Archive for ‘News’

  • Halloween magic: Poland’s yard delights neighborhood

    By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer CASCO — Certainly, asking for the devil isn’t on the typical honey-do list. But, that is what Laura Poland asked her husband, Rick, to try to accomplish. He was willing, too. After all, she wanted a devil in the yard as a Halloween decoration. That year, when she got […]

  • Work begins on Depot Street project

    Traffic may be diverted for some time on Depot Street in Bridgton as work begins this week on the much-anticipated streetscape improvement project. Construction will initially include stormwater improvements and reconstruction of the roadway, followed by sidewalk improvements as weather conditions permit. Anne Krieg, Bridgton director of Planning, Economic and Community Development, asks the public […]

  • Route 11 shoulders worry Casco board

    By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer CASCO — Casco’s public officials are concerned about the shoulders that drop off from some sections of the new pavement along Route 11. On Tuesday, Town Manager Dave Morton updated the Casco Board of Selectmen, saying the road repair on Route 11 had not been completed. “Route 11 work […]

  • Election ’14: House District 67

    RACE: HOUSE DISTRICT 67 District Makeup: In Cumberland County, the municipality of Frye Island; and part of the municipality of Casco south and west of a line described as follows: Beginning at the point where Roosevelt Trail intersects with the Naples-Casco boundary; then southeast along the centerline of Roosevelt Trail until it intersects with Casco-Raymond […]

  • Election ’14: House District 71 race

    RACE: HOUSE DISTRICT 71 District Makeup: In Oxford County, the municipalities of Norway, Sweden, Waterford and West Paris. Candidates: D-Dennise Whitley, R-Tom Winsor Background/Political experience: Whitley: Resident of Norway; 30-year career in hospital management starting as a switchboard operator for Stephens Memorial Hospital in Norway, which is the town I grew up in and now […]

  • Police seek public’s help to nab purse snatcher

    NAPLES — The Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help in identifying the individual responsible for robbing a woman of her purse while grocery shopping at the Umbrella Factory in Naples. On Saturday at about 3:15 p.m., a 41-year-old Harrison woman had just purchased groceries and was walking out to her car in […]

  • Depot Street project scope shrinks

    By Gail Geraghty Staff Writer Gone are the fancy Thermoplastic crosswalks, to be replaced by simple paint. Gone, too, are the benches and trash bins, and the fancy improvements around the flagpole. The Depot Street Streetscape project has been scaled back by nearly $100,000 — but it’s hoped that many of the design extras can […]

  • Morning Dew store closing

    By Gail Geraghty Staff Writer After 18 years of business, Bridgton’s only natural foods store, Morning Dew, is closing its doors — an ironic victim of the huge popularity in natural foods. The final day will be Friday, Oct. 31 for the Sandy Creek Road store, which began in smaller space on Portland Road and […]

  • Conflict of interest alleged in tower appeal

    By Gail Geraghty Staff Writer Should Michael Figoli have stepped down from the Bridgton Planning Board during its lengthy and contentious review of the cell phone tower on Hio Ridge Road? Paul Veit thinks so. At the very least, Veit believes, Figoli should have disclosed his status as an active tower builder when the board […]

  • Bus to Portland gains traction

    A dozen collaborative and ready-to-work citizens turned out for the first meeting to get the Lake Region Bus (LRB) extended from Naples to Bridgton early next year. “I want to catch the bus from downtown Bridgton to visit my daughter in Westbrook,” said one attendee. “I’ve got a grandchild I haven’t seen yet.” Sally Chappell […]