It was a great day in Augusta on Saturday (June 27) at 'Kid's Day in Capitol Park.' There were so many events and performances for families to enjoy thanks to the Kennebec Valley Camber of Commerce. We were proud to host the Dance Stage.
Right near us, the Augusta Fire Department did a few demonstrations. One of them included showing how a car is taken apart in an accident.
Route 202, is a cross-state road that runs through Maine, and the piece from Auburn to Augusta is a stretch I take everyday. It has seen its worst year in a long while for fatalities in 2014.
Traffic stops can be dangerous for pedestrians. Do you pay attention to the traffic signs that say "walk" and "don't walk?" Most don't. When a specific change in the signs were changed, 81% of people stopped and payed attention and made the roads safer...
The Maine Lobster Festival Parade in Rockland was delayed about 20 minutes, (August 2) Saturday, after a Kora Temple Shrine go-cart drove onto the sidewalk on Main Street and injured three.
Maine is on pace to see a jump in head-on collisions this year in the neighborhood of 25%. The Department of Transportation doesn’t have an official cause for the spike but many believe it has to do with phone use.
As was reading about the plans moving forward for a round-a-bout on Rt. 126 in West Gardiner with the off ramp of the Turnpike and the entrance of the service plaza, I learned Maine has 25 round-a-bouts and rotaries. Or as I like to call them 'Circles of Death'.