Much of the money is allotted for next year, when the plan calls for the replacement of the bridges over the Stillwater River in Old Town.
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Manchester man seriously injured in Farmington collision
FARMINGTON — A Manchester man was seriously injured Tuesday afternoon when the Maine Department of Transportation van he was driving hit the back of a tractor-trailer on Route 2, near Hammond Lumber. Aaron Buotte, 32, did not see a UPS truck that was stopping in front of him, according to Sgt. Edward Hastings IV of […]
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New service to aid stranded motorists, keep traffic moving on I-295
The Maine Department of Transportation is launching a new program to help stranded motorists on the busy southern stretch of Interstate 295. The state has hired an outside company for safety service patrols on I-295 between Exit 1 in Scarborough and Exit 22 in Freeport starting Monday. Modeled after a program on the Maine Turnpike, […]
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Maine DOT says no to roadside memorial for lobsters
State officials are throwing cold water on the idea of putting up a 5-foot tall granite tombstone at the site of a lobster truck crash in Brunswick – but animal rights activists behind the idea say they aren’t giving up. People for the Ethical Treatment for Animals, known for attention-getting publicity stunts, wanted to put the tombstone on the […]
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John R. Hinkley
CHESTERVILLE — John R. Hinkley, 81, of Chesterville, died late Saturday evening at his home. He was born in Plymouth, N.H., April 30, 1936, a son of Kenneth and Alice (Hodgdon) Hinkley and attended schools in Upton and Rangeley, graduating from Rangeley High School in 1956. On Oct. 24, 1964, he married Louise Bean of Vienna […]
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Dorothy H. Reynolds
LEWISTON — Dorothy “Dot” H. Reynolds, 82, of Lewiston, passed away Friday, Jan. 26, at St. Mary’s d’Youville Pavilion in Lewiston. She was born May 28, 1935, in Patchogue, N.Y., to Joseph Edward and Gertrude Gelina Schebner Hudson. Dot was a social worker for the Head Start program and a member of the tenant council at […]
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Lawrence Farrington Jr.
FARMINGTON — Lawrence Farrington Jr., 83, of Wilton, passed away unexpectedly at Franklin Memorial Hospital on Friday afternoon, Jan. 5. He was born in Livermore Falls June 30, 1934, a son of Lawrence and Cora (Welch) Farrington Sr. Lawrence retired in 1997 from the Maine Department of Transportation, where he worked for 25 years, initially for […]
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DOT public meeting set for casino crossing
Maine Department of Transportation officials will announce plans for safety improvements at the Oxford Casino/Hampton Inn crossing on Route 26 on Wednesday, Oct. 11. OXFORD — The Maine Department of Transportation will unveil its plan to improve pedestrian safety on Route 26 between the Oxford Casino and Hampton Inn on Oct. 11. The public meeting […]
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Highway improvements coming to Oxford Casino area
OXFORD — State Department of Transportation officials have agreed to activate the traffic light and lower the speed in front of the Oxford Casino on Route 26, after two pedestrians were killed and two motorists injured there this summer. Local and state officials and others, including representatives from the casino and the Hampton Inn across […]
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Lawmakers hit the brakes on Nate Libby’s pedestrian safety bill
AUGUSTA — A measure aimed at creating a state fund to help municipalities pay for pedestrian safety improvements is on hold. The bill proposed by Sen. Nate Libby, D-Lewiston, sought to create a fund in the Department of Transportation to bolster pedestrian safety through new lights, paint, signs, speed bumps and intersection fixes. Lawmakers hit […]