By GEORGE CHAPPELL; OF THE NEWS STAFF OWLSHEAD - The paving project for a taxiway parallel to the runway at Knox County Regional Airport is unlikely to be finished this year because the price of liquid asphalt has tripled.

By GEORGE CHAPPELL; OF THE NEWS STAFF OWLS HEAD - The U.S. Department of Transportation has selected Cape Air to replace Colgan Air as the scheduled commercial air carrier providing low-fare flights between Boston and Knox County Regional Airport.

By GEORGE CHAPPELL; OF THE NEWS STAFF OWLS HEAD - The Knox County Regional Airport has been awarded two grants totaling $550,000 from the Federal Aviation Administration of the U.S. Department of Transportation. U.S. Rep. Thomas Allen, D-Maine, and U.S. Sens.

ROCKLAND - The Maine Airport Managers Association held its fall conference on Oct. 24 at Knox County Regional Airport. Ron Roy, director of the Maine Department of Transportation, gave an overview of Maine legislation that is important to the aviation industry and its impact on Maine airports.

OWLS HEAD - The Knox County Regional Airport has been awarded a $5 million federal grant for construction of a new taxiway. The award was announced this week by U.S. Rep. Tom Allen, D- Maine and a member of the House Budget Committee. The $4,978,000 grant from the U.S.