PORTLAND (AP) — A Maine mother busted for driving 124 mph with her two kids in the car in April has been sentenced to six months in jail, and police say she’s now facing a driving under the influence charge. Twenty-six-year-old Cheryl Gilson of Cornish was sentenced Monday in Portland District Court. She pleaded guilty […]
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Officer stops man for speeding in Kennebunk, then saves his life
KENNEBUNK (AP) — Getting pulled over for speeding may have been the luckiest thing that happened to an elderly man in Maine. Gavin Falconer was stopped on Saturday by a police officer in Kennebunk. But shortly after giving the officer his license and registration, the 84-year-old suffered an apparent heart attack and slumped over in […]
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Farmington man accused of OUI, speeding through town
FARMINGTON — Police said a local man is facing several criminal charges and traffic violations after he blew through stop signs and flashing traffic-warning lights at high speed and failed to stop for police early Sunday. Officer Derrick Doucette arrested David R. Labbe, 26, of Farmington on misdemeanor charges of failing to stop for a […]
Posted inBethel, sj-web
Too many speeders; speed limit too slow
One resident complained about the chain of command for handling speeding in Bethel. Another suggested the speed limit on one road should be raised. Selectmen agreed that in both cases the best course of action was hands off. At last week’s selectboard meeting resident Joe Hallowell said he had talked to Town Manager Jim Doar […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills, River Valley
Bethel selectmen ponder speeding chip trucks
BETHEL — Contacting trucking company owners. Watching particular truck drivers. Getting chip trucks off the road completely. Those were some of the ideas mentioned last week by Bethel selectmen to get chip trucks passing through town to slow down. The subject was broached at last week’s board meeting by Selectman Peter Southam, who owns Bethel […]