Jon Dillingham of Poland slides Sunday morning on Sabattus Pond in Wales as he warms up for a day of ice racing with a group of friends. Several of the riders said they have a “sickness” for motorcycle racing and enjoy doing it on frozen lakes. (Sun Journal photo by Russ Dillingham) Giuseppe Bonanno, 12, pops […]
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Lisbon couple sues biker and group for Toy Run crash
AUBURN — A Lisbon couple is suing the family of a 25-year-old Windsor man who died while participating in the 2017 Toy Run on Interstate 95 from injuries authorities say he sustained in the crash he reportedly caused. That crash on the highway’s northbound lanes in Augusta also injured Torri A. McGraw and Trevor T. […]
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Motorcyclist dies after Saco collision
SACO — Police said a Buxton motorcyclist who was seriously injured in a crash Oct. 3 died Sunday at a Portland hospital. Lee Pratt, 59, a native of Farmington, was involved in a collision with a car driven by 29-year-old Kayla Coniaris of Saco just before 7 p.m. at Buxton and Jenkins roads. The crash […]
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Lewiston motorcyclist in stable condition
LEWISTON — A Lewiston man was listed in stable condition Monday at Central Maine Medical Center with injuries from a motorcycle crash at Main and Lincoln streets late Saturday afternoon. Edward Major, 53, was riding a 1999 Harley-Davidson when it hit the back of a 2006 Toyota Highlander driven by Annete Douglass, 53, of Mechanic […]
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Naples man identified as victim of fatal motorcycle crash
NAPLES — Police identified the victim of a fatal motorcycle accident in Naples over the weekend as 24-year-old Kyle Sweezey. Sweezey, who lived in Naples, was killed when his motorcycle crashed on Harrison Road a few minutes after midnight on Sunday morning. He was not wearing a helmet and died at the scene. No other […]
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Paul Pelletier
RUMFORD — Paul A. Pelletier, 57, of Wyman Hill Road, Rumford, died Thursday, Sept. 13, as a result of a motorcycle accident in Rumford. He was born June 10, 1961 in Rumford, the son of Roland and Helen (LeBlanc) Pelletier, SR., and graduated from Rumford High School, Class of 1980. Paul was a communicant of Parish […]
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Man seriously injured in Route 121 motorcycle crash
OXFORD — A man was injured Friday afternoon when his motorcycle went off Route 121 in Welchville village and landed in a brook, Oxford Police Chief Michael Ward said. The man’s identity was not immediately available. “What we do know at this point is that the man was driving around a corner on Mechanic Falls […]
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Plymouth motorcyclist seriously injured in Palmyra crash
A 2017 Chevrolet Impala struck a 2003 Indian Scout motorcycle on Interstate 95 near the northbound off-ramp in Palmyra on Saturday morning, according to Chief Deputy James Ross of the Somerset County Sheriff’s Office. The motorcyclist was seriously injured and taken to Sebasticook Valley Hospital in Pittsfield. (Somerset County Sheriff’s Office) A Plymouth man was […]
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Lisbon Legion hosts biker rally
Legionaires Rick Minving, left, and Ronie Ray attend the Riders Summer Rally hosted by the Lisbon Post 158, American Legion, on July 28 in Lisbon.
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Fatal motorcycle crash in Oxford under investigation
OXFORD — An Oxford man was killed Friday night while driving his motorcycle on Whittemore Road, Oxford Police Sgt. Rickie Jack said. Eric MacDonald, 25, was driving a Honda Shadow when his bike crashed on the side of the road, the officer said. The accident is still under investigation. “What I will say is that […]