PHIL DI VECE, News Contributor
Mon, 04/12/2021 - 7:30am
The affected area of Wiscasset’s downtown. PHIL DI VECE/Wiscasset Newspaper
A week after part of the outer wall collapsed, a construction team has been assessing damage to the Wawenock Block, a fixture of Wiscasset’s Main Street for more than a century. No one was injured when bricks from the second story came crashing down, covering the sidewalk April 3.
“We feel optimistic that the immediate public safety concerns have been addressed and abated. Given the original collapse, however, we’re keeping a very close eye on everything,” wrote Ralph Doering III of Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, the building’s owner. Doering’s statement was released Friday afternoon, April 9 in an email forwarded to Wiscasset Newspaper from Mark Robinson of MainePR. Robinson stated he is serving as spokesman for Doering.