JAY — Drivers from Auburn and Farmington were injured Tuesday morning when their vehicles collided at Routes 133 and 156, at Bean’s Corner. Scott Moore, 50, of Auburn was driving a 2016 Chevrolet Malibu east on Depot Street, which is Route 156, and did not see a stop sign, Jay Police Officer David Morin said. […]
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Jay man OK after crash in Chesterville
Marvin Storer, 69, of Jay, told a Franklin County sheriff’s deputy Thursday morning that his truck went off Route 156 and hit a tree as he tried to grab a paper flying around in his truck, Deputy Keith Madore said. Storer was not injured, Madore said. Jay Fire Rescue Department assisted at the scene. (Donna […]
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Chesterville speed sign yields surprising results
CHESTERVILLE — A speed sign near the intersection of Route 156 and Zion’s Hill Road this fall has resulted in drivers slowing down, a surprised Franklin County Sheriff’s officer told selectmen. Lt. David Rackliffe erected the sign from Oct. 26 to Nov. 14, and the data collected surprised him, he said. The sign was a […]
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Wilton board makes road changes
WILTON — Selectpersons on Tuesday agreed to a right-turn only from High Street onto Main Street during this weekend’s Blueberry Festival. Since several activities are planned around the monument during the festival, the monument area will be closed off Friday and Saturday, Town Manager Rhonda Irish said. Other streets around the monument area will be closed […]
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Massachusetts man killed in Weld crash
WELD — A Massachusetts man was killed in a single-car crash on School Street late Saturday night, according to a press release from State Police. The investigation reported that Richard Rogers, 58, of Pembroke, Mass., lost control of his 2006 Honda Civic while he was traveling north in Route 156 in Weld. Rogers’ car drove […]
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Vehicles collide at Routes 133 and 156 intersection
JAY — A two-vehicle collision Friday slowed traffic at the intersection of Routes 133 and 156 at Bean’s Corner. Randall Pollis, 16, of Wilton was driving a 1999 BMW on Route 156 and was crossing Route 133 when he collided with a 2003 Jeep driven by Steven Blanchard, 59, of South Portland, who was traveling […]
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Wilton driver hurt in highway work zone
WILTON — Police said a local woman was injured Monday morning when the car she was driving and a Maine Department of Transportation pickup truck collided in the construction area at Route 156/Depot Street and Routes 2 and 4. Joan Farrington, 80, had been waved on by a flagger to pass through the intersection from […]
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MDOT presents plans for Wilton intersection
WILTON — Work to make the intersection at Route 156 and Routes 2 and 4 safer is expected to begin in July, according to plans presented to the Board of Selectpersons on Tuesday. Rhobe Moulton, project manager for the Maine Department of Transportation, told the board the project goes out to bid in May and […]
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Weld fire destroys mobile home, trucks
WELD — A fire destroyed a mobile home Friday morning at 27 School St., across from Skoolhouse Variety. No one was injured. A Weld man who noticed the smoke and went to investigate was able to save a car, two ATVs and a pickup truck by moving them out of the way, Weld fire Chief […]