SUMNER

FAA will investigate mishap that damaged landing gear

The Federal Aviation Administration will investigate a mishap that damaged a plane while landing on a grass air strip in Sumner on Sunday morning.

FAA spokesman Jim Peters said the Cessna 180 suffered minor damage to its landing gear, but the pilot and passenger escaped injury in the 10 a.m. accident.

He said an FAA inspector would visit the site today.

Peters did not release the names of those on board, but he said they are a husband and wife. According to the FAA, the plane is registered to Clinton Goodhue, with an address listed in Florida.

PORTLAND

Condition of woman who jumped off bridge improves

The condition of a 20-year-old Portland woman who was injured Saturday when she jumped off the Casco Bay Bridge has improved.

A nursing supervisor at Maine Medical Center in Portland said Amanda Mason was upgraded from serious to fair condition today.

Mason leapt from the South Portland side of the bridge at 3 p.m. on Saturday, sustaining serious injuries when she hit the Fore River.

Portland police got a ride from a fishing boat to reach Mason, who was then taken to Maine Medical Center for evaluation.

AUGUSTA

Both sides spending plenty in gay-marriage campaign

It’s been almost a year since Maine voters repealed the state’s same-sex marriage law, but the issue remains alive.

Political action committee financial reports show that activists are spending plenty to elect legislators friendly to their side.

The Maine Public Broadcasting Network reported that Equality Maine has already spent nearly $45,000 this year to elect pro-gay marriage candidates to the Legislature, and to defeat those who oppose it.

On the other side, the National Organization for Marriage has funded fliers that tell voters how candidates in their districts have voted or would vote on same-sex marriage.

University of Maine political science professor Mark Brewer told MPBN that emotional, hot-button issues such as gay marriage don’t really ever fade from the political landscape.

MANCHESTER, N.H.

Officials seeking $6 million in taxes from out-of-staters

Tax officials in New Hampshire say they’re seeking nearly $6 million in overdue taxes, interest and penalties from out-of-staters.

According to the New Hampshire Sunday News, that’s how much money is owed by more than 400 people in 38 states and Canada.

The New Hampshire Department of Revenue Administration said Massachusetts residents owe the most, about $1.3 million in business taxes and another $185,237 in meals and rental taxes. Florida residents owe the second most, about $1.35 million, followed by people in New York, California and Maine.

BURLINGTON, Vt.

Mount Mansfield sets record with 18 inches of snowfall

The National Weather Service says snowfall records have been smashed on Vermont’s highest mountain.

The weather service said Mount Mansfield — which tops out at nearly 4,400 feet — received 18 inches of snow on Saturday, breaking the old record for the date of 4 inches, set in 1982.