FARMINGTON — A local woman was injured when she was struck by a pickup truck Thursday morning while walking in a crosswalk on Oakes Street, police said. Deedra Doiron, 31, of West Farmington was crossing from Bridge Street to Temple Road by way of the Oakes Street crosswalk at about 9:29 a.m., Farmington police officer Darin […]
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Minivan hits boy on bike in Lewiston
LEWISTON — A boy of unknown age was hit by a car Sunday night while riding his bike across a pedestrian walkway. The boy was riding down Bates Street at the same time a red Mitsubishi minivan was driving down Birch Street and turning right onto Bates. The boy and the vehicle collided just before […]
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Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Oxford Hills
Getting ‘hit’ at the Newry town meeting
NEWRY — I arrived Tuesday night to cover Newry’s town meeting and took a seat on a bench along the wall between fire Chief Bruce Pierce and a pretty young woman wearing gray suede knee-high boots. About halfway through the meeting, the woman tapped me on the shoulder and asked, “Can I hit you?” Then […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills
Car smashes into McDonald’s in Paris
PARIS — Courtney Fox decided against accessing a McDonald’s bathroom after a car struck the building and buckled the hallway. “He pulled back after he hit,” Fox said. “I thought someone had hit the doors or the trash can. That’s when I looked.” Fox, of Waterford, along with family members Dawn and Jodi Fox of Auburn […]
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Woman killed by Amtrak Downeaster identified as South Portland resident
SOUTH PORTLAND — The woman struck and killed by an Amtrak Downeaster train in Maine over the weekend has been identified as a South Portland woman. Amtrak officials say 39-year-old Nyla Howard was walking on the tracks when she was struck by a Boston-bound train just before 7 p.m. Saturday near Calvary Cemetery in South […]
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Man struck by train at Scarborough intersection
SCARBOROUGH — Scarborough police confirmed Sunday morning that one person was struck by a southbound Amtrak Downeaster train near the Black Point Road underpass at about 8:15 a.m. The male victim — whose name has not been released — apparently ran in front of the train while trying to cross the tracks between the crossing […]