Archive for ‘News’

  • One on One with…Maine Family Physician of the Year, Dr. Eric Gerchman

    By Wayne E. Rivet Staff Writer FRYEBURG — When Eric Gerchman decided to follow in his father’s footsteps to become a doctor, he also followed his dad’s approach to medicine. “Take good care of the patient and the rest will take care of itself.” For the past 20 years, those words of wisdom served him […]

  • Naples man injured in ATV crash

    NAPLES — A 31-year-old Naples man suffered life-threatening injuries Tuesday night as the result of an ATV accident on Lake House Road in Naples at 8:27 p.m. The Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office reported that Caleb Humphrey was transported to Bridgton Hospital following the accident on the public way. Due to his injuries, Humphrey was subsequently […]

  • One on One with…Home Garden Flower Show Producer Karla Ficker

    By Wayne E. Rivet Staff Writer FRYEBURG — Growing up on the North Shore in Massachusetts, Karla Ficker didn’t know anything about gardening. “It wasn’t until I read Organic Gardening and thought it was the right way to garden. So, I started with a small little plot to learn how to prepare the soil, etc. […]

  • Teen authors to tailor their topics at summer camp

    By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer NAPLES — It only takes a flick of the wrist to create a utopia where only best friends and favorite pastimes exist. It only takes a flick of the wrist to concoct a post-apocalyptic world where daily life is for those with a warrior’s heart. That is the magic […]

  • LELT executive director claims conservation lifestyle

    By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer From the window of his new office, Thom Perkins can view one entrance to Pondicherry Park, the land conservation easement managed by Loon Echo Land Trust (LELT). Along with the novel office space, Perkins has a new job title, too. He has been hired as the executive director of […]

  • Lake Region Substance Abuse Coalition takes aim at opiate crisis

    By Gail Geraghty Staff Writer Quietly, for the past six months, a group of concerned medical professionals and counselors have been meeting in the Bridgton Community Center with one goal in mind — to confront opiate abuse where it lives, locally. In the next month or so, the Lake Region Substance Abuse Coalition plans to […]

  • One on One with…Marybeth Noonan, Miss Maine

    By Wayne E. Rivet Staff Writer RAYMOND — When Marybeth Noonan was 14 years old, she became a princess. Marybeth started her own business, Rent-A-Princess, dressing as Disney princesses to entertain at children’s parties. Now, she wants to be a queen. Marybeth took a step closer to that goal last month when she was crowned […]

  • BRAG fields status not dire, Macdonald says

    By Gail Geraghty Staff Writer The last thing Bill Macdonald wants is to see the BRAG fields turned over to the town of Bridgton before the complex is ready, leaving the town to foot the bill for unfinished work. That’s why he said this week he’s not at all concerned by the Board of Selectmen’s […]

  • Strategy set for wastewater vote

    By Gail Geraghty Staff Writer Overwhelmingly, Bridgton residents and downtown business owners are appreciative of the effort the town is making the second time around to help them understand the Sewage Ordinance changes they’ll be voting on in June. That’s according to Greg Lane, a public relations consultant the town has hired to highlight the […]

  • Growth of Bridgton Farmers’ Market comes with challenges

    By Gail Geraghty Staff Writer When the Bridgton’s Farmers’ Market opens Saturday, May 7, it will be bigger than ever, with three new vendors, an information booth, entertainment area and a new tent to process EBT cards. Yet with growth often comes growing pains, which came to light at the April 27 Board of Selectmen […]