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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Two-vehicle accident leaves three injured
RUMFORD — A two-vehicle accident on Route 2 in Rumford on Tuesday morning left three passengers with minor injuries, according to Rumford police Chief Stacy Carter. Carter said that officers with the Rumford Police Department responded to the report of a car accident on Route 2, just past Sam’s Italian Shop, around noon. According to […]
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Cover to well, other items stolen
WILTON — Police are investigating the theft of a well cover and other items from a Route 2 home on Tuesday. A resident came home and saw a white Toyota truck backing out of his driveway. He then noticed the cover to his well and other miscellaneous items were missing, Wilton Sgt. Chad Adams said […]
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Railroad cars derail near Route 2 in Hermon
HERMON — At least two railroad cars on a train derailed behind a storage facility on Route 2. Railroad workers were at the scene. One of the cars was a tanker while the other appeared to be a boxcar. The tanker was on its side. The derailment occurred behind S&S Self Storage. No further details […]
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Teen injured in tractor-trailer, bicycle accident
MEXICO — A 15-year-old Peru boy was injured Monday afternoon when his bicycle and a tractor-trailer collided on Route 2, Lt. Roy Hodsdon of the Mexico Police Department said. Hodsdon said the names of those involved would not be released until the preliminary investigation is finished. The tractor-trailer driver was headed west at around 3 […]
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Manhole cover flies into windshield of oncoming car in Farmington
FARMINGTON — A local woman was injured Wednesday morning when a piece of a broken manhole cover flew into the windshield of her car on Routes 2 and 4, Farmington police Officer Ryan Rosie said. Sierra McGraw, 27, suffered superficial cuts and an abrasion from her seat belt, he said. She was checked by a […]