MEDWAY — A Winslow man was killed Friday night when the vehicle he was driving hit a moose on Interstate 95 in Medway. Donnie Wilcox, 54, struck the moose while traveling in the southbound lane, two miles south of the Medway exit, state police said in a statement. The impact of the crash threw the […]
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Medway, Millinocket to have nonbinding votes on proposed national park
MEDWAY — Two Maine towns will soon host nonbinding referendums about a controversial proposal to create a national park east of Baxter State Park. Medway’s vote is scheduled for Tuesday and East Millinocket’s is slated for Monday, June 29. The park would be made up of 75,000 acres owned by Roxanne Quimby, founder of Burt’s […]
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East Millinocket national park informational session sparks ‘friendly’ debate
EAST MILLINOCKET — Tom St. John, a Katahdin region businessman who favors a proposed north woods national park, had several minutes of convivial talk Thursday with former Millinocket Town Councilor John Raymond, a park opponent. Unremarkable by itself, the low-key conversation underlined a goal of the informational session hosted at Schenck High School: To get […]
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National park proponents ramping up campaign in East Millinocket and beyond
EAST MILLINOCKET — The increasingly active campaign to convince Mainers that a proposed north woods national park and recreation area should become a reality will hold another informational session next week. Organizers have scheduled the event at Schenck High School at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, April 16. It is part of plans to “begin a greater […]
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‘Just a tough dog’: Town offers to cover vet bills of Medway dog shot by police officer
MEDWAY — As Jake, a Labrador retriever mix shot by a police officer last week continues to heal, his owner Frank T. Bishop says he’s mulling an offer from the town of East Millinocket’s insurance company to pay the dog’s veterinary bills. Trident Insurance Services sent a letter to Bishop dated Aug. 14, offering to […]
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Medway dog recovering from wound after being shot by police officer
MEDWAY — A town police officer investigating a hit-and-run accident at a town bank wounded a black Labrador retriever he said attacked him Saturday, officials said Sunday. The dog, Jake, lost about half its right ear, and its right shoulder and right foreleg were wounded in the shooting, which occurred at about 1:15 p.m. Saturday, […]
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Wind chill won’t stop snowmobile drags
“We’ve got a decision to make,” said Brian Wiley, his breath fogging in the cold air. Wiley, president of the East Branch Sno-Rovers, stood on the second-story balcony of the Sno-Rovers’ clubhouse in Medway. Below, racers and mechanics paused mid-conversation and looked up. A snowmobile revved, drowning out Wiley’s voice. He waited patiently until the […]
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Medway firefighter found after being reported missing for 3 days
MEDWAY — A town firefighter who had been reported missing was found driving on a local road by an East Millinocket police officer who pulled him over Friday afternoon, police said. Officer Brad Fitzgerald made the routine traffic stop along Main Street in Medway at about 5 p.m. and found Paul Lizotte behind the wheel, […]
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Medway firefighters battle fire at fertilizer plant
MEDWAY — It was, Fire Chief Brian McLaughlin saw, something that could take days — smoke rising from smoldering embers somewhere within a cedar mulch pile as long as a football field and about 2½ stories tall. Speaking Saturday afternoon, shortly after firefighters concluded their 16-hour battle at Scott’s Co. fertilizer plant to find and […]
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Arizona man dies in I-95 crash in Medway
MEDWAY (AP) — Police say an Arizona man has died in a single-car crash on a rural eastern Maine highway. Police said 85-year-old Paul Benn from Phoenix was traveling north on Interstate 95 in Medway at about 10:30 a.m. Monday when a witness driving behind him saw his car drift onto the rumble strip. Benn […]