Ken Liebeskind -CEG Correspondent - Thu June 02, 2022
Cianbro Leads Reconstruction of Veranda Street Bridge in Portland, Maine
MaineDOT used the Accelerate Bridge Construction technique to reconstruct the Veranda Street bridge in Portland as the key part of a project that will be completed later this year. Using the ABC technique, the old Veranda Street bridge was demolished on April 22 and the new bridge opened on April 25....
WGME-TV - Thu May 26, 2022
Decade After Bridge Was Demolished, Maine Town Hopes for New One Soon
A new timeline has been established to restore a vital link between two communities on the Maine-New Hampshire border after they were cut off more than 10 years ago. Back in 2012, the span over Salmon Falls River that connected the New Bridge Road in Lebanon, Maine to Milton, N.H., was demolished after it was deemed unsafe....
CEG - Wed May 18, 2022
T & T Landscape and Masonry Grows From Lawn Care Roots to Hardscaping
T & T Landscape and Masonry Inc. was founded in 2005 by Tim Kachnovich as a lawn care and soft landscaping service. In 2021, Tim's son, Tyler, took over the company as president and in the ensuing years, the company has grown from its lawn care roots and expanded into hardscape: retaining walls, patios, walkways and other masonry projects....
Northern Light Health - Thu May 12, 2022
Construction Starts on New Hospital in Maine's Moosehead Lake Region
Construction of a new CA Dean Hospital in central Maine's Moosehead Lake region began May 4 and will include a new main building, separate ambulance station and a helipad, Northern Light Health announced....
Ellsworth American - Mon May 09, 2022
Maine Quarry Supplying New Granite for Statue of Liberty Base Upgrade
Maine's Freshwater Stone and Brick has long carved a name for itself restoring stonework at sites of historical significance, including the Brooklyn Bridge and the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, as well as most of the bridges in Acadia National Park....
Portland International Jetport & WCSH-TV News Center Maine - Mon April 25, 2022
Portland, Maine's Jetport Closed Until June 13 for Renovation to Primary Runway
An eight-week project began April 18 at the Portland International Jetport in Maine to mill and overlay the facility's entire 7,200-ft.-long primary runway as well as to install new LED lighting to the airport's takeoff and landing surface....
CEG - Thu April 21, 2022
Frank Martin Sons Ready to Represent New Hitachi Excavators in Maine
Frank Martin Sons Inc. , with locations in Fort Kent and Madison, Maine, has been named the Hitachi excavator dealer of the state of Maine. Hitachi recently ended its joint venture agreement to manufacture and sell its excavators in North America with John Deere....
Portsmouth Herald & Bridgehunter.com - Tue April 04, 2023
Unique Perkins Cove Footbridge in Ogunquit, Maine, to Get a $2.85M Facelift
The only remaining wooden, double-leaf draw footbridge in the United States will soon be given a makeover with funds from the federal government. U.S. Sen. Susan Collins of Maine announced in March that $2.85 million has been approved for the revitalization of the 81-year-old Perkins Cove Pedestrian Footbridge in the York County town of Ogunquit, near the southeast tip of the state....
Piscataquis Observer - Tue March 22, 2022
Legislative Committee Advances Rep. Evans' Bill to Bolster Job Growth in Maine's Forestry Industry
The Legislature's Taxation Committee voted March 15 to advance a bill sponsored by Rep. Richard Evans, D-Dover-Foxcroft, aimed at strengthening job growth in Maine's forestry industry. As amended, LD 1919 creates an income tax credit for qualified timber harvesting businesses that employ new qualified employees hired in Maine that are covered by the Employment Security Law and paid an amount equal to or greater than the most recent annual per capita income in the county in which the employee is employed....
Maine Public Radio - Mon March 21, 2022
Funding Boost to Help Restore Historic African American Church in Portland, Maine
Standing in the cavernous wooden interior of the Meeting House in Portland, Maine's Munjoy Hill neighborhood, Pam Cummings pointed out part of the floor that has been replaced and some of the older boards that remain from the original 19th century construction, as well as bits of history etched into the floor....
