LEWISTON — The call for Lewiston’s Fire Department on Wednesday morning should have been relatively routine. A furnace was malfunctioning at 37 Jefferson St. and emitting fumes and smoke into the building, according to the call from a resident. There was no fire when firefighters arrived minutes later and as they do in most of […]
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Livermore Falls meeting set to discuss grants for trails, center
LIVERMORE FALLS — Maine Downtown Center and Grow Smart Maine are sponsoring a meeting on grants from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 20, at the Livermore Falls Town Office. The goal of the session is to gather comments from Jay, Livermore and Livermore Falls residents on how to spend grants earmarked for recreational trails […]
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Lewiston may spend more to make Lisbon Street, sidewalks better
LEWISTON — Councilors are fine with spending more on this summer’s Lisbon Street renovation project to make the area nicer. “Lisbon Street is really the core of our downtown,” Councilor Kristen Cloutier said. “It’s where our small businesses are, and I think we are probably going to have to spend a little money to make […]
Posted inRiver Valley
Rumford Sidewalk Committee reviews plan
RUMFORD — The Sidewalk Committee met with a Livermore Falls firm and its Yarmouth design team Thursday evening at the Rumford Auditorium to discuss a proposal to engineer plans to revitalize the downtown and reconstruct sidewalks. Selectmen voted 3-1 in 2014 to forgo a bid process and hire Main-Land Development Consultants Inc. of Livermore Falls […]
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Farmington police hold crosswalk educational patrols
FARMINGTON — The Farmington Police Department held two special patrols on crosswalk safety in the downtown area last week, Chief Jack Peck said. During the two-hour patrols, police asked pedestrians to use the marked crosswalks, to use pedestrian crossing lights where available, to stop and look both ways before entering traffic and to not walk […]
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Paris residents share ideas on downtown study
PARIS — A second public hearing Wednesday night revealed more ideas to improve the economy and aesthetics of the downtown area. The town contracted business owner Sandy Swett to complete a study on ways to promote and develop Market Square to attract businesses and tourists. Swett has explained that the downtown — “the nucleus” — has […]
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Paris selectmen fund $8,500 study of downtown
PARIS — Selectmen have agreed to conduct a $8,500 study of the downtown business area to help promote commercial expansion. On Tuesday, selectmen agreed to pay the amount Sandy Swett to draft a strategic plan for future commercial growth in the Market Square vicinity. “It is vital to promote commercial spaces and it is difficult […]
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Bliss Thru Shopping: Fa la la la Lewiston!
Bag Lady and Shopping Siren have this image of what Christmas shopping should be. It involves a merry trip downtown with friends, corner carolers dressed as 1800s English folk, hot chocolate topped with marshmallows and whipped cream, a strapping young lad to carry our packages to and fro — if he’s shirtless, so be it […]
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Police plan would shuffle parking lots
AUBURN — According to a plan presented to City Council Monday, the city would begin labeling downtown lots to better manage parking. Police Chief Phil Crowell said his department is now in charge of managing parking downtown, and he unveiled a plan that would shift some permit parking from one lot to another and increase […]
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Walking tour looks at ‘de-peopled’ downtown
AUBURN — Walking through downtown Auburn is a lonely experience, according to Economic Development Assistant Al Manoian, and it’s pretty much that way by design. “The mindset of so many people is, ‘I have to go downtown because I have an appointment or I have to get something,’” he said. “‘I’m going to take my […]