BAR HARBOR — The last of a generation of highway department workers hired in the 1960s and ’70s will step down from his position at the end of the month.
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Don Bennoch is retiring after 41 years with the town highway department.
Robert Levin
BAR HARBOR — The last of a generation of highway department workers hired in the 1960s and ’70s will step down from his position at the end of the month.
Heavy equipment operator Don Bennoch was just a young fellow when he started with the department in November of 1971. And it was really a matter of chance that he ended up working for the town and not somewhere else, he said.
The town, he said, has been a great employer, and he has been happy with the way things worked out. He’s plowed roads with the town grader every winter and has run numerous other machines. The best thing has been the variety of projects, he said.
“Outside of hauling sand, it was always something different, every day,” Mr. Bennoch said. “That was the best part, I think.”
Mr. Bennoch said that he doesn’t have anything special planned for his retirement. He is looking forward to having more time for one of his favorite hobbies, he said, riding his Polaris 600 four-wheeler through the woods of Down East.
Robert Levin is an award-winning reporter covering the Bar Harbor community. His beat includes municipal government, school happenings, real estate development and the business community. Robert also covers the visual and performing arts, writing about painting, music and other topics. He is often seen with his camera at community events. Robert enjoys living in Bar Harbor with his family.
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