WILTON — Police continue to investigate the reason a Farmington man crossed the centerline, causing a head-on collision Friday on Route 2 near the First Apostolic Church. Two witnesses to the accident told police that Richard Harvey, 79, crossed the centerline, but police have not determined why, Wilton Sgt. Chad Abbott said Monday. Because of […]
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Wilton police: Fewer crashes due to extra patrols
WILTON — A greater police presence on town roads has resulted in an 11 percent decrease in the number of crashes in 2012, based on a five-year average. Police Chief Heidi Wilcox recently updated the Board of Selectmen on the statistics the department received from the Maine Traffic Safety Division. “This decrease is substantial and […]
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Wilton vigil for Butch Weed to take place Tuesday
WILTON — The memorial candlelight vigil for Raymond “Butch” Weed begins at 5 p.m. Dec. 31, at the Veterans Memorial on Main Street in Wilton. The vigil was postponed on Dec. 23 due to an ice storm. It was the date Weed was killed at his home in Wilton 10 years ago. No one has […]
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About a foot of snow falls on parts of Maine; more coming this week
PORTLAND — Another snowstorm has knocked out power for more Maine homes and businesses as a stormy December featuring more than 2 feet of snow and a prolonged ice storm draws to a close. The National Weather Service says the latest snowstorm Sunday night brought the snow total to 26.2 inches in Portland. That’s more […]
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Improv group performs Jan. 3 RUMFORD — Room for Improv-ment, the Mountain Valley High School improvisation group, will perform at 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 3, in Muskie Auditorium. During improvisation, actors perform without preparation with often hilarious results. Hartford Church clothing center HARTFORD — The Hartford Community Clothing Center will be open from 1 to […]
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Police: Farmington driver in fatal Route 2 crash crossed centerline
WILTON — A Lewiston woman killed in Friday afternoon’s head-on collision on Route 2 near the First Apostolic Church tried to avoid it, Wilton police patrolman Derek Daley said Saturday. Daley was the first to arrive on scene of the 2:44 p.m. accident involving a 2010 Hyundai sport-utility vehicle driven by Claudette Hutchins, 61, and […]
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Lewiston woman dies after head-on crash in Wilton
WILTON — A Lewiston woman died Friday afternoon from injuries sustained in a head-on crash on Route 2 near the First Apostolic Church. Claudette Hutchins, 61, died while being transported to Franklin Memorial Hospital in Farmington by a NorthStar ambulance, Wilton police Chief Heidi Wilcox said. Hutchins was driving a 2010 Hyundai SUV west on […]
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Wilton board chooses banking services, awards bids
WILTON — The Board of Selectmen has unanimously agreed to move all town bank accounts to Androscoggin Bank. Five local banks responded to a request for information about their services, Selectman Tiffany Maiuri told the board last week. She said a committee appointed to study the services recommended Androscoggin Bank because there are no fees […]
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Students in exercise program rewarded with movie
FARMINGTON — They ran, lifted weights and did aerobics this fall as part of “EveryBody on the move in Franklin County,” a Healthy Community Coalition program designed to get kids moving. The reward for their efforts? A morning at the movies Monday at the Narrow Gauge Cinema in Farmington. A stroll around the parking lot […]
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Wilton vigil for Butch Weed postponed due to weather
WILTON — A memorial vigil for Raymond “Butch” Weed planned for Monday night has been postponed due to weather conditions and ice. The vigil will be held at 5 p.m. Dec. 31 at the Veterans Memorial on Main Street in Wilton, Weed’s sister, Rachel Skidgell of Carthage, said. Weed was killed 10 years ago, Dec. […]