Firefighters check a pickup truck following a Tuesday morning accident on Route 136 in Auburn, near the Durham town line. Police said the driver, Dana Goodwin, 64, of North Turner was was not hurt when his truck hit a utility pole and rolled over. The road was closed for part of the day while a crew from Central […]
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Police investigate crash in Durham
DURHAM — Police were investigating a late-afternoon crash Thursday at Stackpole Road and Route 136. About 5:45 p.m., Lisbon police requested that Auburn police block a section of Route 136 while emergency crews responded to the wreck. It was not immediately clear whether anyone had been seriously injured. Auburn police briefly blocked Route 136 while […]
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Floodwaters recede; most roads in region reopened
RUMFORD — Most flooded roads closed Tuesday and Wednesday in Oxford County were reopened Thursday, according to a state transportation official. Route 140 from Canton Point Road to Route 4 in Jay remained closed, Mark Hume, regional project manager for the Maine Department of Transportation, said by email Thursday. High water in some rivers and […]
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New Gloucester woman an encourager, former teacher says
AUBURN — Tara Chase was remembered Monday for her positive attitude and contagious smile. The 20-year-old New Gloucester resident died in a car crash early Monday morning on Riverside Drive. Her former teacher, Dan Caron of The Green Ladle Culinary Arts School at the Lewiston Regional Technical Center said she was task-oriented and volunteered for […]