FARMINGTON — A Manchester man was seriously injured Tuesday afternoon when the Maine Department of Transportation van he was driving hit the back of a tractor-trailer on Route 2, near Hammond Lumber. Aaron Buotte, 32, did not see a UPS truck that was stopping in front of him, according to Sgt. Edward Hastings IV of […]
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Posted inFranklin
Rumford woman injured when car strikes truck in Wilton
WILTON — A Rumford woman received minor injuries Tuesday when the car she was driving struck a pickup truck on Route 2 East, police officer Kevin Lemay said. Kera Radcliff, 32, was taken by a NorthStar EMS ambulance to Franklin Memorial Hospital in Farmington, Lemay said. She was behind a truck driven by Don Hamann, […]
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Posted inRiver Valley, sj-web
Marijuana grow room in Rumford up in smoke
RUMFORD — A fire of unknown origin heavily damaged a marijuana grow room in the back of a wood products plant on Route 2 on Saturday morning, Rumford Fire Chief Chris Reed said. There were no injuries. An investigator from the state Fire Marshal’s Office will inspect the scene Monday to try to determine the […]
Posted inRiver Valley
Diesel fuel spill contained in Rumford
RUMFORD — Firefighters from Rumford and Mexico spent more than two hours late Monday afternoon helping contain and collect about 200 gallons of diesel fuel leaking from a tanker truck on Route 2. Rumford Fire Lt. Keith Bickford said firefighters were sent to Rumford Point near and the Jed Martin Road after Christopher Bean, owner/driver […]
Posted inFranklin, Lewiston-Auburn
Two injured in separate crashes in Wilton
WILTON — A woman and a child were injured Monday afternoon in separate accidents on Route 2. Joan Lanphere, 78, of Wilton, told police she stopped the 1998 Subaru Forester she was driving at the stop sign on Maxwell Road, didn’t see any vehicles coming so she started to cross Main Street. Her car collided with the […]
Posted inFranklin
Police investigate two-vehicle collision in Wilton
Wilton police are investigating a two-vehicle collision Monday afternoon at the intersection of Route 2, Main Street and Maxwell Road in Wilton. No information was available Monday night. Officer Efra Becerra and Police Chief Heidi Wilcox were assisted at the scene by Wilton Fire Rescue Department and NorthStar EMS ambulance personnel. (Donna M. Perry/Sun Journal)
Posted inFranklin
Sun Journal Farmington building, not newspaper business, is for sale
The Sun Journal is not for sale. We have been hearing from readers concerned that the “SALE PENDING” sign at the entryway of the Route 2 office building means the Franklin Journal, Livermore Falls Advertiser and Sun Journal are up for sale. They are not. The building at that location is owned by the Costello […]
Posted inFranklin, sj-web
Multi-vehicle crash injures one after Farmington road turns icy
FARMINGTON — A Jay woman was injured Monday morning when her sedan slid into stopped vehicles on icy routes 2 and 4, Farmington police officer Ryan Rosie said. Lucille Lessard, 69, complained of shoulder pain and was taken by NorthStar EMS ambulance to Franklin Memorial Hospital, he said. Rosie said a vehicle traveling north near Touch […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Freeport bridge project may include bike, pedestrian lane
FREEPORT — Improvements along U.S. Route 1 could include a dedicated bicycle and pedestrian corridor on a revamped Cousins River Bridge. Route 1 south is scheduled to be repaved by the Maine Department of Transportation next spring. At Tuesday’s Town Council meeting, Town Manager Peter Joseph said town staff have identified several opportunities to consolidate […]
