Archive for ‘News’

  • Option B or C? SAD 72 weighs school building plans

    By Wayne E. Rivet Staff Writer FRYEBURG — As the new school year approaches, Jay Robinson finds himself wearing two hats. He enters his first fall as SAD 72’s Superintendent of Schools, and will face many new challenges compared to a year ago when he occupied the principal’s seat at Molly Ockett Middle School. “I […]

  • Can a Causeway business get a dock?

    By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer NAPLES — It is like a real-life game of Monopoly. The first people who land on the squares and who have enough money snag up the prime property. Into place go the homes, the hotels, the restaurants, the gift shops, and the other businesses that fill the needs of […]

  • Bridgton selectmen support relief effort

    By Gail Geraghty Staff Writer Bridgton Selectmen declined to commit taxpayer money to a relief fund to help the Canadian town of Lac Megantic following the July 6 oil tanker derailment that killed 47 people. However, they are encouraging residents “to make any donations they felt were appropriate” to the local branch of TD Bank, […]

  • Casco values down; tax bills belated

    By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer CASCO — Casco residents might think they have dodged the tax man. At least that might be the hope of local citizens when those property tax bills do not arrive in the mail during the usual timeframe. It will be a brief reprieve, however, because the property revaluations are […]

  • Crosswalk free meal location might move

    By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer NAPLES — Some things need a few adjustments before they work out. In order to alleviate a parking issue outside the Naples Town Office building, an elected official has been scouting out other venues for Crosswalks Community Outreach to hold its bi-monthly food pantry and free lunches. For almost […]

  • Questions posed by Kansas Road washout

    By Gail Geraghty Staff Writer Four inches of rain within as many hours wreaked havoc on a section of Kansas Road recently, washing away a culvert and a large chunk of roadway. The failure sent water cascading down Kansas Shore Road, a private road, and a couple living on it appealed to Bridgton Selectmen Tuesday […]

  • Art is sifted, beauty revealed at Denmark’s town dump

      ‘The purpose of art is washing the dust of daily life off our souls.’ — Pablo Picasso By Gail Geraghty Staff Writer A small-town dump in Western Maine is the last place you’d expect to find artwork. But to Jamie Hook, director of the Denmark Arts Center, there’s no more perfect place. Inspired by […]

  • Red barn restaurant deal hung up over sewer use

    By Gail Geraghty
 Staff Writer Bridgton resident and downtown business landlord Chuck Renneker speaks his mind, often as not critically, when it comes to the way Bridgton town government operates. But most times, it’s nothing personal. As selectmen on Tuesday discussed better ways of tracking use of the downtown sewer system, however, Renneker said he […]

  • Digital TV transition leaves some without LRTV

    By Gail Geraghty Staff Writer If you plan to upgrade to a digital TV anytime soon, and you have cable service, make sure it has a QAM tuner. That’s the best advice Bridgton Town Manager Mitch Berkowitz could offer Tuesday, in response to complaints some residents have made to the town that they no longer […]

  • MDOT credits Naples $10,000

    By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer NAPLES — Isn’t it great when a bill gets lowered? The Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT) will credit $10,000 to the Town of Naples, according to Causeway Restoration Committee (CRC) Chairman Bob Neault. That monetary amount will be deducted from the town’s share of the cost of the Bay […]