Albert Deschaine, 36, of Peru was traveling north in his 2007 Chevrolet pickup truck when he hydroplaned into oncoming traffic, colliding with a 2022 Toyota SUV driven by James Halliday, 78, of Auburn. Both remain hospitalized, Halliday in critical condition.
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Mark LaFlamme: Too slow to catch bears and too poor to afford peanuts
Talk of the town: There are vicious, limb-ripping bears and then there are the blessed creatures that look and smell just like bears but get you out of covering political candidates.
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Pilgrimage to Holy Land ends in ‘amazing’ hand-carved Nativity and altar at Lewiston’s basilica
In April of 2023, a group of three-dozen worshipers from the Prince of Peace Parish traveled to the Middle East to visit various sites in the Holy Land. What they came back with is truly epic.
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Auburn fire crews battle blaze on South Main Street
Crews were called out to 115 South Main St., near the corner at 9th Street, at about 10 p.m. for a report of a working structure fire.
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Route 26 shut down in Oxford after motorcyclist collides with police cruiser
Police from Mechanic Falls and the Oxford County Sheriff’s Office were assisting at the scene. A section of Route 26 near the Hampton Inn was closed to traffic.
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Event to provide assistance to veterans scheduled Wednesday in Lewiston
The event at Veterans Memorial Park is to provide services and supplies.
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Police: Reports of shots fired Wednesday night were from firearm training
While police continued to investigate reports of gunshots near The Colisée about 6 p.m. Wednesday, police said it was from their annual firearms training miles away on River Road.