Businesses are having trouble hiring enough drivers to clear lots and driveways, and the Department of Transportation also is understaffed heading into winter.
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Posted inLewiston-Auburn, sj-web
‘The mighty Quinn’ to dump massive snow on Maine
During the day Wednesday, things will be mostly normal – except for all that planning, like where to park. “The city of Auburn is implementing a parking ban for the impending snow Armageddon,” Deputy Chief of Police Jason Moen warned Tuesday. “The ban begins Wednesday night at midnight, and will run through 7 a.m. Friday.” Between 18 and […]
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Posted inFranklin, Lewiston-Auburn
Livermore to obtain snowplow turnaround agreements
LIVERMORE — The Board of Selectpersons on Tuesday night agreed by consensus to move forward on a snowplow turnaround agreement for affected properties. “Each landowner where town equipment turns around would need to sign an agreement,” Administrative Assistant Amy Byron said. Byron and Road Foreman Roger Ferland met and quickly came up with 25 property […]
Posted inMaine, sj-web
One dead after car crashes into snowplow in Newburgh
NEWBURGH (AP) — Police say one person is dead and another injured after a car collided with a state Transportation Department snowplow in Newburgh. Police said the driver of a car apparently lost control on a slippery hill on Western Avenue at about 9 p.m. Wednesday. It was snowing at the time. Trooper Douglas Franklin […]
Posted inMaine, sj-web
Small Maine town’s only snowplow damaged in crash
GRAND ISLE (AP) — A small Maine town on the Canadian border has lost the use of its only snowplow. Gary Campbell was driving the plow Sunday when it hit a crevice, spun around and flipped onto its side. The Bangor Daily News reported (http://bit.ly/LoO1sb ) that Campbell was not injured, but the 2003 International […]
Posted inFranklin, The Franklin Journal
Wilton man claims snowplow driver has it out for his mailbox
WILTON — As plow drivers struggle to clear away winter storms, one homeowner struggles to protect his mailbox. It’s a problem any country dweller can relate to. Winter means snowplows. Although those plows keep our roads clear, they also demand the occasional sacrifice. In Wilton, one man’s feud with the town’s plowing resonates with everyone […]
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Norway bids on used plow in New York to save money
NORWAY — Town Manager David Holt has bid on a used snowplow in New York to save thousands of dollars in buying a new one in Maine. Holt said he submitted a bid “well under” the $75,000 available in the town’s new truck account. He said that only eight years ago the town could buy […]