NEW GLOUCESTER — On Monday, a remedy plan being developed by the Maine Department of Transportation for a dangerous intersection at Routes 100, 202 and 4 and Route 231 in Upper Gloucester got a green light of endorsement from selectmen. The intersection, adjacent to the Upper Gloucester Master Planning effort, has a history of many accidents, and […]
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New Jersey man indicted on manslaughter charges in fatal Bethel accident
PARIS — A grand jury has indicted a New Jersey man on manslaughter charges for his involvement in a crash in Bethel last summer that left a New Hampshire man dead. An Oxford County grand jury indicted 53-year-old Steven Thomas of Ravin Road in Califon, N.J., on charges of manslaughter, aggravated assault and two counts of […]
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Car strikes box truck head-on in Manchester
MANCHESTER — An Augusta man was injured Wednesday afternoon when his car crossed the center line and struck a box truck head-on on Route 202, according to police. Public Safety spokesman Steve McCausland said in a press release that Christopher Corliss, 37, had to be freed from the car and was taken to Central Maine […]
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Tractor-trailer truck damages utility poles in Eustis
EUSTIS – Extreme winds and road conditions were factors when a tractor-trailer truck struck a utility pole and damaged a second pole Thursday morning on Route 27, Franklin County Sheriff’s Department representatives said. The driver, Jacques Veilleux of Quebec, was not injured, Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr. said. Veilleux works for Loignon Champ-Carr Inc. of Quebec. […]
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Chesterville man, child escape injury when SUV skids off Jay road
JAY — A Chesterville man and child escaped injury Sunday when the sport utility vehicle they were riding in skidded off East Jay Road and ended up on its roof against a tree, police Chief Richard Caton IV said Monday. The SUV was going around a corner and coming down a hill when it skidded […]
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Two die in Dover-Foxcroft crash Thursday
DOVER-FOXCROFT (AP) — Two people are dead after a Thanksgiving morning crash in Dover-Foxcroft. Police told WVII-TV (http://bit.ly/1toyvwh ) that a car went of control on a slush-covered Route 15 just after 10 a.m. Thursday and collided with a pickup truck. Both occupants of the car died. They were identified as 71-year-old William Viney of Sangerville, […]
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Driver in horrific Otisfield crash arrested for stealing, wrecking car
PARIS — An Otisfield man appeared in court Friday on charges that he stole a truck and wrecked it in a horrific crash last week. In handcuffs and wearing a neck brace, Mark C. Male, 46, of 251 Ahonen Road, made his initial court appearance before a judge in Oxford County Superior Court on Friday morning. […]
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U.S. Border Patrol agent uninjured when cruiser hits guardrail
ALDER STREAM TOWNSHIP — A U.S. Border Patrol cruiser hit a patch of ice Tuesday night and slid into a guardrail on Route 27, Franklin County sheriff’s Chief Deputy Steve Lowell said Wednesday. Leonardo Perez, 35, of Rangeley was uninjured, he said. Deputy Sandy Burke responded to the accident reported at 8:52 p.m. The truck […]
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New York man injured in Jay accident
JAY — A New York man was injured early Sunday when he swerved his car to avoid a deer on Route 133, and the vehicle struck a hardwood tree head-on and went down an embankment near Lomie Rivers Road, police said. Joseph Slaver, 21, of Petersburg, N.Y., was driving a 1993 Dodge toward Livermore Falls […]
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Three hurt in Livermore crash
LIVERMORE — Three people received minor injuries when the driver of a pickup truck lost control on a curve on Crash Road on Monday morning, and it struck a utility pole and rolled over, Androscoggin County Lt. Glenn Holt said. The truck was driven by Daryl Macomber, 62, of Pilesgrove N.J., he said. The two […]