STRONG — While an owner of a vehicle parked on the side of Route 4 was tubing down the Sandy River on Sunday, someone smashed a window and stole a pocketbook, Franklin County Lt. David Rackliffe said. A rock was used to break a passenger window to get into the vehicle and steal the purse, […]
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Route 4 repaving, redesign project to start on Monday
AUBURN — The Route 4 resurfacing and striping project will begin Monday. The work will begin approximately 675 feet south of Lake Shore Drive and extend a half-mile north, just beyond Blanchard Drive, according to a news release from the city of Auburn. The project contractor is Pratt & Sons. The work, which is expected […]
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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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Livermore Falls man swerves to avoid animal, hits truck
LIVERMORE FALLS — A local man told police he swerved to avoid an animal on Main Street (Route 4) early Sunday and ended up hitting a pickup truck parked at the former Ben’s Variety, police Chief Ernest Steward Jr. said. The truck was pushed into the north side of the building, Steward said. The former […]
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Audubon seeks volunteers to survey roads
FALMOUTH — The Maine Audubon is seeking volunteers to survey roads in the western part of the state for signs of wildlife crossings. Officials say data collected by volunteers about where, when and how many animals cross roads is the first step in identifying ways to reduce wildlife road mortality. Maine Audubon is looking for […]
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Phillips woman injured in Avon crash
AVON — A Phillips woman was taken to a hospital by LifeFlight helicopter Saturday morning to a Lewiston hospital after her car went into the oncoming lane on Route 4 and struck a sport utility vehicle, police said. Donna Rensoe, 42, of Phillips was traveling south when her car went around a corner and into […]
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Massachusetts teen critically injured in Rangeley rollover
Teens’ tweets give a glimpse into circumstances preceding Rangeley crash: The Sunday evening accident that critically injured a Massachusetts teenager was preceded by Twitter postings. RANGELEY — A Massachusetts teenager in Maine for a graduation celebration was critically injured Sunday night when the car she was a passenger in rolled over at the bottom of Dodge […]
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Avon accident injures two, including 14-month child
AVON — A Temple man and a baby suffered minor injuries Tuesday night when the car they were riding in struck a guardrail on Route 4, police said. Driver Eugene Burnell, 31, lost control of the 1995 Dodge, Lt. Aaron Hayden of the Maine State Police said Wednesday. He said the report filed by Trooper […]
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Jay crash sends Wilton man to hospital
JAY — A Wilton man was injured Sunday night when his pickup truck left Route 4 on Jay Hill and rolled over, police Chief Larry White Sr. said Tuesday. Officer Nicholas Gulliver responded to the accident at 9:37 p.m. Driver Damian Osgood, 29, told police he fell asleep, White said. The 2011 Dodge truck was […]
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Man taken to hospital following Route 4 accident in Livermore
LIVERMORE — Police said a Byron man was injured Thursday morning on Route 4 when he fell asleep and his car crossed into the oncoming lane, hit a car and a utility pole. Christopher Edmonds, 34, of Byron, was heading north near Brettuns Variety at 7:19 a.m., Maine State Police Trooper Tyler Stevenson said. His […]