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  • Casco junkyard violation might head to court

    By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer CASCO — A junkyard ordinance violation, that was brought to the town’s attention last autumn, could go to court this summer. Last fall, the Casco Code Enforcement Officer (CEO) Don Murphy heard from neighbors that a resident on Lakewood Drive had been piling up nonoperable, nonregistered vehicles around the […]

  • Town Meeting preview: Casco voters to review two town hall options

    By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer CASCO — The future of the Town Hall should be history after the Casco Town Meeting on Wednesday. Two warrant articles will provide residents with two options for a revitalized town hall. The location has been narrowed down to the lot where the Casco Fire Station sits. “Two things […]

  • Old Knitting Mill eyed for growing medical marijuana

    By Gail Geraghty Staff Writer The rear portion of the old Bridgton Knitting Mill is slated to become the first site in the Lake Region where medical marijuana is grown and processed on a commercial scale. Canuvo, one of eight licensed medical marijuana dispensaries in Maine, runs its retail operation out of Biddeford, and wants […]

  • Bridgton Academy fighting gun shop plans

    By Gail Geraghty Staff Writer It will be a small hometown gun shop, family-run, with all the security measures required by federal law. But Mary Tremblay’s and James Bennett’s dream of a home-based firearms business has sparked a big controversy in North Bridgton, by virtue of the neighborhood’s historic character and the fact that their […]

  • Denmark town manager resigns

    By Gail Geraghty Staff Writer DENMARK — Denmark Town Manager Dan Merhalski submitted his resignation May 27 in the wake of a months-long campaign by some residents who want him gone, and who have also arranged for a June 30 recall election against two of the town’s three Board of Selectmen. Merhalski’s last day will […]

  • Bridgton board awards less funds for Town Hall repairs

    By Gail Geraghty Staff Writer Bridgton Town Hall supporters turned out in force Tuesday to support the Bridgton Board of Selectmen’s decision to award the bid for basic repairs to the building. The board voted 4-1 (Ken Murphy opposed) to authorize spending up to $265,000 on the contract, which came in at $395,454. The vote […]

  • Naples wants bus to keep rolling

    By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer NAPLES — The majority of residents living in Naples, one of the towns along the Lakes Region Bus route, approved the funds needed to keep that 18-month-old bus service rolling for another year. From the very beginning of discussions about Article 44, people from both sides of the aisle […]

  • Naples ordinances bring out citizens’ passion, ire

    By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer NAPLES — Whenever a municipality makes a change to its existing ordinances or official policies, there is a long process involved. There are boards and committees that discuss, consider and review drafts, which are scrutinized by the town attorney as the language takes shape. Along the way, there are […]

  • Town Meeting preview: Casco voters to act on dam plan, barking dogs, road policy

    What: Casco Town Meeting When: Wednesday, 7 p.m. Where: Casco Central Fire Station By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer CASCO — Pleasant Lake stretches between the towns of Otisfield and Casco. Residents and business-owners on the shores of that three-mile-long lake know the importance of protecting the water quality. Those are taxpayers in an area […]

  • Naples meeting warrant: leasing land, buying storage

    By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer NAPLES — The final public hearing on the proposed amendments for the light manufacturing district ordinance did not draw anyone from the public. The Naples Planning Board meeting lasted 15 minutes. According to Chairman Larry Anton, the light manufacturing ordinance only applies to a few areas of town: Route […]