Yes!! It's back in Place!

After almost two years and three months on the ground and many repairs, the cupola of the Masonic Temple Bell Tower has been lifted back to the top of the tower!



Austin Rigging arrived in Waterville at around 7:30 A.M. and at just about 10 o'clock the cupola - shining brightly in the sun, against the deep blue sky - was settled smoothly back in place.





That neither the blogger nor the Waterville Times has been saying anything about the status of work on the cupola has been intentional: with theives stealing copper from any source they can find, it didn't seem to be in the Mason's - or Waterville's - interest to tell the world where to find a huge supply of brand new material! Now that it's safely out of reach, 152' above ground, we can compliment coppersmith Bill Reibin and thank the Masons for all the work that they have done to preserve one of the village's most unique buildings!