HANOVER — A Roxbury man died Wednesday afternoon when his motorcycle slammed into the back of a car on Route 2. Police said Daniel Gautreau, 69, was driving his Harley-Davidson east when he failed to notice that the driver in front of him had stopped to make a left turn. The Harley slammed into the […]
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Driver, passenger OK after Rumford accident
Speed is believed to have been a factor in an accident Monday afternoon on Route 232 in Rumford, according to Officer Brad Gallant of the Rumford Police Department. Matthew Marino-Babcock, 18, of Newburyport, Massachusetts, was driving a 2014 Honda CR-V when his vehicle went off the road. Marino-Babcock’s passenger, Christine Good, 17, also of Newburyport, complained of […]
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Rumford structure fire destroys two-story home on Route 232
RUMFORD – Several people were left homeless Tuesday afternoon after their two-story home on Route 232 was destroyed by fire, Rumford Police Sgt. Tracey Higley said. No one was injured, he said, but the owner’s two dogs were unaccounted for late in the afternoon. The name of the homeowner was not immediately available. Fire Departments […]
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Woodstock selectmen say no to buying old state garage
WOODSTOCK — The Board of Selectmen voted Tuesday not to purchase the old state highway garage on Route 232. Town Manager Vern Maxfield said Lorrinda Connelly and Norm Haggan with the Maine Department of Transportation offered the 40- by 80-foot building to the town for $125,000, with several payment options to choose from. The building […]
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Man airlifted to hospital after rollover in Rumford
RUMFORD — A seriously injured Milton Township man was airlifted to a Lewiston hospital Saturday morning after the sport utility vehicle he was driving rolled over into woods off Route 232, police said. John Webb, 55, suffered injuries to his upper body, Rumford police Sgt. James Bernard said on scene. Webb was taken by LifeFlight […]
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Bethel driver injured in Rumford rollover remains in critical condition
RUMFORD — A Bethel man seriously injured in a multiple rollover accident in a small field off Route 232 late Wednesday night remains hospitalized in Lewiston. Kasey Downs, 24, was listed in critical condition Thursday night, a Central Maine Medical Center spokeswoman said. Downs suffered life-threatening injuries shortly before 8 p.m. Wednesday when he lost […]
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Driver suffers life-threatening injuries in Rumford rollover
RUMFORD — A Bethel man was in critical condition at a Lewiston hospital late Wednesday night after his pickup truck rolled over several times off Route 232, Rumford police Cpl. Lawrence Winson said. Kasey Downs, 24, was airlifted to Central Maine Medical Center from a field near the accident scene by a LifeFlight medical helicopter, […]
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Police: Sleepy Route 2 driver collides with snowbank, utility pole at Rumford Point
RUMFORD — A Rumford man escaped serious injury late Wednesday afternoon when his car collided with an island of snow and a utility pole at the intersection of Routes 2 and 232 at Rumford Point, police said. Scott A. Mills, 49, complained of shoulder pain and was examined inside a Med-Care Ambulance at the scene, […]