Archive for ‘News’

  • BEDC taking back seat on Memorial School project

    By Gail Geraghty Staff Writer The Bridgton Economic Development Corporation will be waiting in the wings to see if another entity steps forward to act as a third party on the cleanup of the former Memorial School property. Town Manager Mitch Berkowitz announced the “back seat” approach at the last selectmen’s meeting. He paraphrased a […]

  • Those darn socks: Knitting class ties together learning

      “The thing with socks is you don’t need a lot of materials. It doesn’t take a lot of space to carry the supplies and take them places. Anytime you are going somewhere — to your children’s dance or sport practices, to a basketball game, to a doctor’s appointment, or on a vacation, you can […]

  • New sign rules up for hearing

    By Gail Geraghty Staff Writer New restrictions on the use of temporary signs are in store for Bridgton businesses under a revised sign ordinance finalized by the Bridgton Planning Board on Tuesday. The rules would allow businesses to have no more than two temporary signs, with a size no larger than six square feet. The […]

  • Two local homes destroyed by fire

    By Gail Geraghty Staff Writer Two Bridgton families lost their homes to fires spaced five days apart, in freezing temperatures that challenged the limits of firefighters. The first fire, on Jan. 24, destroyed a home in the Knights Hill neighborhood, while the second, on Jan. 28, leveled the home of Steve and Cathy Lyons on […]

  • Bridgton taps TIF fund for signage plan

    By Gail Geraghty Staff Writer Bridgton Selectmen agreed Tuesday it’s time to start using some of the nearly a quarter of a million dollars in tax revenue that’s been generated since in the five years since voters agreed to create a Tax Increment Financing District. The board unanimously agreed to spend $9,000 from the TIF […]

  • Poker Rally supports trail riding

      By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer CASCO — Compared to any given weekend this winter, on Saturday there might have been the same number of riders out on the local snowmobile trails that interlace between Casco and Naples. The difference was the people on their sleds were raising money for the trails beneath their […]

  • Arrestee not active Casco Fire-Rescue member

    CASCO — Joe Payton of Casco, who was charged last week with possessing child pornography, is not an active member of the Casco Fire-Rescue Department, Fire Chief Jason Moen reported in a press release. “Media reports are describing Payton as a member of the Casco Fire-Rescue Department. This description is not entirely accurate,” Chief Moen […]

  • Committee will review Bridgton Memorial School RFPs

    By Gail Geraghty Staff Writer Bridgton Selectmen agreed Tuesday to create a committee to review Requests for Proposals to redevelop the former Memorial School property. The action came as the town learned that the Bridgton Economic Development Corporation will only consider acting as a third party developer if no other entity steps forward. Town Manager […]

  • $300,000 bond eyed for Bridgton Town Hall

    By Gail Geraghty Staff Writer Bridgton voters may be asked this June if the town should borrow up to $300,000 to fund basic structural repairs to Town Hall that will allow its continued use for recreation programs and as the town’s voting place. Selectmen, on Tuesday, directed Town Manager Mitch Berkowitz to have the town […]

  • Ice takes toll on local supplies

    By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer NAPLES — As soon as the ice actually formed on decks and driveways, there was a run on ice-melt at Aubuchon Hardware in Naples. In fact, before the New Year rolled around, the product was no longer on the shelves. On Tuesday, the arrival of a delivery truck solved […]