Archive for ‘News’

  • Jewlz moving to Lakes Plaza

      By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer NAPLES — Jewelz Beyond Hair needs no introductions. For almost a decade and a half, the Naples-based beauty salon has been in the business of introducing men and women to adventurous hairstyles and seasonal colors or keeping clients happy with their comfort-zone look. Happy enough to return to […]

  • Harrison moves selectmen’s meeting night to Tuesday

    UPDATE: This story has been updated from the print edition, regarding the selectmen’s regular business meeting. Town Manager Bud Finch incorrectly reported in his weekly update that the meeting would be held the first Tuesday of the month. It will be the third Tuesday. HARRISON — Many times, fall is the time favorite TV shows […]

  • Lakes Plaza construction wraps up this month

    By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer NAPLES — Word gets around fast. But, when the location is a particularly busy and well-traveled section of Route 302, people are going to notice and talk about the construction taking place. Once there was a farmhouse. Now, a commercial plaza is in the final stages of construction. The […]

  • Brady’s going to D.C. — Putting a face, a story to health debate

    By Wayne E. Rivet Staff Writer NAPLES — There is a lot of big talk going on in Washington, D.C. as politicians try to craft a new national healthcare plan. Brady Chappell of Naples may be just a little guy, but he and other children battling type I diabetes hope their voices and important messages […]

  • Songo Locks School parking plan changes drop-off routine

    By Wayne E. Rivet Staff Writer NAPLES — As Grant Plummer looked over a schematic drawing of proposed parking lot and student drop-off changes at Songo Locks Elementary School, he immediately wondered how parents might respond. Like Stevens Brook in Bridgton and Lake Region High School, the school district is looking to create two separate […]

  • SAD 61 director, college professor unexpectedly passes away at work

    Thomas Hancock, a special “voice” in Casco and a member of the SAD 61 School Board, unexpectedly passed away last week while at work at St. Joseph’s College in Standish. SJC president Dr. James Dlugos sent out a post late Thursday regarding the sudden loss of the esteemed faculty member. “Dear Family Members, it is […]

  • Spend a night out with the Bridgton Police Department

    Bridgton Police want to spend a night with the local community. BPD is sponsoring a National Night Out on Tuesday, Aug. 1 from 5 to 7 p.m. at Highland Lake Beach. National Night Out is an annual community-building campaign that promotes police-community partnerships and neighborhood camaraderie to make local neighborhoods safer, more caring places to […]

  • Family makes Kindred Farms work

    By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer CASCO – Shirley Greeley lives half-a-mile from her dream business, a farmhouse turned market and bakery. Starting this type of business has been a goal Shirley has wanted to achieve for years. It was an idea she started sharing with her daughter Corrin Conforte-Albrechi about three decades ago and […]

  • Keeping it safe — Bridgton beaches now open dawn to dusk

    By Wayne E. Rivet Staff Writer If you plan to take a dip at local beaches, you better go swimming before dusk. To keep people safe, Bridgton department heads recommended that parks and beaches should be open from dawn until dusk only. “Bridgton is home to some of the most beautiful beaches and parks in […]

  • Erik’s dying wish — Baseball has been needed distraction

    HARRISON — Like many New Englanders, Erik Zinn was born into Red Sox nation. The Pittsfield, N.H. native fondly remembers listening to the games on the radio with his grandfather as a very young boy. And he’s been a Sox fan ever since. “He used to tell the kids that if we weren’t quiet during […]