Archive for ‘News’

  • Towns banding together to save revenue sharing

    By Gail Geraghty Staff Writer They didn’t know what kind of turnout to expect, but Bridgton Selectmen were well-pleased when officials from area towns showed up to support what is shaping up as a major regional campaign to convince state legislators that the governor’s “bold” new plan to throw out revenue sharing in favor of […]

  • Fryeburg man kills wife, self

    FRYEBURG — A local woman, described by friends as having a “beautiful personality,” was shot and killed Monday by her husband. State Police investigated the shooting deaths of Jody Buzzell, 52, and Mark Buzzell, also 52, as a domestic violence murder-suicide. The bodies were discovered separately, in two buildings, early Tuesday morning by the State […]

  • Casco comes up with more town office ideas

    By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer CASCO — It is so hard to please everybody. In the case of the Casco Community Center, most residents have been pleased with the end result. For less than a decade, the Town of Casco has been trying to bring forward a resident-approved location and exact blueprints for an […]

  • Got food? LRHS invites public to join School Spirit Challenge

    At annual pep rallies at Lake Region High School, the chant, “We have spirit, yes we do, we have spirit, how about you?” booms inside the gym. LRHS students hope to team up with local residents to show the area’s true spirit to help others in need by joining together for the “School Spirit Challenge.” […]

  • Blizzard hammers the Lake Region

    By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer NAPLES — Caleb Ela and Sarah Paul braved the elements and the snowdrifts on Route 35 to get to the Umbrella Factory Supermarket to buy dog food. “We were out of dog food,” she said. “We decided to get it now before the storm got worse,” he said. The […]

  • Couple to litter bugs — show some respect

    HARRISON — When Del and Pam Arey went for their walk along Route 35 in Harrison, they couldn’t believe what they saw. “My wife and I are disappointed at what we see along the roadway. We walk three miles a day and we always take a bag with us to pick up the trash while […]

  • Police investigating rash of burglaries in Brownfield

    By Gail Geraghty Staff Writer BROWNFIELD — Oxford County Sheriff’s Department Deputies are investigating several burglaries that have occurred in homes in the Brownfield area over the last couple of weeks. On Tuesday, Sheriff’s Deputy Michael Halacy was being tight-lipped about the investigation. “I’m not going to get into specifics because I don’t want to […]

  • ‘Just genuinely nice people’ — Couple killed in crash remembered

    By Gail Geraghty Staff Writer With their warm, open and generous spirits, and the beautiful lamps they sold from their Main Street, Bridgton, home, it could never be said that Carol and Dale Honaberger hid their light under a bushel basket. They were, each in their own unassuming way, actively involved in community life, sharing […]

  • High-tech sensors improve understanding of lakes

    Using small, digital temperature loggers called HOBO sensors, the Lakes Environmental Association has been busy collecting high-resolution temperature data from many of the lakes and ponds within the area. Although collecting lake temperature data might not seem novel or particularly high-tech, this new method of sampling is opening up the door to another level of […]

  • Around the USA in 81 days

    By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer CASCO — Although still a big fan of the cruise ship excursion, Casco resident Lynne Potter decided to skip the high seas when planning her 2014 vacation. Instead, she drove 18,000 miles for the sake of exploring American soil. Before embarking on their nine-week getaway across the United States, […]