The incident Tuesday appears to involve a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 that took off on a closed runway where an airport vehicle was conducting a safety inspection.
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Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News
Photo Album: Art Walk LA draws big crowds in Lewiston
Juggling headlines the show in downtown Lewiston.
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Posted inOxford Hills
Paris Cape Historical Society curator since 1981, Ben Conant, dies
The Paris resident was described as a ‘walking encyclopedia of area history.’
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime, News, River Valley
Rumford man to serve more than 3 years for fatal Livermore crash
Prosecutors say the car Kevin Gauthier was driving at the time of the crash was going nearly 30 mph over the posted limit.
Posted inMaine, News
Corrections union wants Cumberland County sheriff removed from office
The union claims Sheriff Kevin Joyce committed an ethical – and possibly criminal – violation when he issued a news release 4 years ago blaming a jail guard for assaulting an inmate.
Posted inRiver Valley, Rumford Falls Times
Canton budget, solar ordinance presented to voters July 8
The annual town meeting begins at 6:30 p.m. at the Town Office meeting room.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Franklin, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine
Lewiston and Farmington organizations to receive $3.3 million in Maine Connectivity Authority grants
SeniorsPlus and YWCA Central Maine in Lewiston, and Franklin County Adult and Community Education in Farmington are set to receive $3.3 million in total between them to bring digital improvements and better internet access to their communities.
Posted inFranklin, Maine, News, Oxford Hills, River Valley, The Franklin Journal
Governor’s commission meets officials from towns, counties affected by 2023 flooding in western Maine
The Infrastructure Rebuilding and Resilience Commission met with state and federal officials, representatives of Franklin and Oxford counties emergency management agencies, and town officials from Rumford, Mexico, Jay and Farmington at the Rumford Falls Auditorium.
Posted inMaine
Supreme Court ruling could affect Maine communities’ policies about homeless campers
Some cities said they do not anticipate any immediate changes in response to Friday’s ruling.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Photo Album: James and the Giant Peach auditions
Youths try out for roles in Community Little Theatre’s summer youth program. Thirty young actors will perform July 19 at 7 p.m. and July 20 at 2 p.m.