STRONG — Although the Maine Department of Transportation will not rebuild a section of Route 4 for at least two years, residents can make a wish list to include several improvements. At their Tuesday night meeting, Selectman Mike Pond shared what he learned at a recent meeting state representatives hosted at the Forster Memorial Building. […]
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State to discuss proposed improvements to Wilton intersection
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 injured in collision on Route 4
JAY — Two people were injured Sunday morning when the cars they were driving collided on Route 4, near the intersection of Old Jay Hill Road. Brittany Carrier, 17, of Jay was driving up Old Jay Hill Road near the Jay Highway Garage and pulled out onto Route 4 into the path of another car, […]
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Rollover on Route 4 in Auburn
AUBURN — A Sunday morning trip to church left one parishoner’s car run over and another vehicle rolled into a ditch. According to Lt. Rick Coron of the Auburn Police Department, Edna Sullivan of Turner was traveling southbound on Route 4 around 11 a.m. and attempting to change lanes as she approached St. Philip Catholic […]
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Driver injured after crashing in front of Lake Auburn
AUBURN — A single-vehicle crash on Center Street sent the driver to a hospital Friday afternoon. A man was headed north near Lake Auburn when he apparently didn’t see a vehicle stopped by a driver making a left turn into the Lake Auburn turnaround, witnesses said. They said the man swerved to miss the stopped […]
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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 […]
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Woman escapes serious injury in car, moose collision
FARMINGTON — An Industry woman escaped serious injury when the car she was driving Wednesday hit a moose standing in Route 4 in the Fairbanks section of town. The bull moose was killed, according to a report from Farmington police Sgt. Edward Hastings IV, said secretary Rachel Heseltine on Friday. Olivia Fahn, 24, was driving north […]