LIVERMORE FALLS — A local man was injured Friday morning in a collision at the intersection of Park and Maple streets, police Lt. Joseph Sage said. Zachariah Corneau, 30, of Livermore Falls could not stop his 2004 Dodge Durango as it came down a steep grade on snowy Maple Street and it hit a 2003 […]
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Adam Smith upgraded to fair condition; doctor identified
The first responder who treated Leavitt football player Adam Smith for a ruptured spleen at a football game Saturday only began her work with the Greely High School athletic program this season. In an email Monday morning, Thaddeus Pecorak confirmed that his wife, Dr. Kate Quinn of Maine Medical Partners Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, was […]
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Police investigate pedestrian accident
LEWISTON — A local man was hospitalized Friday night after he was struck by a car while walking on Lisbon Street. Police said the man appeared to have suffered bruised ribs and possibly a broken jaw after he was struck at about 7 p.m. on Lisbon Street near Androscoggin Avenue. Witnesses reported seeing the man […]
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Rumford woman injured in Roxbury snowmobile accident
RUMFORD — A Rumford woman was taken by Med-Care Ambulance to Rumford Hospital on Saturday after her snowmobile struck a tree in Roxbury, Warden Josh Smith said Monday morning. Smith said Kathryn Gagnon, 53, of Rumford was driving her snowmobile in the area of Bunker Pond Trail when she missed a left turn and hit […]
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Pelletier resigns from Auburn School Committee
AUBURN — After suffering serious injuries in a fall from a ladder, Auburn School Committee Chairman Larry Pelletier has resigned, saying his injuries prevent him from performing the job. He is the fourth committee member to quit in the past year. Tom Kendall will serve as acting chairman. Pelletier, 67, said Friday he […]
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Trio arrested, police officer hurt in late-night foot chase
LEWISTON — Two teens and an adult were arrested and a police officer was hurt during a late-night foot chase following a burglary spree on Martha Avenue. Police said the trio was captured shortly after breaking into a house and stealing a purse belonging to a 67-year-old woman. Just before 11 p.m. Tuesday, police were […]
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RSU 73 sets teacher evaluation committee
LIVERMORE FALLS — The Regional School Unit 73 board Thursday night established a seven-member subcommittee to develop a teacher evaluation tool. The panel includes administrators, teachers and board members. Superintendent Kenneth Healey said the district is late getting started on the project, which is due at the state Department of Education in Augusta by June […]
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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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New Jersey woman’s condition upgraded after Farmington accident
FARMINGTON — The condition of a New Jersey woman who was critically injured in a crash Wednesday afternoon was upgraded to serious, a Maine Medical Center spokeswoman said Friday. Carol Wood, 71, of Warren, N.J., was taken to Maine Medical Center in Portland with life-threatening injuries Wednesday evening after the sport utility vehicle she was […]
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Carthage logger injured after jumping from rolling truck
CARTHAGE — A local logger was injured Friday when he jumped off his rolling logging truck and hit his head, Franklin County sheriff’s Cpl. Nate Bean said. Keith Howard, 66, was treated and released at Franklin Memorial Hospital in Farmington, a nursing supervisor said Friday night. Bean said Howard was logging a mile up on a […]