NEW SHARON — A Nobleboro woman was injured Monday when the pickup she was riding in struck the rear of a stopped truck on Route 2 near the Post Office Road intersection. A truck driven by Robert St. Pierre, 72, of Industry was stopped and waiting to turn left onto Post Office Road when a […]
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Posted inFranklin
State investigators ask for help in solving Wilton arson
WILTON — Investigators with the Office of State Fire Marshal are asking for the public’s help in finding the person who set fire to a house at 1009 U.S. Route 2 West in East Dixfield this past weekend. The fire marshal’s office and local fire and police departments are investigating the arson that was reported […]
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Six months of alternating traffic on Route 2 bridge in Bethel
BETHEL — A six-month project to rebuild the Route 2 bridge over the Androscoggin River is slated to begin March 14, according to the Maine Department of Transportation. MDOT plans to have alternating one-way traffic, controlled by temporary signals, over the 400-foot bridge while work is underway, said Joel Kittredge of MDOT. Kittredge said the […]
Posted inRiver Valley
Cause of Dixfield head-on collision remains undetermined
DIXFIELD — Police are continuing to investigate the cause of a head-on collision Saturday afternoon that killed a Winslow man and critically injured his wife, Lt. Benjamin Gaudet of the Dixfield Police Department said. Gaudet said officers responded to a report of a motor vehicle accident at about 4:30 p.m. on Route 2 in the […]
Posted inFranklin
Penobscot Nation warden injured in New Sharon crash
NEW SHARON — A Penobscot Nation warden was injured Friday night when he suffered a medical issue on Route 2, Franklin County Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr. said. The incident caused Warden Troy Francis, 43, of Hampden, to temporarily lose control of his warden truck, which went off the road, rolled over and struck trees, the […]
Posted inFranklin, Lewiston-Auburn
Police: Florida driver crosses centerline, strikes two cars in New Sharon
NEW SHARON — A Florida woman fell asleep at the wheel, crossed the centerline on Route 2 just after noon on Saturday and struck two cars driven by Jay teenagers, according to police. Cpl. Christopher Chase of the Franklin County Sheriff’s Department said Carrel Meyers, 55, was driving west on Route 2 when her 2015 Chrysler […]
Posted inBethel, Oxford Hills, River Valley
Grass fires in Rumford, Bethel investigated
RUMFORD — Amid high fire-danger warnings issued Wednesday, small fires spotted in the afternoon and extinguished in Rumford and Bethel were still being investigated by early evening. Rumford Deputy Fire Chief Chris Bryant said they were alerted to the fire off Falmouth Street along the Androscoggin River bank by a Mexico firefighter who saw it […]