| Probe begins in fatal Miami crane crash
Authorities are investigating what caused a section of construction crane to plummet 30 floors into a home that a contractor used for storage, killing two people in the nation's second deadly crane accident in 10 days. The accident occurred at a downtown Miami high-rise condominium Tuesday when workers tried to raise the crane section to extend the equipment's reach, said Miami fire spokesman Ignatius Carroll. It fell 30 floors and smashed through the Spanish-tiled roof of a two-story house that was the home of Cameron Diaz's character in the movie "There's Something About Mary." Five workers were hurt, one critically. Terrance Hennessy, 59, a safety inspector for an insurance company, died at the scene, according to Miami police. Jeremy Thornsbury, 21, of Tamarac, died at a hospital, police said.
Former Insurance Agent Responds To Office Closure Story
Following the publication of story regarding the sudden closure of the MetLife insurance office in Damariscotta in the March 19 edition of The Lincoln County News ("Newcastle Man Can't Find His Insurance Agent", page 13) the story's subject, Patrick Leeman, contacted The Lincoln County News and issued a written statement.
Leeman's absence came to the fore when one of his customers, Robin Anderson of Newcastle, couldn't find Leeman to deal with an insurance issue. Anderson, a former Leeman client, struck a deer on the Bristol Rd. Jan. 29. Anderson has produced paperwork indicating he was covered at the time of the accident and is still waiting for an insurance check to fix the $2500 damage to his car.
Anderson said he last saw Leeman March 12. On that date, Anderson said he met with Leeman at his office in the Chasse Building on Bus.
Second childhood: Slumping economy forcing even middle-aged children to move home
After being laid off from her job as an events planner at an upscale resort, Jo Ann Bauer struggled financially. She worked at several lower-paying jobs, relocated to a new city and even declared bankruptcy. Then in December, she finally accepted her parents' invitation to move into their home — at age 52. "I'm back living in the bedroom that I grew up in," she said. Taking shelter with parents isn't uncommon for young people in their 20s, especially when the job market is poor. But now the slumping economy and the credit crunch are forcing some children to do so later in life — even in middle age. Financial planners report receiving many calls from parents seeking advice about taking in their grown children following divorces and layoffs. Kim Foss Erickson, a financial planner in Roseville, Calif., north of Sacramento, said she has never seen older children, even those in their 50s, depending so much on their parents as in the last six months.
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