Jonathan Burt of Lisbon will serve 4½ years of a 15-year suspended sentence for killing Celestin Muhizi, 76, in 2020.
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Wood chipper, car crash in Lewiston
A chipper lies on its side after a car swerved to avoid it, slid off College Street in Lewiston and slammed into a stop sign near Merrill Road on Thursday, police said. The driver hauling the chipper also swerved, causing the machine to flip. Neither driver was hurt, nor were two passengers in the car. The […]
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Farmington teenager injured in three-vehicle collision in Jay
JAY — A three-vehicle collision at Routes 133 and 156 on Wednesday afternoon sent a Farmington teenager to the hospital with minor injuries, Sgt. Russell Adams said Thursday morning. Norman Lewis Jr., 34, of Chesterville was traveling west on Route 156 toward Wilton when he failed to stop at a stop sign, Adams said. Lewis’ […]
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Truck collision closes Route 4 in Turner
TURNER — Police blocked off a section of Route 4 Friday morning after trucks collided shortly before 8 a.m. No serious injuries were reported, but police had to shut down Route 4 near Old Mill Road while tow crews hauled away a tractor trailer involved in the wreck. Police said a tractor trailer collided with […]
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Tugboat sinks after collision off coast of Kennebunk
A tugboat sank off the coast of Kennebunk early Thursday after colliding with another tug that was towing it, Coast Guard officials said. The Coast Guard said a crew member of the tugboat Helen Louise reported the collision about three miles south of Kennebunk late Wednesday night. The tug that sank, the Capt. Mackintire, had […]
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Snowmobile crash investigated in Lewiston
LEWISTON — Police are investigating a Monday evening hit-and-run crash in which a snowmobile was demolished on Lisbon Street. Investigators said that at about 5:30 p.m. Monday, Denis Belanger, 66, of Lewiston was trying to cross Lisbon Street after riding off a trail when he was struck by a vehicle being driven into the city. […]
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Mississippi shipyard, not BIW, to fix destroyer hit in June collision
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A U.S. Navy destroyer damaged in a June collision that killed seven sailors will be repaired at a Mississippi shipyard, the Navy announced Wednesday. The USS Fitzgerald will be transported to Pascagoula for work at Ingalls Shipbuilding, part of Huntington Ingalls Industries of Newport News, Virginia. Naval Sea Systems Command said […]
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Some remains of sailors found on USS John McCain after collision
SINGAPORE (AP) — The commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet said some remains of Navy sailors were found in a compartment of the USS John McCain on Tuesday, a day after the warship’s collision with an oil tanker in Southeast Asian waters left 10 sailors missing. Adm. Scott Swift also said at a news conference […]
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Livermore Falls man described as caring, loving
FARMINGTON — When Charlene Slaver sang a childhood song to her critically injured son, Joey, as he was lying in a bed at a Lewiston hospital, she said, he squeezed her hand. Joseph Slaver Jr., 23, of Livermore Falls incurred multiple blunt-force injuries as a result of a collision with a Livermore Falls police cruiser […]
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Livermore Falls man described as caring, loving
FARMINGTON — When Charlene Slaver sang a childhood song to her critically injured son, Joey, as he was lying in a bed at a Lewiston hospital, she said, he squeezed her hand. Joseph Slaver Jr., 23, of Livermore Falls incurred multiple blunt-force injuries as a result of a collision with a Livermore Falls police cruiser […]