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  • Residents’ survey shifts Naples town meeting to April

    By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer NAPLES — A straw poll offered to residents during the November Election has led the Town of Naples to switch its annual meeting to April. The results of the straw poll showed a greater preference for town meeting in April than in May or June. Slightly more than 200 […]

  • Explorer bus budget headed to Naples town meeting

    By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer NAPLES — At the Naples annual town meeting in 2017, residents voted down money for the Lakes Region Explorer bus. So, while preparing the 2018 budget, the Naples Finance Committee decided to strike it from the budget altogether. Therefore, it did not appear before residents as a budget item […]

  • Loon Echo receives matching gift grant for Peabody-Fitch Woods

    Loon Echo Land Trust has received a generous $50,000 grant from an anonymous foundation to match donations received for the acquisition of the Peabody-Fitch Woods, located in South Bridgton. This conservation effort forever protects the Bridgton Historical Society’s historic Narramissic Farm from development encroachment. The acquisition of 252 acres of land surrounding the 18th century […]

  • Heavy, wet snow cancels school, knocks out power

    By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer A 24-hour storm that produced heavy wet snow cancelled school for School Administrative District (SAD) 61 on Tuesday and knocked out power to a few thousand households in the area. On Wednesday morning, there was a two-hour delay of the bus route schedule and the start of school for […]

  • Christmas in Harrison wins award, wins hearts

    By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer HARRISON — Christmas in Harrison is steeped in tradition. There are the events that have been carried from one generation to another such as the Saturday morning parade down Main Street, children frosting gingerbread cookies at the library and Santa’s appearance — this year at the Harrison VFW on […]

  • Arborist paints clearer picture of Pondicherry Park trees’ condition

    By Wayne E. Rivet Staff Writer Walking through Pondicherry Park, one might wonder if there is a new trail marker system in place. Trees are spotted — red, orange, yellow and white. These paint marks actually are codes referring to the trees’ present condition. Q-Team of Naples recently evaluated trees in Bridgton’s intown park, and […]

  • Casco search: MMA addresses shifting landscape of municipal managers

    By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer CASCO — Starting in mid-January, the Casco Board of Selectmen will be involved in the search for a new town manager to replace Dave Morton who is retiring in June 2019. The landscape of municipal managers has changed much since Morton was hired in 1978. The candidate “pool is […]

  • Casco Open Space Commission refines mission

    By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer CASCO — The people on Casco’s Open Space Commission have walked many miles of town-owned land. In fact, in early October, the commission trekked the trails on a 51-acre parcel off State Park Road that was recently part of a timber harvest. Now, the group is taking a step […]

  • SAD 72 receives early Christmas gift

    FRYEBURG — Christmas came a little early for SAD 72. At the Nov. 14 school board meeting, SAD 72 Superintendent Jay Robinson announced that Steven and Tabitha King have made a $100,000 donation to the school district. The superintendent hopes to use the gift in two areas: Supporting the PKA after-school program, which provides various […]

  • Veterans’ monument to be moved to beach property

    By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer NAPLES — Some of the people who gathered at the Naples Veterans Monument on Veterans Day may have not known that it was the last time a ceremony would be held at that spot. That is because the Vets monument will be transported to Kent’s Landing this upcoming Tuesday. […]