It was determined that the village sidewalks possibly could be reconditioned and widened, at an estimated cost of $150,000; the town’s share would be 20 percent, or $30,000.
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Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Mark LaFlamme
Street Talk: The scourge of the winter walker
All summer long, they hunker down in sweaty apartments, waiting for winter. “Gentlemen,” their hand-rubbing leader will assure them. “I know it’s hard right now, what with the sidewalks all clear and what-not, but don’t you fret. Soon the snow will come and when it does, the roads will be ours!” This pronouncement is generally […]
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Posted inOxford Hills
Norway sidewalks get extra sanding
With temps in the single digits and sidewalks still coated with ice, an employee with the Norway Highway Department drove up and down Main Street and along Pikes Hill on Tuesday morning to coat the walkways with an extra layer of sand. (Matthew Daigle/Sun Journal)
Posted inBusiness, sj-web
The Buzz: Companies doing good and Lewiston's award-winning sidewalks
This week The Buzz is gratified for so many reasons, among them: Local companies kindly came together to give a dying man his last wish. Also, there’s such a thing as an award for excellence in concrete — and Lewiston has won it. President Beckie Conrad shared the story of the man, Erik Zinn of […]
Posted inFranklin
Residents turn out to support sidewalk rebuilding project
PHILLIPS — Nearly two-dozen residents Wednesday showed their support for a downtown sidewalk rebuilding project, even though it will cost more than planned and require 20 years of town-funded maintenance. Selectmen David Vincent and Ray Gaudette and Town Manager Maureen Haley explained to voters at the public hearing Wednesday evening the history of the original […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Auburn council discusses plowing complaints
AUBURN — Following the recent spate of snowstorms that dropped 45 inches in just over a week, Auburn officials discussed plowing complaints. Dan Goyette, director of Auburn Public Services, talked about his department’s recent difficulties during an Auburn City Council workshop Monday. Most of the complaints received by Goyette’s staff centered on sidewalk cleanup. Goyette […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Work continues on sanding sidewalks
LEWISTON — Lewiston Public Works sanded sidewalks Tuesday after Sunday’s rain and Monday’s freeze left sidewalks coated with ice. The sanding is expected to continue for days, said Lewiston Public Works Director Dave Jones. Public Works released the list of sidewalks on the sanding list, which includes much of downtown: • Chestnut, Lincoln, Main, Middle, […]
Posted inFranklin, Lewiston-Auburn, Livermore Falls Advertiser
Clearing snow to take longer on some sidewalks in Jay
JAY — Snow clearing on sidewalks on a section of Route 4, which recently underwent reconstruction, will most likely be slower this winter than in the past. With about 900 feet of new guardrail and some mailboxes installed on the street-edge of new sidewalks, snow will need to be blown away, Public Works Director John […]
Posted inRiver Valley
Peru selectmen to ask voters about sidewalks
PERU — Selectmen will ask voters in a straw poll June 14 whether they want sidewalks from the yet-to-be-replaced Androscoggin River Bridge to the intersection of North Main Street and Route 108. The board voted unanimously Monday night to take the question to voters in a nonbinding poll. Chairman Larry Snowman pointed out that no […]
Posted inRiver Valley
Dixfield board receives final bill for sidewalk project
DIXFIELD — Town Manager Carlo Puiia told the Board of Selectmen that the final bill has been received for the Safe Routes to School project, which had been defeated at a November 2015 special town meeting. In early 2013, the town agreed to move forward with construction of 3,500 feet of sidewalk from Dirigo High […]