LEWISTON — Even if the signs say “Free Parking,” someone is paying for it. In response to complaints from customers earlier this month who said they were forced to pay for parking, The Dolard and Priscilla Gendron Franco Center will raise rental rates in order to keep its parking free. For people who park there, […]
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Concord Coach Lines service begins in Auburn
AUBURN — A Concord Coach Lines bus service connecting Lewiston and Auburn to Portland, Boston and Logan Airport officially began Monday, and customers were already taking advantage of the two Auburn connections to travel south. Officials in downtown Auburn, where one of the connections can be made at the Great Falls Transportation Center, were still […]
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Portland raising parking fees this week
PORTLAND (AP) — Maine’s largest city is set to increase parking fees just before the 4th of July next week. In a special announcement dated June 22, Portland’s official Twitter account tweeted the city would have new parking rates starting July 1 — increasing from $1 an hour to $1.25 an hour. The Portland Press […]
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Storm prompts Lewiston, Auburn parking bans
The approaching messy storm has forced Lewiston and Auburn to call for parking bans. Lewiston’s will begin Monday evening at midnight and remain in effect until 8 a.m. Tuesday, while Auburn’s ban will start at 7 a.m. Tuesday morning and end at 9 p.m. Tuesday night. Auburn’s Downtown Parking District is exempt from the parking […]
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Oxford County commissioners authorize purchase of property behind courthouse
PARIS — Oxford County commissioners have voted to purchase property next to the county courthouse for additional parking. County Administrator Scott Cole said the Promenade Street property, which abuts the courthouse on Western Avenue, was being sold by the homeowner for $150,000. The property would be used to replace parking that would be lost by […]
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Mechanic Falls council hears parking request
MECHANIC FALLS — A delegation of Yates Street residents asked the Town Council on Monday to allow limited on-street parking in their neighborhood. Resident Mike Garey said although No Parking signs have been posted on Yates Street for years, the restriction has been generally ignored on the short side street that runs between Pine Street […]
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Proposed ordinance may tighten rules for parking-lot ‘boots’ in Portland
PORTLAND — Companies that immobilize vehicles for violations at private parking lots could soon be regulated by a new city ordinance amendment. Last week, the City Council Transportation, Sustainability and Energy Committee recommended that the full council amend Chapter 28 of the city code to require companies using “Denver boots” to be licensed by the […]
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Public hearing on parking next week
NORWAY — The Norway Selectboard will have a public hearing on Thursday, Aug. 20, at the Town Office to consider limiting parking directly in front of the Advertiser Democrat building at 1 Pikes Hill to 20 minutes. Concern over use of the parking spaces was prompted by a July 16 decision by the Board of Selectmen […]
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Norway board to eliminate six parking spaces
NORWAY — The Board of Selectmen on Thursday unanimously approved an amendment to the traffic /parking ordinance that will reduce the number of parking spaces on Main Street by about six. The board agreed to institute no parking from the corner of Pikes Hill Road and Main Street north 200 feet on the Advertiser-Democrat side […]
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Lewiston aims to ease congestion, improve safety at McMahon Elementary School
LEWISTON — Picking up McMahon Elementary School students during the month of February was messy and congested. Some people worried that students were at risk of being struck by a vehicle because they were hard to see in the snowbanks and traffic. But after watching a video filmed by Sun Journal photographer Russ Dillingham, school and […]