RANGELEY — Voters are expected to decide Tuesday whether they want to extend the runway at the town airport by 1,100 feet to accommodate LifeFlight of Maine’s medical airplane. Voting hours are 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the Town Office. LifeFlight, through the Federal Aviation Administration, is proposing the extension to allow its King Air B200 […]
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World War II planes on display in Auburn
Robert Newberry of Windham squeezes along the catwalk as he makes his way through the bomb bay of the Consolidated B-24 Liberator at the Auburn-Lewiston Municipal Airport in Auburn on Wednesday. Newberry said his father flew in a B-24 during World War II. The Consolidated B-24 Liberator “Witchcraft” lands at the Auburn-Lewiston Municipal Airport in […]
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Analysis on proposed runway extension to be reviewed in Rangeley
RANGELEY — A public meeting will be held Thursday to review an analysis of a proposed runway extension at the Stephen A. Bean Municipal Airfield. Some residents have raised concerns over the project. The meeting starts at 6:30 p.m. at the town’s airport. The meeting is on alternatives that have been found through completing the […]
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Storm cleanup at Auburn-Lewiston airport
Capt. Michael Barnard of the Civil Air Patrol clears snow around a Cessna 172 at the Auburn-Lewiston Municipal Airport in Auburn on Tuesday. Barnard lives close by, so after a storm such as Monday’s, he gets the Civil Air Patrol airplanes “mission ready.” The volunteer-based patrol is on standby around the clock, seven days a […]
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Options for hangar at Oxford County airport discussed
PARIS — Oxford County Commissioners heard updates on plans for cleanup and repair of the large hangar building at Oxford County Regional Airport at their meeting on Tuesday. The building has been unused and in disrepair since 2014 when the County Commission evicted its sole tenant, Oxford Aviation, for violations of conditions of their lease. […]
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Auburn councilors sticking to 1.8 percent budget increase
AUBURN — Councilors said Monday they were sticking to an across-the-board 1.8 percent budget increase Monday night, urging cuts to agencies they share with the City of Lewiston. Councilors on Monday reviewed budgets for the Lewiston-Auburn 911 Communications Center, the Auburn-Lewiston Municipal Airport, Great Falls TV, Lewiston-Auburn Transit Committee and Lewiston-Auburn Economic Growth Council. Combined, […]
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New airport cafe is no snack bar, chef says
AUBURN — When the doors at the Auburn-Lewiston Municipal Airport’s restaurant reopen next month, expect the food to be a little different from typical diner fare. Chef Molly Hill said she hopes to challenge Auburn’s palate a bit, offering her twists on comfort food: an albacore and Swiss cheese tuna melt or macaroni and cheese […]
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Airplane ice no match for crafty Auburn crew
AUBURN — When a Blue Angel jet slid off of a Brunswick runway last month, Auburn-Lewiston Municipal Airport Manager Rick Lanman said it exposed one of his greatest fears. “It could happen anywhere, but I was worried that it could happen here,” Lanman said. It could have happened in December 2013, when icy runways kept […]
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Oxford County putting $750,000 in airport costs behind it
PARIS — Legal fees associated with bringing a resolution to the county’s lease with an aviation company cost taxpayers more than three-quarters of a million dollars, according to county officials. Regarding an approximation of the legal costs involved in a litigation over its lease deal for several years with Oxford Aviation, former tenant in one of […]
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Auburn has no interest in expanding Hartt tax incentive
AUBURN — Councilors had no interest Monday in expanding a tax incentive program for a southern Auburn industrial park. Councilors will vote Dec. 15 on plans to create a Tax Increment Finance District for Hartt Transportation System’s $5.3 million facility with office space, a maintenance facility and an automated commercial truck wash and the surrounding […]