MONMOUTH — Car crash? Fire? No — just the snow causing more problems for weary travelers. A section of Route 202 was closed on Wednesday after a truck driver got his rig stuck at around 3:15 p.m. while attempting to turn around. It took a heavy wrecker to get the tractor-trailer righted again. Police rerouted […]
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Buckfield selectmen approve emergency purchases policy
BUCKFIELD — After almost an hour of discussion Tuesday night, selectmen unanimously approved an emergency purchases policy for the town that would require the town manager to notify the board ahead of time and utilize an expedited bid process. The new policy will be added Buckfield’s Personnel Policies and Procedures Handbook. It states that the […]
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Red Bull Frozen Rush event at Sunday River set for Jan. 8, 9
NEWRY — Sunday River Resort will host its second annual Red Bull Frozen Rush event on Thursday and Friday Jan. 8 and 9, Director of Communications Sarah Devlin said. The event, which consists of a series of head-to-head races using off-road trucks, began in 2013, when eight professional truck drivers raced two at a time […]
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Buckfield manager questioned about replacing burnt truck
BUCKFIELD — Selectmen voted 2-1 Tuesday night to get a legal opinion on whether Town Manager Cindy Dunn violated protocol by not consulting them before buying a truck to replace one that burned during last week’s nor’easter. The Public Works Department’s 2000 Sterling caught fire Dec. 10 while Jacob Gilbert was plowing Brock School Road, […]
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Canadian driver loses control of truck on Route 27
ALDER STREAM TOWNSHIP — A truck driver received minor injuries when he lost control of a tractor-trailer truck about 1 p.m. Monday on Route 27, near North Road, and the truck ended up jack-knifing and blocking part of the road, Franklin County Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr. said. The truck was traveling southbound when the crash […]
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Jay police investigating windows smashed out of truck
JAY — Police are investigating who smashed all the windows in a pickup truck parked in a lot in North Jay, police Chief Richard Caton IV said Wednesday. The truck was left at SIB-Enterprises on East Dixfield Road/Route 17 between Nov. 6 and 10 by the owner, who picked up a company truck there to […]
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Livermore Falls culverts to get liners
LIVERMORE FALLS — Selectmen agreed to go with E.J. Prescott of Gardiner to work with the highway crew to insert slip liners into three culverts on Moose Hill, Claybrook and Souther roads, Town Manager Kristal Flagg said on Monday The culverts have deteriorated due to the heavy rains that have occurred since July. The board […]
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Truck driver injured when rig collides with train in Livermore Falls
LIVERMORE FALLS — The driver of a pulp truck loaded with wood was injured Wednesday afternoon when the truck crashed into a Pan Am Railways train on Main Street near the Bank Building. Jeremy Tillson, 25, of Sidney told police he did not hear the train or the bells or see the train before the […]
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2nd Annual Motor Madness comes to Farmington
FARMINGTON — Western Maine Street Rods will hold its second annual Motor Madness on July 25 and 26 at Farmington Fairgrounds. The event is from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday, July 25, and from 8 a.m. until closing Saturday, July 26, member Michael Pond said. Friday events include a swap meet, flea market, vendors […]
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Livermore Falls board votes to buy body for truck
LIVERMORE FALLS — Selectmen voted 2-1 Tuesday to allow fire Chief Tim “TD” Hardy to buy an aluminum body for the 2005 Dodge pickup truck that has rusted out rear panels. The cost is $5,799 from Scott’s Recreation in Turner. Selectman Ron Chadwick opposed the vote while Chairwoman Louise Chabot and Selectman Jim Collins voted […]