LEWISTON — Outside of a few strains and bruises, none of the dogs or kittens being carried when the Greater Androscoggin Humane Society’s van flipped Thursday afternoon on Interstate 95 in New Hampshire were seriously injured. “One of the drivers had to go to the hospital for minor issues, and other than some road-rash and […]
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State police: Road conditions, speed factors in crash involving two tractor-trailers
DYER BROOK — Speed and road conditions were factors in a crash involving two tractor-trailers on Interstate 95 shortly after noon on Tuesday, according to state police Lt. John Cote. Beltier Marin, 46, of Providence was traveling south around mile 282 and passing vehicles while being followed by Robert Hamilton, 51, of Palmyra, who was […]
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Tractor-trailer crash closes Exit 80 on I-95 southbound
LEWISTON — The wreck of a tractor-trailer on Interstate 95 snarled traffic and will affect the morning commute. Stephen McCausland, spokesman for the Maine Department of Public Safety, said the tractor-trailer slammed into barriers at Exit 80 southbound around 5 p.m. The accident destroyed the vehicle and the cab’s fuel tanks were leaking, he said. […]
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State police arrest two suspects after high-speed chase on I-95
NEWPORT — Two Somerset County men, including one who has been out of prison for only two weeks, were arrested Thursday after a high-speed pursuit on Interstate 95, police said. The sequence of events leading to the arrests of David McGregor, 24, of Canaan and Christopher Caldwell, 25, of Pittsfield began at 5 a.m., when […]
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Dump truck, motorcycle crashes on I-95 in Bangor block traffic in both lanes
A motorcycle was involved in a second crash just south of the dump truck crash. Traffic in both directions wass backed up for miles as a result of the accidents and motorists were advised to seek alternate routes. No information on possible motorist injuries was available immediately.
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Deal reached to pay for proposed I-95 interchange
WATERVILLE, Maine (AP) — The city of Waterville, the state and a private developer have worked out to a deal to share the $6 million cost of a proposed new interchange off Interstate 95 in town. The agreement is up for approval by the City Council on Tuesday. The Morning Sentinel (http://bit.ly/1uD0g7G ) reports that […]
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Turnpike speed limit rising to 70 mph Monday
AUGUSTA — The speed limit is going up on parts of the Maine Turnpike next week. The Maine Turnpike Authority said Friday that the speed limit will be raised by 5 mph to become 70 mph on most of Interstate 95 starting Monday. The speed limit will remain 65 mph south of Kittery. On the […]
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Sidney at odds with farmer over highway goats
SIDNEY (AP) — A Maine town is having problems with goats repeatedly escaping from a farm and grazing on the side of Interstate 95. The Morning Sentinel (http://bit.ly/1wW6Rbn) reported that Sidney officials said Mark Gould’s goats were seen grazing astride the highway near mile marker 122 on Sunday and Monday. State law says a domestic […]
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3 injured in turnpike crash
AUGUSTA — Police and emergency crews Thursday responded to a noontime pileup on the northbound lane of I-95 in Augusta, where one driver was seriously injured. Police said the driver of a dump truck, Sherwood Kemp of Leeds, 55, had slowed in traffic because of an unrelated car fire in the breakdown lane. Behind the […]