Archive for ‘News’

  • One on One with…Ephrem Paraschak

    By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer NAPLES — After taking on the multi-tasking, straight-out busy role(s) of the town manager and road commissioner in the community where he grew up and currently owns a home, Ephrem Paraschak has made a huge career decision. The hiring of Paraschak for the open job of Gorham town manager […]

  • Hybrid solution to help Naples with town manager hiring

    By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer NAPLES —– After much discussion, Naples elected officials opted for a hybrid solution for the process of hiring a new town manager. Current Naples Town Manager Ephrem Paraschak will start his new position with the Town of Gorham on Sept. 1 and is also doing job-shadowing in Gorham prior […]

  • Seniors want trip signups, payments on paper, not online

      By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer NAPLES — It wouldn’t be the first time a senior citizen stood before Naples selectmen and asked for a better way to sign up for recreation department trips than doing it online. Bob Hennick, 81, said he learned about an upcoming Senior Trip to Cabbage Island at the […]

  • ‘It seemed like an eternity’ — Life more meaningful after tornado scare

    By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer Pete and Martha St. Jean were huddled with their dog in the tiny bathroom of their cottage while a tornado’s path pummeled their summertime paradise. Moments earlier, “as the rain picked up in intensity, we proceeded to close the windows and sliding door,” Pete said. As she glanced out […]

  • Lakes Region Explorer adds Saturday service

    By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer NAPLES — A familiar sight along Route 302 from Windham to Bridgton and all the areas in between, the Lakes Region Explorer is now on the road on Saturday, too. As of July 1, the regional bus service added Saturday to its weekday schedule, according to the Regional Transportation […]

  • From foe to friend: Mainer recalls WWII POWs worked on potato farms

    By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer HARRISON — As a teenager, Hank Lunn did not save his spare change for candy sticks or gum or soda pop. Instead, he sacrificed those little luxuries and saved up his money to buy war bonds. “We changed from playing war to being in war. We saved our money […]

  • Sebago withdrawal from SAD 61 — A matter of local control

    By Wayne E. Rivet Staff Writer SEBAGO — When (or if) Sebago residents consider whether to withdraw from SAD 61 and start their own school system, Dr. Mark Eastman says the main question will be, do taxpayers want local control. The if is whether Maine’s Department of Education approves of the withdrawal agreement that now […]

  • Casco bakery business to hold grand opening

        By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer CASCO — Kindred Farms Market and Bakery has already been giving customers a taste of what the new business has to offer. The store has been open to the public for two week now. It is located in the historical farmhouse at the junction of Routes 11 […]

  • BH cuts staff as part of system-wide ‘rightsizing’

    By Wayne E. Rivet Staff Writer Trying to “get ahead of the wave of impending financial pressures,” Bridgton Hospital cut two primary care and two specialty providers last week as part of a Central Maine Healthcare two-phase “rightsizing” effort. Bridgton Hospital President David Frum said Tuesday that Bridgton avoided a layoff in February, which 40 […]

  • Knight named new Bridgton Community Development director

    By Wayne E. Rivet Staff Writer Audrey Knight hoped to move back East to the summer home she so enjoyed. Then, she saw an advertisement — the Town of Bridgton was looking for a Community Development Director — that would make the move back to the old family farm in Harrison a reality. She applied […]