PORTLAND — The 1856 Gothic revival church that is home to Grace, a popular Portland restaurant, is up for sale for just under $2 million. But diners needn’t worry: Owner Anne Rutherford says the restaurant will remain open. Rutherford is selling the Chestnut Street building, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, […]
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Auburn mulls closing Chestnut Street for recreation
AUBURN — The city is considering closing Chestnut Street near the Auburn Police Activities League Center to increase safety and enhance the surrounding recreational fields. Instead of being used for cut-through traffic, the portion of Chestnut would become green space, likely used for PAL Center activities and an ice rink in the winter. Phil Crowell, […]
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Chestnut Street parking garage to partially close for two weeks
LEWISTON — The city is restarting its rehabilitation project at the Chestnut Street parking garage next week, which will impact roughly 100 garage customers. According to a notice from Saco Falls Management, which manages The Lofts at Bates Mill, the work will complete the application of a new traffic membrane on levels 3 and 4 […]
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South Paris man stabbed at Lewiston barbershop
LEWISTON — A South Paris man was stabbed while getting a haircut at a barbershop on Chestnut Street on Wednesday evening. Rashad Robinson, 35, was stabbed in the stomach and chest while sitting in a chair at Major Cuts at 79 Chestnut St., police said. The stabbing was reported shortly before 6 p.m. Within minutes, […]
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Chestnut Street parking garage to partially close
LEWISTON — The upper levels of the Chestnut Street parking garage will be closed for three weeks as crews work to rehab parts of the structure. City officials said levels 2, 3 and 4 will be closed between Oct. 9 and the end of the month. The bottom level will remain open. The work will […]