Route 2
Two men killed in snowmobile accidents in Byron and Dixfield
BYRON — Two people were killed in separate snowmobile accidents late Friday night and early Saturday morning, officials said Saturday. They were the first fatalities of Maine’s 2013-14 snowmobile season. Daniel Lavorgna, 47, of Mexico died at Rumford Hospital from injuries sustained in a snowmobile accident in Dixfield on Saturday, according to his obituary. The […]
MDOT reveals plans to rehab Upper Canal Bridge in Rumford
RUMFORD — Business owners, town and paper mill officials provided information Wednesday night to state transportation engineers about the planned rehabilitation of Upper Canal Bridge. The 260-foot-long span carries Route 108 traffic over Mill Canal, through which the Androscoggin River flows beside the downtown area. It is a three-span bridge with 80-foot-long end sections and […]
Tractor-trailer, car collide on Route 2 in Rumford
RUMFORD — A jackknifed tractor-trailer and a car collided on Route 2 during a snowstorm late Sunday morning, police said. There were no injuries. The accident happened at 11:41 a.m. at the intersection of Route 2 and Franklin Street. A westbound 2008 Peterbuilt tractor-trailer driven by Rene Lamoureux, 58, of Sherbrooke, Quebec, slid on snow, […]
Tire lost from logging truck destroys car in Rumford
RUMFORD — A local woman was injured Friday afternoon when her car was destroyed by one of two tires that came off a loaded logging truck on Route 2, police said. Constance Breton, 58, suffered minor injuries and complained of pain, Sgt. James Bernard said at the scene. She was taken by Med-Care Ambulance to […]
Two injured in separate Rumford accidents
RUMFORD — Two people were injured in collisions on Thursday, but only one was admitted to Rumford Hospital, police said. The first crash happened at about 5:52 a.m. when Randy Hemingway, 62, of Mexico, was driving a 2006 Dodge pickup truck owned by NewPage Inc. on River Street past Rite Aid, Rumford police Sgt. Douglas […]