Repairs to a bridge and road were completed in about 80 hours.
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Death toll jumps to at least 48 as a search continues in southern China highway collapse
One side of the four-lane highway in the city of Meizhou gave way about 2 a.m. on Wednesday after a month of heavy rains in Guangdong province.
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Worker shortages put Maine plowing operations between a rock and a snowbank
Businesses are having trouble hiring enough drivers to clear lots and driveways, and the Department of Transportation also is understaffed heading into winter.
Posted inFranklin
Employee contract to save Jay nearly $50,000 in insurance premiums
JAY — A change in the town employees’ health insurance in the highway, sewer and Transfer Station departments will save nearly $50,000 in premium reductions over the next nine months, Town Manager Shiloh LaFreniere said. Under a new Teamsters Union contract, coverage will change from Maine Municipal Association to Allegiant Care. The new health insurance goes […]
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Selectmen prepare for union negotiations
LIVERMORE FALLS — Selectmen met for more than two hours Thursday night to discuss negotiations for Teamsters Union Local 340 employees. Vern Stevens and Rodney Lake represent the union, which includes police, highway and sewer treatment plant employees. Their three-year contract expires June 30. The board had planned to work on the 2015 municipal budget, but […]
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Turnpike speed limit rising to 70 mph Monday
AUGUSTA — The speed limit is going up on parts of the Maine Turnpike next week. The Maine Turnpike Authority said Friday that the speed limit will be raised by 5 mph to become 70 mph on most of Interstate 95 starting Monday. The speed limit will remain 65 mph south of Kittery. On the […]
Posted inFranklin, The Franklin Journal
Livermore residents can call animal control officer directly
LIVERMORE — Residents are back to direct calls to contact the town’s new animal control officer if they have an animal-related issue, town Administrative Assistant Renda Guild said Wednesday. The Board of Selectpersons entered into a contract with Rich Burton of Maine Animal Damage Control of Lewiston in April. Burton’s number is 212-0437, she said. […]
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Committee approves bill to tidy Maine interstate signs
AUGUSTA — A legislative committee on Thursday unanimously approved a bill that would help align the state’s interstate landscape with federal rules by moving and removing dozens of signs. The Transportation Committee also made several changes to the bill to allow several signs to stay on the Maine Turnpike and to allow others to purchase […]
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Foreman says people still plowing snow across roads in Livermore
LIVERMORE — Highway foreman Roger Ferland reported to selectpersons Monday that many residents are still plowing snow across the roads, Administrative Assistant Kurt Schaub said. “Not only is this illegal, it is dangerous and can damage town equipment,” he said. Ferland reported he hit a massive snow pile recently and broke the plow wing. Plowing […]
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Thanksgiving travelers cast wary eye as storm heads east
DALLAS (AP) — A winter storm blamed for at least 11 fatal accidents in the West, Texas and Arkansas threatens to dampen the Thanksgiving holiday for millions of Americans traveling this week. Nearly 300 American Airlines and American Eagle flights were canceled in and out of Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport on Monday due to the […]