The dozen airlines covered in the Transportation Department’s monthly consumer report canceled 2.2 percent of their flights in August, up from 1.4 percent a year earlier.
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Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Wildfires upend California wine industry
Unlike earthquakes that unleash ruin in seconds, the blazes just drag on.
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Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Self-driving cars would be a mixed bag for cities, Boston-focused study says
The technology could ease congestion by smoothing driving patterns, but might also encourage urban sprawl and lead to more cars on the road.
Posted inField Hockey, Sports, Varsity Maine
Field hockey: Scarborough eliminates Falmouth
The top-ranked Red Storm score in the first half to beat the Yachtsmen.
Posted inSports
Massachusetts golfer, fireman clinches U.S. Mid-Amateur
Matt Parziale wins a tournament that will get him into events next year that seemed out of reach.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Quota will stay the same in Maine’s 2018 eel fishery
Regulators vote to hold the catch limit at a little less than 9,700 pounds.
Posted inMaine
Portland presses ahead with plan to ban most pesticides
The City Council will consider the ordinance on Nov. 6, and there will be a public hearing on Nov. 20.
Posted inNBA, Sports
Warriors remain dominant team in the NBA
Parity does not exist in the NBA, but the commissioner says having a super team isn’t all bad.
Posted inAnimals, Life & Culture, Maine, News
Rehabilitated seal pups found in Maine are set free on Cape Cod
The seals were rescued in May and June, and given celebrities’ names.
Posted inMaine
Driver of car killed in collision with tractor-trailer in Auburn
A passenger in the car suffered minor injuries in the accident on Washington Street, police say.