Archive for ‘News’

  • Naples tax bills to arrive soon

    By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer NAPLES — Today and tomorrow, the United States Post Office will participate in a task considered by citizens to be less joyous than the Christmas card blitz. The local post office staff will be sorting and distributing the property tax bills of Naples residents. People should receive their property […]

  • Tarantino resigns as CDC chairman

    By Gail Geraghty Staff Writer When tempers flare and reason flies out the window, Mike Tarantino can be counted on to cool things down. Bridgton Town Manager Mitch Berkowitz said Tuesday he has watched Tarantino be “placed in a vice” between opposing factions of local politics many times, and each time Tarantino has responded with […]

  • What to do with Bridgton Memorial School?

    By Gail Geraghty Staff Writer Bridgton town officials are edging closer to the day of decision on a master plan for redevelopment of the former Memorial School property. A public brainstorming session, or public charette similar to one held around five years ago, has been scheduled for Wednesday, Oct. 9, to receive ideas on how […]

  • Casco tax bills on the horizon

    By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer CASCO — For those people who dread opening that property tax bill — and, that includes just about everyone – it’s not in the mailbox yet. Casco’s property tax bills will be sent out, but, that mass mailing has been delayed by about four to six weeks, according to […]

  • Casco Fire & Rescue acquire ATV

    By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer CASCO — A trio of friends leave on two all-terrain vehicles with plans to take the trail system that winds through JugTown. They have a destination in mind, and are expected to be there in a few hours. They are all experienced drivers, having been raised around ATVs, and […]

  • Final meeting set on $6.4 million Route 302 West project

    By Gail Geraghty Staff Writer FRYEBURG — If you travel Route 302 from Bridgton to Fryeburg on a regular basis, you might have an interest in attending a final public meeting to discuss an upcoming $6.4 million road reconstruction project planned for next summer. Bob Carrell of the Maine Department of Transportation will review the […]

  • Drive-In feels push to digital

    By Gail Geraghty Staff Writer John Tevanian just shakes his head and smiles when people ask him how he was able to get 35 millimeter film prints of first-run movies this summer to keep his Bridgton Twin Drive-In Theater going. Aren’t all the Hollywood movie studios getting rid of film? How could he survive without […]

  • Naples bridge project winding down

    By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer NAPLES — All good things must come to an end. After roughly three years of construction on the Causeway, the final few items on a punch list are being meticulously checked off. According to Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT) Resident Engineer Craig Hurd, crews should be completing those tasks […]

  • Military, family honors 1776 war hero

    By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer CASCO – The morning sun streamed in patterns through the trees as a handful of people gathered at the gravesite. The man who was buried under the stone in Mountain View Cemetery lived 200 years ago. He was a farmer who “answered the call to war,” and fought under […]

  • Casco sticks by back tax policy

    By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer CASCO — During the past few years, the elected town government has embarked on an objective of collecting back taxes. After all, those taxes are the town’s source of income; and while the majority of citizens have been forthcoming with their property tax payments, some have avoided the debt. […]