Archive for ‘News’

  • Route 11: Three weeks until project is finished

    By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer CASCO — For the past few months, residents and commuters have enjoyed a smooth ride on Route 11. The frost heaves and car-jarring cracks have been replaced with reclaimed, cement-injected pavement. Ultra-wide shoulders make driving a pleasure. Lately, road construction crews have been putting a nice, shim layer on […]

  • Hop on over to annual Brewfest

    What: 11th Annual Maine Lakes Brewfest Where: Point Sebago Resort When: Saturday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Price: Tickets purchased after Sept. 24 will be $30, same price as ‘at the door.’ Also, there is a $5 parking fee. By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer CASCO — Everything has been coming to a head. Area […]

  • Casco borrows from bank

    By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer CASCO — For the second autumn in a row, the Town of Casco must borrow money from the bank in order to pay bills before property tax payments occur. The amount that must be borrowed is $1 million; and the interest rate is 1.6% or about $4,000 — both […]

  • Horse-drawn carriage tours coming to Bridgton

    By Gail Geraghty Staff Writer Bridgton Selectmen gave their blessing to Tiffany Payton, of Carousel Horse Farm in Casco, to offer the public horse-drawn carriage rides during Fryeburg Fair week starting Sept. 28. No permitting is required to offer the curb service, but Payton wanted to inform the town that she would like to add […]

  • Bridgton author embarks on ‘Mish’-ion Possible

    By Gail Geraghty Staff Writer In only 12 months, she’s published 10 books. In only 12 hours, she’ll walk 40 miles, from her hometown of Bridgton to Portland, outfitted head-to-toe like a giant mushroom, carrying helium balloons and a big pink stuffed snail. Nothing exceeds the imagination of Cheryl Johnson. Even though she’s 59 and […]

  • People rally for climate control

    By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer Seven years ago, Sally Chappell held a small protest on the causeway below Mount Pleasant in Bridgton. On the shoulder of Route 302, along with like-minded community members, Chappell rallied for new policies — changes in legislation to reverse climate change, to lower the CO2 particles in the atmosphere. […]

  • Naples voters okay money to buy property

    By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer NAPLES — The fiscally wise individual sometimes offsets a major purchase by selling an unwanted or seldom used item. Voters attending the Naples Special Town Meeting approved the allocation of two expenditures. One sum of money ($15,000) was for the improvement of the bathrooms including showers and new plumbing […]

  • Clerk assaulted behind store

    By Gail Geraghty Staff Writer Bridgton Police are still searching for two men who assaulted a male clerk with a sharp object in the early hours of Sept. 8 behind the Big Apple on Main Street. Police Chief Kevin Schofield said the clerk, who is in his mid-20s, encountered two men sitting on the stone […]

  • Spaghetti dinner to help local food pantries

    What: Empty Bowl Dinner, a fundraiser for nine area food pantries When: Monday, 6 to 8 p.m. Where: Crooked River Adult Education Building, off Route 11 in Casco Cost: $10 per meal, cash only, includes meal and souvenir bowl decorated by area children  By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer CASCO — A plate of spaghetti […]

  • Moratorium sought on pot dispensaries in Bridgton

    By Gail Geraghty Staff Writer Would Bridgton be ready if a medical marijuana dispensary wanted to operate in town? Would it know how to deal with a permit request to lease a vacant warehouse for a marijuana-growing operation? Not by a long shot, believes Planning Board Chairman Steve Collins. That’s why, on Tuesday, Collins asked […]