Maine Department of Transportation workers, spectators and dignitaries gather in July 2011 for a ceremony opening a $22 million bridge in Norridgewock. The Legislature has passed a bill calling for naming it the Cpl. Eugene Cole Memorial Bridge, in honor of a omerset County sheriff’s deputy who was killed April 25 while on duty. (Jeff Pouland/Morning […]
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Marine Corps League to hold meeting LEWISTON — Central Maine Detachment 810, Marine Corps League, will host its monthly meeting at 6 p.m. Thursday, May 31, at the Lewiston Armory, 65 Central Ave. All Marines, FMF Corpsmen and Navy chaplains are invited. Anyone interested in Marines Helping Veterans is also invited. There is a need for […]
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Byron given two options for Coos bridge
BYRON — A state official told selectmen Tuesday night that the state would rebuild the Byron Village Road bridge for continued use by traffic, or repair it for use by pedestrians, but the town would have to take over maintenance in either case. If residents refuse to, the state will likely abandon it or close it […]
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Ruby E. Agnew
LEWISTON — Ruby E. “Judy” “Goggi” Agnew, 97, of Auburn, peacefully passed away on Saturday, April 28, at CMMC, with her loving family by her side. She was born in Williston, Vt. on Sept. 26, 1920, the daughter of the late George U. and Gertrude (Davis) Richardson. She graduated from Cambridge High School in 1938 and […]
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Marine Corps League Detachment to meet LEWISTON — Central Maine Detachment 810, Marine Corps League, will host its monthly meeting at 6 p.m. Thursday, March 29, at the Lewiston Armory, 65 Central Ave. All Marines, FMF Corpsmen and Navy Chaplains are invited. Anyone interested in Marines Helping Veterans is also invited to attend. There is a need […]
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Engineering firm behind collapsed Miami bridge also helped design Maine bridges
A company that helped design a Miami pedestrian bridge that killed at least six when it collapsed Thursday was involved in the construction of at least four bridges in Maine. FIGG Bridge Engineers, an internationally known firm based in Tallahassee, Florida, helped design the new Sarah Mildred Long Bridge between Kittery and Portsmouth, New Hampshire; […]
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Barbara S. Beaudoin
SCARBOROUGH — Barbara Sherry Beaudoin, 90, of Williamsburg Lane, died peacefully Sunday, March 4, at St. Joseph’s Rehabilitation and Living Center; her loving family was by her side. Barbara was born in Portland on April 23, 1927, the daughter of the late Timothy L. and Helen V. (Moore) Sherry. She graduated from Lewiston High School and […]
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Wilton woman walks away from crash on river
LIVERMORE — A Wilton woman walked away from a crash Saturday night, after the SUV she was driving landed on a shelf of ice on the Androscoggin River. Elizabeth Neuschwanger, 46, was northbound on Route 4 and failed to negotiate a corner before the bridge over the river near Goding Road. The SUV hit a […]
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Kudos: Senior volunteer keeps the fun rolling
Roger Labbe talks to his cribbage partner in the midst of a hand on Thursday morning at The Lewiston Armory. Labbe runs the weekly cribbage group. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) Kudos: Senior volunteer keeps the fun rolling By Andrew Rice, Sun Journal LEWISTON — Roger Labbe arrives every at 8 a.m. every Thursday at the Lewiston Recreation […]
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Camp owners ask commissioners for help with bridge
PARIS — The owner of a seasonal home in northern Oxford County reminded county commissioners Tuesday that he and others want to know whether the county will help pay for a bridge to access their properties. Paul Hodsdon of Norway is one of dozens of landowners who want the Aldrich Brook bridge on Lincoln Pond […]