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	Governor Signs Bill to Rename Augusta Bridge MPBN March 19, 2009 http://www.mpbn.net/News/MaineHeadlineNews/tabid/968/ctl/ViewItem/mid/2905/ItemId/9762/Default.aspx Governor John Baldacci today ceremoniously signed a bill to rename an Augusta bridge. The Father Curran Bridge in Augusta will now become the Calumet Bridge at Old Fort Western. The bill was sponsored by Rep. Patsy Crockett, an Augusta Democrat. Crockett introduced the measure after allegations of sexual abuse arose against the bridge's original namesake, Father John Curran. Curran served as priest at St. Augustine Church in Auguta from 1962 to 1972. He died in 1976, before the allegations emerged. The bridge's new name is intended to recognize the region's Franco-American heritage and the historic Fort Western landmark. "This is taking a positive step toward healing for many," Baldacci said during a ceremonial signing of the bill.
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