Maine lawmakers heard testimony Thursday on a proposal to require and fund crossing arms on all school buses.
school bus
Posted inLocal & State, sj-web
Sanford man dies when car is rear-ended, pushed into school bus
A Sanford man died after his car was pushed into the path of a school bus Wednesday afternoon in Berwick. Berwick police say a 42-year-old Sanford woman was driving a Toyota Rav 4 at the intersection of Portland Street (Route 4) and Old Route 4 at 1:40 p.m. when she rear-ended a Ford Fusion that […]
advertisement
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Couple converting old bus to accommodate adopted daughter
Casey Knight knew it was crunch time when her husband asked her to pick up a paint brush. “The fact that he allows me to paint tells me that perfection is a lost cause and we just need to get this done,” said Knight, as she painted boards bright white on the front lawn of […]
Posted inRiver Valley
Car strikes RSU 10 bus in Rumford
RUMFORD — A car collided with an RSU 10 school bus filled with children Friday morning, but there were no injuries, according to Rumford Police Chief Stacy Carter. The accident occurred around 8:50 a.m. near the intersection of Route 108 and Veterans Street. Carter said two vehicles traveling east on Route 108 were stopped to turn […]
Posted inLocal & State
5-year-old falls asleep on Gardiner school bus, starts walk home
GARDINER — A Maine school district is investigating after a 5-year-old boy was found wandering alone along a roadway, apparently trying to get home after being left on a school bus. The Kennebec Journal reports a police officer gave the boy a ride home Tuesday after he was spotted by a good Samaritan near the school […]
Posted inFranklin
School bus hit three times on icy Kingfield road
KINGFIELD — Two drivers were injured when three vehicles slid on icy Route 142 on Thursday morning and struck a school bus carrying elementary school pupils, Franklin County Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr. said. Erica Bracy, 39, of Freeman Township and Brian Leblanc, 32, of Salem Township were taken to local hospitals for treatment, Nichols said […]
Posted inLocal & State, sj-web
No kids hurt when car loses control, hits Kennebunk school bus
KENNEBUNK (AP) — No children were hurt after police say a vehicle apparently slid out of control and hit a school bus on state Route 35 in Maine. Kennebunk police say four elementary students were aboard the bus when the crash happened around 7:30 a.m. Thursday. The driver of the vehicle suffered minor injuries and […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills
Former Otisfield students holding ‘school bus reunion’
OTISFIELD — A group of former Otisfield Elementary School students who rode the school bus together from 1960 to 1980 are planning a reunion. It will be held from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 10, at the Otisfield Community Hall in East Otisfield, according to the Rev. Genise Stern of East Otisfield Free […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills
Woman rescued after car strikes bus, catches fire in Norway
NORWAY — Two passersby rescued a woman from her burning car Thursday morning after it struck the back of a school bus and burst into flames near Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School. The woman, identified by Norway police as Natalie Taylor, 78, of Mechanic Falls, was examined by ambulance personnel at the scene and taken […]