Wed January 20, 2016
Particles Could Reveal Clues to How Egypt Pyramid Was Built
CAIRO (AP) - An international team of researchers said Sunday they will soon begin analyzing cosmic particles collected inside Egypt's Bent Pyramid to search for clues as to how it was built and learn more about the 4,600-year-old structure....
Lori Lovely - Mon January 18, 2016
Project to Commemorate 100th Race at IMS
In preparation for a colossal celebration to commemorate the 100th running of the 500-mi. race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 2016, Project 100 was launched to install upgrades and updates at the famous race track....
Mon January 05, 2015
Surviving Boston's Worst Winter
Stocking the right equipment, preparing it at various locations and having dependable employees on standby are three reasons George Sarris survived the worst winter in Boston's history. During winter of 2014-2015, Boston, Mass., broke an all-time season snow record — which meant lots of work for snow removal specialists....
Charles Eichacker - The Ellsworth American - Mon January 05, 2015
Demolition Quietly Begins at Mill in Bucksport, Maine
The wrecking balls are not swinging yet, but demolition is getting under way at the mill property on River Road in Bucksport, Maine. AIM Development, the U.S. subsidiary of a Canadian scrap metal recycler, bought the shuttered mill from Verso Paper Corp....
Lori Tobias - Mon January 05, 2015
Vermont I-89 Bridge Project Set to Enter Final Phase in Late March 2016
Work on the final phase of a multi-phase bridge project in Vermont is set to get under way in late March. The I-89 bridges project in Waterbury was designed to repair aging parts of the I-89 mainline substructure, to extend the life of the northbound and southbound bridges and replace the Exit 10 northbound off-ramp bridge....
Thu January 14, 2016
School's Demolition Reveals Its Past
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - The rusting box held no silver dollar. It once had, which is why the cache of mostly paper artifacts almost wasn't left behind to be studied some 115-plus years later. A first attempt to assemble a telling collection of what was then the Oakley School, and later became the Thacher School, was scuttled when the box was stolen....
Thu January 14, 2016
Miami Science Museum Short on Cash to Finish Construction
MIAMI (AP) - The Frost Museum of Science has run out of cash to finish construction of its new downtown Miami home, less than a year before its scheduled opening. The Miami Herald reports (http://hrld.us/1W72tV8 ) that according to the office of Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Gimenez, private fundraising has fallen short, leaving the museum unable to secure a construction loan to complete the $275 million job....
Thu January 14, 2016
Sinkhole Develops Near 'Bertha' Site
KomoNews is reporting that construction crews working on digging the waterfront tunnel have a new challenge on their hands after a sinkhole developed near the digging site. Crews had just resumed mining under the Seattle waterfront Tuesday evening when about two hours later, a sinkhole developed 35 feet north of the access pit....
Lori Tobias - Wed January 13, 2016
Good Samaritans Come to Aid of Swindled WWII Vet
Carol Broussard had watched the re-topping of local asphalt roads in around his house for days. So when a truck pulled up in the driveway and the driver asked Broussard if he'd like an asphalt drive, the 91-year-old WWII veteran said, ‘Sure.'That was the first mistake....
Tue January 12, 2016
Work Suspended for Winter on Westport's North Avenue Bridge
The Connecticut Department of Transportation has announced that work on the North Avenue bridge over Route 15 in Westport, will be suspended until April 2016 after the site is prepared for the winter season shutdown....
