COBURN GORE — A man from Strong was injured Thursday when the tractor-trailer he was driving on Route 27 struck a guardrail and a bridge abutment, spilling a load of paper into a stream, a state official said. Scott Theriault, 47, was taken to Franklin Memorial Hospital in Farmington with minor injuries, according to a statement […]
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Allyre ‘Al’ L. Jean
1940 – 2016 TURNER — Allyre “Al” L. Jean, 75, of Turner died at his residence on Tuesday, March 29. He was born on Dec. 28, 1940, in Coburn Gore, the son of Leon and Rose Alma (Vielleux) Jean. After high school, Al served his country proudly in the U.S. Navy. He retired from the […]
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Border agent injured when stolen car rammed vehicle
COBURN GORE — A U.S. Border Patrol agent who was injured when his car was rammed by a stolen vehicle Monday night has been treated and released from a hospital, Keith Hoops, public affairs spokesman for the Houlton sector of the Border Patrol, said Thursday. Hoops declined to give the agent’s name because the case […]
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Canadian teens injured in wild chase leading to Carrabassett River
FARMINGTON — A 16-year-old Canadian boy denied Tuesday that he drove a stolen car into Maine on Monday night, rammed a Border Patrol vehicle and led police on a wild chase down Route 27 to Kingfield. Zachary Wittke of Eganville, Ontario, entered denials in Juvenile Court to charges of eluding an officer, passing a roadblock, […]
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Maine seeks customs and border protection officers
JACKMAN (AP) — U.S. Customs and Border Protection is on the lookout for young, healthy and fit Maine residents in need of a job. CBP officers are hosting several recruiting events this month, beginning Friday at the Stratton library and continuing at the Carrabassett Valley library and the Skowhegan Career Center next week. They’re also […]