The Maine Warden Service is looking for those responsible for hitting a moose on Kennebago Road in Coplin Plantation and dumping it off a bridge two miles away in Lang Township, according to a news release. The vehicle, which dragged the moose two miles through the unorganized territories in northern Franklin County, is believed to […]
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Massachusetts couple injured when snowmobile hits tree
LANG TOWNSHIP — Two snowmobilers from Massachusetts were injured Saturday when their machine failed to negotiate a curve on ITS 89 and hit a large tree, Maine Warden Scott Stevens said Monday. Robert Hamm, 66, and his wife, Donna, 64, of Raynham, Mass., were on a rented 2015 Ski-Doo that crashed on East Kennebago Mountain […]
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Lang Township man indicted in Saddleback Mountain car burglaries
FARMINGTON — A Lang Township man was indicted Tuesday on charges of burglary and receiving stolen property related to car burglaries Feb. 1 at Saddleback Mountain in Sandy River Township. A Franklin County grand jury indicted Matthew Lavoie, 24, of Lang Township and formerly of Lewiston, on three felony counts of receiving stolen property and […]
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Seth Wescott, moose walk away from collision
LANG TOWNSHIP — Two-time Olympic gold medal winner Seth Wescott struck a moose with his Volkswagen Eurovan on Route 16 early Thursday, Franklin County Lt. David Rackliffe said. Wescott, 37, of Carrabassett Valley was not hurt and the moose got up and returned to the woods, the lieutenant said. The collision occurred as Wescott was […]
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Massachusetts man dies when motorcycle travels into path of truck in Lang Township
LANG TOWNSHIP — A 42-year-old Massachusetts man was killed Monday after his motorcycle failed to negotiate a sharp turn on Route 16 and slid into the path of a propane truck, Franklin County Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr. said Monday. Information gathered by deputies indicate that four or five motorcycles were traveling east on Route 16 […]