Restoration work has been under way this fall atop the East Chop Lighthouse, the familiar beacon perched on Telegraph Hill that has guided mariners since 1878. Most of the work has focused on the brackets that support the catwalk railing.
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WASHINGTON, Pa., June 2, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Steel industry icon and founder of Songer Steel Services Paul John Songer, Sr. died on Thursday, May 20, 2021 at the age of 92.
The proud-yet-humble, devout patriarch of an expansive family in Washington, PA, Paul Songer defined his entire life on his own terms through hard work and singular dedication to doing the best job possible, finding the best people available and creating a persistent culture of quiet, determined excellence and customer-driven service that remains the hallmark of the Songer Services organization.
Paul J. Songer 1928 - 2021
Steel industry icon Paul J. Songer, 92, died on Thursday May 20, 2021. A life well lived building tremendous things.
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Photo by Julianne Mosher By: Julianne Mosher March 5, 2021 Comments Off on Light @ the end
Photo by Julianne MosherIt has long been a fixture, known around the world as a beacon to guide sailors back home to Long Island. It is taken for granted that it will always be there, standing sentinel at the very end of our Island.
But more than two centuries after its initial construction, the Montauk Point Lighthouse, brimming with history and enduring the elements, needs some tender loving care.
It also needs the money to do it.
“I’m just a person blessed to be here now overseeing the property,” said Joe Gaviola, keeper of the lighthouse, standing next to a display of the former keepers’ decades before him. “I could never compare myself to these guys. There’s so many individual stories in this place.”
National Demolition Assoc.
In April 2016, after 67 years of operation, the Consumers Energy Company closed the B.C. Cobb Power Plant in Muskegon, Michigan, in an effort to move to cleaner energy. The power plant, which opened in 1948, had two coal-fired generating units capable of producing 320 MW of electricity, and a 650-ft.-tall smokestack.
Project Statistics
Masonry materials recycled: 60,000+ tons
Abatement crew size: 120
Project duration: 2 years, 5 months
In October 2017, NDA member Bierlein began work on the abatement, environmental decommissioning and demolition of the 115-acre site, which contained a boiler house, precipitators, turbine hall, coal-handling equipment and smokestack.
A contracted crew of approximately 120 workers worked to efficiently and safely abate the main part of the site. While crews worked on the abatement, a crew of roughly 15 workers began demolishing smaller structures.