Archive for ‘News’

  • Boardwalk fix on tap for spring

    By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer NAPLES — While the peeling stain on the Causeway boardwalk is hidden under a layer of ice and snow, it has become one of the hot topics that Naples residents have been discussing. “I guess the hottest issue in town seems to be the peeling stain that was put […]

  • Two juveniles charged in vehicle vandalism incident

    Two suspects in the BB gun vandalism case were arrested Tuesday night and put on juvenile conditions of release. “Officers Josh Muise, Sophia Swiatek and Sergeant Phil Jones worked hard to resolve this case and put an end to the senseless destruction of property in Bridgton,” Bridgton Chief of Police Richard Stillman said. Last Thursday, […]

  • Bridgton notes: Town purchases property as part of WW project

    By Wayne E. Rivet Staff Writer Another piece of the wastewater system expansion puzzle has been put into place. Following an executive session Tuesday night, selectmen voted to purchase a 21.60-acre parcel located behind the nursing home (Bella Point) on Portland Road. The negotiated price is $55,000 to Bridgton Health Care Associates. Town Manager Robert […]

  • Loon Echo Land Trust names new executive director

    Loon Echo Land Trust has a new leader entering the New Year, 2019. LELT welcomed Matt Markot as its new executive director on Monday, Jan. 7. Markot, who resides in Harrison, takes the lead for the conservation organization from retiring Executive Director Thom Perkins. Most recently, Markot worked for LELT supporting the organization’s stewardship and […]

  • Group takes comfort in quilts’ destination

    By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer HARRISON — The quilters might not ever meet the children who admire the colors, run their fingers over the patterns, and warm themselves with the quilts. Still, the women who belong to the Harrison-based Patchwork Piece Makers quilting group keep meeting every Wednesday for a few hours. They keep […]

  • Old Home Days canceled for 2019

    HARRISON — Old Home Days appears to be headed for another sabbatical. Harrison’s annual July festival will be on hiatus in 2019 with the announcement by the Harrison Friendly Riders Snowmobile Club that it voted to discontinue organizing and running the event. Club president Chris Searles made the announcement on the group’s Facebook page: “Good […]

  • One on One with…Chris Richard, LRTV manager

    By Wayne E. Rivet Staff Writer Chris Richard wants to assure everyone that LRTV programming is on the air. It is just in another location. With Spectrum switching to digital broadcasting at the end of 2018, the change resulted in a serious reshuffling of stations. Viewers looking for LRTV programs had to move way up […]

  • Naples addresses mice problem

    By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer NAPLES — In the weeks before Christmas, the mice are anything but quiet. In fact, the mice have been brazen. The mice, which have settled comfortably inside the Naples Town Hall, have even made appearances during the day, according to Naples Town Manager John Hawley. “They don’t wait until […]

  • New glitch surfaces on hotel plan; discussion recessed until Jan. 29

    By Wayne E. Rivet Staff Writer There will be no shiny, big red ribbon wrapped around an approved Hotel Bridgton concept — at least not in 2018. After over six hours of project review, concerns raised by the public, and questions posed by planners on two hearing nights, Hotel Bridgton will enter 2019 with some […]

  • Planners recuse member for Hotel Bridgton deliberations

    By Wayne E. Rivet Staff Writer When Hotel Bridgton was first proposed, Doug Oakley was one of several residents who was vocal and openly opposed to the project. While a long recess occurred and the developer, Justin McIver of Main Eco Homes, revised the project, Oakley was elected as an alternate to the Bridgton Planning […]