FARMINGTON — The condition of a New Jersey woman who was critically injured in a crash Wednesday afternoon was upgraded to serious, a Maine Medical Center spokeswoman said Friday. Carol Wood, 71, of Warren, N.J., was taken to Maine Medical Center in Portland with life-threatening injuries Wednesday evening after the sport utility vehicle she was […]
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New Jersey woman critically injured in Farmington crash
FARMINGTON — A New Jersey woman was critically injured Wednesday afternoon when the vehicle she was driving collided with a box truck at the intersection of Route 156 and Whittier Road, police Chief Jack Peck said late Wednesday night in a news release. Carol Wood, 71, of Warren, N.J., was driving a 2002 GMC Yukon […]
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Couple injured in collision in Jay
JAY — Police said a local couple were injured Wednesday afternoon when their car and a van hauling a utility trailer collided at Bean’s Corner at routes 133 and 156. Sylvia Richards, 73, of Jay was driving south on Route 133 toward Livermore Falls when a van driven by Marc Parent, 56, of Becancour, Quebec, […]
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State to discuss proposed improvements to Wilton intersection
WILTON — The Maine Department of Transportation will hold a preliminary public meeting Thursday, Oct. 24, to discuss proposed improvements to the intersection of Routes 2 and 156. The meeting will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. in the cafeteria of Academy Hill School on Depot Street in Wilton. The intersection near Rick’s Market […]
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One person injured in two-vehicle crash
JAY — One person was injured Sunday when two vehicles collided at Beans Corner at the intersection of Routes 133 and 156. Claire Despres, 60, of Jay was driving south on Route 133 when a car driven by Spencer Reed, 16, of Middlebury, Vt., failed to yield the right of way and collided with Despres’ […]
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Car hits tree, rock and rolls over in Perkins Township
PERKINS TOWNSHIP — A car driven by Deidre Cochran, 19, of Dixfield failed to negotiate the S-turns on Route 156 and crashed Monday morning. The car left the road, hit a tree and rock and rolled over, Franklin County Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr. said. The 1991 Honda, which was heading west, landed on its roof […]