Great Falls
Auburn signs contract to demolish Great Falls School
AUBURN — Preparations to tear down the western wing of the old Great Falls School on Academy Street could begin Monday, according to city officials. Economic Development Director Roland Miller said the city Friday signed a contract with St. Laurent and Sons of Lewiston to demolish the older half of the building. The eastern wing will be […]
Late-night dam alarm a malfunction
LEWISTON — Heavy flows in the Androscoggin River triggered an alarm at NextERA Energy’s Monty Hydro station late Tuesday night and a malfunction kept the alarm blaring for at least two hours. “It’s designed to warn people that water is coming over the rocks,” electrical engineer Paul Bessette said Wednesday. “And it did its job. […]
City aims for Great Falls demo in August
AUBURN — Demolition of half of the Great Falls Performing Arts Center could begin in August, but work getting building ready would begin much sooner. Roland Miller, Auburn’s economic development director, told city councilors Monday that negotiations giving the Community Little Theatre a lease for the remaining portions are continuing and should be ready for […]
Great Falls tenants move, look for new sites as demolition approaches
AUBURN — The signs on the front of the Great Falls Performing Arts Center tell the story. A new sign on the Academy Street entrance declares the building is home to the Community Little Theatre group. Farther west, near the High Street intersection, the second-story sign advertising Dance Center LA is gone. It was taken […]
City could close half of Great Falls Arts Center
AUBURN — The city would close the western section of the Great Falls Performing Arts center, leasing the eastern side to Community Little Theatre, according to the latest discussions about the building’s fate. Auburn City Manager Glenn Aho said he planned to present a brief update on the city’s negotiations with the theater group at […]
Council gives thumbs down on Great Falls Arts Center, moves to demolish building next June
AUBURN — Frustrated by years with no progress redeveloping the old Great Falls Arts Center, councilors Monday voted to demolish it in June 2011. Councilors voted 4-3 to vacate all tenants from the building by May 2011 and demolish it the following month. That will give the building’s tenants — including Community Little Theatre and […]