Archive for ‘News’

  • Green Grove Cemetery to offer cremation plots

    By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer CASCO — Most people have a tendency to plan for the future. Some settle on plans a week or two in advance; others lay out their long-range visions. Some people are more apt than others to line up where they would like to be buried after they die. As […]

  • Denmark manager search continues

    By Gail Geraghty Staff Writer DENMARK — Only 10 people have applied so far for the job of Denmark Town Manager, and the Town Manager Search Committee has extended the deadline until Friday, Oct. 30. “We’re still doing interviews,” Selectman Beverly Caparco said last week. “We’ll whittle it down to three and then do final […]

  • Board okays funding to fix police, fire radio reception

    By Gail Geraghty Staff Writer Bridgton Selectmen voted Tuesday to spend $11,000 in Federal Emergency Management Agency storm mitigation funds and to accept a $26,000 Homeland Security grant so that the town’s fire and police department can finally have reliable radio communications. For years, both police and fire personnel have experienced “a huge gap” in […]

  • Sebago citizens tired of school ‘closure’ threat hanging over their heads

    By Wayne E. Rivet Staff Writer SEBAGO — Like many families in this tight-knit community, Beth McCarthy and Denise Olsen are tired of having the threat of SAD 61 closing Sebago Elementary hanging over their heads. McCarthy, Olsen and others filled the school gym last Wednesday to hear SAD 61 officials unveil their proposed $9.6 […]

  • Marquee displays businessman’s grievance

      By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer NAPLES — A sign can serve many purposes. A sign can advertise a business or service. It can announce a birth in the community or welcome back military personnel who were serving overseas. It can let people know about upcoming events or that a company is hiring. After […]

  • Causeway businesses bank on sunshine

    By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer NAPLES — Scenic views of the water and mountains, attractive and walkable spaces, souvenirs on the shelves, and a variety of food choices including ice cream — what more could a vacationer ask for? The Naples Causeway offers the right combination of scenery worth stopping for and things to […]

  • Sculptor Bill Janelle puts an interesting face on pumpkin contest

    By Wayne E. Rivet Staff Writer What does professional sculptor William Janelle do for fun? In the winter, he will push aside a fresh block of butternut that will be transformed into a “wood spirit” face in favor of a cube of ice that will eventually be chiseled into a glassy figurine for curious spectators […]

  • Questions abound over proposed sewer user rules

    By Gail Geraghty Staff Writer There were many questions Tuesday as users of the sewer system serving downtown Bridgton struggled to understand how proposed changes to the system’s rate structure would affect them. The public hearing lasted nearly an hour. Some, like Kit Foster, wondered if the upcoming Nov. 3 referendum on a revised sewer […]

  • Naples, American Holdings sign contract

    By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer NAPLES — The long-going court battle, American Holdings, Inc. versus the Town of Naples, has come to an end. It has ended at least on the pieces of paper being processed in the court system. “No one won. It was a costly, totally unnecessary lawsuit for both sides,” said […]

  • Bridgton Planners approve propane tank plan

    By Gail Geraghty Staff Writer “I can’t imagine there’s a word that hasn’t been said, or a point that hasn’t been made,” Bridgton Planning Board member Dee Miller said Tuesday, as the board pondered whether to reopen public comments about the Bridgton Bottled Gas propane tank application. With that, the board began closed deliberations, and […]