Archive for ‘News’

  • Bridgton Selectmen seek student rep

    By Gail Geraghty Staff Writer Taking the lead from the SAD 61 School Board, Bridgton Selectmen think it would be a great idea to have a non-voting student representative from Lake Region High School serve on their board. But just how that student would be selected remained in question on Tuesday, as the board discussed […]

  • Fuel fund broke as cold weather arrives

    By Gail Geraghty Staff Writer Bridgton’s emergency fuel fund has gone dry already, and the cold weather is only getting started. The Bridgton Community Center Fuel Collaborative had just over $7,000 going into the season, thanks in no small part to the Bridgton Board of Selectmen’s decision to give the fund $5,000 from Community Development […]

  • Crescent Lake beach gets a facelift

    By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer CASCO — People who frequent the public beach on Crescent Lake may have noticed the buildup of sand in the swimming area. For families with toddlers, the shallow water can be viewed as a big plus. For residents desiring an unencumbered swim, the walk alone to deeper water can […]

  • Bridgton put on alert to check accuracy of new FEMA maps

    By Gail Geraghty Staff Writer Several residents of Beaver Pond in Bridgton are disputing recent changes in Federal Emergency Management Agency flood plain maps, but the town is taking a wait-and-see attitude before becoming involved. “The onus is on the property owner,” said Town Manager Mitch Berkowitz on Tuesday, in updating selectmen on tentative changes […]

  • Citizen wages tar sands battle

    By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer CASCO — A Casco resident, who was involved in the collection of signatures to put an anti-tar-sands resolution before the citizens in her town, has focused her energy on what is happening in South Portland. During the November elections, Peg Dilley volunteered at the headquarters for the Natural Resources […]

  • Food Fairies feeding families

    The outpouring of support for the grab-and-go snack bags has continued unabated at Food City in Bridgton. “Just last week,” reports Food City manager Kirsten McKenzie-Wears, “we received a $250 donation from Tim and Mitsie McKellick, the pastors of the Lake Region Vineyard Church. That’s enough to purchase 100 more snack bags.” The initial idea […]

  • FBI helping with Bridgton pharmacy robbery

    By Gail Geraghty Staff Writer The Federal Bureau of Investigation is helping Bridgton Police catch whoever robbed the local Rite Aid Pharmacy of the painkiller Oxycodone on Thanksgiving Day. Police Chief Kevin Schofield said he talked to the lead investigator at the FBI’s Portland office on Tuesday, bringing him up to date on the “several […]

  • Eco Estates condo complex wins preliminary okay

    By Gail Geraghty Staff Writer The Bridgton Planning Board gave preliminary approval Tuesday to a plan by Main Eco Homes owner Justin McIver’s plan to build an eight-unit condominium project for ages 55 and older off of the Portland Road, starting next spring. McIver, just named Small Business Owner of the Year by the Greater […]

  • Rufus Porter Museum has ‘extraordinary’ year

    By Gail Geraghty Staff Writer A recent Kendal C. and Anna Ham Foundation grant for $75,000 is the latest in over $170,000 given this year to the Rufus Porter Museum to fund renovations to their new home in downtown Bridgton. “2013 has been a remarkable year,” wrote Museum Executive Director Andrea Hawkes, in the nonprofit […]

  • Naples benches to ‘sit out’ winter

    By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer NAPLES — Winter conditions can age things quicker — from the exterior of a home to lawn furniture left uncovered in the yard. Residents of Naples have been concerned about how the wooden benches — each dedicated to a family member or a business — will fare during the […]