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....
Portland Press Herald - Mon March 21, 2022
Busy Stretch of I-95 in Maine to Shut Down for 64 Hours in April for New Bridge
The busiest stretch of Interstate 295 in Maine is going to be shut down to traffic for almost three days in April, a move that will allow construction crews the time they need to install a new bridge over Veranda Street in Portland....
Associated Press - Thu March 10, 2022
Court Sides With Maine Over Aging Bridge Replacement
BRUNSWICK, Maine (AP) A federal court has sided with the state of Maine in a court case about whether to replace an aging bridge over the Androscoggin River between Brunswick and Topsham. Some preservationists in Maine, calling themselves The Friends of Frank J....
Lori Valigra, Bangor Daily News - Thu February 24, 2022
Federal Judge Halts Maine Law That Aimed to Keep Foreign Workers From Hauling Logs
A federal judge on Feb. 18 halted enforcement of a new law that would prevent foreign truck drivers from hauling logs harvested in Maine to other locations in the state. The Maine Forest Products Council, Pepin Lumber Inc....
Mainebiz & Portland Press Herald - Tue February 15, 2022
Maine's Portland Museum of Art Plans $85M Capital Campaign for Major Expansion
Fundraising has gotten under way on a major expansion of Maine's Portland Museum of Art (PMA) to create more space for exhibitions and more than double the size of the gallery's downtown footprint, with a new $85 million capital campaign....
