FAA investigating emergency landing on I-295

Submitted by Tim Goff on Friday, November 22nd, 6:47 pm

CUMBERLAND, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- The Federal Aviation Administration continues to investigate why a small, single engine plane made an emergency landing on Interstate 295. 

The Cessna 152, with only the pilot aboard, dodged rush hour traffic on the busy highway before coming to a rest in the southbound passing lane and median just after five o'clock on Thursday. 

The pilot, Sachin Hejeji of Falmouth reported that the plane lost power while he was returning to the Portland International Jetport after flying to Waterville earlier in the day. 

The plane swooped in low over the roadway in near pitch black conditions, and was able to avoid being hitting other vehicles or causing an accident.  Witnesses say it was a miracle no one and nothing was struck.

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Movies: "12 Years A Slave"

Submitted by Peter Weyl, Movie Blogger
Friday, November 22nd, 2013, 4:04pm
Movies: "12 Years A Slave"

 

“The past is never dead,” wrote William Faulkner.  “It’s not even past.”  That old Southerner’s observation certainly holds true for this movie, in which we are called upon to witness the ugly truth of America’s original sin, and are left wondering how much of it still lives on in some hearts and minds.

 

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Health Events in Maine November 26 to December 2

Submitted by Diane Atwood, Catching Health with Diane Atwood
Friday, November 22nd, 2013, 11:42am
Health Events in Maine November 26 to December 2

It's a slow week as far as health events go ... I think it has something to do with Thanksgiving!

If you know of any events, please let me know and I'll put them on the Catching Health Calendar.

Memory Cafés have been springing up all over the state of Maine and there are several this week.

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How Maine’s Cancer Community Center Volunteers Give and Receive

Submitted by Diane Atwood, Catching Health with Diane Atwood
Friday, November 22nd, 2013, 7:34am
How Maine’s Cancer Community Center Volunteers Give and Receive

When Jane Staley was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in the early 90s, she looked for a place where she could connect with other people dealing with cancer. She didn't find what she was looking for, so with help from a group of friends, business and community leaders, cancer professionals and cancer survivors, she created a place. Read more ...

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Life Model: There's Something About Mary Stanford

Submitted by Diane Atwood, Catching Health with Diane Atwood
Thursday, November 21st, 2013, 3:31pm
Life Model: There's Something About Mary Stanford

Mary Stanford got the birthday surprise of her life last spring when she opened the door to what she thought was a sale. She loves to go junking and so, that's the ruse her friends Emily Barker and Lynn Hart had cooked up to get her there. Read more ...

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8 Reasons to read 11/22/63

Submitted by The Page Turner, Community Blogger
Thursday, November 21st, 2013, 3:20pm
8 Reasons to read 11/22/63
"The past is obdurate.  It doesn't want to be changed."  (p. 232) ob-dur-ate [OB-duu-rit] adj. Stubborn; unyielding. Alright, maybe I'm pandering to the 50th Anniversary of Kennedy's assassination, but listen, I just HAD to read Stephen King's 11/22/63, and second, why NOT think and talk and write about it this week? True confessions: I read it a year ago.  But it's one of those books I've wanted to let ferment. There's a heap of reasons I liked 11/22/63, but here are my top 8 reasons: READ MORE
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Portland has found this year's Christmas tree

Submitted by Shana Therrien, Multimedia Producer
Thursday, November 21st, 2013, 10:31am

PORTLAND (NEWS CENTER) -- The Portland Downtown District had many entries for this year's Christmas tree, to sit in Monument Square.

The winner, though, is a 55 foot Blue Spruce that actually sits in a residential development on McLean Street in South Portland.  The tree is being donated by the homeowner.

Crane services and construction workers are also donating their time this morning.  Starting at 9am they will cut down the tree and it will make its way down the streets of Portland.

The route it will take starts at Main Street in South Portland, over the Veterans Bridge, down Commercial Street and arrive at Monument Square between 9:30 and 10am.  By noon it will be installed.

The Annual Christmas Tree Lighting ceremony will be Friday, November 29th at 5:30pm.

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