They attempted to land on a plowed wheat field, but hilly terrain forced the pilot to try to land in a nearby bean field instead.
Nicholas McCrea
Reporter
Nick McCrea covers statewide K-12 and higher education from the downtown Bangor office.
Longtime MDI newspaper editor to leave for PR job
The founding editor of the weekly Mount Desert Islander newspaper is leaving for a communications post at an Acadia National Park-focused nonprofit.
Report: ‘Creepy clown’ with machete arrested
State police arrested a Hollis man after residents allegedly spotted him wandering around town wearing a clown mask and carrying a machete.
Two pedestrians killed on Route 26 outside Oxford Casino
The pedestrians were crossing around 11 p.m. when they were struck by a pickup.
ODD JOBS OF SUMMER
24 hours before the mast: My day as a deckhand
“What have I gotten myself into?” I thought, knees trembling a little as I looked down at Rockland Harbor some 60 feet below.
Alfond Foundation offers $7.5 million boost for Maine graduate center
It would be the largest private gift to a project involving multiple campuses in the system’s history.
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Maine fishermen rescue seal pup entangled in fishing gear
A pair of Maine fishermen rescued a young seal that became tangled in fishing gear last week.
UMaine System starts search for next president of Orono, Machias campuses
The University of Maine System has begun the process of finding a president who will lead the system’s largest and smallest campus.
Fire guts popular Brewer bar Cap’s Tavern
Flames swept through Cap’s Tavern, a popular Brewer nightspot, late Thursday.
Feds to buy $10 million in wild Maine blueberries to help absorb glut
The U.S. Department of Agriculture approved buying up to $10 million in Maine wild blueberries.
For second day in a row, rescue team helps injured hiker off Maine mountain
Paulina Pope, 44, of South Berwick was hiking with a friend Thursday afternoon when she fell and suffered a broken leg on a steep section of trail.
Hiker rescued from Appalachian Trail after breaking leg
A teenager who suffered a broken leg on the Appalachian Trail was airlifted off a mountain east of Greenville.
Man who said his name was ‘Santa Claus’ leads police on a car chase through Maine
State police brought an end to a lengthy car chase in Bangor on July 4.
Lawsuit claims Poland Spring a ‘colossal fraud,’ selling groundwater
Top two officers, other sailors aboard USS Fitzgerald to be disciplined following deadly collision
This Maine town will sell you a home near the beach, if you’re willing to demolish it
Snakes, ticks and kids: What it’s like to be a camp counselor in Maine
Llama jumps fence to chase bear away from farm ducks, then goes to local golf course