OTISFIELD — Where were you during The Great Ice Storm of 1998? On Thursday, Nov. 7, beginning at 7 p.m. in the Otisfield Community Hall, the Otisfield Historical Society will feature memories of the storm. But first, they need some help from those who experienced it. “Fifteen years and nine months after the ice storm […]
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Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Railway rehiring workers thanks to $3 million loan
HERMON — Thanks to a recent $3 million loan, workers are being rehired by the bankrupt railway that owned the runaway train that devastated a Canadian town, killing 47 people, the railway’s court-appointed trustee said Monday. Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Railway secured a $3 million loan from Camden National Bank to allow it to keep […]
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Anna M. Mathieu
1922 – 2013 AUBURN — Anna M. Mathieu, 91, formerly of Harmons Corner Road, Auburn, passed away Wednesday, Oct. 16, at the Hospice House of Androscoggin Home Care and Hospice. She previously resided at Clover Manor. She was born in Sainte-Agnes, PQ, Canada on April 30, 1922, daughter of the late Alyre and Florida Maheux […]
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Border agent injured when stolen car rammed vehicle
COBURN GORE — A U.S. Border Patrol agent who was injured when his car was rammed by a stolen vehicle Monday night has been treated and released from a hospital, Keith Hoops, public affairs spokesman for the Houlton sector of the Border Patrol, said Thursday. Hoops declined to give the agent’s name because the case […]
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Sylvia Fontaine
1915 – 2013 RUMFORD — Sylvia Fontaine, 98, of Mexico died at the Rumford Community Home on Monday, Oct. 14. She was born in Caraquet, New Brunswick, on May 4, 1915, a daughter of William and Alice (Parise) Blanchard. Sylvia’s family left Canada in 1925 and moved to Rumford. Sylvia had three sisters and three […]
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Family, friends recall Carmel mountaineer who died in solo Canadian Rockies climbing expedition
CARMEL — When looking at photographs solo mountaineer Rich Gebert took of the towering peaks in the Canadian Rockies he climbed, the narrow summit ridges he walked, and the smile on his face while conquering them, it’s easy to see he loved it. “This is the good life,” Gebert posted on Facebook with a picture […]
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CEO of Rail World — Montreal, Maine and Atlantic parent — sits on board of company suing railway in bankruptcy
In what some experts say could be a conflict of interest, the CEO of the Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Railway’s parent company also sits on the board of directors of the railway’s second-largest creditor, which on Tuesday sued to ensure it is first to be paid from MMA’s ongoing bankruptcy proceedings. Ed Burkhardt, CEO of […]
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Bankruptcy judge approves $3 million loan for railway
BANGOR — A U.S. Bankruptcy Court judge Wednesday approved a $3 million loan from Camden National Bank that will allow the Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Railway to continue operating with two-man crews running the trains. Canadian authorities in August ordered the railroad to use two-man crews for all hazardous material transportation in response to the […]
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Local fight rages over tar sands oil
SOUTH PORTLAND (AP) — A proposed ordinance designed to block tar sands oil from being transported to South Portland has set off a fiery debate over what impact it will have on the community and the city’s bustling waterfront. Opponents of the thick, gooey oil derived from tar sands in Canada fear a 236-mile underground […]
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Attorney for Lac-Megantic victims says he will sue Irving over mislabeling of oil in train cars
BANGOR — An Illinois attorney who represents the victims of the Lac-Megantic, Quebec, train disaster and their families said Friday that he will file a lawsuit against Irving Oil Co., the Canadian firm that hired the railroad to ship crude oil to its refinery in New Brunswick. Peter J. Flowers of Chicago, who represents the […]