AUGUSTA — A pickup truck struck and killed an Augusta pedestrian Monday night near the west entrance to Memorial Bridge. Police blocked traffic from crossing the bridge shortly after the accident was reported about 7 p.m., and part of Cony Circle was closed as well. Augusta police Lt. Vicente Morris said the accident occurred near […]
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Memorial Bridge walkers remain in the dark
RUMFORD — With the days getting shorter, Memorial Bridge remains in the dark — without working lighting on all 10 of its fixtures. At the Board of Selectmen’s meeting Thursday, Town Manager John Madigan said town Road Commissioner Andy Russell had asked the Maine Department of Transportation about the lighting issue a month earlier. Madigan said […]
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Rumford police, fire respond Sunday to suicide on Memorial Bridge
RUMFORD — Officers with the Rumford Police and Fire departments responded to the report of a suicide on Memorial Bridge on Sunday morning. Rumford Sgt. Tracey Higley said the Police Department, along with the Maine Warden Service, Rumford Fire Department and Med-Care Ambulance, were dispatched to Memorial Bridge after receiving a call about a suicide. […]
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Kittery-Portsmouth bridge getting underwater inspection
PORTSMOUTH, N.H. (AP) — Transportation officials are optimistic that a bridge connecting New Hampshire and Maine hasn’t sustained any structural damage after an oil tanker struck a pier supporting the span. Foster’s Daily Democrat reported (http://bit.ly/1ctf9Dt) officials are awaiting the results of an underwater inspection by divers Tuesday of the Memorial Bridge. The 600-foot Seapride […]
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Oil tanker hits Portsmouth-Kittery bridge, does little damage
PORTSMOUTH, N.H. — The New Hampshire Transportation Department says an oil tanker struck a pier at the Memorial Bridge that connects the state to Maine, and there’s no apparent damage to the bridge itself. Bill Boynton of the Transportation Department said the 600-foot-long oil tanker “Seapride” was outbound on the Piscataqua River when it struck […]
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N.H., Maine celebrate new Memorial Bridge
PORTSMOUTH, N.H.— New Hampshire Gov. Maggie Hassan says the new bridge between Portsmouth and Kittery represents the historical connections between the two states and their shared economic future. Hassan was joined by U.S. Sens. Jeanne Shaheen and Kelly Ayotte of New Hampshire and Sen. Susan Collins of Maine at a ceremony Thursday to open the […]