Archive for ‘News’

  • Suspect sought in Fryeburg stabbing incident

    FRYEBURG — Fryeburg Police Officers are investigating a stabbing that occurred Tuesday at 169 Lovewell Pond Road. The incident took place at Creature Comforts, which is a pet grooming business owned by a 46-year-old Fryeburg resident, at 11:30 a.m. The unknown male suspect entered the business carrying a pregnant dog wrapped in a dirty blue […]

  • Bridgton staying with ecomaine

    By Gail Geraghty Staff Writer The town of Bridgton is withdrawing its letter of intent to leave ecomaine and is looking into doing its own hauling of solid waste instead of contracting it out. The actions follow recommendations by the Recycyling Committee, which spent a year researching options to reduce operating costs at the transfer […]

  • Three men arrested after melee with police officers

    FRYEBURG — Three men were arrested Saturday at 11:45 p.m. following a melee on Old Mill Road in Fryeburg, which resulted in a Fryeburg Police officer allegedly being assaulted. Just prior to midnight, Fryeburg Police received a disturbance call at 17 Old Mill Road. Officer Mark Dyer arrived on scene along with Oxford County Sheriff’s […]

  • Bridgton may see $632,000 increase in school share

      By Gail Geraghty Staff Writer Bridgton’s share of the SAD 61 School District budget is projected to increase by around $450,000 in the next fiscal year, and another $182,000 increase would result in a total $632,000 school share increase if the School Board decides to reopen Crooked River Elementary School as a Grade 4–5 […]

  • End of school era: Sections of Casco Memorial salvaged

      By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer CASCO — During the last few hours of daylight on Tuesday, a Casco resident was pulling concrete blocks from a pile of debris that was once the Memorial School. Looking up from his labor, the man recalled going to school in the building when he was in third, […]

  • Battle wages on to keep tar sands out

      By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer CASCO — Casco resident Peg Dilley has a pipeline running through her backyard. The crude oil pipeline is buried underground about 850 feet from her property, she said. For years, she has been concerned about the aged pipeline being used for the transportation of tar sands oil by […]

  • Chamber hires new office manager

    The Greater Bridgton Lakes Region Chamber of Commerce is proud to announce the hiring of their new Office Manager, Rée Gonzalez. Rée is a resident of Naples and brings with her experience working within the nonprofit sector at the Maine Civil Liberties Union in Portland, in administration, and at the LGBT Community Center in New […]

  • Cebra to seek House District 68 seat

    By Rich Cebra Special to the News Recent history has shown us that Maine state government has over-promised and under-delivered for a very long time. State government has tried to be all things to all people and has grown and spent your tax dollars at an alarming rate for almost 40 years. We have made […]

  • Facade upgrades will have ‘ripple effect,’ say owners

    By Gail Geraghty Staff Writer A majority of Bridgton Selectmen reiterated their stance Tuesday that municipal needs are too pressing this year to allow consideration of Community Development Block Grant requests by for-profit enterprises. “I don’t believe there’s blight or slum on these particular buildings we’re discussing,” said Selectman Paul Hoyt. He was referring to […]

  • Town fine tuning vendor ordinance

    By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer NAPLES — The ordinance is still a work in progress. It is work that must be done, just like clearing snow from the public driveways and rooftops. It is work that must be done this winter, just like putting the seeds into soil so that plants will be ready […]