Archive for ‘News’

  • Developer McIver seeking to build commercial, yet again

    By Gail Geraghty Staff Writer As he nears completion of a major new retail/office building in downtown Bridgton, local developer Justin McIver is already on to his next project. McIiver, with engineer George Sawyer acting as agent, went before the Bridgton Planning Board Oct. 3 for permission to build a new 4,500 square-foot professional office […]

  • Sebago sends SAD 61 a message — 340 sign petition to look at withdrawing

    By Wayne E. Rivet Staff Writer SEBAGO — For the past 15 years, Allen Crabtree has heard the whispers, too. “I’ve been hearing for years that one way to cure all the financial ills SAD 61 has would be to close the school in Sebago,” Crabtree said. “When people here heard about the proposed major […]

  • Does public support upgrades for more roads?

    By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer CASCO — When it was all said and done the total cost to repair Libby Road was less expensive than originally anticipated. But, it was a four-year project that took from the paving fund and focused most of the road improvement money on one road. Meanwhile, multiple roads in […]

  • Board rules 15 Walker Street a dangerous building

      By Gail Geraghty Staff Writer Bridgton Selectmen voted unanimously Tuesday to declare an abandoned house at 15 Walker Street a dangerous building after a brief public hearing in which the owner did not show. Property owner Dean Palli, who lives in Wellesley, Mass., told Code Enforcement Officer Robbie Baker he couldn’t make the hearing, […]

  • How area residents voted on state referendum questions

    Local Towns Vote Question 1: Citizen Initiative An Act To Strengthen the Maine Clean Election Act, Improve Disclosure and Make Other Changes to the Campaign Finance Laws Do you want to change Maine law to allow publicly-financed state candidates to qualify for additional funds under certain limits and rules in the Maine Clean Election Act, […]

  • Bridgton voters reject sewer ordinance; board chairman reacts

    By Gail Geraghty Staff Writer Bridgton voters on Tuesday rejected proposed amendments to the sewer ordinance, voting 575 to 424 against making any changes to the current individual flow-based sewer rate structure. The vote surely comes as a blow to the Board of Selectmen, who were poised to submit engineering reports this month as the […]

  • Another medical marijuana grower seeks to locate in Bridgton

    By Gail Geraghty Staff Writer A medical marijuana growing operation, Bridgton’s second, is being proposed to operate out of a nondescript three-bay warehouse building set well back from Route 302, across from J.P. Gallinari Electric. New Age Builders of Biddeford is proposing to divide the 3,000 square-foot garage-style building at 527 Portland Road into three […]

  • Broyer named Maine History Teacher of the Year

    By Wayne E. Rivet Staff Writer LOVELL — Cyndi Broyer is grateful that she can dedicate her energy, passion and caring attitude to a job she “loves” and feels “blessed” to have. Her skill as an educator, her ability to motivate and her example that has been a role model for a long list of […]

  • Towns review road upgrades, future projects

      By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer NAPLES — Certainly, Route 11 is the road improvement project that impacted the highest number of vehicles, including several school buses for School Administrative District (SAD) 61. The Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT) project to reclaim and repave almost 10 miles of Route 11 began in 2014, and […]

  • Ledge surveys start for lakes’ dam

    By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer CASCO — Fishermen who have a favorite fishing hole near the Pleasant Lake Dam might want to consider another location during the next several weeks. There will be a little more activity than usual around the dam that is located near the former offices of Hancock Lumber. By mid-November, […]