Archive for ‘News’

  • Hunting Dearborn to expand, add workers

    FRYEBURG — Hunting Dearborn, Inc. is expanding its manufacturing facility in Fryeburg, which could create up to 60 new jobs over the next five years. The company, considered an industry leader in deep hole drilling and machining of precision tubular components, was recently certified for a Maine Department of Economic & Community Development (DECD) incentive […]

  • AT&T refutes co-location argument

    By Gail Geraghty Staff Writer An engineer for AT&T put to rest Tuesday the contention by Hio Ridge Road residents that the company could meet its coverage needs by co-locating an antennae on an existing cell phone tower on Sam Ingalls Road. Put simply, a ridge between the 130-foot-tall Sam Ingalls tower and east to […]

  • Review: Community Theatre’s ‘Annie’

    By April Boyle (• Date reviewed:  Saturday, July 12) Little girls. Little girls. Everywhere Lake Region Community Theatre (LRCT) turns, it can see little girls. The theater is staging Annie, directed by Mary Bastoni. And Lake Region High School’s stage is teeming with exuberant young performers. Over 30 girls auditioned for the roles of Annie […]

  • Snippets: Peabody takes over as Bridgton manager

    By Gail Geraghty Staff Writer New Bridgton Town Manager Bob Peabody presided over his first selectmen’s meeting Tuesday, with a little help from outgoing Town Manager Mitch Berkowitz. Peabody was sworn in by the board on July 1, and on Tuesday Bridgton Selectmen formally appointed him as Town Manager, Tax Collector, Treasurer, Road Commissioner and […]

  • Woman found alive in Waterford woods

    By Gail Geraghty Staff Writer NORTH WATERFORD — A K-9 unit found 77-year-old Ruth Brennan alive and well Wednesday morning as scores of volunteers and search and rescue professionals geared up for a third grueling day of searching in the thick woods, streams and swamps around the Five Kezars in North Waterford. It was a […]

  • Disorderly housing hearing set for July 23

    By Gail Geraghty Staff Writer The battle lines were drawn in the sand Tuesday as Bridgton Selectmen set a hearing date on a Disorderly Housing Ordinance violation at 3 Fowler Street. The hearing will be held by selectmen at 6 p.m., Wednesday, July 23, in the Selectmen’s Room of the Bridgton Municipal Complex. The owners […]

  • Casco narrows town office options

    By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer CASCO — Casco’s local elected officials decided to narrow the focus of options for a future town office. Their decision was based on comments of residents and a desire to keep down the cost of engineer’s sketches. The Casco Board of Selectmen zoned in on two options: A remodel […]

  • Naples notes: New manager takes the helm

    New town manager takes helm During his first week at his new post, Naples Town Manager Ephrem Paraschak took a mallet in hand. On July 3, he helped Recreation Director Harvey Price pound wooden stakes into the ground. Along with orange surveyors’ tape, the stakes designated parking spots at the Town Beach property. This was […]

  • Casco Village Variety: Door is open again

    By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer CASCO — Residents in and around Casco Village have gone a long 15 months without a nearby convenience store. That’s how long ago the former AG Store went out of business. For the past two months, there has been a swirl of activity inside the store. Curious passers-by have […]

  • Route 11 project starts Monday

    By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer NAPLES — When it comes to the Independence Day weekend, most people dread the time spent in traffic. On the Monday after the Fourth of July, people may want to rethink their driving patterns. That’s because well-traveled Route 11 is on the state’s work list to be repaved, and […]