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  • Rep. Kinney’s bill could help SAD 72 project

      State Representative Jonathan Kinney (R-Limington) has introduced a bill to help SAD 72 and potentially other schools like it to obtain a fair level of funding from the state government for the construction of “basic” schools — schools that meet state Department of Education architectural guidelines. LR 2283, “An Act To Limit Local Contributions […]

  • Hacker’s Hill memorial remains for the living

    By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer CASCO – A memorial, which for more than a decade provided a place for people to honor their loved ones who have died, rests on Hacker’s Hill. It has been moved off the parcel maintained by Loon Echo Land Trust to another spot on private land. It is not […]

  • Neighborly act played a role in bank robbery, man says

    By Gail Geraghty Staff Writer HARRISON — Kenneth Edwards, like many others living in “The Friendly Village” of Harrison, has a close-knit family and knows many folks in town as friends. A retiree and resident of 317 Edes Falls Road, Edwards tries to help them if he can. His neighborly ways have served him well, […]

  • Naples hires new animal control officer

    By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer NAPLES — Jessica Jackson had an aunt that passed on her love of animals. “My aunt always surrounded herself with animals. So, I basically grew up with lots of animals. That was a major reason I got into animal control,” she said. From the time she was young, Jackson […]

  • ‘Georgie would have loved it,’ new reading house built in teacher’s memory

    By Wayne E. Rivet Staff Writer Georgie Forney always took great pleasure on watching a young child’s face light up and eyes sparkle as he or she read a good book. Georgie had two passions in life — teaching and reading. She adored her students and looked forward to sitting on the floor of the […]

  • New motor vehicle laws take effect

    Maine’s Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap would like to remind Maine motorists that new driving regulations, passed into law by the 126th legislature, went into effect on Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2013. These laws are among others that became active 90 days after the close of the legislative session. “We hope these laws continue to improve […]

  • Rising from the ashes: New office building brings eye appeal

            By Gail Geraghty Staff Writer CENTER LOVELL — It was the last link to a time past, when a single building served as the centerpiece of Lovell’s business and social life. When the old Kimball & Walker General Store in Lovell Village burned down in February, it tore a hole in […]

  • Sebago Summit Trade Show: A peak experience

    By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer STANDISH — Danielle Loring, the code enforcement administrative assistant for the Town of Raymond, knew that on Tuesday she was going to put in a long day on her feet. So, she donned her athletic shoes: silver and gray with hot pink laces. “I knew I was going to […]

  • ‘A grand toward grand acreage’

    By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer Bridgton resident, Bob Casimiro, walks Pondicherry Park almost daily. He appreciates that the land has been set aside as a trail system that crosses paths with the old railroad tracks. The first time he set foot on the trail system that could soon become the Perley Mills Community Forest, […]

  • Digital archiving up, running at BPL

    By Gail Geraghty Staff Writer Thanks to a grant from the Ham Foundation, the Bridgton Public Library’s website, www.bridgton.lib.me.us now contains a searchable database of back issues of The Bridgton News. Genealogy researchers and history buffs will be able to read back issues at home or at the library and easily print out copies of […]