Archive for ‘News’

  • Causeway spruced up by Caretake America

    By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer NAPLES — When Naples Selectman Bob Caron II drives to work at 5 a.m. in the summer, the crew at Caretake America is as much a morning landmark as the sunrise and the mountains at the end of Long Lake. “Last year, they did a great job. They picked […]

  • Harrison SZO goes to ballot in June

    By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer HARRISON — The public hearing was held shortly after the snow melted this spring, and the proposed Shoreland Zoning Ordinance will get its day in the sun in June. The Town of Harrison has posted a copy of the proposed Shoreland Zoning Ordinance on its website. Although the draft […]

  • A hero is in his grandmother’s eyes

    Kirby Vaughn of Bridgton is a hero in his grandmother’s eyes, as well as the doctors and nurses at Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston. The alert 8-year-old saved his grandmother’s life while visiting her during school vacation. The son of Alexa Baumgardner and Darrell Vaughn, Kirby called 9-1-1 when his grandmother, a resident of […]

  • Casco board shuffles dates for school budget hearing

    By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer CASCO — How’s that for a show of support? Local elected officials from the Town of Casco shuffled their schedules to attend the public hearing for their regional school district. The Casco Board of Selectmen already meets on alternate Tuesdays. Currently, the meetings happen on the first and third […]

  • Town, Farmers’ Market growing better relationship?

    By Wayne E. Rivet Staff Writer Sometimes, a plant fails to reach its fullest potential because it may be lacking some vital ingredients. Bridgton’s Farmers’ Market has been a success for vendors looking for an outlet to peddle their wares and shoppers seeking high-quality vegetables and other food items. Selectmen, however, say the picture isn’t […]

  • Harrison new shoreland rules go online before hearing

    By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer HARRISON — The proposed changes to the Shoreland Zone Ordinance (SZO) are now available on the Town of Harrison’s website. Harrison residents will be able to review the amended ordinance prior to its second public hearing on Thursday, April 27. The upcoming public hearing will start at 7 p.m. […]

  • Poland Spring considers Fryeburg for bottling plant site

    By Wayne E. Rivet Staff Writer FRYEBURG — Water pumped from a spring in Fryeburg may not travel as far before it lands into a bottle. Poland Spring is considering Fryeburg as a possible site for a bottling facility — the company’s fourth plant in Maine. Mark Dubois, who serves as the Natural Resource Manager […]

  • Land Use rules pushed to November ballot

    By Wayne E. Rivet Staff Writer William O’Connor can see the writing on the wall. If the town presents the proposed Land Use Ordinance to voters at June’s annual town meeting, O’Connor suspects there is a high probability that the document is rejected. After two years of work by a seven-member committee, O’Connor and others […]

  • Seeds planted for Berry Park in Casco

      By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer CASCO — The acreage may be under snow now. But, seeds are being planted for a future public park. Depending on the outcome at Town Meeting in June, there may be “seed money” to make some of the improvements pitched by an ad hoc committee tasked with laying […]

  • LEA: Awareness of climate change is first step

      By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer HARRISON — In the next 75 years, a future generation of aging Mainers will not need to buy real estate in the south to find warmer temperatures. The snowbirds will be able to stay. If no changes are made to slow climate change, by 2099 Maine’s weather will […]