OXFORD — The opening of the $15 million Hampton Inn on Route 26 has been delayed twice as work continues on the hotel opposite the Oxford Casino. Town Manager Derik Goodine and selectmen met in executive session in late August with GIRI I Oxford LLC President Ashish Sangani, a Massachusetts developer of multiple hotels under […]
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Hampton Inn in Oxford to open Oct. 1
OXFORD — The $15 million Hampton Inn on Route 26 is set to open Oct. 1, according to Town Manager Derik Goodine. Goodine said he and selectmen met Aug. 25 in executive session with GIRI I Oxford LLC President Ashish Sangani, a Massachusetts developer of multiple hotels under the GIRI Hotels name. Goodine said selectmen asked […]
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Mechanic’s lien placed on general contractor of Route 26 Hampton Inn project
OXFORD — The owner of a framing company fired from the job at the Hampton Inn on Route 26 said he is owed thousand of dollars and has placed a mechanic’s lien on the general contractor to recoup what he says he is owed. The lien has not affected the ongoing construction at the site […]
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Hampton Inn expected to open this summer
OXFORD — Completion of the $15 million Hampton Inn on Route 26 is set for the end of the summer, an official said. The 92-room, four-floor in across from Oxford Casino was originally expected to open by June. Groundbreaking was held in March 2014. John K. S. Cleary, vice president for hospitality at Calamar in New […]
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Hampton Inn gains excellence award
LEWISTON — Hampton Inn Lewiston-Auburn, now in its sixth year, has received a 2016 TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence Award. The achievement celebrates hospitality businesses that have met specific requirements on the online TripAdvisor site during the past year. To qualify, a business must maintain an overall TripAdvisor bubble rating of at least four out of five, […]
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Inn gains LEED certification
LEWISTON — Hampton Inn Lewiston-Auburn recently received Gold Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design certification by the United States Green Building Council. LEED recognizes best-in-class building strategies and practices. Opened in September 2014, the property was built with use of low volatile organic compounds, including paint, adhesives, sealants and carpets, that contribute to better indoor […]
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Oxford sewer system not expected to be ready until 2016
OXFORD — Delays in the town’s $23.7 million sewer system have pushed the project’s completion back until at least the spring of 2016. In the meeting minutes of a conference with contractors, the firm building the town’s sewer plant — T. Buck Construction — isn’t projected to finish before late February 2016. Town Manager Michael Chammings […]
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Corporate approval moves Oxford hotel construction forward
OXFORD — Commitment to the planned $15.4 million Hampton Inn across from the Oxford Casino remains strong as developers said Wednesday they hope to see the building rise before the end of 2015. Widely viewed as an essential accompaniment to provide lodging to gamblers visiting the Oxford Casino on Route 26, developers and local business advocates […]
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New downtown Lewiston hotel to open Wednesday
LEWISTON — A new Lincoln Street hotel will take in its first guests Wednesday. Owner Chris Thompson confirmed that the Hampton Inn will begin taking guests Sept. 10. “We wanted to get open as early as possible into the Bates College school year and certainly before the Dempsey Challenge,” Thompson said. “That was a big […]
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Oxford developers submit hotel plans for state approval
OXFORD — Construction on a proposed 93-room Hampton Inn across from the Oxford Casino on Route 26 could be weeks away after developers submitted plans to the state. Hotel developers are in the process of building the hotel, the first stage in a “master plan” to develop 550 acres of farmland into a series of […]