Archive for ‘News’

  • Salmon Point beachgoers could face longer walk to lake

    By Wayne E. Rivet Staff Writer For beachgoers trying to escape the heat or simply spend a carefree day at Salmon Point, the walk to one’s favorite spot in the sand might be a little longer. To address safety concerns, town officials are looking to develop a new public parking spot at the town-owned campground/beach […]

  • Bridgton election: Packard, Murphy elected to board of selectmen

    G. Fred Packard received 236 votes, while Robert Murphy garnered 233 to win seats on the Bridgton Board of Selectmen. Bill Vincent had 182 votes. Other races were uncontested: Planning Board, three-year term, Brian Thomas with 330 votes. Planning Board alternate, three-year term, Kenneth Gibbs with 327 votes. SAD 61 Director, three-year term, Cynthia LeBlanc […]

  • Harrison election: Frank, Sykes win selectman seats

    HARRISON — With five candidates seeking two seats on the Harrison Board of Selectmen, incumbent Matthew Frank garnered the most votes (155) Tuesday to earn reelection. The race for the second seat proved highly contested as Rick Sykes edged Henry Hudson Jr. by a mere six votes — 149 to 143. Charles Parrott Jr. finished […]

  • State Park Road could offset Begin Estate

    By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer NAPLES — It is a cleared lot now, one that extends the open space around the Naples Fire Station. But, for those who remember, there was a large stone home with a stone well that was set back from the road and offered some privacy with perennial landscaping. The […]

  • Will synthetic dock make a splash with selectmen?

      By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer NAPLES — The item to be discussed was the purchase and installation of sections of wooden docks to extend the town’s public dock on the Causeway. The hoped-for timeline was before the Fourth of July, when tens of thousands of people visit the Causeway and the boating season […]

  • Bridgton selectman race: 3 candidates for 2 seats

    By Wayne E. Rivet Staff Writer When Bridgton voters go to the polls on Tuesday, June 13, the ballot has just one contested race — selectman. Three candidates seek seats for the next three years. They are incumbent Robert P. Murphy and challengers G. Frederick Packard and William Vincent. The News met with the three […]

  • On the ballot: Several candidates for Naples selectman

      Editor’s Note: The Bridgton News apologizes that not all candidates were included in Q&A. Some people were unable to answer questions that were e-mailed to candidates last Friday. The Bridgton News wishes good luck to all candidates in the Naples Election on Tuesday.   By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer NAPLES — The Naples […]

  • New Sebago town manager named

    By Wayne E. Rivet Staff Writer SEBAGO — For 29 years, Michele Bukoveckas has been involved in the municipal sector. She was the Welfare Director for the City of Saco for 10 years. As of this June, she will have been Sebago’s town clerk and tax collector for 19 years. When the town manager position […]

  • Ask the Experts: Community questions about opioid issues answered

      At a recent community forum sponsored by Lake Region Adult Education and Lakes Region Substance Abuse Coalition, there were far more questions than time allowed our panel of experts to answer. We collected all the questions and asked various members of the Lakes Region Substance Abuse Coalition with expertise in the fields of medicine, […]

  • BPD officer completes Academy training

    Sophia J. Swiatek is one of Maine’s 58 newest police officers. A member of the Bridgton Police Department, Swiatek graduated from the Maine Criminal Justice Academy in Vassalboro on May 19.  She is also a recent graduate of Southern Maine Community College, where she earned an associate’s degree in Criminal Justice. The officers spent 18 […]