PARIS — Town Manager Vic Hodgkins told selectmen Tuesday evening that the town can expect $64,253 from the state as reimbursement for building the town sand and salt shed. The shed was constructed in 1988. Hodgkins said the money from the Maine Department of Transportation is expected to arrive between now and Christmas and put in […]
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Otisfield culvert work to close part of Route 121
OTISFIELD — A section of Route 121 will be closed to all through traffic from 6 a.m. to about 5 p.m. Tuesday to replace a culvert near Bell Hill Road. Ted Talbot, spokesman for the Maine Department of Transportation, said the the closure will be about a quarter mile north of the Bell Hill Road. […]
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Richard A. Wing
NORWAY — Richard “Dick” A. Wing, 78, of Woodstock passed away Thursday, April 5, at Stephens Memorial Hospital. He was born in Lewiston on July 1, 1939, the son of Elmer “Pete” and Catherine Elphinstone Wing. He attended Woodstock High School and had worked for the MDOT for 31 years as a heavy equipment operator. He […]
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Roland "Oscar" Annis Jr.
BETHEL — Roland “Oscar” Annis Jr., 89, of Bethel, passed away on Sunday, March 18, at his home. He was born in Gorham, N.H., on Nov. 8, 1928, the son of Roland and Eugene Blowers Annis. He attended Bethel schools and married Louise Bishop in 1951. He worked for the town of Bethel before working for […]
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Everett F. "Skeet" Higgins
AUGUSTA — Everett F. “Skeet” Higgins, 77, a resident of Litchfield, passed away Saturday, Dec. 23, at Maine Veterans Home in Augusta. He was born Feb. 13, 1940, in Waterville, the son of Perley Higgins and Irene (Chute) Higgins. Skeet was a graduate of Erskine Academy in South China. He served in the U.S. Navy from […]
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A new walking surface
Under the supervision of the Maine Department of Transportation, a crew from T Buck Construction of Auburn jackhammers the crumbling concrete on the sidewalk of the bridge spanning the Little Androscoggin River in downtown Mechanic Falls on Tuesday afternoon. The sidewalk resurfacing work is one of many maintenance projects the state agency is doing this […]
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MDOT to review intersection of Gore, Harrison roads
NORWAY – Town Manager David Holt said the Maine Department of Transportation is studying ways to make the intersection of Gore Road and Route 117 safer. Holt said he recently had a conversation with a state highway engineer. “He said that the state has some ideas on how to get drivers to slow down when […]
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Maine lowers speed limit along stretch of Interstate 295
The Maine Department of Transportation reduced the speed limit on Interstate 295 between Falmouth and Brunswick from 70 mph to 65 mph Monday. FALMOUTH — Motorists traveling along a 22-mile stretch of Interstate 295 between Falmouth and Topsham will need to do so at a slower pace, effective immediately. The posted speed limit for that […]
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Speed limit along Interstate 295 lowered to 65 mph
FALMOUTH (AP) — Motorists traveling along a 22-mile stretch of Interstate 295 between Falmouth and Topsham will need to do so at a slower pace, effective immediately. The posted speed limit for that portion of the highway was officially lowered to 65 mph on Monday morning. The change comes on the heels of the Maine […]
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Paul LePage says merging transportation, turnpike agencies could nix tolls
GORHAM — Gov. Paul LePage believes a merger between the Maine Turnpike Authority and the Maine Department of Transportation would benefit residents by leading to the elimination of most tolls. The Portland Press Herald reports LePage made the remarks before approximately 150 people at a town hall meeting held in Gorham on Wednesday. The Republican admitted […]