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Corinna to celebrate 'Old Home Days'
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CORINNA - Since Corinna was first declared a Superfund site a half-
dozen years ago, the town has consistently shown a can-do spirit and
an unbeatable "glass-is-half-full" attitude.
The town's entire downtown was removed - every building and tons
of soil - the Sebasticook River was moved, Route 7 was rerouted and
the town lost its largest employer with the closure of Eastland
Woolen Mill, the business responsible for the massive contamination
of soil and water.
Amid of all that, ...
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Corinna to celebrate 'Old Home Days'
Bangor Daily News Bangor, ME
; CORINNA - Since Corinna was first declared a Superfund site a half- dozen years ago, the town has consistently shown a can-do spirit and an unbeatable "glass-is-half-full" attitude. The town's entire downtown was removed - every building and tons of soil - the Sebasticook River was moved, Route 7
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Corinna to get state aid for replanting program Forest service selects Superfund site for Project Canopy
Bangor Daily News Bangor, ME
; CORINNA - The town of Corinna has been selected as the second Project Canopy town by the Department of Conservation's Maine Forest Service, a designation that will allow for comprehensive planning for trees, shrubs, bushes and other plantings in the decimated downtown area. At a special press
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Corinna eyes mansion as renewal centerpiece
Bangor Daily News Bangor, ME
; CORINNA - If David Carcieri and the other members of the town's economic group have their way, magic is coming to Corinna. The town is planning to build a Victorian mansion that will become the cornerstone of Corinna's downtown renewal and the theme for all future construction in the village
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Wall of photos a history lesson honoring past Corinna leaders
Bangor Daily News Bangor, ME
; CORINNA - History came alive on Saturday afternoon in Corinna, as more than 100 residents celebrated the long line of town managers and selectmen who have served the town since its incorporation in 1816. Fittingly, the event was held in the Levi Stewart Library, a gem of a historical building that
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EPA cleanup nears completion in Corinna
Bangor Daily News Bangor, ME
; CORINNA - After more than four years of working closely with the community on the 25-acre Eastland Woolen Mill Superfund site, Rick Leighton is leaving. Leighton is the Environmental Protection Agency remediation construction manager at the site and has watched as 600 tons of contaminated soil were
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RESHAPING A TOWN'S CORE SUPERFUND PROJECT TO DEMOLISH MILL, REBUILD DOWNTOWN
The Boston Globe
; CORINNA, Maine - For a century, the mill was the town, at its peak employing a third of the population and running three shifts that produced 160 miles of fabric every week. Then Eastland Woolen Mill became Corinna's albatross, laying off more people than it employed, being found responsible for
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Mayo hospital to manage Corinna ambulance
Bangor Daily News Bangor, ME
; CORINNA - By switching from Sebasticook Valley Hospital in Pittsfield to Mayo Regional Hospital in Dover-Foxcroft for ambulance services and management, the town of Corinna should save thousands of dollars a year. The new agreement will have Mayo managing the service but still will allow patients
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Reuse panel to present plan for Corinna
Bangor Daily News Bangor, ME
; CORINNA - The key to the success of Corinna's redevelopment has been the total involvement of its residents. "We are starting with a clean slate," said Linda Smith on Tuesday, a member of the Corinna Reuse Committee. "We want people to have the town they want, not what some committee or consultant
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Crucial Corinna meeting to set redevelopment, funding plans
Bangor Daily News Bangor, ME
; CORINNA - Judy Doore, Corinna's town manager, said Friday that this year's annual town meeting will be pivotal to the town's future growth. Two key articles could seal the fate for redevelopment of the downtown area and future funding of town departments. "I truly don't believe there ever was a
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Corinna land dispute inches to solution
Bangor Daily News Bangor, ME
; CORINNA - Misunderstandings and miscommunications were apparently the cause of confusion regarding a property boundary that was the sole topic of a special selectmen's meeting Monday afternoon at Corinna. An angry property owner, David Carcieri, accused the selectmen of taking half his property by
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