MOSCOW — Human error may be to blame for the Russian plane crash that killed 71 people, Russian investigators said Tuesday, noting that the plane’s pilots failed to turn on the heating unit for its measuring equipment, resulting in flawed speed data. After studying the An-148’s flight data recorder, the Interstate Aviation Committee said that […]
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Maine lawmakers to consider hybrid car fee
AUGUSTA (AP) — Lawmakers are set to consider Republican Gov. Paul LePage’s proposal to add an annual fee on electric and hybrid cars in order to pay for highway maintenance. The LePage administration’s proposed legislation would tack on a $250 fee for electric vehicles and a $150 fee for hybrids. The administration says owners of […]
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LePage to deliver final ‘State of the State’ address
AUGUSTA (AP) — Republican Gov. Paul LePage is set to deliver his final State of the State address. The governor is scheduled to address a joint session of the Maine Legislature on Tuesday. He’s said he’s inviting an elderly Maine man who lost his home to foreclosure. LePage said a main theme of his final […]
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Prison’s abrupt closure hits nearby businesses hard
MACHIASPORT (AP) — A number of Maine county businesses say they have taken a huge hit from the abrupt closure of the Downeast Correctional Facility. Machiasport food suppliers Maine Wild and the Lobster Trap opened their doors Monday for the first time since Thursday, saying the sudden closure of the facility took away staff on […]
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Boston Flower & Garden Show features area author
KENNEBUNK — A local gardening expert and author will be sharing her expertise once again on stage at one of the most illustrious annual events in Boston. On March 14, Kerry Ann Mendez, owner of Perennially Yours in Kennebunk, will be appearing at the 2018 Boston Flower & Garden Show at the Seaport World Trade Center. Mendez […]
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Child’s cancer plight inspire rock n’ roll dance legacy
BIDDEFORD — One never knows when inspiration will strike, but Bruce Martin can trace his to a chance encounter with a little boy and his mother inside Walmart and then again at Shaw’s Supermarket in Biddeford. Martin, a retired Maine Warden Service employee, was with his wife Wendy on a shopping trip one aftenoon when they […]
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Sanford Police Log
SANFORD — The following people were arrested or issued summonses Feb. 6 through Feb. 11. If there is no listing for a specific date, it means no one was arrested or charged with a crime on that day, according to police logs provided by the agency: • Christine L. Wakefield, 29, 90 31st St., Apt. […]
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Workers comb snowy field for clues to Russian plane crash
MOSCOW — Wading through knee-deep snow, hundreds of emergency workers searched a vast field near Moscow on Monday for remains of the 71 victims from the crash of a Russian airliner, and aviation experts began deciphering the jet’s two flight recorders. Investigators quickly ruled out a terrorist attack in Sunday’s crash of the An-148 regional […]
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Maine island ferry service fare hike would hit out-of-staters most
Maine’s ferry service is poised to increase rates for the first time in nearly a decade, but some islanders worry the new system will create gridlock on the docks and that summer residents will get a raw deal. The Maine State Ferry Service, under the umbrella of the Maine Department of Transportation, runs ferries between […]