fence Archives - Lewiston Sun Journal

U.S. agents fire tear gas as some migrants try to breach fence

by The Associated Press November 26, 2018November 26, 2018

TIJUANA, Mexico (AP) — U.S. border agents fired tear gas on hundreds of migrants protesting near the border with Mexico on Sunday after some of them attempted to get through the fencing and wire separating the two countries, and American authorities shut down the nation’s busiest border crossing from the city where thousands are waiting […]

Lewiston-Auburn

Poland board approves fence, urges LED study

by Staff report March 7, 2018March 8, 2018

POLAND — The Board of Selectpersons on Tuesday night approved $6,000 of town funds to repair a fence, and directed the town manager to look into the potential of converting streetlights to energy-saving LEDs. At the Tuesday night meeting, the board voted to approve the money to repair fencing at White Oak Hill Cemetery in […]

Franklin, sj-web

Car takes out fence, Halloween decorations in Temple

by Donna M. Perry, Staff Writer October 23, 2017October 24, 2017

Jody Morris, 41, of Wilton lost control of a car he was driving on Temple Road in Temple on Monday. The car crashed through a fence, drove over Halloween decorations and over a rock wall before coming to rest in some trees, Franklin County Deputy Keith Madore said. (Donna M. Perry/Sun Journal) TEMPLE — Police […]

Nation / World, sj-web

White House fence jumper charged with assault

by Darlene Superville, Associated Press October 23, 2014

WASHINGTON — The 23-year-old Maryland man who climbed over the White House fence Wednesday night has been charged with felonies for assaulting two police dogs and making threats, the Secret Service said Thursday. Dominic Adesanya of Bel Air, Maryland, is in custody of the U.S. Marshals Service for previous outstanding warrants, Secret Service spokesman Brian […]

Oxford Hills

Fence at Chapel Cemetery to be repaired

by Leslie H. Dixon, Staff Writer August 30, 2014

Maine, sj-web

Maine officials preparing to sign agreement to erect 1,800-foot steel fence at historic Fort Knox

by Abigail Curtis, Bangor Daily News August 29, 2013

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Maine Historic Preservation Commission are expected sign by the end of this week a memorandum of agreement to add fencing at Fort Knox State Historic Site, Skip Varney, the director of engineering and real property for the bureau, said Wednesday. The memorandum will detail the state’s understanding […]