Archive for ‘News’

  • Walk to Salmon Point beach solution reached

    By Wayne E. Rivet Staff Writer Just in time for the summer season, the path from the public parking lot to Salmon Point has been legally cleared. The Town of Bridgton and the residents of Salmon Point Road have reached a solution to resolve the pending litigation at Salmon Point Road.    The town has constructed […]

  • Creating right to appeal locally?

    By Wayne E. Rivet Staff Writer Everybody can have their day in court, but Bridgton Selectman Bear Zaidman would like to give a fired employee another chance to appeal the decision before pursuing their last resort. Zaidman Tuesday night proposed to add a clause to the town’s Personnel Policy that would allow an employee to […]

  • Pavilion to be built around holiday

    By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer NAPLES — The Town of Naples chose a contractor who is willing to work around the Independence Day festivities and still get a pavilion built at the Town Beach this summer. Fortunately, the bidder with the earliest start date for the project also had the lowest cost estimate. On […]

  • Naples moves ahead with intersection bid

    By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer NAPLES — Naples plans to move ahead with putting out to bid the Route 302/Route 35 intersection job despite conditions that are driving up the costs of construction jobs. Several weeks ago, Naples Town Manager John Hawley reported what people around the state have been realizing: Construction project bids […]

  • More law enforcement on water, less on land

    By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer NAPLES — Things in the Marine Safety Department are going just swimmingly. The Town of Naples has put more money toward improving safety on the water and, already, the personnel is willing to work and is either certified or in the process of doing that. On the other hand, […]

  • Hotel Bridgton gains final approval; challenge expected

    By Wayne E. Rivet Staff Writer Hotel Bridgton is off the Bridgton Planning Board’s table, gaining final approval Monday after 16 months of presentations, revisions and deliberations. The next hurdle will be a likely challenge by the Save Kennard Street group, presently represented by Attorney David Lourie. The group has 30 days to file an […]

  • Town Manager hired, Casco’s gain is Stockton Springs’ loss

    By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer CASCO — A new job can bring about feelings of hope and excitement. It was no different for Courtney O’Donnell last week as she put her signature on the employment contract for the Casco town manager position. “When I signed the job contract, I had feelings of happiness and […]

  • Blues Festival preview: Cigar box guitars to be smokin’

    By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer NAPLES — The Maine Blues Festival in Naples will have all the same qualities that draw crowds to it every year: plenty of talented artists playing toe-tapping, hip-swaying, head-turning music. Plus, for locals, there is a sense of state pride to boot because every musician who performs in the […]

  • Magic Lantern Innovation Lab: Look at 4-H today

    The proposed Magic Lantern 4-H Innovation Lab and Learning Center has been working to interest donors and local foundations in anticipation of the project announcement last week. Behind the $2 million matching challenge grant are the Kendal C. and Anna Ham Foundation, the Maine 4-H Foundation and a major anonymous donor. Last fall, early support […]

  • Election results

    BRIDGTON Question 1, Willett Brook Aquifer Protection Ordinance passed, 538-195 Question 2, Land Use Ordinance, passed 426-347 Question 3, Repeal of Affordable Housing Local Preference Ordinance, failed, 292 yes, 403 no. Question 4, Anti-Litter Ordinance, passed 545-177 Question 5, Bicycle Ordinance amendments, passed 453-246 Question 6, CATV Ordinance amendments, passed 416-242 Question 7, Graveyard, Junkyards, […]