Auburn police officer James Davison carries a young child to a waiting rescue unit after a fall from a second-story window at 487 Court St. in Auburn on Friday afternoon. The child was taken to a hospital for evaluation. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal)
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Hiker rescued after 8 hours
NEWRY — A Massachusetts man was found safe late Wednesday night, eight hours after being lost while hiking the Grafton Loop Trail, according to the Maine Warden Service. Thomas Dilger, 29, of Worcester, Massachusetts, was hiking alone on the eastern section of the trail that goes from Route 26 to the summit of Puzzle Mountain. He […]
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Posted inLewiston-Auburn, sj-web
Police officer, dog find missing boy in Lewiston
LEWISTON – A Lewiston police officer and his tracking dog on Thursday were credited with finding a young autistic boy who had wandered away from his home. The 3-year-old boy was found chest deep in the water of a brook, according to the Maine Police Canine Association. It happened at about 2:15 p.m. when police […]
Posted inOxford Hills, sj-web
Hiker revived, rescued on Albany Mountain Trail
BETHEL — Officials spent more than two hours Sunday night rescuing a downed hiker who appeared to go into cardiac arrest on Albany Mountain Trail. David Hanscom, chief of the Bethel Ambulance Service, said two men had been hiking about a half-mile in by Crocker Pond when 911 received a call of a person down […]
Posted inFranklin
New Hampshire couple rescued from Rangeley area lake
RANGELEY PLANTATION — A New Hampshire couple and their dog were rescued from Mooselookmeguntic Lake on Sunday afternoon after their canoe tipped over as they were headed to Toothaker Island. Emily Lord, 29, and Darin Radatz, 30, both of Middleton, New Hampshire, were wearing life jackets, which is probably what saved their lives, Warden Patrick […]
Posted inFranklin
Rumford man injured when van lands in Sandy River
UPDATE: Responders work as team in northern Franklin County rescue Great job Rangeley Fire, Phillips and Farmington Fire, Northstar EMS, Franklin County Sheriffs and 911, Franklin County Technical Rescue team working for over 3 hours to save the life of a crash victim who went over the embankment 50 ft down into the gorge at small […]
Posted inFranklin, Lewiston-Auburn
Responders work as team in northern Franklin County rescue
Great job Rangeley Fire, Phillips and Farmington Fire, Northstar EMS, Franklin County Sheriffs and 911, Franklin County Technical Rescue team working for over 3 hours to save the life of a crash victim who went over the embankment 50 ft down into the gorge at small falls on Rt 4. One of the most difficult […]
Posted inMaine, sj-web
Zumwalt helps rescue Maine fisherman
SOUTH PORTLAND (AP) — The U.S. Navy’s new stealth destroyer, the future USS Zumwalt, assisted in the rescue of a fisherman who had a medical emergency early Saturday off the Maine coast, officials said. The 600-foot, 15,000-ton Zumwalt — the largest destroyer ever built for the Navy — was out for sea trials when Coast Guard officials received […]
Posted inObituaries, sj-web
Clayton E. Polland
1934 – 2015 MECHANIC FALLS — Clayton E. Polland, 81, passed away peacefully at home on Tuesday, Oct. 6. He was born in Lewiston on May 9, 1934, to Carleton and Evelyn Polland. He graduated from Casco High School in 1954 and married his high school sweetheart, Winona Fickett, on Aug. 27 of the same […]
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Farmington police to train at W.G. Mallett School
FARMINGTON — The Farmington Police Department is planning a full day of training on Wednesday, Aug. 19, at W.G. Mallett School. The training will be held from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and involves the scenario of an active-shooter incident, police Chief Jack Peck said. Farmington Fire and Rescue and NorthStar employees will also participate. […]