Archive for ‘News’

  • Region responds to hoping to halt hunger effort

    By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer NAPLES — It began as ideas written on pieces of paper and spoken aloud during planning meetings almost six months ago. Those concepts panned out as the events and food drives held throughout the Lake Region as part of Hunger Action Month during the month of September. Those local […]

  • Hunger stories come out of hiding

    By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer CASCO — The person who worries about being hungry, who doesn’t always have enough food or enough money to pay for food during the entire month — that person could be your neighbor. It was a neighbor, a resident of Sweden, who stood before the microphone at a recent […]

  • Leaky Pleasant Lake dam needs to be surveyed

    By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer CASCO — The Pleasant Lake dam has been leaking, and that became more noticeable this summer. While the dam, which was built in the 1970s, poses no threat to property downstream of it, a plan to survey the structure by next summer is in the making, according to Town […]

  • Snippets: New trail planned for Pondicherry Park

    By Gail Geraghty Staff Writer An Eagle Scout is laying out a new 800-foot-long trail that will connect Stevens Brook Elementary School with the new Maine Lake Science Center. Lakes Environmental Association Executive Director Peter Lowell shared that news as he received permission recently from Bridgton Selectmen to cross 300 feet of town-owned land in […]

  • Rite Aid robbery suspect indicted

    By Gail Geraghty Staff Writer A Gardiner man is facing up to 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine for allegedly robbing the Bridgton Rite Aid a year ago. Robert Richard, 26, of Gardiner was indicted Sept. 23 by a federal grand jury in Portland for the crime, which occurred on Thanksgiving Day, Nov. […]

  • Bridgton department heads to offer monthly reports

    By Gail Geraghty Staff Writer Building permits in Bridgton this year are down from last year, Code Enforcement Officer Robbie Baker said in his August monthly report. There were 142 permits issued from January to August 2013, yet 113 permits were issued over that same period in 2014. The August 2014 tally reflects the same […]

  • Town’s head custodian retires after 35 years

    The Bridgton Town Office has seen many changes over the past 35 years from new personnel to structural renovations. One constant has been Mike Fitch, who has served as building superintendent and head custodian. Last Wednesday, Sept. 17, the staff of the Bridgton Town Office held a barbecue to recognize Mike’s retirement after 35 years […]

  • Depot Street extras: extravagant or smart?

    By Gail Geraghty Staff Writer Faced with a project that turned out to be much more expensive than first thought, Bridgton Selectmen on Tuesday debated on how far the Depot Street Streetscape Project should be scaled back. But first, Selectman Paul Hoyt wanted to know how the project’s design engineers from Milone & MacBroom could […]

  • Greenhouse effect: Hoax or science?

    By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer NAPLES — In K Bolduc’s science class, Lake Region High School (LRHS) students are learning about the Greenhouse Effect (Joseph Fourier, 1824) and ways to lower their carbon footprints. The curriculum is part of an eight-week course on environmental science, and includes a discussion on the connection between increased […]

  • Board dismisses Farmers’ Market green space petition

    By Gail Geraghty Staff Writer A petition signed by 86 people who wanted to keep the Farmers’ Market green space as it is wasn’t enough to convince Bridgton Selectmen to make any changes to the sidewalk design for Depot Street. The petitioners were, however, able to save the large red maple tree that was slated […]