LEWISTON — Derek P. Parker, 35, of 299 Oak Hill Road, Litchfield, died Sunday, May 20, at Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston due to injuries suffered in a motorcycle accident. Born in Dover, N.H., on May 15, 1983, he was the son of Richard and Linda Roux Parker. Educated in New Hampshire schools, he was […]
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Annual Dugmore ride to be held in Paris Sept. 13
PARIS — The 8th Annual Arnold Dugmore Ride/Walk/Run for Multiple Sclerosis will be held in the morning of Sunday, Sept. 13. The event is organized and hosted by Kathy and Dan Deluca, owners of the Smilin’ Moose Tavern in Market Square. The couple’s decision to start the ride for MS was the result of two […]
Carthage man ‘lucky to be alive’ after Canton pothole flips motorcycle
CANTON — Tommy Tompkins of Carthage said Wednesday that he’s lucky to be alive after his head was split open Monday night when his motorcycle struck a large pothole on Staples Hill Road and flipped him and the bike. After visiting a friend, Tompkins was heading home on a road he hadn’t driven on for […]
Motorcycle crash injures two in Norway
NORWAY — Two women were seriously injured in a motorcycle accident on Waterford Road late Thursday afternoon. Police officer Mitch Shaw said Frances Rugg, 59, of Paris, the driver of the Honda GoldWing “trike” and her passenger, Donna Turner, 73, of Norway were both thrown from the motorcycle just after 4:30 p.m. when the driver […]