PARIS — Five-year-old Kathleen Scribner had no idea when she got into the family car the morning of March 24, 1936, that she was in for the ride of her life. The South Paris resident, who will be 84 in June, recalled the events of that fateful day from her Paris Hill Road home recently. Her […]
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Street Talk: Has anybody seen my car?
All I had to do was meet the dude in a crowded parking lot for a perfectly-legal-as-far-as-you-know exchange of cash for goods. Easy as falling off a park bench. You’re in, you’re out. Everyone’s happy. “I’ll be driving a brownish Nissan Rogue,” I told this fellow I knew only as Craig S. List. I pulled […]
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Jay teacher shaken up when car, deer collide in Livermore Falls
LIVERMORE FALLS — A teacher was on her way to work at a Jay school Thursday morning when her car struck with a deer south of Chretien & Sons Greenhouses on Route 133 on Hinkley Hill, police Chief Ernest Steward Jr. said. A truck driver traveling north had to swerve to avoid hitting two more […]
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Child collides with car in Lewiston
LEWISTON — Police said a 7-year-old boy was injured Monday evening when he ran into the side of a car while chasing a ball into Bartlett Street. Samatar Jimale of 169 Bartlett St. suffered injuries to his mouth and was taken to St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center, Lewiston police Lt. Kelly Hamel said. The driver […]
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One dead, three hurt in Stockton Springs crash
STOCKTON SPRINGS (AP) — Police say one person has died and three others have been hurt in a three-vehicle crash in Stockton Springs. The victim of the crash at about 3:30 p.m. Monday on U.S. Route 1 was identified by authorities as 79-year-old Philip Grindle. He was the driver of one of the vehicles and […]
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Sister of victim testifies in Bangor triple-murder trial
BANGOR — A reluctant witness took the stand Tuesday in a triple murder trial and told jurors she had been scared to tell police she had seen the men accused of killing her sister and boyfriend handle guns but was testifying about it because “my sister and Dan deserve some rest.” Katelyn Lugdon, 19, testified […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills
Fire destroys car in Norway
NORWAY — Fire destroyed a car on Patch Mountain Road on Tuesday morning, but the driver was not hurt. Mike Walker, 30, of Norway said he was on his way back from his parents’ Greenwood home when he noticed smoke coming from underneath the car’s hood and into the interior. He opened the engine compartment to […]
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Truck pushes car sideways for 200 feet in Farmington
FARMINGTON — A Mexico man escaped injury Friday morning when a loaded logging truck pushed his car sideways down Route 2 for about 200 feet before it stopped at a traffic light in front of Walmart. Officer Darin Gilbert said he was making a traffic stop in front of Burger King and saw the car […]
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LePage, LaBonte speak to Children of the American Revolution members
AUBURN — Gov. Paul LePage told members of the Maine Society, Children of the American Revolution, to be proud of their efforts that keep their historic heritage alive. He spoke at the 62nd annual state conference of the youth organization, held Saturday at the Hilton Garden Inn Auburn Riverwatch. “There’s no place for politics when […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills
Three people injured in Harrison crash
HARRISON — At least three people were taken to hospitals after a two-car crash on Route 117 near Bolsters Mill Road around 3 p.m. Wednesday. “We just heard a big bang,” said Heather Smith of 760 Norway Road, who ran out of her house to see the cars side by side and a man sitting […]