One person was taken to the hospital following a vehicle collision with a utility pole in Hometown at 3:17 p.m. Monday. According to those at the scene, a Chevy Cobalt crashed head-on into a pole located on Claremont Avenue, Route 309, situated between two businesses, Basile’s Italian Restaurant and Northeast Hydroseeding Company. Responders were able to push the heavily damaged vehicle to the side of the road to quickly reopen southbound lanes. DONALD R. SERFASS/SPECIAL TO THE TIMES NEWS