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  • Naples skirts away from business dock

    By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer NAPLES — Naples’ elected officials decided it was best to avoid the business of constructing a new dock for commercial use on the Causeway. The Naples Board of Selectmen effectively put an end to that idea — at least for this year. The board added “this year” to its […]

  • New AT&T cell tower would fill coverage gap in Bridgton

    By Gail Geraghty Staff Writer The Bridgton Planning Board began its review Tuesday of a new cell phone tower proposed for property off Hio Ridge Road. The tower is proposed for 214 Hio Ridge Road by New Cingular Wireless, doing business as AT&T Mobility, and the American Tower Corporation. A fenced compound would be constructed […]

  • Developers propose 96 apartments, 18 single-family homes off Portland Road

      By Gail Geraghty Staff Writer Plans for the largest subdivision ever in Bridgton — 96 apartments and 18 single-family homes off Portland Road — were unveiled Tuesday by local business partners Justin McIver and Mark Lopez. The preliminary site plan and subdivision application for Vista Investments’ Community Apartments & Efficiency Way subdivision was accepted […]

  • Fleck dons deputy town manager hat

    By Gail Geraghty Staff Writer With a new title comes new authority, but those who know her know that Georgiann Fleck won’t let the title of Deputy Town Manager go to her head. Town Manager Mitch Berkowitz made it official today, appointing Fleck to the position that was created recently by Bridgton Selectmen after Berkowitz […]

  • Family Dollar gets green light

    By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer NAPLES — For those people who bemoan that there is not another Family Dollar between Bridgton and Raymond, soon your sorrows will be soothed. This summer, the national chain store will be built on Naples’ soil. The location is next to the Dunkin’ Donuts that was okayed late last […]

  • Local company builds boardwalk for a bog

    By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer NAPLES — One would think that building an 850-foot boardwalk would require manhandling the materials, but the employees at Great Northern Docks handled each section, each weld, with kid gloves. This winter, an entire room was dedicated to displaying the blueprints of the boardwalk project. In December, the shop […]

  • Vendors: How much will we pay to do business in Naples?

    By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer NAPLES — How much will vendors be charged to sell products — including food — outdoors? That is one of the questions that was nailed down during a workshop for the proposed amendments to the Town of Naples’ Street Vendor Ordinance. Several business owners and citizens met with the […]

  • Alan Smith named new SAD 61 superintendent

    One of the first jobs Alan Smith undertook upon graduating from college was as a physical education teacher for Grades 6 to 8 in Bridgton. Thirty-nine years later, Smith has come full circle. He will become Superintendent of Schools for SAD 61 on July 1, succeeding Dr. Kathleen Beecher. SAD 61 School Board Chairman Janice […]

  • SAD 61 proposes $28.4 million budget

    THE PRICE TAG Based on $1.4 million in state subsidy and a 2% budget increase (General Fund, Adult Education and Capital Reserve), the estimated town assessments if the proposed budget passes would be: Bridgton — $461,385 increase. Bridgton’s share of the school district assessment is 36.24%. Casco — $84,421 increase. Casco’s share is 23.06%. Naples […]

  • Gun noise battle lost, but bigger war looming

    By Gail Geraghty Staff Writer SOUTH PARIS — The Oxford County Board of Assessment Review on Tuesday denied the latest request for a tax abatement in the ongoing battle over gun noise from the Waterford Fish and Game Association. But, while the town may have won that battle, the bigger war is just beginning. The […]