LEWISTON — With a 4-foot ring dug out of the Kennedy Park soil, work renovating and moving the historic gazebo and bandstand kicked off Wednesday. “We’re going to be going pretty consistent on it going forward,” said George Fellows, project foreman for Hebert Construction. “They are pouring concrete in the morning (Thursday) and once the footers […]
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Great Falls Transportation Center wins Auburn council’s approval
AUBURN — A Great Falls Plaza bus station and transportation center will get nicer looks and stronger footings, councilors agreed Monday. Councilors voted to add nicer masonry, walls, vestibules and a more attractive roof on the new garage. Those items had been cut in an attempt to keep costs down. Councilors also agreed to build […]
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Downtown B&B well-received, even if it’s only partially open
LEWISTON — Reviews for the Inn at Agora, the bed and breakfast across the street from Kennedy Park, are great — even though it’s only partially open. The bed and breakfast began taking guests, three at a time, in the fall. It’s part of the ongoing renovations at the old St. Patrick’s Parish and it’s […]
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Rangeley discusses renovation goals for school
RANGELEY — The Ad Hoc Building Committee heard suggestions for improving Rangeley Lakes Regional School during Tuesday night’s forum. Among the ideas were creating a small performance space, a larger gym, warmer colors and better lighting in the cafeteria and smaller spaces for specialized learning. The 40-year-old building houses 190 students in grades kindergarten to […]
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Two bond referendum questions for SAD 15 discussed
GRAY — A second community forum on two bond referendum questions by SAD 15 will be held at 6 p.m. Tuesday at Gray-New Gloucester High School. On Nov. 4, taxpayers in Gray and New Gloucester will be asked to approve two bonds totaling $7.34 million for improvements to the middle and high schools and athletic […]
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Overhauled Cumberland Farms to reopen next month in Sabattus
SABATTUS — The Cumberland Farms store will double in size when it reopens next month. The renovation began last month at 145 Sabattus Road. Company spokesman Derek Beckwith said the convenience store will go from 2,400 square feet to 4,800 square feet. It’s taking over the storefront of the Chinese restaurant Yeung’s, which moved across […]
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Norway medical group announces $10 million expansion
NORWAY — Western Maine Health Care Corporation has announced the construction of a new medical office building in downtown as part of a $10 million project to meet increasing out-of-hospital care needs. The proposed 25,500-square-foot office building will be built behind Main Street on a three-acre vacant lot along Pikes Hill Road, which was once the site […]
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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 […]
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SAD 17 board gets report on facilities work
OXFORD – Eight weeks is not a lot of time for SAD 17 Facilities Manager David Marshall and his maintenance crew to get 642,130 square feet of buildings and 179 acres ready for the new school year. “There’s a lot of work in getting this ready,” Marshall told the board of directors at its meeting […]
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Summer projects continue on the Gingerbread House
NORWAY — The shingle siding on the Gingerbread House is being removed from the historic building to reveal the original clapboards for the first time in decades. The Friends of the Gingerbread House say the work is part of projects this summer to restore the former Evans-Cummings House on Main Street. Many of these projects are […]