Archive for ‘News’

  • Empty fuel tanks pose a hazard

      By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer CASCO — When the AG Store went out of business two years ago, residents in Casco Village as well as the outlying areas lost a convenient grocery store. That is something that is missing from that section of Route 121. However, something exists that is much more detrimental […]

  • ‘Queen’ winters in the water

      By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer NAPLES — The Songo River Queen II is in a familiar place during the wrong time of the year. In the heart of winter, Naples’ well-known paddleboat replica sits dockside wrapped in a tarp and surrounded by ice and snow. The Queen — which is part of the […]

  • Casco Care conducts fund drive

    CASCO — Casco Cares is asking for the community’s help to provide emergency fuel assistance to Casco residents. The goal of the local group’s 2014 Fund Drive is to raise money through donations to cover costs of its fuel assistance program in this present heating season and to provide a buffer for next year. Casco […]

  • Dog license deadline looming

    By Gail Geraghty Staff Writer Don’t blame the town if you get stuck with a $25 late fee for not licensing your dog before Jan. 31. The town of Bridgton has done due diligence to remind residents to register their dog or dogs before Jan. 31, the annual deadline set by the state, Town Manager […]

  • Town Manager Berkowitz to retire

    By Gail Geraghty Staff Writer In a surprise announcement, Bridgton Town Manager Mitch Berkowitz announced Tuesday he is retiring from public service, and will be leaving the Bridgton job on Oct. 2. The announcement came after Berkowitz presented his recommended budget for FY 14–15 to the Bridgton Board of Selectmen. “This will be my last […]

  • Brazen Casco home invasions may be tied to Fryeburg burglaries

    By Gail Geraghty Staff Writer CASCO — A man and woman living at 20 New Road were attacked, tied up and robbed of prescription drugs, a rifle and other property at 4:15 a.m. Tuesday by three people in their early 20s, all of whom were caught later that day. Cumberland County Sheriff’s Department Capt. Don […]

  • Sand thieves will soon be thwarted

    By Gail Geraghty Staff Writer A plot is underway to foil sand thieves at Bridgton’s town garage. Public Works Director Jim Kidder is going to reconfigure the storage location so that it will no longer be possible to back a pickup truck right up to the sand pile. Selectman Paul Hoyt said Tuesday he saw […]

  • Flood photos could aid revised maps

    By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer CASCO — Does anyone remember extreme flooding events such as the one that put all of Webb’s Mills Village under water? Or, has anyone heard family members talk about the floods that possibly happened in 1936 and 1947? Or do people have photographic proof of the flood in 1987 […]

  • Loon Echo purchases Perley Mills Community Forest

    Loon Echo Land Trust purchased the 1,600-acre Perley Mills Community Forest from K&W Timberlands on Dec. 18, 2013, marking a major milestone in the project’s progress. The land located in Bridgton, Denmark and Sebago was placed under contract in October of 2012, and since then $1.42 million has been raised from local families and businesses, […]

  • Brrrrrrrr! December’s cold ‘one for record books,’ PW Director Kidder says

    By Gail Geraghty Staff Writer Bridgton’s Public Works crew is down by half of its heavy-duty snowplow fleet as it tries to keep up with the worst that winter can offer. The department was already down one truck and awaiting delivery of its replacement, when a second truck broke down Dec. 30 in South Bridgton […]