DENMARK — Two people, including a Denmark firefighter, were injured Sunday night when lightning struck twice, about 5:28 p.m. near the intersection of Route 117 and Rocky Knoll Road. A man was sitting in a 1968 Chevy Nova in his driveway when lighting struck a utility pole and disconnected the three-phase wire, which then fell on […]
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Driver in critical condition after Lebanon crash
LEBANON — An adult male remains in critical condition Monday night after his car ended up partially in a stream off Fall Road on Sunday night. The man’s car struck a guardrail on a bridge and then crossed to the other side before careening into the small stream below, according to Maine State Police Trooper […]
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Norway man accused of beating man with board
PARIS — A Norway man faces felony assault charges after police said he used a wooden board to beat another man. Timothy Ridlon, 23, was scheduled to be taken to Cumberland County Jail on Monday after a Norway police officer arrested him on July 16. Last Friday, Ridlon appeared before an Oxford County judge on felony […]
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Woodstock couple arrested in burglary spree
WOODSTOCK — A couple believed to be behind a spree of smash-and-grab burglaries that have plagued several rural communities and sent homeowners into panic were taken into custody Monday afternoon, according to police. Suspects Corey Douzart, originally from Louisiana, and Ashley Howard, 20, of Woodstock, were arrested without incident at a mobile home on Cushman Road. […]
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Lightning strike sparks Norway shed fire
NORWAY — Firefighters believe lightning is the culprit behind a fire that gutted a storage shed on Pleasant Street on Sunday evening. The strike blew a detached electrical box from which a power cord ran to the shed at 466 Pleasant St., Norway fire Chief Dennis Yates said Monday. The resulting fire gutted the shed, destroying […]
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Unidentified man suspected of vandalism at Oxford Hills Middle School
PARIS — The Oxford Hills Middle School sustained about $2,000 in damage when an unidentified driver drove his truck in “doughnuts” around the north campus playing field on July 11. The same man was involved in a road rage incident in Oxford later that day. The playing field sustained damage to a large section, with […]
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3,500 racers to compete in 6th annual Sunday River Tough Mountain Challenge
NEWRY — Sunday River Ski Resort will host its sixth annual Tough Mountain Challenge, where 3,500 participants will compete in a 4-mile mud race featuring a variety of natural and man-made obstacles on the slope’s trails. Spokeswoman Sarah Devlin said the Tough Mountain Challenge was created in 2010 to bring people to the mountain during […]
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Man rescued after canoe capsizes in Saco River
FRYEBURG — A 55-year-old man of Rockland, Mass., was rescued on the Saco River on Sunday about 1 p.m. when his canoe flipped at an area known as “Walker’s Rips.” Witnesses say the man, who was not wearing a life jacket at the time he capsized, went under the water and struck his head and […]
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Dream house? Stoneham family opts for treehouse
STONEHAM — At first glance it seems Josh Ring, a veteran contractor, made an unimaginable oversight installing his front door 10 feet in the air. But Josh and wife Cindy are building a treehouse — or is it a house in the trees? — and his home rests, quite intentionally, above the ground on four live northern […]