On August 18th, demolition and site work finally began. Last week, Scott Dugas Trucking & Excavation leveled the site, and began excavation work so that the foundation and slab can be poured. For a time lapse of the first week’s worth of work, click below: To complete the Arena for the 2014-15 season, we desperately … More Demo & Site Work Begins; Pledges Needed to Complete Construction
The Casco Bay Arena was recently featured in a Portland Press Article by Mark Emmert, which can be found at: http://www.pressherald.com/2014/08/07/new-hockey-rink-opening-in-falmouth We are in the final stages of the financing process and need to show our lenders that there is support for the Arena. We need to secure $150,000 in pledges for donations to make … More Final Pledges Needed to Complete Construction
Fundraising We have reached our first goal of raising $100,000 to begin construction, and demolition and site work will begin this week. However, we still need to raise $150,000 to complete construction. The Casco Bay Arena can only be finished with your help. If you were waiting to make a contribution, there is no time like … More Site Work to Begin; Arena Featured on WGME with Dave Eid
The hard work of Steve Blais, PE is one of the main reasons our Arena project is ready to go. Steve has worked tirelessly on the various civil engineering issues that often go unnoticed. Needless to say, these site and design issues are often the most important issues. Without Steve’s commitment to the project and … More Special Thanks to Steve Blais and Blais Civil Engineers
On May 28th, the Falmouth Town Council unanimously approved the project plan, rezoning and 40-year land lease for the Arena. Council Chair Teresa Pierce was an early supporter of the Arena and deserves special thanks along with fellow councilors Chris Orestis, Sean Mahoney, Karen Farber, David Goldberg, Claudia King, and Russ Anderson. Town Manager Nathan Poore, … More Step 4: Falmouth Approves Project
John Meade of Preferred Mechanical Services, Inc. recently arranged the donation of rink lights for Casco Bay Arena from Brooks School, which is located in North Andover, Massachusetts. Preferred Mechanical Services not only set up the donation of the lights, but also generously shipped the lights to Maine. John is very experienced in rink design and … More Preferred Mechanical Services and Brooks School Donate Lights for Arena
Efficiency Maine recently awarded Casco Bay Arena a $50,000 grant for installation of a photovoltaic system. This is an important first step in our goal of having Maine’s first net-zero electricity arena. EM-013-2014 Notice of Award 05 15 14 Casco Bay Coach Mike Curtis has taken the lead on our sustainability efforts. Presently, we are … More Casco Bay Arena Awarded $50,000 Solar Grant
D & G Machine has been a decades-long supporter of Casco Bay Hockey, and it should not be surpising that they came up big for us again. We received estimates of over $9,000 for the removal, transport and storage of the chiller . When Charlie Tarling, President of D & G Machine, heard about … More D & G Machine Comes Up Big for Casco Bay
Our proposed arena was the subject of a front page article in The Forecaster. The article can be found at: http://www.theforecaster.net/news/print/2014/03/19/falmouth-hockey-rink-proposal-gets-lukewarm-recept/191864. The Falmouth Town Council has been very supportive of our project and Falmouth town officials have been extremely helpful. The project has also been heartily supported by the Falmouth Hockey Boosters and the families … More Forecaster Article on Casco Bay Arena
SeaFax, Inc., the Kaserman Family and Giancotti Family recently made the first donations at the Bronze Medal Level. The Kasermans and Giancottis are long-time Casco Bay families who have generously contributed time and money to the Casco Bay Hockey program in the past. SeaFax, Inc. has a number of Casco Bay Hockey families, including the … More Donations from SeaFax, Inc., the Kaserman Family, and the Giancotti Family
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