AUGUSTA, Maine — An accomplished combat veteran and Republican candidate for the Maine Senate died early Thursday morning from injuries he suffered Aug. 3 in a motorcycle accident near Rangeley. Stuart “Toby” Pennels of Casco, who was a candidate for the Senate District 26 seat against Democrat William Diamond, leaves behind a wife and three […]
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Man injured when motorcycle leaves road in Perkins Township
PERKINS TOWNSHIP — An Augusta man was injured Tuesday night when his motorcycle failed to negotiate a corner on Route 156, Franklin County sheriff’s Lt. David Rackliffe said Wednesday. The crash occurred at approximately 6:55 p.m. Mark Green, 43, who was driving a 1998 Suzuki, was taken by a NorthStar EMS ambulance to Franklin Memorial […]
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Maine man killed in New Hampshire motorcycle crash
RYE, N.H. — Police say a 25-year-old man from Kittery has died in a motorcycle crash. The accident happened Friday morning in Rye, N.H. Responders arrived at the scene to find Matthew Dodge unconscious. Bystanders performed CPR until paramedics arrived and transported him to a hospital where he died of his injuries. The crash remains […]
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Westbrook man dies in Allagash motorcycle crash
ALLAGASH — Police say a Westbrook man has died in a weekend motorcycle crash in Allagash. The Aroostook County Sheriff’s Office says 23-year-old Dana Watts was headed east on Route 161 just before 6 p.m. Saturday when he failed to negotiate a corner and lost control. The motorcycle left the road and Watts sustained fatal […]
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Westbrook man dies in Allagash motorcycle crash
ALLAGASH (AP) — Police say a Westbrook man has died in a weekend motorcycle crash in Allagash. The Aroostook County Sheriff’s Office says 23-year-old Dana Watts was headed east on Route 161 just before 6 p.m. Saturday when he failed to negotiate a corner and lost control. The motorcycle left the road and Watts sustained […]
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One rider in critical condition after motorcycle charity ride collision in Windham
WINDHAM — One man remained in critical condition Sunday after two motorcycles collided the previous day during a charity ride. Ricky Morse, 28, of Buxton was the most seriously injured, according to Windham Police Sgt. Peter Fulton. He and passenger Kaitlin Knight, 24, had been on his 2001 Yamaha on the River Road in Windham […]
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Motorcyclist hurt in Rumford crash
RUMFORD — A Peru man was injured Friday afternoon when his motorcycle hit a guardrail on Route 2, throwing him down an embankment next to the Androscoggin River. The brakes on the motorcycle failed, police Sgt. Douglas Mailfeld said. Jonathan Nisbet, 33, was flown from Rumford Hospital to Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston, Maifeld […]
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LifeFlight called after motorcyclist plunges 30 feet over embankment in Thomaston
THOMASTON — A Spruce Head woman was injured late Saturday morning when she lost control of the motorcycle she was riding, hit a guardrail and plummeted 30 feet down an embankment at the intersection of High Street and New County Road in Thomaston. Melissa Robbins, 40, was driving a friend’s 2002 yellow Honda Spirit, according […]
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NYPD undercover officer accused of punching SUV window in biker melee
NEW YORK (AP) — An undercover police detective accused of punching out an SUV window during a motorcycle rally that descended into violence was unmasked Wednesday in a courtroom where he was confronted with serious assault charges. But Detective Wojciech Braszczok’s lawyer insisted he would be exonerated by the very video prosecutors say incriminates him […]