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Man charged with manslaughter in Winthrop crash

WINTRHOP (AP) — A Scarborough man has been charged with manslaughter in a November car crash in that killed a Winthrop couple. The Kennebec Journal reported (http://bit.ly/1s65l4R ) that 44-year-old Jeffrey Ray was indicted on double manslaughter charges Wednesday. Police say that Patricia and Napoleon Richard St. Laurent’s van was stopped while waiting to make […]

Posted inRiver Valley

Rumford police

Arrest: * Edward Todd, 40, Rumford, warrant charging failure to appear on charge of a mutilated license, 10:36 a.m. on Aug. 13 on Congress Street. He was released on $100 cash bail. Accident: * At 2:10 p.m., Aug. 18, officer Brock N. Clukey responded to a crash on Route 120 near Isthmus Road. Jason Provencher, […]

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Posted inFranklin

New Jersey woman’s condition upgraded after Farmington accident

FARMINGTON — The condition of a New Jersey woman who was critically injured in a crash Wednesday afternoon was upgraded to serious, a Maine Medical Center spokeswoman said Friday. Carol Wood, 71, of Warren, N.J., was taken to Maine Medical Center in Portland with life-threatening injuries Wednesday evening after the sport utility vehicle she was […]

Posted inLewiston-Auburn

Topsham crash: Two drivers face life-threatening injuries

TOPSHAM — Two drivers were taken to a hospital with life-threatening injuries Thursday morning after a crash that closed busy Route 196 for hours. Police said a 1995 Saturn driven by Ashlee A. Cleveland, 23, of Durham, crossed the centerline at 7:26 a.m. and struck a 2004 Suzuki Vitara driven by Lori J. Gates, 51, […]

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Three seriously injured in head-on crash in Winn

WINN (AP) — Three people were seriously injured when two SUVs collided head-on in Winn. State police told The Bangor Daily News (http://bit.ly/1sq5Xnt ) that the three victims were flown to Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor after Monday afternoon’s accident on Route 2. Troopers say 29-year-old Brad Curtis of Passadumkeag was driving an SUV […]

Posted inLewiston-Auburn

Child collides with car in Lewiston

LEWISTON — Police said a 7-year-old boy was injured Monday evening when he ran into the side of a car while chasing a ball into Bartlett Street. Samatar Jimale of 169 Bartlett St. suffered injuries to his mouth and was taken to St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center, Lewiston police Lt. Kelly Hamel said. The driver […]

Posted inFranklin

Sandy River Plantation couple hurt in car crash

SANDY RIVER PLANTATION — Two local residents were injured Thursday afternoon after the driver of a car fell asleep and the car went off Route 4, Franklin County Lt. David Rackliffe said Friday. Richard Hill, 80, and his wife, Beverly, 72, of Sandy River Plantation were heading north on the road when he apparently fell […]

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Two teens killed in Boothbay Harbor crash

BOOTHBAY HARBOR (AP) — Police are continuing to investigate a crash in Boothbay Harbor that left two teenagers dead. The Lincoln County Sheriff’s office said the teens were in an SUV that was traveling at a high rate of speed when it went off Route 27 early Wednesday morning and struck several trees. The driver, […]