CALEB NICKERSON
CLARENDON Aug. 28, 2018
At around 11 a.m. on Aug. 28, emergency crews responded to a work accident in Clarendon.
Jim Newton, owner of Jim’s Tree Srevice, was loading a mobile boom lift onto a truck near 351 Sand Bay Road when it toppled and pinned him underneath.
Shawville-Clarendon Fire Chief Lee Laframboise said that about eight firefighters responded and the Jaws of Life had to be used to free Newton from the wreckage.
According to a Gofundme page started by Newton’s wife, Loretta, he has been in Intensive Care at the Hull Hospital since the accident, with serious injuries to his back, ribs and leg, among others.
Started on Sept. 3, the campaign had already raised more than $2,500 of its $10,000 goal by press time.
The fundraiser can be found here: https://www.gofundme.com/3rczks-help-jim.
