Loring plans to demolish condemned buildings at housing complex

Loring plans to demolish condemned buildings at housing complex

LIMESTONE, Maine — Six blighted, 1970s apartment buildings at the former Loring Air Force Base are slated for demolition within the next year thanks to federal funds and local desire to modernize the neighborhood. Last summer, Limestone elected officials urged Loring Development Authority, which owns and oversees most of the former base, to condemn the six buildings on Manser Drive, most of which have uncovered foundations, broken windows and ag…