OXFORD — The new $3.1 million bridge on Route 121 at the intersection of Pleasant Street may open later this fall, but the project will not be complete until September 2015, according to Department of Transportation spokesperson Ted Talbot. “The contractor expected to have the bridge substantially complete this fall, but even if the bridge […]
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Forster Mill demolition issue headed for mediation
WILTON — The next step to settling the Forster Mill demolition issue is mediation with the owner, Wilton Recycling LLC, in September, Town Manager Rhonda Irish told the Board of Selectmen this week. Mediation is scheduled for either Sept. 19 or 22 to settle the town’s lawsuit to have the property declared a dangerous building, […]
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West Paris requests state opinion on traffic sign placement
WEST PARIS — Selectmen will seek the state’s opinion on where to place traffic signs on several town-controlled rural roads. Selectmen on Thursday night directed Town Manager John White to ask the Maine Department of Transportation for advice on whether it should place stop signs at an intersection one resident described as “dangerous.” Selectmen mulled […]
Posted inLocal & State
High-profile crash in New Jersey renews call to maintain trucker rest regulations
A high-profile fatal accident on the New Jersey Turnpike has Maine’s U.S. Sen. Susan Collins and some of the state’s top advocates for trucking safety squaring off in the national spotlight. The crash on June 7 killed comic James McNair, who goes by the stage name Jimmy Mack. Seriously injured in the crash was former […]
Posted inRiver Valley
Roxbury ATV Club, Mexico Police Department hosting ATV safety course
ROXBURY — The Roxbury ATV Club will be hosting a free safety course for residents from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, April 19, at the Roxbury Town Office, club vice president Roland Patneaude said. Patneaude said the ATV Club, with the assistance of the Mexico Police Department, has been hosting safety courses for ATV […]
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Residents question safety at Searsmont natural gas pipeline station
SEARSMONT — First came the noise late New Year’s Eve at the Searsmont natural gas pipeline compressor station, so loud that it caused nearby homes to shake and some residents, frightened by the jet-engine-like roar, to pack up their cars and flee for the night. Then came the questions, as some members of the normally […]
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Aviation startup markets recording device for small airports
When it comes to flying planes, the rules are pretty cut and dried. They clearly weren’t observed when, this summer, a pilot took off from a New Mexico taxiway, the narrow strip of pavement connecting airport runways. “There are quite a few different no-nos on that,” said Robert Uecker, the airport manager for the city […]
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Motivated by death of paving worker, Dexter man aims to save lives with ‘Ricky’s Mandate’
DEXTER — A Dexter man with 15 years of experience in the asphalt industry is working to get state lawmakers to adopt legislation he believes will save lives. Joel Costonis said recently that he came up with the concept of “Ricky’s Mandate” in response to the May 7 death of Richard E. Thibodeau Jr., who […]
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‘Tag’ isn’t an issue in Lewiston-Auburn schools
AUBURN — “Tag” is allowed on the playground of Walton Elementary School — and other schools in Lewiston and Auburn — as long as the game is played safely, administrators said Thursday. An elementary school in Nashua, N.H., has sparked controversy by reminding parents and students that playing tag violates the school’s no-contact rule for […]
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Bangor police hand out free gun locks at mall
BANGOR — Even one accidental death from a firearm left unattended or accidentally discharged is one too many, Steve Sanetti, president and CEO of the National Sports Shooting Foundation, said Sunday at a firearms safety event held at the Bangor Mall. “It’s a horrible tragedy every time it happens and it’s preventable,” he said at […]