REDINGTON TOWNSHIP — Rescuers were sent to help an injured 24-year-old woman on the Appalachian Trail on Tuesday afternoon. Two game wardens were assisting firefighters and others, Cpl. John MacDonald, spokesman for the Maine Warden Service, said in a text. The report of an injured hiker came in about 2:01 p.m. The story will be […]
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2 injured in fall from Lewiston porch, officer inhales glass
UPDATE: Couple in ICU after falling 3 floors from Lewiston porch LEWISTON — Two people were seriously injured when they fell from a third-floor porch on Pierce Street just before 9 p.m. Wednesday, according to police. Lt. David St. Pierre said a man and woman were taken from the apartment building at 133 Pierce St. to […]
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Jay man remains hospitalized after ATV rolls
JAY — A local man was injured Monday afternoon when the ATV he was driving rolled over and landed on his head, Police Chief Richard Caton IV said Tuesday. James Gilpatrick, 47, of Jay was in the parking lot of Kenoco Kwik Gas station at Route 4 and Riley Road after getting gas for the […]
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ATV flips, lands on top of driver in Livermore Falls
LIVERMORE FALLS — A man was seriously injured Tuesday night while he was riding a three-wheeler on a local trail behind a house at 199 Pine Ridge Loop, located off Route 106. The ATV flipped and landed on top of the man who was driving the three-wheeler, Cpl. John MacDonald of the Maine Warden Service […]
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Twin sisters injured in Jay crash
JAY — Twin sisters were injured Tuesday after the car they were riding in on Route 133 slid on ice and slush, struck several trees and landed on its side, Police Sgt. Russell Adams said. Dorothy Nelson of the Livermore Falls area and Danielle Nelson of the Mexico-Rumford area, both 29, complained of pain and […]
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New Sharon inmate treated after stumbling on courthouse step
FARMINGTON – A New Sharon woman in Franklin County custody was injured Monday while returning to the jail’s transport van in the parking lot of Superior Court after she stumbled on the last step to the parking lot, Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr. said. Carol Murphy, 71, appeared in Franklin County Superior Court Monday morning for […]
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Logger injured in Strong woods accident
STRONG — Firefighters, emergency medical providers and private citizens pitched in Thursday to get an injured local logger out of the woods off Lambert Hill Road, Fire Chief Duayne Boyd said. The logger, whose name Boyd did not know, was notching a tree when a skidder rolled backward and a tire struck his upper leg […]
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Naples motorcyclists critically injured
LIVERMORE FALLS — A couple from Naples were critically injured when their motorcycle struck the back of a pickup truck on Route 133 on Thursday, Lt. Joseph Sage said. Troy Bell, 50, and Daveen Bell, 48, were taken to Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston with head injuries, the officer said. A nursing supervisor said […]
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Two-car collision sends Paris woman to hospital with forehead gash
PARIS — A local woman was transported to the hospital with a minor head laceration after a two-vehicle crash at Route 26 and Paris Hill Road on Friday afternoon. Jessica Foster, 75, was transported to Stephens Memorial Hospital in Norway with a cut to her head, police officer Michael Dailey said. He said Sheryl Farrington, 67, […]
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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 […]