AUBURN: Head-on crash on Minot Avenue kills woman, child

Two people died Saturday afternoon in a two-vehicle, head-on accident on Minot Avenue in Auburn. Police said the accident occurred around 2 p.m. near Industry Avenue. A pickup truck traveling inbound crashed into an oncoming passenger car. Both occupants in the car, a woman and a child, died. They were not identified.

Auburn police were still investigating the accident late Saturday.

Minot Avenue is a four-lane, undivided road with a speed limit of 45 mph. Police closed the road as they investigated and reconstructed the accident.

FAIRFIELD: Two people critically hurt in two-vehicle accident

Two people were critically injured Saturday in a two-vehicle crash that occurred at the four-way intersection of Martin Stream, Ten Lots, Six Rod and Davis roads, according to police Sgt. Matthew Bard.

Sean Griffin, 22, of Lexington Township and Courtney Rowe, 22, of Skowhegan were taken to Waterville hospitals and then flown by LifeFlight helicopters to Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston, and Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor, respectively, Bard said.

The crash occurred just before 12:56 p.m. when a 2008 Ford F350 truck driven by Jack Stanley, 47, of Fairfield was traveling north on Six Rod Road, Bard said.

A 1998 Honda Civic being driven by Griffin and in which Rowe was a passenger was traveling west on Davis Road, he said.

"It looks like they (Honda) failed to stop at the stop sign and went through the stop sign and Mr. Stanley was headed through the right of way," Bard said.

No charges had been filed in the accident as of Saturday night.

AUGUSTA: Baldacci commends Mainers for strong election turnout

Maine's governor said the judgment of voters must be respected following their decision this week on gay marriage and other questions on the ballot.

In his weekly radio address, Gov. John Baldacci said he was proud of Tuesday's heavy turnout. Baldacci, who supported the gay-marriage law that was repealed at the polls, said he knows a lot of people were disappointed with the vote, but Mainers now have a better understanding of the issue.

Baldacci also said Mainers' rejection of two tax-control questions and one to repeal the school consolidation law show that they understand Maine has reduced its budget to match the economic times while protecting the state's core values.

In the Republican response, Sen. Walter Gooley of Farmington paid tribute to those who have served in the military as Veteran's Day nears.

NASHUA, N.H.: Local man wins grand prize in lottery for second time

A Nashua, N.H., man has become the first in the state to win a lottery grand prize twice.

Bob Jaracz and his wife, Diane, won $1.9 million in the Tri-State Megabucks game in November 2005. In September, he won $1 million in the Tri-State Weekly Grand contest.

Jaracz says his wife didn't believe him when he told her.

The couple used their first winnings to pay off their mortgage, fix up their house and buy a new car. Jaracz says this time, he wants to give more to charity.