LIVERMORE FALLS — A local man hit the gas pedal instead of the brake on his vehicle, sending it into the post office building Wednesday, Police Chief Ernest Steward Jr. said. Don Newcomb, 70, of Livermore Falls was checked by ambulance personnel and did not appear to be injured, Steward said. The car was destroyed, […]
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Springvale man, Sanford woman killed when car goes airborne, hits tree
A Springvale man and a Sanford woman were killed in a single-vehicle crash in Sanford Sunday night, according to a statement from the Sanford Police Department. Police say the driver, Blake Deslauriers, 20, and a passenger, Danielle Harrison, 37, were killed in the crash at about 9:15 p.m. A preliminary investigation found that Deslauriers was […]
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Farmington man, Wilton woman injured in Farmington collision
FARMINGTON — Two people were injured Thursday morning when two SUVs collided on Wilton Road, police said. Amber Durrell, 40, of New Sharon was crossing Wilton Road — from Knowlton Corner Road to Red Schoolhouse Road — when her vehicle and that of Walter Howard, 84, of Farmington collided on Wilton Road, officer Darin Gilbert said. […]
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Three people seriously injured in Carrabassett Valley collision
CARRABASSETT VALLEY — A Massachusetts man and a Maine couple remained hospitalized Monday, a day after their vehicles collided on Routes 27/16, officials said. A Toyota SUV driven by Andrew Brockelman, 22, of Boxford, Massachusetts, was traveling in the northbound lane and a Mazda driven by Richard Spiess, 75, of Southwest Harbor was traveling southbound, […]
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Motorcycle driver killed in afternoon crash on Minot Avenue
AUBURN — A motorcycle driver was killed in a crash early Saturday afternoon when he collided with two cars on Minot Avenue, according to Auburn Police Deputy Chief Jason Moen. Andrew Jennings, 24, of Mechanic Falls, was driving east at high speed and passing cars when he struck a westbound vehicle driven by Gina Thompson, […]
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New Gloucester man denies manslaughter charge
AUBURN — A New Gloucester man whose car crossed the centerline and fatally struck a motorcyclist in 2017 pleaded not guilty Tuesday to a manslaughter charge. Steven Primavera, 34, appeared in Androscoggin County Superior Court a month after a grand jury handed up an indictment for the felony, punishable by up to 30 years in […]
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Vehicles collide on Alfred Plourde Parkway
Emergency personnel tend to pickup truck driver Phillip Webber, 73, of Lisbon, while others help driver Joline Hinkley, 59, of Auburn after the vehicles collided Friday afternoon on Alfred Plourde Parkway near Pinette Dillingham & Lynch Funeral Home and Cremation Services in Lewiston. Further details about the crash were not available Friday night, police said. (Russ […]
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Police seek driver in Sandy River Plantation crash
SANDY RIVER PLANTATION — Franklin County deputies are looking for the driver of a truck that went off Route 4 and down an embankment near Smalls Falls on Sunday morning. Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr. said a witness reported the driver received facial injuries and fled the scene. Photos on Rangeley Fire and Rescue Department’s Facebook […]
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Woman injured in Rangeley Plantation crash
RANGELEY PLANTATION — A woman from Maine and Florida was injured Thursday when she fell asleep at the wheel, went off Bemis Road and struck a tree, according to Deputy Brad Scovil. Janet Birkens, 87, complained of head and neck pain, and was taken to a hospital by a NorthStar EMS ambulance, according to Franklin […]
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One person injured in muliti-car crash in New Gloucester
One person was transported to a local hospital Sunday evening following a crash involving several cars in New Gloucester, police said. A dispatcher for the Cumberland County Communications Center confirmed that the crash, which was reported at 5:20 p.m., resulted in one injury. The New Gloucester Fire and Rescue department, on its Facebook page, said […]