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Report predicts Lewiston enrollment growth will slow
LEWISTON — A study released Monday predicts Lewiston’s student population will continue to grow but slower than the current rate. For the past several years, Lewiston has added between 75 and 100 students each year. The six elementary schools are overcrowded. The study, which will be discussed at a Tuesday meeting, projects the current enrollment […]
Redistricting hearing for Martel parents tonight
LEWISTON — Martel Elementary School parents and other community members are invited to offer their input on which students should fill a new school that will replace Martel Elementary in the fall of 2017. The meeting begins at 6:30 p.m. at Martel Elementary on Lisbon Street. The Lewiston School Redistricting Committee, which is charged with […]
Solar-powered crossing beacons to be installed in Livermore Falls
LIVERMORE FALLS — Two solar-powered, flashing crossing beacons soon will be erected on Main Street — one near Dunkin’ Donuts and Food City, and the second near the post office and the Treat Memorial Library. Town Manager Kristal Flagg said she only applied for one beacon because that was all that was initially allowed from […]
Route 4 repaving, redesign project to start on Monday
AUBURN — The Route 4 resurfacing and striping project will begin Monday. The work will begin approximately 675 feet south of Lake Shore Drive and extend a half-mile north, just beyond Blanchard Drive, according to a news release from the city of Auburn. The project contractor is Pratt & Sons. The work, which is expected […]
Construction helps improve Maine personal incomes
PORTLAND — Maine residents’ personal income is up 0.5 percent in the first three months of the year but the state is in the bottom third among U.S. states. The Portland Press Herald (http://bit.ly/1maBinZ ) reports Tuesday that income during the first quarter of 2014 rose 0.8 percent nationally compared to the final three months […]
Board approves warrant for Wilton town meeting
WILTON — The Board of Selectmen on Tuesday unanimously approved the warrant, including budget recommendations, for the June 16 town meeting. The warrant includes additional articles seeking residents’ input on waste disposal. With a total of $260,520 recommended by the board and Finance Committee for operation of the transfer station and recycling, the board decided […]
Lewiston’s Martel Elementary wins state approval for construction money
LEWISTON — The Maine State Board of Education on Wednesday approved replacing the old, overcrowded but beloved Martel Elementary School. With the city’s enrollment growing by more than 100 students a year, Superintendent Bill Webster said it’s great news. It means planning for a new school — where it will be located and how many […]
Rumford bridge removal project begins
RUMFORD — After months of preparation, a local engineering and contracting company has begun work on removing the Martin Memorial Bridge over the Androscoggin River at Rumford Point and replacing it, according to Maine Department of Transportation Project Manager Steve Bodge. Bodge said Wyman and Simpson Inc. of Richmond won the bid to remove the […]