Archive for ‘News’

  • Casco property values to be posted soon

    By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer CASCO — Landowners in Casco will soon learn the new value of their properties. By the end of this week or early next week, people should receive letters of notification in the mail from Vision Government Solutions, Inc. Also, the results of a two-year-long property revaluation will be accessible […]

  • Board hikes Salmon Point fees

    By Gail Geraghty Staff Writer Bridgton Selectmen Tuesday voted to hike lease fees for Salmon Point Campground campers by six percent Tuesday, but tabled most other ideas coming out of a recent workshop. The rate increase follows last year’s 14 percent increase, but still keeps costs below the rates charged on average at private area […]

  • LRTV embraces the digital age

    By Gail Geraghty Staff Writer For years, despite its modest $70,000 annual budget, Lake Region Television has had the distinction of offering its viewers more local programming than any other TV station in Maine. And now, with the purchase of new all-digital equipment, the station is delivering that programming live, both via cable and the […]

  • Temperance Barn on shaky foundation

    Bridgton Historical Society has been advised that the barn at Narramissic, the Peabody-Fitch Farm in South Bridgton should be closed to the public until structural problems with the dry stone granite foundation can be addressed. The Society has become increasingly aware that there were problems with the foundation, according to BHS Executive Director Ned Allen. […]

  • Vendor permit ordinance revamped

    By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer NAPLES — The appropriate changes have been made to the new ordinance that sets a protocol for permitting street vendors who lease private land or sell items on public land. However, a few dozen affected business owners did not have time to review those changes before Monday night’s workshop. […]

  • Invaders: Some plants cause big problems

    By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer CASCO — An alien species thrives — stealing sunlight and water while growing bigger and broader. Then, it begins to choke and envelop the native species in its path. It sounds like the beginnings of a horror movie. For homeowners who take pride in their yards and gardens, it […]

  • Bids go out for Casco Memorial School removal

    By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer CASCO — It seems like Casco has embarked on a crusade to rid the town of inhabitable, unsafe buildings. Before the snow had melted, a home with a collapsing roof was removed from the property off Route 11 and near Cooks Mills Road. Next, on the demolition agenda is […]

  • Rec campaign raises $1.2 million for new community center

    FRYEBURG — The Capital Campaign to raise funds for a Community Center in Fryeburg has reached a major milestone, raising 80% of the funds needed to build the facility. Brad Littlefield, who has led the fundraising effort for the last three years, made the announcement Tuesday. “I am pleased to inform the residents of Fryeburg […]

  • SAD 72 sets building plan meeting dates

    FRYEBURG — The SAD 72 Ad Hoc Building Committee for the new Snow School project last week scheduled the following dates for upcoming public meetings: • Wednesday, Sept. 11 at 7 p.m. at New Suncook Elementary School in Lovell. • Thursday, Sept. 12 at 7 p.m. at Denmark Elementary School. • Tuesday, Sept. 17 at […]

  • For the love of Foster: ‘It seemed like a good thing to do’

    By Gail Geraghty Staff Writer Nine months ago, a lucky cat crossed paths with a young Fryeburg couple who were willing to care for it. Lindsay and Willie Scott didn’t have to assume responsibility. The cat wasn’t theirs. Their own cat was lost. Someone who’d seen their missing cat flyer called and told them a […]