The Brunswick Police Department says it seized 44 dogs and a bird from a River Road home Friday and cited two people on animal cruelty charges, police said. Police executed a search warrant at the home of dog breeders Robert and Nancy Enman in connection with the cruelty investigation and found the home in dilapidated […]
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Livermore plow truck, tow truck jackknife during tow
LIVERMORE — A tow truck hauling a town plow truck slid down a hill, causing both to jackknife and the plow truck to snap a utility pole on River Road on Thursday morning, Androscoggin County Chief Deputy William Gagne said. No one was injured, he said. Michael Hastings, 47, of Chesterville was driving the Dutch […]
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No one injured in Canton fire that destroys home
CANTON — David Wainwright lost his house at 351 River Road in a fire late Wednesday night, firefighter Jason Vaughn said Thursday. Wainwright was cooking and went to take a shower. When his dog barked and alerted him of the fire, he attempted to put it out with a hand-held fire extinguisher but was unsuccessful, […]
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Board to consider truck ban on River Road
STRONG — Selectmen agreed Tuesday night to consider excluding heavy trucks from using River Road, because the road and a culvert are being damaged. Selectmen Mike Pond suggested the ban, which selectmen agreed to consider at their next meeting. The road starts at the south end of Main Street near the Sandy River bridge and […]
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Two drivers injured by deer on highways
MEXICO — Police said two drivers were injured in separate accidents involving deer on highways this week. On Monday night, Gerard Pelletier, 50, of Mexico was seriously injured when his car struck a dead deer on Route 2 in Mexico and swerved into a loaded logging truck, Maine Department of Public Safety spokesman Stephen McCausland […]
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Fire razes Leeds house
According to Leeds Fire Chief Glenn Holt, no one was hurt. Owner Larry Hewins, 63, lived alone in the house, which was insured, according to the Kennebec Journal. The fire is not considered suspicious, according to Holt, but the home will be investigated to determine the cause of the blaze. A passer-by reported the fire […]
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Fire destroys Leeds home on River Road
See more photos of the fire at www.SunJournal.com/news/1566281 LEEDS — A woman was taken to a Lewiston hospital for smoke inhalation after flames devoured the massive farmhouse she lived in at 810 River Road. Sharon Oliver was taken to Central Maine Medical Center, according to her daughter, Becky Hinkley. Hinkley said everyone got out safely, […]
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Androscoggin River floods Livermore road
LIVERMORE — The lower end of River Road, near Route 108, was shut down Wednesday afternoon because of extreme flooding, interim Administrative Assistant Renda Guild said. The Androscoggin River had gone over the river bank and flooded the road, she said. [email protected]