Ken Marston of Capozza Concrete Services in Portland puts the third and final coat of paint on the Kennedy Park swimming pool in Lewiston on Wednesday morning. “When I get done I can’t see for a half-hour from the glare,” he said. The pool will open June 25. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal)
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Painting stripes in Jay
Jay public works employees Fred Richards, left, and Terry Greenleaf, center, move a stencil after Chuck Haskell sprays white paint to stripe parking spaces at the Jay Municipal Building on Wednesday. (Donna M. Perry/Sun Journal) Chuck Haskell, right, of the Jay Public Works Department sprays white paint to freshen up parking space lines at the […]
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Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Rain doesn’t stop Earth Day enthusiasts
Azilee Hollenbeck of Lewiston looks at a photo of her mother, Sheri Withers, background, painting a mural on the Lisbon Street sidewalk Sunday afternoon. Saturday’s rain didn’t stop most Earth Day activities, but it wasn’t condusive to painting, so Withers and others waited until Sunday’s bright sun dried out the sidewalks. Sheri Withers of Lewiston […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine
EPA focuses on Lewiston-Auburn landlords in new lead paint effort
LEWISTON — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has launched an effort to clean up lead paint in Lewiston-Auburn. Curt Spaulding, the EPA’s regional administrator in Boston, said the effort was unique to Lewiston-Auburn, the area with the highest number of lead-poisoned children in the state. The agency has put painting and renovation contractors, landlords and […]
Posted inBusiness
Working: Cookies as edible art
AUBURN — Kristi Touchette can spend hours hand-painting one cookie. A movie star’s portrait. A delicate teapot. A postcard from Maine, complete with lighthouses. It’s edible art that sometimes requires an unexpected nudge. She sent her Texas friend a Thor cookie this summer, a 5-inch vanilla bean with Chris Hemsworth’s piercing blue God of Thunder eyes […]
Posted inSpecials
Paint-free ways to brighten your home
Many homeowners pick up their paintbrushes in an effort to make their homes more colorful. But homeowners need not embrace their inner Picasso to brighten their homes’ interiors. The following are a handful of paint-free ways to add some splashes of color to your home this fall. * Bring nature inside. Flowers and plants can […]
Posted inRiver Valley
Mexico Historical Society seeking volunteers to paint Willis Homestead Museum
MEXICO — The Mexico Historical Society is seeking volunteers to help paint the Willis Homestead Museum where meetings are held. The painting project will begin at 10 a.m. Saturday, July 12. President Bob Daigle said Tuesday morning that he and the rest of the society decided the best thing to do to fix it up […]
Posted inOxford Hills
Historic Grange building interior to get a new look
NORWAY — It’s been so many years since the walls of the historic Norway Grange No. 45 have been painted that the colors could only be described by those who saw them as “hideous” and “horrible.” This year a decision was made that decades of grime and dirt, faded and nondescript wall colors would be […]