Charges of up to $5 per pickup and similar surcharges on limos, shuttles, Uber, Lyft and car rentals added up to an estimated $183 million last year at 50 airports.
2016
Posted inSports
Three NFL games on Thanksgiving have playoff implications
For the first time in 81 years, all NFL Thanksgiving games feature teams who are .500 or better.
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Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
Pilot strike could delay Amazon, DHL parcels
The Teamsters union says the strike caused 75 flights by the cargo airline ABX Air to be canceled.
Posted inMaine colleges, Sports
College football: Meaningful games make for a fine Thanksgiving dessert
Conference titles, playoff positioning and a whole lot of pride will be on the menu this week.
Posted inLife & Culture
Emma Stone once envied Jennifer Lawrence’s success
But she overcame that and the two became friends, Stone tells Vanity Fair.
Posted inThe Maine Forecast
How shrinking sea ice in the Arctic could affect winter in Maine
Record low amounts of sea ice are happening this fall across the northernmost reaches of the globe.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, News
Second of 3 men sentenced in 2013 Biddeford slaying
Bub Peter Nguany, 29, gets 40 years for intentional murder in the revenge killing of Charles Raybine, who was shot multiple times in the face.
Posted inMaine, News
Four crashes involving 10 cars slow traffic on Maine Turnpike
The accidents along the Augusta-Hallowell line were reported around 3 p.m.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, News
Westbrook officer cleared in man’s shooting
Benjamin Hall shot an armed man, who was wounded but survived.
Posted inMaine
In York County, donors open their hearts to provide Thanksgiving dinners: Photos
An appeal via Facebook brings in enough donations to provide 1,700 to 2,000 family dinners.