AUBURN — Paul H. Taylor, 85, of Auburn climbed his “Stairway to Heaven” Saturday, June 15, with his daughters by his side. There’s nothing more that he loved than rock and roll, his two girls, Tonia Taylor and Heather Jeselskis Swift and his four grandchildren, Stella, Levi, Brihanna and Charlotte. His passion was long rides, just […]
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Motive elusive after van driver kills 10 on Toronto sidewalk
TORONTO (AP) — Police in Canada’s biggest city are piecing together witness accounts and surveillance video trying to determine why a driver plowed a rented van along a crowded sidewalk, killing 10 people and injuring 15 in what many said seemed a deliberate attack. A 25-year-old suspect was quickly captured in a tense but brief […]
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Sabattus woman files federal lawsuit for mistreatment in prisoner transport van
PORTLAND — A Sabattus woman filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday, claiming she was forced in November 2016 to kneel in a cage — covered in her own urine, blood and vomit — during her five-day extradition from Florida to Maine. Meghan Quinn, 35, filed a 16-page complaint at U.S. District Court against U.S. Prisoner Transport of Florida; its parent company, Prisoner […]
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Van plows into Barcelona crowd in attack; media say 13 dead
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — A white van plowed into a packed summer crowd Thursday in Barcelona’s historic Las Ramblas district, killing some people and sending dozens fleeing. Barcelona police called it a terror attack and local media reported up to 13 dead. Catalan police tweeted “there are mortal victims and injured from the crash” without […]
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Responders work as team in northern Franklin County rescue
Great job Rangeley Fire, Phillips and Farmington Fire, Northstar EMS, Franklin County Sheriffs and 911, Franklin County Technical Rescue team working for over 3 hours to save the life of a crash victim who went over the embankment 50 ft down into the gorge at small falls on Rt 4. One of the most difficult […]
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Franklin County hires Industry woman, donates van to RSU 9
FARMINGTON — Franklin County commissioners voted Tuesday to hire Mary Richards of Industry to fill the vacant, part-time clerical position for county offices at the courthouse. Richards will also help in the District Attorneys Office if needed, county Clerk Julie Magoon said. She will be paid $11.64 an hour. Richards replaces Victoria Parker of Kingfield, […]
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Franklin County panel approves corrections van purchase
FARMINGTON — Franklin County commissioners accepted a bid of $27,213 Tuesday from Quirk Motor City for an all-wheel drive Ford van to transport inmates. Jail manager Major Doug Blauvelt said that he received several bids, including some from local dealerships, but Quirk had the van that suited the jail’s needs. They were looking for a […]
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Rumford man injured in Route 2 collision with rear of tractor-trailer truck
MEXICO — A Rumford man was injured Thursday morning after the Lincare Inc. van he was driving collided with the rear of a tractor-trailer truck stopped in traffic on Route 2, Mexico police said. Travis Palmer, no age given, suffered possible neck and back injuries and was transported by Med-Care Ambulance to Rumford Hospital, Lt. […]
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Riding lawnmower struck by van in Lebanon
LEBANON (AP) — A man operating a commercial riding mower was thrown about 100 feet but suffered just minor injuries after the mower inadvertently entered the road and was struck by a full-size van. Rescue officials say the mower was being used to groom the side of the Carl Broggi Highway when it entered the […]