Be alert — and careful — as you drive through downtown

by Linda Mowery-Denning

Editor/Publisher 

Afriend stopped us the other day to voice her concerns about traffic in downtown Ellsworth, in particular on the streets near Ellsworth Elementary School. One day, she said, traffic continued for 10 minutes while a child waited to cross the street. No one bothered to stop and allow the child safe passage. After the friend left, several of us started telling stories about tractor-trailer trucks roaring through town and other situations that make our downtown less safe.

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