Main Street has been buzzing with the sounds of construction throughout the fall, and at The Neighborhood House we had a timely project of our own.

Thanks to some generous private funding, our 115 year old clock will be receiving some much needed care over the course of the winter. The process began with removal of the old clock face and housing which had begun to show the effects of more than a century of unpredictable Maine winters. With the use of a lift provided by BCM Construction, local carpenters Mike Astle and Rick Bradbury gently eased the clock from its perch.

Using the old clock as a blueprint, all of the housing and trim pieces will be recreated as close to the original as possible. When the timepiece is returned to its prominent location in the spring, it will also be sporting LED lights for nighttime illumination, and an electrified inner workings to keep it running steady even automatically reset itself after power outages or for daylight savings.

While the clock is a prominent part of The Neighborhood House’s logo, it also symbolizes much more than that. Having overseen hundreds if not thousands of events and celebrations by numerous generations of our community, these refurbishments and upgrades will keep that tradition alive for generations to come.