Archive for ‘News’

  • Fire destroys Denmark commercial building

    DENMARK — Extremely high winds made it nearly impossible for firefighters to effectively battle Sunday’s blaze at the Italian Moose Restaurant at 5 Bull Ring Road. The three-story building, including upstairs apartments, burned to the ground, despite a response by at least seven area fire departments. No one was injured. The 6 p.m. fire may […]

  • ‘Glitch’ leads to switch to old time ballot box

    By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer CASCO — Casco residents who headed to their local polling place after work or after dinner took a step back into time. Some people ended up depositing their ballots in a wooden ballot box, instead of using the state-issued machine that accepts and counts ballots. Shortly after 6 p.m., […]

  • Comp Plan update has voters’ blessing

    By Gail Geraghty Staff Writer After three long years in the making, the Bridgton Comprehensive Plan was overwhelmingly approved by voters Tuesday, by a vote of 1,584 yes, 639 no. The question is, what’s next? The document won’t become official until the state gives its stamp of approval, which hopefully will take place within a […]

  • Casco may seek legal advice

    By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer CASCO — The Town of Casco has sought the advice of its legal counsel regarding two ordinance violations that have yet to be corrected as of late October. Town officials needed to know what legal recourse is available to encourage one resident to remove unregistered vehicles from his property, […]

  • Route 11 crew buttons up for winter

    By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer CASCO — The road construction crew on Route 11 is doing what many Mainers know all too well. The crew is buttoning up for winter. The surface paving was not entirely finished after the contractor ran into adverse weather during this road construction season. According to Maine Department of […]

  • Raymond to leave RSU 14

    By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer RAYMOND — Change is in the air. Six years after voters from the towns of Windham and Raymond approved the union of their two school districts, Raymond residents passed a measure on the ballot to leave Regional School Unit (RSU) No. 14. During Election Day, 1324 voters supported the […]

  • Sewer allocations presage new projects

    By Gail Geraghty Staff Writer Two new commercial developments are in the planning stages in downtown Bridgton.Selectmen on Tuesday approved sewer allocations for Justin McIver to convert the former Sportshaus building at 103 Main Street for medical/health care offices, and for Chuck Renneker to accommodate a 64-seat restaurant at 18A Depot Street. Both projects will […]

  • Medical marijuana moratorium called ‘vauge’ and ‘unenforceable’

    By Gail Geraghty Staff Writer The medical marijuana moratorium ordinance, that Bridgton voters will decide next Tuesday, is “incredibly vague and casts too broad a net,” and could, in fact, open the town up to harmful legal action, Bridgton Selectmen were told Tuesday. Hillary Lister, director of Medical Marijuana Caregivers of Maine, drove from Bangor […]

  • Veit drops conflict of interest charge on cell tower

    By Gail Geraghty Staff Writer Paul Veit abruptly withdrew his conflict of interest appeal against Bridgton Planning Board member Michael Figoli at last week’s Board of Appeals meeting, once he heard from Figoli himself. Figoli, whom Veit had alleged was biased in favor of the application by AT&T and American Towers for a cell tower […]

  • Mother shares kids’ diagnosis journey

    By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer RAYMOND — Tracy Doyon’s twin daughters are accustomed to hospital visits and medical tests. It is something that has been happening since they were nine months old, and even more frequently during the past two years. The preschool girls might get antsy and bored in the waiting room; but […]