Archive for ‘News’

  • Harrison pitches idea of BPD coverage

    By Wayne E. Rivet Staff Writer As neighbors, Bridgton and Harrison often share or assist each other when public services are needed. They utilize the same officers for animal control (Carl Hoskins) and health (Cathy Pinkham). If fire strikes, the two departments work together as part of mutual aid. Could police coverage be next? Harrison […]

  • Candidate questions mailer endorsements

    By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer NAPLES — Mailers have started to play a role in elections in Naples over the past few years. Whether or not the political-campaign mailers are changing votes is debatable. The fact is: These flyers are showing up in residents’ mailboxes. Most recently, two seated selectmen, Jim Grattelo and Jim […]

  • Group works on possible Memorial School site options

    By Wayne E. Rivet Staff Writer What would be the best use for the former Bridgton Memorial School site? Jim Chalmers and Peter Lowell of the Bridgton Economic Development Corp reported to the selectboard last week that a number of ideas — including a fieldhouse, exercise room and lockers, pool, conference center, classroom space, community […]

  • Wright gives state of BH address

    By Wayne E. Rivet Staff Writer As he started work to rebuild services and repair the community’s trust in Bridgton Hospital, Peter Wright was realistic. He knew it would not be a sprint. Instead, the first-year hospital president is prepared for a marathon. “We’re moving forward,” Wright said in his opening remarks during a “State […]

  • Family completes final chapter of Mary’s legacy — a Christmas adventure

    By Wayne E. Rivet Staff Writer Mary Shepherd always had a special place in her heart for children. She spent her working career taking care of sick children as a pediatric nurse. Coming out of nursing school, Mary had three internship choices — neonatal, pediatric or intensive care. She chose pediatrics, and never gave the […]

  • Age-Friendly survey spurs community action

    FRYEBURG — Earlier this year, Fryeburg created a new town committee with a mission to sustain and improve the community for all ages. The committee is a branch of the wider Mount Washington Valley Age-Friendly Task Force, in partnership with the Gibson Center and other regional towns. The mission is to assess and improve key […]

  • Pellerin’s contract extended to 2025, Harrison meeting notes

    By Wayne E. Rivet Staff Writer HARRISON — Tim Pellerin really likes Harrison and the people he works with and for. Local officials like Pellerin, as well. Following an executive session last Thursday night to evaluate Pellerin’s performance, selectboard members voted 4-0 to extend the town manager’s contract to 2025. “It is the unanimous opinion […]

  • DOT gives Naples to June 30 to pay for boardwalk debt

    By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer NAPLES — The state transportation department would like the remaining payment from the Town of Naples for the boardwalk, which was part of the bridge replacement and Causeway reconstruction project that started in 2010 and ended in 2013. The Maine Department of Transportation is giving the town until June […]

  • Anonymous grant match to help finalize sale

    Loon Echo Land Trust (LELT) and The Trust for Public Land (TPL) has received a generous $100,000 anonymous grant to match new donations for the protection of 1,400 acres of undeveloped land in the town of Sebago. To date, the fundraising campaign to purchase and protect the property has raised nearly $1.3 million. LELT seeks […]

  • Family keeps war stories alive

    By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer HARRISON — Jean Robbins Peacock has been planning this family outing for about a year. Along the way — in the many months before coming to Harrison for Veterans Day — Jeanne and her brother Charlie Robbins learned about the journey their Uncle Joseph Pitts Robbins took during his […]