Canam Completes Buy Of Nearby Jewell Site
Claremont — Steel fabricator Canam Bridges on River Road has completed purchase of the nearby building owned by Jewell Transport, which is moving its trucking facility about a half-mile south this spring to a new building now under construction in the Syd Clarke Industrial Park. Canam General Manager Robert Richard said last week the purchase of the 70,000-square-foot Jewell building, which is on a parcel that borders Canam’s...
Emergency Fix on Hartford’s Route 4 Rail Bridge Begins Today
Hartford — State and local authorities in Vermont have announced an emergency project to replace the Route 4 railroad bridge, which was damaged in June by a passing truck. The town of Hartford, VTrans, the Vermont Rail System and their contractors are scheduled to begin construction on the Maple Street bridge at noon today and finish on Monday. Hartford police Maj. Brad Vail said the bridge was damaged on June 15 when the boom of a...
Road Worriers: Millions of Dollars in Bridge and Highway Repairs Are Underway, but Officials Say Millions More Are Needed
We rarely think about it, except when it fails. Such as when our car hits a pothole and the muffler falls off. Or a once-in-a-century summer rainstorm dumps an ocean over the Green Mountains, causing roads and bridges to be wiped out by flooding. Or when we open the winter heating oil bill and feel our temple throb. Or when we can’t replay the final scene of Mad Men on YouTube because our Internet service is circa 2005 and doesn’t...
New spot by bridge offers Mexican fare in Shelburne Falls
SHELBURNE FALLS — Shelburne Falls has Bridge Street, the Iron Bridge and the Bridge of Flowers. Now it has a new little eatery near all these bridges. “Ponte” is Spanish for “bridge,” and Ponte Restaurante , set up by former Green Emporium restaurateurs Chef Michael Collins and Pacifico “Tony” Palumbo, offers Mexican-style dishes, tacos, baked goods, soups, chili, cubanos and made-to-order sodas like ginger fizz or apple soda. Working...
