CARTHAGE — A homeowner was badly burned early Tuesday as he escaped a fire that destroyed his house on Route 142. Fire Chief Dan Skidgell said Willis Berry suffered burns over about 50 percent of his body and was taken to Maine Medical Center in Portland. Berry, 64, was listed in fair condition Tuesday afternoon, […]
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Kennebunk man injured in Weld crash
WELD — A Kennebunk man was injured Sunday morning when the SUV he was driving went over an embankment on Route 142 and rolled several times before coming to rest at a tree, Franklin County Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr. said. Driver Maxim LeBlanc, 18, received minor injuries and was taken by a NorthStar EMS ambulance […]
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Dixfield man dies in Carthage snowmobile crash
Maine Game Warden A Dixfield man died in a 1 p.m. snowmobile wreck Friday in Carthage. CARTHAGE — The eighth snowmobile fatality of the season claimed the life of a Dixfield man who crashed while riding near Carthage Road on Friday. The Maine Warden Service said Thomas Henderson, 28, was pronounced dead at the scene […]
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School bus hit three times on icy Kingfield road
KINGFIELD — Two drivers were injured when three vehicles slid on icy Route 142 on Thursday morning and struck a school bus carrying elementary school pupils, Franklin County Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr. said. Erica Bracy, 39, of Freeman Township and Brian Leblanc, 32, of Salem Township were taken to local hospitals for treatment, Nichols said […]
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Carthage teenager injured in Weld crash
WELD — A Carthage teenager was injured Sunday when she lost control of a vehicle on Route 142 and it struck a utility pole, rolled onto its roof and a tree fell on it, Franklin County Cpl. Nate Bean said. Ashley Hutchinson, 16, became distracted trying to change the radio station, Bean said in a […]
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Peru woman injured in Carthage rollover in critical condition
CARTHAGE — An elderly Peru woman injured Tuesday night when her Jeep slid on ice and rolled into a brook off Route 142 in Carthage remained hospitalized on Wednesday in Lewiston. Edna Hutchings, 88, was in critical condition, Central Maine Medical Center spokesman Randall Dustin said late Wednesday afternoon by email. Hutchings suffered chest and […]
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Elderly Peru woman rescued from Jeep rollover into Carthage brook
CARTHAGE — An elderly Peru woman was rescued from her overturned Jeep in Basin Brook off Route 142 on Tuesday night. Maine State Police Trooper Keith Barton declined to identify the 88-year-old woman, citing the potential severity of her injuries to her chest and back. She was taken by Med-Care Ambulance to Rumford Hospital. Barton […]
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Dixfield selectmen continue talks on recreational vehicle crossing signs
DIXFIELD — The Board of Selectmen continued discussion on a section of Route 142 that a resident called “hazardous” for motorists during Monday evening’s selectmen’s meeting at the Ludden Memorial Library. Resident Freemont Tibbetts approached the board this past year to say recreational vehicles such as ATVs and snowmobiles have been riding along a section […]
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Dixfield selectmen’s meeting postponed until Tuesday
DIXFIELD — Due to inclement weather, the Board of Selectmen’s meeting originally scheduled for 5:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 6, at the Ludden Memorial Library will be held instead on Tuesday, Jan. 7, Town Manager Linda Pagels-Wentworth said Monday afternoon. Among the items on the agenda are continuing discussion on a troublesome section of Route 142. Selectmen […]
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Recreation vehicles on roads topic for Dixfield board
DIXFIELD — Discussion on a troublesome section of Route 142 will continue at the selectmen meeting at 5:30 p.m. Jan. 6 at the Ludden Memorial Library. Resident Freemont Tibbetts approached the board this past year year to say recreational vehicles such as ATVs and snowmobiles have been riding along a section of Route 142 that […]