NORWAY — The Board of Selectmen will meet at 10 a.m. Thursday to deal with a leaking roof on the Opera House clock tower, a heat pump for the Police Department and a grant for the treatment plant. The special session was called because the board lacked a quorum at their regular meeting last week […]
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Norway Opera House clock tower suffering from 'serious' roof leak
NORWAY — Town Manager Dennis Lajoie told selectmen Thursday night the Opera House clock tower on Main Street has a “serious” leak that must be repaired to prevent water damage. Lajoie told Chairman Bruce Cook and Selectman Mike Twitchell the clock tower roof is leaking worse than thought. He said Lewiston-based contractor Hebert Construction has […]
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Workers from Mid-Maine Restoration Inc. of Edgecomb scrape the clock tower at the Franklin County Courthouse in Farmington on Thursday as part of its restoration. (Donna M. Perry/Sun Journal) A worker from Mid-Maine Restoration Inc. of Edgecomb scrapes the clock tower at the Franklin County Courthouse in Farmington on Thursday as part of its restoration. (Donna […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Auburn clock tower gets a face-lift
Workers from Seacoast Scaffold & Equipment Corp. remove equipment from the clock tower of the Androscoggin County Building in Auburn on Tuesday afternoon. After repairing and replacing much of the exterior of the facade, the next phase of the nearly $300,000 project will deal with repairing the roof of the building, which was built in […]
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Androscoggin County approves additional $25,000 to replace rotted trim in clock tower
AUBURN — In a split vote, the Androscoggin County Commission approved an additional $25,000 to replace more rotted wood than expected on the clock tower at the courthouse. A closer inspection of the clock tower after the scaffolding was erected detected the deterioration of the wood trim. The courthouse was built in 1857. Last year’s […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Body cams in Androscoggin Sheriff's budget for 2018
AUBURN — The Androscoggin County Sheriff’s Department is asking to purchase body cams for its patrol deputies. The request was made Wednesday evening during the third and final budget presentation to the commissioners for the 2018 Androscoggin County budget. The third presentation focused mostly on the Sheriff’s Office — patrol, communication, civil process and the […]
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Bid to restore clock tower on courthouse comes in $220K over budget
AUBURN — The restoration of the clock tower on the Androscoggin County Courthouse will be delayed after the lone bid for the project came in well over budget. County commissioners Monday unanimously rejected the $296,300 bid by H.E. Callahan Construction to restore the clock tower. Originally budgeting $100,000 for the project, the county had less […]