Tractor Trailer Crash on I-95, Dyer Brook, Maine
A tractor trailer crash early this morning on I-95 in southern Aroostook County sent one man to the hospital.
Maine State Police say 58-year-old Mark Corriveau of Buxton was traveling north in a 2019 Mack truck hauling a box trailer loaded with groceries. Police say the truck drifted off the interstate in Dyer Brook around 4:00 a.m. The rig went into the median and rolled onto the driver s side.
Corriveau sustained non-life threatening injuries and was transported by ambulance to Houlton Regional Hospital. Police say he was wearing his seatbelt.
The tractor trailer was towed from the scene due to disabling damage. The cause of the crash remains under investigation.
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A view of the overturned truck on I-95 which occurred in Dyer Brook early Tuesday morning, Jan. 26. (Courtesy of Maine State Police)
A view of the overturned truck on I-95 which occurred in Dyer Brook early Tuesday morning, Jan. 26. (Courtesy of Maine State Police)
Truck overturns on I-95 near Dyer Brook A 58-year-old man from Buxton was hospitalized on Tuesday morning after a Mack truck he was driving rolled over on Interstate 95, near the town of Dyer Brook.
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Houlton Police Department. (Joseph Cyr | Houlton Pioneer Times)
Teen injured in car accident off Front Ridge Road A 17-year-old driver was taken to Houlton Regional Hospital with injuries from a car crash that occurred on Friday, Jan. 15.
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The crash occurred sometime around 7:35 p.m., when it was first reported to the police. The car, a 2007 Pontiac sedan, had crashed into a tree off Front Ridge Road in Houlton. Houlton Police Officers Daniel Varnum and Mallory Clayton arrived shortly after the crash was first reported.
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Firefighters cut a hole in the roof of the Summit Academy in Houlton in January. The fire was believed to have started in the school s computer room. (Joseph Cyr | Houlton Pioneer Times)
Firefighters cut a hole in the roof of the Summit Academy in Houlton in January. The fire was believed to have started in the school s computer room. (Joseph Cyr | Houlton Pioneer Times)
The top news stories of 2020 in southern Aroostook (Part 1) For better or for worse, 2020 will likely be remembered among citizens of southern Aroostook County for a long time.
Editor’s Note: The following is the first of two articles highlighting some of the top news stories from 2020. This article highlights events from January to June. The second installment will appear in the Jan. 6 issue.
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Dr. Jennifer Cavalari, right, receives the first administered dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at Houlton Regional Hospital. (Photo courtesy of Jennifer Cavalari)
Dr. Jennifer Cavalari, right, receives the first administered dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at Houlton Regional Hospital. (Photo courtesy of Jennifer Cavalari)
Houlton Regional, other Aroostook hospitals receive Moderna vaccine In Aroostook County, the fight against the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic just became a little easier.
HOULTON, Maine In Aroostook County, the fight against the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic just became a little easier.
Medical workers at Houlton Regional Hospital received their first doses of the vaccine produced by the Cambridge, Massachusetts-based biotechnology company Moderna, which along with pharmaceutical company Pfizer is one of two currently approved vaccines by the U.S. Government’s Food and Drug Administration.