CARTHAGE — A Med-Care Ambulance crew out of Mexico was called to Basin Road off Route 2 on Friday for a man injured at about 3:15 p.m. in a chain saw accident. At first, the crew radioed for a medical helicopter based at Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston to meet them in the large […]
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Appalachian Trail hiker rescued in northern Franklin County
TOWNSHIP D — Rescuers from the Maine Warden Service and River Valley fire departments Wednesday safely carried an injured Appalachian Trail hiker off Bemis Mountain to a waiting Med-Care Ambulance on the Bemis Track. Four firefighters from Rumford assisted Mexico and Roxbury firefighters and a Med-Care crew who were sent to the 12:44 p.m. call […]
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Dozens of firefighters battled blaze at Linnell Motel in Rumford
RUMFORD — Nearly 100 firefighters and emergency rescue workers from 10 departments spent hours Friday battling a massive fire at the Linnell Motel on Prospect Avenue. The fire, which started near the second-floor roof in the back of the main building, was reported just before 2 p.m. According to an employee at a nearby store, […]
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Med-Care Ambulance call volume up significantly
MEXICO — Med-Care Ambulance Service Board members learned Wednesday night that Med-Care’s call volume has dramatically increased so far this year. That was great to hear, Board President Steve Brown said. “January was an all-time record for us, and then March broke the all-time record again,” he said. “That’s encouraging from a business standpoint.” The […]
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One injured in Rumford collision
RUMFORD — A Rumford woman was injured late Tuesday afternoon when the 1997 GMC Jimmy she was driving and a Nissan Altima collided at Routes 2 and 108, police said. Jessica Pare, 38, suffered a chest injury and was taken by Med-Care Ambulance to Rumford Hospital. Also in the sport-utility vehicle were two young children, […]
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Baseball bat assault in Rumford injures man
RUMFORD — Police are investigating a reported baseball bat assault on Waldo Street on Thursday night, Chief Stacy Carter said Friday morning. Sgt. Tracey Higley responded to the report of an injured man at about 9 p.m. A Med-Care ambulance took the victim to Rumford Hospital. Carter said the man had a head wound that “was […]
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School bus, car collide in Mexico
MEXICO — A Regional School Unit 10 bus and a car collided Wednesday at Route 17 and Harlow Hill Road, damaging both vehicles. The six Dirigo Middle School students on the bus and their driver, David Briggs, 56, of Byron, were not injured, Dean Milligan, Med-Care Ambulance director of operations, said. Mexico police officer Rob […]
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Rumford driver’s death caused by blunt force chest trauma, report says
RUMFORD — An investigation into Friday afternoon’s accident on River Street that killed a Rumford man was mostly completed by Tuesday, police Sgt. Douglas Maifeld said. Blunt force chest trauma is listed as the official cause of death for William “Bizz” Carignan, 72, of Andover Road, but it wasn’t determined by an autopsy, Maifeld said. […]
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Med-Care Ambulance to hold info meeting on subsidy hike Feb. 25
MEXICO — To explain the new subsidy hike for its 11 towns, Med-Care Ambulance will hold a meeting at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 25, in its new building at 290 Highland Terrace. The hike has nothing to do with paying for the new building, Med-Care board President Steve Brown said. Rather, due to several unforeseen […]
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Canton Fire Department recognized for quick response after snowmobile accident
CANTON — A Med-Care Ambulance official commended the Fire Department on Thursday night for its efforts Jan. 30 to rescue a seriously injured snowmobiler during a snowstorm. In the incident, Doug Kubesh, 48, of Dixfield, suffered multiple injuries after being ejected from his snowmobile and run over by one driven by his son in a cornfield […]