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Friday, September 22, 2023
Volume 19 • Issue No. 38
Eliot Festival Days Helps Community for 42nd Year
Henri Rivard of South Berwick was the 2022 male winner in a time of 16:39, with Matt Daly of Eliot hot on his heels.
ELIOT The 42nd Eliot Festival Days is scheduled this year for Friday, September 29 and Saturday, September 30. Proceeds from the festival and 5K Road Race go to the Taste of Plenty soup kitchen in Berwick and the Town of Eliot Fuel Assistance Fund. On Friday, September 29 at 6 p.m., The Chili Festival, hosted by the Eliot/Kittery American Legion Post 188, kicks off the weekend of festivities, with live music, dancing, and a car show. Chili, hot dogs and hamburgers will be served until 9 p.m. The flag raising ceremony at Eliot Fire Station officially opens Festival Day on Saturday, September 30 at 8:15 a.m. The Eliot Festival 5K Road Race
starts promptly from the Town Hall parking lot at 8:30 a.m., with music, prizes and refreshments awaiting runners at the finish line! At 9 a.m., over 50 local vendors will be set up along State Road in the center of Eliot, offering artful crafts, homemade food items, and neighborhood information. The Farmers Market in Hammond Park will include over a dozen local farms offering their unique and locally grown products. The Festival Parade kicks off at 10:15 a.m. from the Eliot Boat Basin, passing the review stand across from Hammond Park at 11 a.m., and ending at the William Fogg Library. The Kids Area has many new and exciting family activities at this year’s
festival, with games, rides, bouncy houses, face painting and more available throughout the day. Activities are for all ages, and all free of charge, courtesy of sponsor Cy Kolod of Edward Jones Financial. The Chalmers Insurance Group Kids Fun Run starts at the William Fogg Library at 12 p.m., and kids of all ages can participate in the doughnut and pie eating contests at the Hammond Park gazebo beginning at 1 p.m. Festival organizers ask only for a donation of a box of cereal as the price of admission for the Kids Fun Run. Leading the musical entertainment for the day is Dancin’ DJ Carmen See ELIOT on page 8 . . .
Part-Time Shoulder System Testing on I-95 for Bridge KITTERY The New Hampshire Department of Transportation (NHDOT), in partnership with the Maine Department of Transportation (MaineDOT) and the Maine Turnpike Authority (MTA), will begin testing the messaging components for the new dynamic part-time shoulder use (PTSU) system that was recently installed on I-95 between Portsmouth, NH and Kittery. This system was developed to help relieve congestion during
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peak traffic times on the I-95 Piscataqua River Bridge between the two states. Testing was scheduled to begin at night on Thursday, September 14, but has now been postponed to begin next week, starting Monday, September 25. Nighttime shoulder closures, both northbound and southbound, will occur intermittently over the next several weeks for final system testing. Motorists will see the system’s messaging components (beacons and lane use signals) turn on and off at various times during the testing. Message boards will be utilized to
alert travelers that tests are being performed. The shoulder lanes will remain closed to through traffic and should only be used for emergencies. A final press release will announce the date the system will become fully operational for
motorists. Anyone who reg ularly travels along I-95 on summer weekends is familiar with the congestion that occurs at the Piscataqua River Bridge. To ease congestion on I-95 during peak
travel periods, New Hampshire and Maine have agreed to allow the right shoulder of the road to be used as an open travel lane over the Piscataqua River Bridge and See SHOULDER on page 2 . . .
The Pumpkin Patch in York Opens for the Season YORK This fall, First Parish Church York celebrates the 10th anniversary of its partnership with Pumpkin Patch Fundraisers. Together, the organizations provide an opportunity for visitors from near and far to enjoy a quintessential New England fall experience, while generating income for the families of the Navajo Nation in Farmington, NM. Sales from the Pumpkin Patch help provide muchneeded support for families in need both locally and around the world. What distinguishes this partnership are the principles on which Pumpkin Patch Fundraisers was founded. Pumpkin Patch
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Fundraisers began in 1974 in North Carolina, “...with three acres of pumpkins and a partnership with one church. There was no contract, no legal proceedings… just a handshake and trust in each other.” (www. pumpkinsusa.com/about-us). Trust continues to be the foundation of Pumpkin Patch Fundraisers partnerships. In 1989, the organization moved farming operations to New Mexico, where members of the Navajo Nation plant and harvest approximately two square miles of pumpkins. The farm employs a seasonal workforce of over 700 See PUMPKINS on page 12 . . .
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