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A sudden torrent of water washed out a section of rural road near the city Wednesday night

Fatal Accident in Littleton Shuts Down Route 1 For Several Hours Maine State Police say that a multiple vehicle accident on Route 1 in Littleton, Maine, resulted in one fatality. A tractor-trailer was attempting to avoid a passenger van, which had veered in front of the trailer after striking a guardrail.   65-Year-old Robert Harvin of Lake Bluff, Illinois was the operator of a 2005 dodge caravan that had been traveling southbound on route 1 around 10:30 am on Friday. He went off the ro...

Reward Offered in Littleton Covered Bridge Arson Investigation Maine Fire Marshals Office The Maine Fire Marshal’s Office has announced a $1,000 reward for information that leads to an arrest in connection with a fire that destroyed the Watson Settlement Bridge in Littleton. The covered bridge on the Framingham Road was built in 1911 and spans the Meduxnekeag River. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Fire Marshal’s Office continues to investigate the fire that des...

Fire Destroys Landmark Covered Bridge in Littleton, Maine Photo courtesy of Pamela Crowder Wilkinson A fire of unknown origin Monday afternoon destroyed a historic covered bridge in the southern Aroostook County town of Littleton. The Littleton Fire Department responded to the 110-year-old Watson Settlement Bridge on the Framingham Road (also known as Carson Road). Officials said two people driving by the bridge smelled smoke and spotted the flames after they turned around to investigate. The 1...

Common calendar, Packet papers, July 16 Common calendar, Packet papers, July 16 Any child entering grades 3-12 this fall is welcomed. Both choirs are programs of Westrick Music Academy. Interested singers have the option to have a live audition via Zoom, or submit an audition video. To learn more about the process or to schedule an audition, visit westrickmusic.org/auditions/.   Burlington County is continuing to make COVID-19 shots available to residents. The Health Department will open four...

EL DORADO COUNTY, Calif. - Caltrans is alerting motorists of reduced lanes on U.S. Highway 50 starting next week as part of an ongoing safety improvement project in the Camino area of El Dorado County.

  OTTAWA -- OC Transpo passengers and the driver escaped unharmed after a bus caught fire in Ottawas east end on Thursday. Ottawa fire received a 911 call at 10:48 a.m. reporting a bus on fire on Carson Road, near Montreal Road. Firefighters who were driving through the area arrived on location a minute later and quickly extinguished the fire. Ottawa fire tells CTV News Ottawa everyone on board the bus safely evacuated the vehicle. There is no word on the cause of the fire. Share:

Submitted by paula on Sat, 05/08/2021 - 6:10pm Several different agencies have roadwork projects around the Lake Tahoe Basin from spring to fall. Each week we publish projects planned by the Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT), the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), the County of El Dorado, and the City of South Lake Tahoe. Until May, road work in the Lake Tahoe area will be limited. NDOT - Lake Tahoe and Douglas County Overnight Roadwork - on US-50 in both dire...

LONG-TERM PROJECTS U.S. Highway 50 (El Dorado County): Work continues on a $53.6 million safety project in the Camino area to replace the existing concrete median barrier and fill in the gaps in the barrier, build an undercrossing, a wildlife crossing, make local road improvements and replace culverts. The project is expected to be completed in 2022. No traffic-interfering work is scheduled on the highway. Westbound Carson Road is closed between Carson Court and Sierra Blanca Road for bridge wo...

Submitted by paula on Sun, 05/02/2021 - 10:53am Several different agencies have roadwork projects around the Lake Tahoe Basin from spring to fall. Each week we publish projects planned by the Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT), the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), the County of El Dorado, and the City of South Lake Tahoe. Until May, road work in the Lake Tahoe area will be limited. NDOT - Lake Tahoe and Douglas County Utility Work (Minor Delays) - on US-50 in...