CARTHAGE — Travelers on Routes 17 and 2 between Jay and Winter Hill Road in Carthage will experience traffic delays from now through mid-July. Developers of the Saddleback Ridge Wind Project off Winter Hill Road are trucking in oversized wind turbine parts for the last nine turbines to complement the three operational turbines installed last […]
Reed
Posted inFranklin
Jay Elementary School teachers to demonstrate technology in the classroom
JAY — Parents of Jay Elementary School students and others in Regional School Unit 73 are invited to a Technology Fair from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 19. Teachers Donna Labbe and Carol Reed said the staff recently completed a 15-session, 45-hour class on technology. “No matter what level, technology can create learning for […]
advertisement
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Lewiston awards Simard-Payne Memorial Park work, despite bid errors
LEWISTON — A mistake on bid documents and negotiated price were not enough to derail plans for Simard-Payne Memorial Park improvements, councilors agreed Tuesday night. The council voted 6-1 to give the job of building riverside improvements and a small amphitheater in the park to J. Pratt Construction of Hebron for $343,265. The current plan […]
Posted inFranklin
More money sought for winter roads in Strong
STRONG — Selectmen have scheduled a special town meeting this month to ask for $25,000 more for winter road maintenance. At its Tuesday night meeting, the board voted to have a 6 p.m. meeting Monday, Dec. 29, to approve funds to pay for unexpected costs related to bad weather, including overtime for employees. The early […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Candlelight vigil in Lewiston Sunday
LEWISTON — There will be a candlelight vigil at 5 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 14, at the Bernard Lown Peace Bridge to express public support for the value of all lives. The event, which is supported by the L-A Interfaith Clergy Group, is being held to show support “specifically and especially” for African-American lives, according to […]
Posted inNation / World, sj-web
Researchers assess Adirondack moose after die-offs
ALBANY, N.Y. — Moose die-offs in Minnesota and New Hampshire have led wildlife biologists in New York to launch a three-year study of moose in the Adirondack Mountains. “The aim is to figure out how many moose we have, where they are, what kind of habitat they’re using and whether the population is stable, declining […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Ward 4 business owner throws hat in ring for Lewiston Council seat
LEWISTON — A local businessman and lifelong Ward 4 resident thinks he can help the city as city councilor. Shane Bouchard, 35, of 28 Perley St., took out nomination petitions Thursday from City Hall to seek the soon-to-be vacant Ward 4 seat. “I’ve seen Lewiston going generally in the right direction,” he said. “I think […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills
Route 121 bridge to be completed September 2015
OXFORD — The new $3.1 million bridge on Route 121 at the intersection of Pleasant Street may open later this fall, but the project will not be complete until September 2015, according to Department of Transportation spokesperson Ted Talbot. “The contractor expected to have the bridge substantially complete this fall, but even if the bridge […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Students spend summer hours learning about math
AUBURN — Tuesday was a beautiful summer day, the temperature already 80 degrees at 10:30 a.m. Instead of lounging by a pool, Quinn Myrick, 15, worked on geometry at Edward Little High School. He had lots of company. The air-conditioned library was packed with 50-plus students at tables, books open, pencils in hand as they […]