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Light rail bridge construction at Stark & Washington streets

Work begins March 26th

Traffic lanes on SE Stark and Washington streets will be reduced by one or two lanes for about three months due to I-205 Light Rail construction. Bridge construction on the 6.5-mile project will close the lanes of the two streets just east of the I-205 overpass at Stark and Washington. Crews will work between 7 a.m. and 6 p.m. beginning Monday, March 26th.

What’s next?

In April pile driving will begin for a bridge at SE Johnson Creek Blvd. A total of seven bridges will be constructed along the I-205 alignment.

In an exclusive announcement to this newspaper, owner and operator Joe Rossi announced Friday, March 9 that Parkrose landmark Rossi Farms will cease operating this year.

Neighbor Al Garre is slated to continue farming the outer east Portland plots for the foreseeable future.

In addition, the 126-year-old institution will cease the operation of the signature red barn, site of retail produce sales.

Located near the intersection of Northeast 122nd Avenue and Shaver Street, Rossi Farms began in 1880 as an Italian immigrant’s dream of a better life.

The Memo will continue to track the story and provide further details when and if available.

In the March 2007 issue we published a display advertisement for the annual St. Rita Spagehtti and Meatball Dinner. Our display advertisment was wrong in regards to the date and the price. The information below, also in the March issue, is correct. We regret the error.

The 70th annual St. Rita Spaghetti and Meatball Dinner, a Northeast Portland tradition, will be Sunday, April 1 from noon to 6 p.m. in the parish hall at 10029 N.E. Prescott St. in outer east portland