The truck shorted out under the dashboard, and the truck caught fire, according to fire rescue Chief Sonny Dunham.
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Stratton man injured in Carrabassett Valley crash
Jonathan F. Bachelder suffered a severe facial laceration.
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Slippery roads wreak havoc in Franklin County
Several vehicles slid off the roads and one tractor-trailer jackknifed in New Sharon.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Franklin, Livermore Falls Advertiser, News
Planning Board approves 3 site plan applications for medical marijuana businesses in Livermore Falls
Selectmen approved a local license application form on Nov. 23.
Posted inFranklin, News, The Franklin Journal
Emery Community Arts Center hosts exhibit, meetings on mass-incarceration reform and prisoner-advocacy
UMF is hosting a series of Franklin County community action meetings on restorative justice with local law enforcement, organizations, leaders and other state prisoner advocacy and reentry organizations.
Posted inFranklin, Livermore Falls Advertiser, News
Overheated outlet sparks fire at Jay house
The home of Lloyd and Eleanor Hodgkin remains habitable.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Franklin, Health, Local & State, Oxford Hills, River Valley
Mainers shouldn’t forget that ‘delta is the fire that’s blazing here today,’ CDC director says
As the science around the omicron variant of the COVID-19 virus unfolds, Maine CDC director urged Mainers to not forget about the variant already in front of them.
Posted inFranklin, Maine Crime, News, The Franklin Journal
Man accused of burglarizing a Legion hall, camp and business station in Franklin County
John L. Raymond, 34, of Lang Township is charged with three counts each of burglary, theft.
Posted inFranklin, News
Photos: Wilton couple pick Christmas tree
Jennifer Lowell-Hussey and Carl Real of Wilton took minutes to decide what tree to purchase on Tuesday.
Posted inBusiness, Franklin
Wayne couple donates $1.5 million to workforce housing project at Saddleback Mountain
Officials hope to see Saddleback House break ground in the spring and work toward an opening next winter.