BANGOR — A former Mexico man who was struck by a vehicle on Hammond Street earlier this week has died, Bangor police said Friday. Timothy Gotto, 55, died of his injuries at Eastern Maine Medical Center on Thursday night, according to Bangor police Sgt. Tim Cotton. Gotto had been staying in the Bangor area, Cotton […]
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Fatal hayride accident in Mechanic Falls draws call for oversight
LEWISTON — In the wake of a hayride accident Saturday that claimed the life of 17-year-old Cassidy Charette of Oakland, state lawmakers were hesitant to say whether Maine’s growing farm entertainment industry should be better regulated when it comes to transporting people on trailers or wagons. Another 22 passengers suffered injuries, many serious, in Saturday’s […]
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Auburn man chases the sun
David Rand’s day revolves around the sun. The warm rays heat his water, tell him the time and help his flowers grow. Rand, who resides in Lewiston, can tell where and when the sun will rise and set and how much daylight is gained or lost from month to month. The 85-year-old retired civil engineer […]
Posted inFranklin, The Franklin Journal
2nd Annual Motor Madness comes to Farmington
FARMINGTON — Western Maine Street Rods will hold its second annual Motor Madness on July 25 and 26 at Farmington Fairgrounds. The event is from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday, July 25, and from 8 a.m. until closing Saturday, July 26, member Michael Pond said. Friday events include a swap meet, flea market, vendors […]
Posted inOxford Hills
Hartford sells machinery
HARTFORD — Selectmen on Thursday night opened bids on the 1978 International Harvester tractor with attachments and awarded the machinery to McNeil Farm Inc. There were seven offers, ranging from $403 to $3,500. David Bowman had the winning bid for the chipper. The Road Committee reported it had looked at Thompson Lane and Farrand Hill […]
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Maine man pinned under tractor in Naples dies
NAPLES — A local man trying to jump-start a car died Saturday after a tractor pulling the car rolled over on him, according to a news release. Deputies and the Naples Fire Rescue Department went to 24 Mallard Drive around 4 p.m. Saturday after receiving a report that a man was trapped under a tractor, […]
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Firefighter driving antique truck that killed man during parade placed on leave
BANGOR — An off-duty city firefighter who was driving the antique firetruck that collided with an antique tractor and killed its driver during the Independence Day parade has been placed on leave, officials said Friday. Because of the severity of the incident, Bangor firefighter Patrick Heathcote, 29, of Levant will remain on paid nondisciplinary leave […]
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Man crushed to death when tractor, antique truck collide in Bangor parade
BANGOR — An accident cast horror on Bangor’s Independence Day celebrations when an antique firetruck crushed to death the unidentified rider of an antique John Deere tractor during the Fourth of July parade, police said. Firetruck riders told police that a mechanical failure caused the truck to go out of control in front of a […]
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Antique tractors roll into Presque Isle
PRESQUE ISLE – It takes more than a little wet weather to keep die hard tractor fans away from their beloved machines. Despite rainy conditions for two of the three days at the Tired Iron Roundup this weekend at the Presque Isle fairgrounds, lovers of all things farm related, rusty and restored were checking out […]