood Turning Inc. Franklin County Sheriff’s Deputy Sandy Burke issued Walker Fleming, 33, a summons charging operating under the influence, Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr. said Monday. Burke responded to the […]
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New Gloucester man dies in ATV crash
NEW GLOUCESTER (AP) — State police said a New Gloucester man has died after the all-terrain vehicle he was operating struck a tree. Police say 32-year-old Brock Thompson pulled out of a dirt driveway and onto the road at about 3:30 p.m. Sunday when he lost control and hit the tree. A neighbor heard the […]