STRONG — Selectmen approved a tax rate decrease for 2016 at their Tuesday night meeting. Taxpayers will see a decrease from last year’s $14.70 per $1,000 of property valuation to this year’s $14.20 per $1,000. For a home valued at $100,000, the taxpayer will owe $1,420, compared to $1,470 in 2015. Although selectmen are designated […]
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Woman injured in motorcycle crash in Rangeley
RANGELEY — Police said a Rangeley Plantation woman was injured Friday night when she lost control of her motorcycle on Route 4 in the vicinity of Mingo Loop Road. Lauren Singer, 19, fell off her motorcycle and hit her head on the pavement, Police Chief Russell French said Monday. A passerby found her in the […]
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Auburn hosting meeting on Route 4 safety
AUBURN — The City Council will host an informational meeting at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 8, to discuss traffic safety and vehicle access on Route 4 and the Lake Shore Drive intersection. The meeting, which will be held in the Community Room at Auburn Hall, is an opportunity for city officials, Public Works employees and […]
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Two people injured in Jay crash
JAY — Two people were injured Monday afternoon when their vehicles collided on Route 4 on Jay Hill. Daniel Abbatello, 19, of Paris was driving a 2014 Chevrolet Cruze south on Route 4 when a 2010 Buick LaCrosse driven north by Helen Pomerleau, 42, of Jay, attempted to make a left turn into Hilltop Collision Center and failed […]
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Livermore Falls woman injured in chain-reaction crash in Jay
JAY — A Livermore Falls woman was injured Wednesday afternoon when her car was rear-ended by a tractor-trailer in a construction zone near Jay Elementary School on Route 4, police said. Two other vehicles were also involved in the chain-reaction accident. Pauline Dion, 87, of Livermore Falls suffered facial injuries when the PalletOne truck driven […]
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Fire destroys home in Farmington
FARMINGTON — An older-style mobile home on Pierpole Road was destroyed by fire Sunday afternoon, Fire Rescue Chief Terry Bell said Monday. The cause is believed to be a spark from the wood stove that caught the exterior of the home on fire, he said. It is believed a couple of cats perished in the […]
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Jay plow truck hits wall, driver uninjured
JAY – A town plow truck lost traction traveling up Maple Street during Friday’s storm, slid down the hill backward and struck a retaining wall at a residence at Maple and Main streets, Police Chief Richard Caton IV said. Truck driver Charles Haskell, 46, of Jay was not injured, Caton said. There was minor damage […]
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New Portland teen injured in Strong crash
STRONG — A New Portland teenager was injured Sunday morning when the vehicle he was driving went off Farmington Road, struck a mailbox and went into a ditch before striking a utility pole and snapping it in half. The vehicle then rolled over, according to Franklin County Deputy Andrew Morgan’s report to Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr. […]
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Avon man faces charges after police respond to crash
STRONG — An Avon man faces numerous charges after Maine State Police responded to an accident Tuesday on Route 4. When Trooper Randy Hall arrived on scene he saw that the 2006 Toyota Tacoma was about 70 feet off the road with major damage to the front end, Hall said Thursday. Hall learned the driver, […]