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Driver allegedly under influence of drugs or alcohol when his car struck school bus in West Bath

WEST BATH — Officials suspect a Phippsburg man was under the influence of alcohol or drugs when his car struck a school bus carrying seven students just after noon Wednesday on State Road in West Bath. A Ford passenger car driven by Philip Wallace, 30, apparently crossed the center line and struck the bus, operated […]

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West Bath fire victim remains critical

WEST BATH (AP) — A man severely burned in a weekend kitchen fire in West Bath remains in critical condition at a Boston hospital. Fire Chief Greg Payson on Monday identified the victim of Sunday’s blaze as 43-year-old Ed Grant. Authorities say Grant was burned over most of his body while trying to douse the […]

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Nobleboro couple injured in West Bath motorcycle crash

WEST BATH (AP) — Police say a husband and wife from Nobleboro were injured in a West Bath motorcycle crash. The Sagadahoc County Sheriff’s Department said a motorcycle operated by Gerald Gifford, with Gayle Gifford as his passenger, was headed north on State Road just after 5 p.m. Sunday when it slowed suddenly to avoid […]

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Truck falls through ice at West Bath race

WEST BATH (AP) — A pickup truck and trailer attending car races on the New Meadows River in West Bath broke partially through the ice, but was pulled free about five hours later. Sagadahoc County Sheriff’s Deputy Steve Thibeault says officers responded to the river at about 1:25 p.m. Sunday. He told The Times Record […]

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Freight train hits pickup in West Bath

Neither the driver of the 2008 Ford F-150 pickup truck, Daniel Wallace, 36, of West Bath, nor his 2-year-old daughter — who was in a child safety seat in the backseat — were injured in the crash. According to Sgt. Dale Hamilton of the Sagadahoc County Sheriff’s Office, whether Wallace stopped at the tracks, as […]