By Barbara Scott
Staff Writer
“If the weather cooperates this job will be completed this fall,” said Harry Hafford, chairperson of the Northern Maine Veterans’ Cemetery Corporation, “if not then it will be finished no later than May 15, next year.” Hafford was referring to the restroom facility being constructed at the cemetery, in back of where the columbarium walls stand.
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Harry Hafford, chairperson of the Northern Maine Veterans’ Cemetery Corporation, left, and Dana Doody, general contractor for Doody Enterprises, Inc., of Woodland, stand at the construction site where a new restroom facility is being built which will be open to those visiting the cemetery and or attending NMVC ceremonies.
“This is a much-needed addition to this location,” stated Hafford, “we are in hopes that having this facility available will encourage more people to attend our ceremonies or to feel more comfortable about spending time at the resting places of their loved ones.”
The building will house two restrooms and will be open from sunrise to sunset from Memorial Day through Veterans’ Day. Additional parking for those visiting the NMVC will also be created in the same area during the construction.
Hafford said the cost of the project is $60,000, and to-date all but $3,000 has been raised through fundraisers, donations and in-kind donations. “John Noble once again donated in-kind services to help make this project possible,” said Hafford.
Doody Enterprises, Inc., general contractors of Woodland are building the new restroom facilities.
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At the Oct. 12 city council meeting Carroll St. Peter, left, chairman of the Veterans Memorial Park Association presented Caribou Mayor Kenneth Murchison with a crisp $1 bill, sealing the deal between the VMPA and the city, regarding the group’s purchase of what has long been known as Monument Park on South Main Street.
