FARMINGTON — Two vehicles were damaged Thursday afternoon in a collision on Wilton Road, Farmington police Sgt. Edward Hastings IV said. Sue Ellen Smith, 58, of Phillips was driving a 2011 Dodge minivan and Marjorie Beckler, 75, of Wilton was driving a 2011 Subaru Outback, Hastings said. One driver was pulling out of Marvin’s Auto […]
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Police: Florida driver crosses centerline, strikes two cars in New Sharon
NEW SHARON — A Florida woman fell asleep at the wheel, crossed the centerline on Route 2 just after noon on Saturday and struck two cars driven by Jay teenagers, according to police. Cpl. Christopher Chase of the Franklin County Sheriff’s Department said Carrel Meyers, 55, was driving west on Route 2 when her 2015 Chrysler […]
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One injured, one charged in Farmington crash
FARMINGTON — Police said a New Sharon woman failed to stop and struck a driver at a red light on the Wilton Road on Friday afternoon. Police said the driver of the vehicle that was struck, Jerry Parlin, 65, of Farmington, was taken to Franklin Memorial Hospital by NorthStar ambulance to be examined. Amanda Mooar, […]
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Jay woman accused of drunken driving, striking building
JAY — Police say a local woman is accused of drunken driving after her SUV hit an apartment building Wednesday night at the Jay Hill Apartments complex off Route 4. The outside door to the apartment was broken off and a wall in the entryway was pushed into the apartment, police Chief Richard Caton IV […]
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Tractor-trailer hits overhang at Livermore Falls store
LIVERMORE FALLS — A tractor-trailer truck attempting to turn right at the intersection of Church and Main streets Thursday morning struck the roof overhang of the Foss Jewelry building. The driver, Steve Turner, 78, of Holden, was not injured, Police Chief Ernest Steward Jr. said. The International tractor-trailer is owned by SVS Inc. of Holden. […]
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Milford man injured in Strong crash
STRONG — A Milford man was injured Tuesday when the delivery van he was driving failed to yield the right of way and collided with a tractor-trailer truck at Route 4 and Main Street, police said. The unloaded tractor-trailer truck, driven by Edwin White, 61, of Phillips, was traveling north on Route 4 when a […]
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Teen involved in Farmington crash denies failing to stop for police
FARMINGTON — A Wyman Township teenager denied Wednesday that he attempted to outrun a county deputy on Route 4 on May 27 that led to a crash that injured the boy and caused thousands of dollars in damage. According to a crash report filed by Farmington Police Department, Jonathan R. Theriault, 17, was the driver […]
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Carthage teenager injured in Weld crash
WELD — A Carthage teenager was injured Sunday when she lost control of a vehicle on Route 142 and it struck a utility pole, rolled onto its roof and a tree fell on it, Franklin County Cpl. Nate Bean said. Ashley Hutchinson, 16, became distracted trying to change the radio station, Bean said in a […]
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Rescuers, wardens respond to ATV accident near Byron
Updated 11:02 p.m. BYRON — The Maine Warden Service and Franklin County emergency responders were sent to the scene of an all-terrain vehicle accident Saturday afternoon near Byron. A state police dispatcher in Gray said the accident happened on an ATV trail in Township 6 North of Weld, northeast of Byron. Initial reports were that […]
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Injuries reported in Mechanic Falls crash
MECHANIC FALLS — A teenager was hurt Friday night when the car he was driving crashed, rolled and caught fire on North Main Street. Police and rescue crews were sent to the area of 105 North Main St. at about 8:45 p.m. for a report of a car that had rolled several times. Police said […]