JAY — The Maine Department of Transportation awarded a $6 million contract to improve Route 4 to a Gorham contractor, George Macdougall, DOT contracts and specifications engineer, confirmed Thursday. R.J. Grondin & Sons bid $6.07 million for the 1.25-mile section of Route 4 from Pineau Street just south of Tweedie Street. The company was the […]
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Wilton man injured in crash faces drunken driving charge
JAY — A Wilton man suffered facial injuries early Friday when his vehicle went off Route 4 and into a ditch near Carousel Crafts in North Jay, acting police Chief Richard Caton IV said. Sgt. Troy Young arrested the driver, Alex Nichols, 22, on a charge of operating under the influence of alcohol, Caton said. […]
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Waterline replacement to start in Jay
JAY — Construction to install a new water line and associated parts on Smith Avenue and a section of Route 4 and Route 140, is expected to begin Friday, Mike Wells, superintendent of the Jay Village Water District, said. The aging line has had several breaks over the past two years, causing customers in that […]
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Two new parking spaces created at Livermore Falls library
LIVERMORE FALLS — Two new parking spaces have been created in front of the library. One is for handicap parking and the other is to be used for short periods of time, Town Manager Kristal Flagg said. The spaces are expected to be paved in the future. She updated selectmen on Oct. 7 on the gravel […]
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Deer dies when it jumps guardrail, lands on car in Strong
STRONG — A large doe died Thursday morning when it jumped a guardrail on Route 4, south of Ladd’s Mud Run, and struck the front-left corner of a vehicle heading south, Franklin County Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr. said. Neither the driver, Robert Thorndike II, 28, of Avon nor his passenger and father, Robert “Bob” Thorndike, […]
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Motorcyclist dies in Turner collision
TURNER — A motorcyclist died from injuries sustained in a crash with an SUV on Route 4 on Tuesday afternoon, police said Tuesday night. around 3:32 p.m. Gary Michaud, 41 of Turner, was on his 1999 Harley-Davidson XL 120, waiting to leave Turner Plaza as two vehicles traveled north on Route 4, Lt. Glen Holt […]
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Police release names from double fatal accident in Livermore
LIVERMORE — New details were released Sunday by the Androscoggin County Sheriff’s Department in the deadly head-on collision on Federal Road (Route 4) on Saturday. In the 12:07 p.m. accident that occurred about three-tenths of a mile south of the intersection of Norton Road, the release stated a 2000 Dodge Caravan driven by Thomas Ryan, […]
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Condition of Livermore woman, injured in Route 4 crash, improves
LIVERMORE — A local woman involved in a motor vehicle accident Thursday on Route 4 was in fair condition Friday, a spokeswoman at Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston said Friday. Sharon Toothaker, 55, had been listed in critical condition when she arrived at the hospital Thursday afternoon. The Androscoggin County Sheriff’s Department said it […]
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Livermore crash closes Route 4, injures driver
LIVERMORE — A Livermore woman was taken to a Lewiston hospital by helicopter Thursday after her car and a tractor-trailer collided on Route 4. Sharon Toothaker, 55, was being treated at Central Maine Medical Center where she was listed in critical condition. Route 4 was closed from Route 108 to Round Pond following the 1:20 […]
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Wilton woman receives minor injuries in Jay accident
JAY — A Wilton woman received minor injuries Saturday night when the van she was driving drifted off Main Street and struck a concrete stone wall south of C.N. Brown, acting police Chief Richard Caton IV said Monday. Margaret Yates, 68, had a bruised leg and a sore wrist, he said. NorthStar EMS ambulance personnel […]