Lately, in Corinna...
October 1, 1999

As part of the Remedial Investigation Harding Lawson Associates is drilling monitoring wells behind the stores on Main Street, along both sides of the river, in the river bed itself and in other locations. Data gathered from the wells will help determine the extent of contamination and how it may still be spreading. This rig is across the street from Lister Petroleum, near where Ken's Dairy Creme sat many years ago.

Lately, in Corinna...
October 4, 1999

You've seen the gray stuff that ends up all over the ground when someone drills a well.

Question: If you are drilling a well where the soil, bed rock and ground water are contaminated with chlorobenzene, what should you do with the it? 

Answer: Store it in barrels. At least some of the wells have produced a number of steel drums filled with the gray stuff. I'm sure it will be decontaminated with the other 30,000 cubic yards of soil to be treated after the mill is demolished.

Lately, in Corinna...
October 7, 1999

Last night the selectmen of Corinna accepted the recommendation of the Downtown Revitalization Committee and approved a plan for the redesign of the Corinna village and Route 7.

This is a photograph of the approved plan. It moves Route 7 to the south of the present Main Street passing south of the existing Odd Fellows Hall. The river is moved west so that it will run through what is now Henderson's Store.

The orange blocks represent potential buildings in the future. I added the green text identifying some streets.

Lately, in Corinna...
October 11, 1999

Ever since I can remember, in fact, ever since my father can remember, there has been talk about straightening out Route 7 through Corinna. In this photograph, taken this week from the air over Corinna looking southwest, you can see Route 7 running from the upper left to the lower right. The Newport Road comes in from the top. The Dexter Road exits at the bottom of the photo. I added the green line running along the path of the road.

Looking at this photo, I wonder how this strange ninety-degree turn came to be.   MORE

Lately, in Corinna...
October 15, 1999

I heard yesterday that the demolition of the mill will begin during the last week of October. It can't start soon enough for most of us. These pictures were taken within 100 yards of Main Street. It will be nice to have scenes like this disappear. I know that downtown will never be the same. Certainly it will be better than it is now.