CARRABASSETT VALLEY — A 24-year-old Sugarloaf employee from Farmington died Friday in an accident on the experts-only Skidder trail, according to a news release from Ethan Austin, director of marketing for the ski area. The victim was identified as Alex Witt, a former Mount Blue High School student and athlete. By late Friday afternoon, news of Witt’s death […]
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Massachusetts man killed in snowmobile crash in Eustis
EUSTIS — A Massachusetts man was killed Sunday when the snowmobile he was driving went around a sharp corner on an ITS trail and struck a tree, according to a news release from Cpl. John MacDonald of the Maine Warden Service. Dennis Picard, 60, of South Chatham was pronounced dead at the scene near Landers […]
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Fire at log home in Cape Neddick area of York leaves one dead
YORK (AP) — State police have tentatively identified a man killed in a fire that destroyed a log home in York over the weekend. Workers at a nearby Veterans of Foreign Wars hall reported the fire on Saturday morning. The building was engulfed in flames when firefighters arrived. State officials say a body was found in the […]
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Cause of fire that killed father, son can’t be determined
WASHINGTON, Maine (AP) — Maine fire officials say the exact cause of a fire that killed a father and son cannot be determined because of the extent of damage to the house. Fifty three-year-old Steven Rhodes and his 25-year-old son, Isaac Rhodes, died in the Washington fire earlier this month. The State Fire Marshal’s Office […]
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Dixfield man dies after collision with tractor-trailer
Loren Keim, 21, was killed after the car he was driving, a 1997 Ford Ranger, slid across the intersection and struck a tractor-trailer truck, according to a press release from Sgt. Matthew Brann of the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office. Franklin County Communications received a 911 call about the crash at 6:57 a.m. Saturday. The 2011 […]
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Rangeley man indicted on manslaughter charge in Strong crash
FARMINGTON — A Rangeley man was indicted Wednesday on a manslaughter charge in the fiery crash that killed Rusty Knox, 35, of Wilton last October. Mark Garner, 25, was also indicted on a charge of aggravated operating under the influence. Garner told a Franklin County sheriff’s deputy last year that he’d drunk six beers and […]
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1 dead, 1 injured in I-295 milk truck crash
FREEPORT — State Police say one person has been killed and a second injured in the collision of a tractor-trailer and a passenger vehicle on I-295 in Freeport. The tanker truck overturned in the median, which reduced north- and southbound lanes of I-295 down to one lane for six hours, disrupting traffic. State Police said […]
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Livermore Falls man dies in Livermore crash
LIVERMORE — A Livermore Falls man died early New Year’s morning after a two-car crash on Route 4, according to a news release from Stephen McCausland, spokesman for the Maine Department of Public Safety. An autopsy is scheduled to determine if 41-year-old Shawn Berry died from injuries in the crash or from a medical condition. […]
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Man dies in Pownal fire
POWNAL – A 65-year-old man died in an early morning fire investigators say may have been weather related. The State Fire Marshal’s Office said Barry Cain, who lived alone on Elmwood Lane, may have been trying to heat his home after the power went out overnight. Police said fire was reported around 1 a.m. on […]
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Fatal Sabattus crash under investigation
SABATTUS — Police said a vehicle crash that killed a Lewiston driver on Sabattus Road on Monday is still under investigation. Police Chief Gary Baillargeon said Tuesday that the family of Rebecca Stewart, 28, of Sabattus and her passenger, a 5-year-old child, requested that their medical information not be released. Both were hospitalized following the […]