Middle Harbor dredging nears completion

Rock-N-Road Construction has spent the last week scooping mud from Middle Harbor as part of the ongoing dredge project.

The Middle Harbor dredge project is separate from the dredge project being completed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Western Marine, which is on hold for the summer.

The Middle Harbor project aims to clear out built-up silt causing damage to the harbor and was included in the borough's latest supplemental budget, which will have its third and final reading at the April 17 assembly meeting.

The budgeted amount for the project is $189,000.

Crews are using bulldozers to...