TORONTO — Three employees and the railway company involved in last summer’s massive explosion of a runaway oil train that incinerated much of a small town in Quebec, killing 47 people, will face criminal negligence charges, provincial prosecutors announced late Monday. The charges come about 10 months after more than 60 of the tankers carrying […]
Canada
Posted inObituaries
Elaine M. Groves
1917 – 2014 AUBURN — Elaine (Pomerleau) Groves, 96, a resident of Clover Manor in Auburn and formerly of 656 College St., Lewiston, passed away Friday, May 2, at the Hospice House following a brief illness. Elaine was born in Saint-Honore, Canada, on Nov. 28, 1917, a daughter of the late Alfred and Marie (Fortier) […]
advertisement
Posted inMaine, sj-web
LePage to sign bill seeking recognition of Agent Orange exposure in Canada
PORTLAND (AP) — Gov. Paul LePage is poised to sign into law a bill calling on the federal government to recognize disabilities suffered by Maine soldiers who were exposed to Agent Orange at a military base in Canada. The bill, sponsored by Democratic Sen. John Tuttle, focuses on potential exposure by Maine Army National Guard […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Musician seeks solace in the creation of handcrafted violins
A stick-figure drawing hangs on Leo Beaule’s refrigerator in Lewiston. Drawn by his great-granddaughter Ava, it shows her, her little sister and himself holding hands. Sometimes Ava comes over to play with the violins — the many violins that Beaule has crafted over the years. Beaule, who recently turned 87, said much of his life […]
Posted inMaine, sj-web
New owner, new name: MMA to become the Central Maine and Quebec Railway
HERMON — Once the sale of the bankrupt Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Railway is complete, that name will be filed away in the history books. Railroad Acquisition Holdings, the affiliate of New York-based investment firm Fortress Investment Group that is in the process of buying Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Railway out of bankruptcy, will change […]
Posted inBusiness, Maine, sj-web
Wrongful death claimants in Lac-Megantic disaster want George Mitchell to oversee allocation of railroad’s funds
BANGOR — A Chicago law firm on Wednesday filed a proposal that would appoint former U.S. Sen. George J. Mitchell to oversee the allocation of available funds in the Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Railway’s bankruptcy case to the victims who have filed wrongful death and personal injury claims. The firm Meyers & Flowers filed the […]
Posted inBusiness, Maine, sj-web
After bankruptcy sale, what’s next for beleaguered Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Railway?
The sale of the bankrupt Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Railway is all but certain at this point, but the buyer — Fortress Investment Group — remains mum on its reasons for wanting to acquire the bankrupt railroad or its future plans. While Fortress may not be talking, the Bangor Daily News is able to piece […]
Posted inBusiness, Maine, sj-web
‘Multiple bids’ made in auction for Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Railway assets
BANGOR — Multiple parties have made initial bids for the assets of the bankrupt Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Railway ahead of next week’s auction. The deadline for bids on the railroad’s assets was the end of the day Friday. Robert Keach, the railroad company’s trustee in its bankruptcy proceedings, told the Bangor Daily News after […]
Posted inMaine, Nation / World, sj-web
Canadian train carrying oil derails, catches fire near Maine border
Of the 17 cars that derailed late Tuesday in New Brunswick province, five contain crude oil and four contain propane, said Claude Mongeau, the chief executive of CN Rail. Some of the propane cars are venting and some of the crude cars are burning, he said. “It is contained, but it is evolving,” Mongeau said. […]
Posted inMaine, sj-web
Tenn. man to plead guilty to smuggling narwhal whale tusks in scheme run by ex-Mountie
BANGOR — One of two Americans and a Canadian charged in a cross-border case of smuggling rare narwhal tusks into the U.S. from Canada is scheduled to plead guilty Tuesday in U.S. District Court to charges connected with the operation. Jay Gus Conrad, 67, of Lakeland, Tenn., is expected to plead guilty to some or […]