ASHLAND – A well-known and respected Millinocket pilot died Sunday when his single-engine plane crashed about 41 miles west of Ashland. Representatives of the Federal Aviation Administration are investigating the crash that killed John “Jack” McPhee, 65, who was alone in his plane when it… Read More
BAILEYVILLE – An 83-year-old Baileyville woman died Tuesday when the vehicle she was driving collided with a pickup truck on Route 1. Around 10:30 a.m., Arline Lowe, driving a 1986 Pontiac, was traveling north on Route 1 when she tried to make a left turn… Read More
VERONA – With police in pursuit, a pickup truck with five young people crammed into the cab snapped a telephone pole in half, then flipped over a guardrail and rolled down an embankment near the Waldo-Hancock Bridge early Wednesday, killing a 14-year-old girl and injuring the other four… Read More
BREWER – Driver inexperience was believed to be the cause of a Jeep rollover involving two teen-agers in front of the Brewer Agway on Route 1A on Friday afternoon. A 16-year-old male from Veazie and a 16-year-old female from Orrington both walked away from the… Read More
A Connecticut woman suffered a heart attack a short time before she lost control of her sport utility vehicle that rolled over on Interstate 95 late last week, according to a police investigation. Rinette Dupuis, 60, was ejected from the 1996 Nissan Pathfinder in the… Read More
ROBBINSTON – The Maine State Police are continuing to investigate an accident on Route 1 Thursday evening involving a tractor-trailer and a pickup truck that left a 36-year-old Robbinston woman with minor injuries. Around 6 p.m. Thursday, Maynard Vining, 51, of Charlotte was operating a… Read More
ELLSWORTH – A car crashed into the side of an oil truck on Route 1 near the Orland-Ellsworth line late Tuesday afternoon, sending two people to the hospital. The car’s driver, John Dunn, 56, of Ellsworth, was traveling west on Route 1 in Ellsworth when… Read More
ELLSWORTH – A West Gardiner woman was flown to Bangor with serious injuries after an early-morning collision that demolished two vehicles on Route 1A Friday. Dawn Novey, 24, was driving south on Route 1A at about 7 a.m. when she suddenly crossed the centerline into… Read More
SAINT JOHN, New Brunswick – A bus filled with Massachusetts pupils on an overnight trip to Canada skidded off a highway exit and flipped several times, killing four children and injuring dozens early Friday. Two girls and two boys – among 42 middle school pupils… Read More
CALAIS – Mothers who understand the fear of loss, joined by local pupils, were on the Ferry Point Bridge on Friday to commiserate with the mothers, fathers and family members rushing to a Saint John, New Brunswick, hospital to see how their youngsters had fared after a serious… Read More
Say it ain’t snow. Even as gardeners were starting to clear the ground and bicyclists were pedaling to work, a slow-moving spring snowstorm blanketed coastal Maine with a layer of wet snow Wednesday, creating near-blizzard conditions in some areas and treacherous roads that resulted in… Read More
HERMON – A Hampden woman died after the car she was driving collided with a pickup truck near the intersection of Bog and Newburgh roads Monday afternoon. Priscilla Burke, 69, was pronounced dead at the scene by paramedics from the Bangor Fire Department, according to… Read More
HAMPDEN – Taking cover among the twisted wreckage, they huddled together as cars rained down on them. Thundering sounds from the highway echoed all around as he shielded her from the onslaught, his arms keeping her from collapsing. The scene may sound like something straight… Read More