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Irish Immigrants Helped Build This New Hampshire Railroad Through Solid Granite More Than 175 Years Ago
Irish immigrant laborers helped carve a railroad route through solid granite more than 175 years ago. That’s an incredible amount of physical work, especially when you consider the limited machinery available to construction crews during the 19th century. The historic railroad corridor in New Hampshire eventually became part of...
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Good Life Halfsy to Bring Weekend Street Closures Across Lincoln
Drivers should prepare for street closures and parking restrictions across Lincoln this weekend as 9,500 runners take part in the 13th annual Good Life Halfsy. Some closures begin Saturday evening, Nov. 7, ahead of the half-marathon Sunday, Nov. 8. The race starts at 8:30 a.m. Sunday at Seacrest Field, 7300...
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Speeding a familiar complaint for Southport selectmen
A Nickerson Road resident on Nov. 4 requested Southport selectmen try to slow down traffic on her street by placing a new stop and caution children playing signs. BILL PEARSON/Boothbay Register. For the past 45 years, the most frequently heard complaint is about speeding motorists, Southport Selectman Gerry Gamage said....
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Expanded train station opens in Wells
Officials held a ribbon cutting ceremony Monday for an expanded train station in Wells, featuring two passenger platforms connected by a pedestrian bridge. The additional platform, along with a 6-mile extension of a passing track, will make it easier for Downeaster passenger trains traveling in opposite directions to pass each other. The Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority said that will allow for more flexibility in scheduling and will improve reliability.
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Limington road reopened after crash
Limington Fire and EMS said in a post tonight that a car crash resulted in a road being reduced to one lane. The road has since reopened fully. Route 11 in the area of Whispering Pines and Hemlock Lane was slowed. There is no word yet on what caused the...
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Committee passes plan to overhaul Franklin Street in Portland
PORTLAND (WGME) – Portland's Sustainability and Transportation Committee voted Wednesday night to pass what's called the "Re-imagining Franklin Street Design Concept Plan." The major urban overhaul will now go to the full city council. The approved plan aims to transform the massive, car-centered corridor into a walkable, smaller street...
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School district agrees to negotiate with bus drivers
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Maine School Administrative District 75 has opened negotiations with the union that represents bus drivers and other support staff, a month after several drivers told the school board that low compensation relative to nearby districts is hampering efforts to hire and keep drivers. The...
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Route 1 in Brunswick back open after crash
A crash on Route 1 in Brunswick reduced northbound traffic to one lane Sunday afternoon. Crews had asked drivers to avoid the area near the Cooks Corner exit as emergency crews responded, the Brunswick Police Department said in a social media post around 1:49 p.m. Route 1 reopened at 3:18...
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Excursion train to ride rail into Rockland on two November days
Cafe Kennebec Lounge. (Photo courtesy Massachusetts Bay Railroad Enthusiasts Inc.) Rockland Branch map. (Image courtesy Massachusetts Bay Railroad Enthusiasts Inc.) ROCKLAND — The train tracks to Rockland will be activated for passenger rail service for two days in November when specially-chartered train excursions come to the area. The train rides will traverse the entire length of the “Rockland Branch” rail line from Brunswick to Rockland, making this "the first time in over a decade that passengers will be able to ride the full length of this scenic railroad line," said Massachusetts Bay Railroad Enthusiasts Inc., in a news release.