There was a recent push from some residents and business owners to remove a crosswalk at Central and Water streets and install one at Dummers Lane, but the council did not support that plan.
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Hallowell council to consider three options for Water Street crosswalk
There is strong public support for a crosswalk at Dummers Lane, but if the Department of Transportation places one there, it would remove a crossing at Central Street.
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Coast Guard cutters head up Kennebec River in new ice-breaking bid
Two cutters broke ice up on Thursday to Gardiner, and one nearly that far, following an unprecedented midwinter effort to ward against flooding.
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Hallowell committee debates future of public works garage
The garage, on Water Street, is more than 120 years old and needs repair and modernization, according to officials.
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Kennebec Journal police log for Feb. 25
Augusta area police reports for Feb. 25, 2018
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Coast Guard preparing for new Kennebec River Ice-breaking effort
Observations by the Coast Guard and Kennebec County officials show thinning ice and stretches of open water on the river south of Richmond.
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Coast Guard icebreakers to return to Kennebec River next week
The Maine Emergency Management Agency sent out a request for a second round of ice breaking in the Kennebec and Penobscot rivers on Thursday based on expected warmer weather.
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Warm weather brings no new flooding concerns along Kennebec River
The record-breaking temperature Wednesday contributed to melting across the region, but it was not enough to shift the ice jam between Hallowell and Farmingdale.
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Hallowell group plans Water Street marketing amid road project
The Down with the Crown committee wants to make sure everyone knows the businesses on Water Street are open during the upcoming DOT reconstruction project.
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Hallowell council approves DOT funding for Water Street project, seeks details on requested crosswalk
A crosswalk at Dummers Lane was removed years ago because it wasn’t ADA-compliant, but more than 200 people signed a petition supporting bringing the crosswalk back.