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Motorcyclist dies in Auburn crash

A motorcyclist was seriously injured Friday in a crash on Court Street in Auburn. AUBURN — A motorcyclist who was severely injured Friday when he was struck head-on by a car that reportedly drifted into oncoming traffic on Court Street has died. Reginald Clement, 54, of Anson, was traveling east on Court St., according to […]

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Posted inFranklin

New Hampshire motorcyclist dies in crash with Jeep in Wilton

WILTON — Kayte Rackliffe said she was taking care of a customer Friday at about 11:07 a.m. at her business, Snippers, on McCrillis Corner Road when she heard a noise, looked out the window and saw an accident. Police investigated and reconstructed a fatal motorcycle accident at the intersection of McCrillis Corner Road and Route 133. […]

Posted inConnections

Uptown Cruizahs to roll

Uptown Cruizahs Car Club will hold the first cruise night of the season from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Monday, May 22, leaving from Tractor Supply, Route 26, in Oxford.  Cruise nights will be held weekly on Mondays, weather permitting. Red Wing will perform. Proceeds from these cruise nights and the club’s show on Aug. 6 tbenefit […]

Posted inFranklin

Town plow truck, car collide in Jay

JAY — A town plow truck and a car collided at Oak and Main streets on Wednesday morning, police said. No one was injured. Shari Ouellette, 45, of Jay was driving on Oak Street toward Main Street, also known as Route 4, and Public Works Department employee Terry Greenleaf, 51, of Jay was turning right […]

Posted inOxford Hills

Norway crash survivor’s condition upgraded to fair

LEWISTON — A 42-year-old Norway woman who was seriously injured in a head-on car crash Friday night has had her condition upgraded from critical to fair at Central Maine Medical Center, a hospital spokesperson said Monday. According to police reports, Jennifer Clough was driving her 2005 Hyundai Elantra east on Route 118 just before Watson […]

Posted inFranklin

New Sharon man dies from burns

NEW SHARON — A Mercer Road man died from severe burns suffered in a fire in his car Tuesday night, according to a news release from Stephen McCausland, spokesman for the Maine Department of Public Safety. The fire likely started when fumes from an aerosol can were ignited by a cigarette, McCausland said. Investigators say […]

Posted inLewiston-Auburn, River Valley

Police investigate report of car in river

RUMFORD — A local man survived a plunge into the Androscoggin River Wednesday night after he drove his car into the water along Route 2. Police said Michael Eversen, 20, of Rumford, was driving east and apparently blacked out before his Subaru crashed into a guardrail and then slid down an embankment into a bog […]

Posted inBethel, Lewiston-Auburn

Juvenile critical after crash, car flees scene in Bethel

UPDATE: Bethel man arrested in hit-and-run investigation BETHEL — The Oxford County Sheriff’s Office is looking for a car that fled the scene after striking a boy riding a bike Friday afternoon on Church Street. Deputy Andrew Whitney said Saturday afternoon that the juvenile was in critical condition. His name and age weren’t released. The […]