Dave Mathieu of D&D Fabrications of Lewiston hands co-worker Andrew Kronillis, not in the photo, a piece of wood to provide temporary protection from the elements at a historic home on Academy Street in Auburn that was ravaged by fire last year. The cupola, at left, will be removed in the next few days and […]
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Parish center renovations completed in Mechanic Falls
MECHANIC FALLS — Members of St. Teresa of Calcutta Parish recently celebrated a milestone in the renovation of the parish center at Our Lady of Ransom Church. The project will eventually include creating a new worship site. The Rev. Edward Clifford, pastor, blessed the new hall that was created from a section of the center […]
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Brunswick church receives $100K for parish facility
BRUNSWICK — St. John the Baptist Church has received a $100,000 anonymous donation for its parish multipurpose facility on Pleasant Street, bringing the total funds raised to $3.8 million of the $4.7 million goal. Jim Baskerville, chairman of the committee overseeing the campaign, called the donation “a significant shot in the arm” for the project […]
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Newly renovated fire station blends new, old in Livermore Falls
LIVERMORE FALLS — The main room in the newly renovated Fire Station will provide space for training for the Fire and Police Departments, Fire Chief Edward Hastings IV said. Tables and chairs set up in diagonal fashion face a large-screen television. A grant from the Walmart Foundation paid for the TV and a significant number of […]
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Renovation to begin next week on Bernard Lown Peace Bridge
LEWISTON — After construction begins next week on the Bernard Lown Peace Bridge, the green trestle that spans the Androscoggin River between Lewiston and Auburn will no longer be four lanes. To many daily commuters using the narrow bridge, it will be a welcome change. While both cities announced the $6 million bridge overhaul last […]
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CMMC construction project creating private rooms
LEWISTON — Central Maine Medical Center is turning a few double rooms and other spaces into private rooms, a project that will take a few months and cost just under $430,000. The renovation is part of a larger plan to turn all CMMC hospital rooms into single-bed, private rooms. CMMC President David Tupponce said the hospital […]
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Bids out next week for Paris courthouse construction
PARIS — Bids for the $14 million Oxford County courthouse expansion and renovation will go out next week, according to county Administrator Scott Cole. The primarily state-funded project is part of a $90 million package funded by the Maine Legislature to make courthouses in Oxford, Waldo and York counties more secure. Cole said in an […]
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West Paris resident agrees to remove Union Church
WOODSTOCK — Town Manager Vern Maxfield told selectmen at Tuesday’s meeting that a West Paris resident agreed to remove the Union Church building from the corner of Andrews Road. The church, which sits on 0.6 acre, was built in 1856 and has not been used for decades. The original contents have been removed. The town […]
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Woodstock board delays dismantling church
WOODSTOCK — The Board of Selectmen agreed Tuesday evening to wait before having the vacant Union Church on Andrews Road dismantled. The church, which sits on 0.6 of an acre, was built in 1856 and has not been used for decades. The original contents have been removed. In 2014, residents voted to have a committee […]
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How to handle lead paint ‘on the job’
SABATTUS — It looked like any other house in need of work, but it wasn’t for Randy Trefethen and his team from Renovate Right Construction. Danger lurked on the job. The house was packed with lead paint, a poison that can damage the brain and organs when it gets into the bloodstream through lead dust […]