Archive for ‘News’

  • Pantry: At 16 cents per pound, $10 goes a long way

    Last Tuesday was a typical Tuesday at the Bridgton Food Pantry, which operates as an independent, all-volunteer organization out of the Bridgton Methodist Church at 214 Main Street. And just like every other Tuesday, as many as 90 families received food here. That’s 90 families served each week, month after month — and that’s a […]

  • GrandyOats: Success not articial, it’s organic

    By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer BROWNFIELD — Two owners of a Maine-based granola factory are glad that they decided to join forces and become their own bosses 18 years ago. They are doubly satisfied that they jumped on the chance to bake and distribute granola. Co-owners Nat Pierce and Aaron Anker have expressed extreme […]

  • Thanking the turkey

    By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer OTISFIELD — An Otisfield couple has an agreement with the free-range turkeys that they raised from day-old poults. “The turkeys have a contract with us,” Shirley Hamilton said. “We are going to feed you for six months; and then, you will feed us for six months,” she said. “I […]

  • Hunger Symposium begins to break false stereotypes

    By Gail Geraghty Staff Writer From farms and food pantries, nonprofits and churches, the people who care about hunger came together Nov. 9 with people who care about sustainable agriculture and the Lake Region economy. Around 40 people gathered at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church with an arguably ambitious agenda: to start working together to help […]

  • Signing day: LR senior Tiana-Jo Carter to attend Division I Albany

    By Wayne E. Rivet Staff Writer When Tiana-Jo Carter moved to the Lake Region in fourth grade, she was immediately told she would be playing basketball. It was a likely assumption since Tiana was taller than her classmates. Tiana, however, wasn’t so sure. “In the beginning, I really didn’t know what basketball was. I was […]

  • Casco Memorial School demolition plan on ice

    By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer CASCO – The proposed demolition of the Casco Memorial School now faces a roadblock. The money in the budget will not cover the cost of demolishing the school and getting rid of the leftover debris. Bids last month all proved to be too high — leaving the Casco Board […]

  • Four options emerge for Memorial School redevelopment

    By Gail Geraghty Staff Writer A big dream is brewing for redevelopment of four all-important acres of land at the upper end of Depot Street in downtown Bridgton. It is a dream of a one-stop building complex with a gymnasium and community center that would be large enough to serve all of the community’s social […]

  • Naples to Portland: Rural bus starts up

    By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer CASCO — It is common knowledge that there is no such thing as a free lunch. But, for the next five-plus weeks, free bus rides will be offered in the Lake Region. The Regional Transportation Program (RTP) has announced a start date for its 22-passenger bus that will serve […]

  • Causeway seed money grows

    By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer NAPLES — Kevin Hancock might be a resident of Casco, but he understands the ripple effect that the new bridge and the vastly improved Causeway in Naples have on the whole region. “The Causeway has become the destination. When people see the new bridge and the boardwalk, they feel […]

  • SAT scores: It all depends on how you look at the numbers

    By Wayne E. Rivet Staff Writer When Principal Ted Finn reviewed Lake Region High School’s latest report card — SAT (Scholastic Achievement Test) scores — he had mixed emotions. If he looks at the numbers from a “glass half full” perspective, Finn can say that students produced an 11% improvement in math and reading over […]