SANFORD — This fall, Michael Fisher Jr., 5, will be headed off to school in his district, RSU 57. It will be a new experience for the youngster, and he’ll be ready. He’ll be ready, his mother Shelby Fisher said Monday, because of the learning experience he’s had at the Fraser-Ford Child Development Center at […]
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Apparent confusion over plane’s path led to Nepal crash
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — “I say again, turn!” the air traffic controller called over the radio, his voice rising, as the flight from Bangladesh swerved low over the runway at Kathmandu’s small airport. Seconds later, the plane crashed into a field beside the runway, erupting in flames and leaving 50 of the 71 people on […]
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Maine’s loon population holding steady
FALMOUTH (AP) — Maine Audubon says the results of its annual loon count last year showed a population that appears to be holding steady. Maine has the largest common loon population in the eastern U.S. The bird’s range has shrunk in the United States, and it faces threats such as environmental pollution. Audubon says the […]
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1920s lodge near Canadian border to be donated to college
MOOSE RIVER (AP) — A foundation is donating a historic hunting lodge near the Canadian border to a college in Maine. Unity College says the 7,500-square-foot Sky Lodge and more than 150 acres of land are donations from the Couri Foundation. The college says the facility includes 16 buildings and is located in tiny Moose […]
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Former OOB fire chief to be sentenced Wednesday
ALFRED — The former Old Orchard Beach fire chief who has plead guilty of setting a fire to a large area of marsh land is slated to be sentenced on Wednesday. Ricky Plummer is scheduled to appear in York County Superior Court at 1 p.m. Wednesday. Plummer, 61, pleaded guilty in October to starting a […]
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School administrators weigh in on school walkouts
YORK COUNTY — Though some schools are not encouraging participation school walkout events on Wednesday, they are working to ensure student’s safety and have said they will not discipline students who engage in peaceful protest. On Wednesday, students across the nation are organizing walkouts to protest gun violence and honor those killed at the Marjory […]
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$1M exploration of Maine mountain may lead to first large-scale mining in 50 years
PATTEN — Since last December, Wolfden Resources geologist Art Hamilton has been studying drilling samples from 500-million-year-old volcanic rock near Pickett Mountain in northeastern Penobscot County. Through the end of the year Hamilton and Wolfden’s team of contractors will be taking more than 32,000 feet of 2½-inch diameter core samples of the Pickett Mountain deposit to determine […]
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DOT seeking comment on Sanford traffic signal
SANFORD — State transportation officials want to know the public’s thoughts on a project to remove the traffic signal at the Marden’s plaza on Main Street (Route 109) and relocate it to Old Mill Road and Alumni Drive — the entrance to the new Sanford High School and Regional Technical Center. Representatives of the Maine […]
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Legislature honors 40-plus year BFD veteran
AUGUSTA — For more than 40 years, Normand Melancon responded when the alarm sounded at the Biddeford Fire Station. He performed acts both ordinary and extraordinary during his years of service. In honor of his years with the Fire Department, and in celebration of the many recognitions he received for his heroism, BFD Capt. Melancon […]
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TA students gather to make signs ahead of walkout event
SACO — Thornton Academy students are going to be well-prepared when they join millions of kids across the county in a 17-minute walkout on Wednesday to remember the 17 victims of the Parkland, Florida, school shooting. Some TA students gathered with family members and two Maine gubernatorial candidates at Saco City Hall on Saturday to […]