The company hopes to have night work completed this week.
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Posted inFranklin, News, The Franklin Journal
Broken beaver dam causes Route 4 washout in Phillips
The Maine Department of Transportation and crews from the town of Phillips worked together to repair the damage.
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Posted inFranklin
Improving visibility in Farmington
Harold McSwain, left, and Michael Anderson, both of Farmington, shovel a snow bank Wednesday to improve visibility at a business on Route 4 in Farmington. (Sun Journal photo by Donna M. Perry) Harold McSwain, left, and Michael Anderson, both of Farmington, shovel a snow bank Wednesday to improve visibility at a business on Route 4 […]
Posted inFranklin
Snow, freezing rain causes havoc on Franklin County roads
FARMINGTON — A mix of snow and freezing rain kept police, firefighters, dispatchers and other emergency responders, and plow and tow truck drivers busy Tuesday. Several tractor-trailer trucks jack-knifed, blocking major routes in Franklin County beginning about 6 a.m. Minor accidents were also reported throughout the day with no serious injuries in Franklin and northern Androscoggin […]
Posted inFranklin, Lewiston-Auburn
Man injured in collision in Phillips
PHILLIPS — A Florida man complained of chest and knee pain Friday after a commercial dump truck and an SUV collided at the intersection of Route 4 and a ramp that connects to Park Street. A dump truck driven by Leonard Hutchinson, 58, of Carthage was making a left turn onto Route 4 from the […]
Posted inFranklin, sj-web
Pickup truck burns in Sandy River Plantation
A pickup truck loaded with shingles burns beside Route 4 in Sandy River Plantation on Wednesday morning. Franklin County Deputy Brad Scovil said Stacey Tate was hauling a load of shingles to the Rangeley area for Prime Source Building Products in Kenduskeag when he saw smoke coming from vents, pulled over, got out and saw […]
Posted inFranklin, The Franklin Journal
Phillips man accused of drunken driving after crash
SANDY RIVER PLANTATION — Police said a Phillips man was arrested on a drunken-driving charge after he crashed his car, drove away and was stopped by two vehicles that pursued him to Route 4 in Avon. John C. McCarter, 30, was charged with misdemeanor operating under the influence of alcohol, leaving the scene of a […]
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Phillips woman injured in Route 4 crash
PHILLIPS — A local woman was injured July 11, when her SUV crossed the centerline on Route 4 and veered off the road, according to Franklin County Sheriff’s Sgt. Matthew Brann. Marilyn Skinner, 57, of Phillips was driving a 2003 Nissan while moving items from the front passenger seat, Brann wrote in an email. “As […]
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Children jump from 3rd floor to escape fatal fire in Livermore Falls
[UPDATE:Livermore Falls officer credited with saving lives of two boys in deadly fire] LIVERMORE FALLS — One person died in a fire Tuesday night and a child was injured after jumping from the third story of a home on Main Street, according to the State Fire Marshal’s Office. The single-family home was engulfed in flames […]
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Police seek driver in Sandy River Plantation crash
SANDY RIVER PLANTATION — Franklin County deputies are looking for the driver of a truck that went off Route 4 and down an embankment near Smalls Falls on Sunday morning. Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr. said a witness reported the driver received facial injuries and fled the scene. Photos on Rangeley Fire and Rescue Department’s Facebook […]