Archive for ‘News’

  • Cigar shop owner seeks changes to Maine laws

    By Gail Geraghty Staff Writer The owner of the William Perry Cigar Lounge in Bridgton has enlisted the help of Maine State Senator James Hamper in his quest to amend the law banning food and drink from his tobacco specialty store. Jim Apovian said he doesn’t want to interfere with Maine’s smoke-free laws, but that […]

  • Saga of arrest log rights continues

    By Gail Geraghty Staff Writer The mug shots were missing from the arrest log posted Sunday on the Bridgton Police Department’s Facebook page. But the public was still being allowed to comment on the arrests, which runs contrary to the direct order given six days earlier from the Bridgton Board of Selectmen. On Tuesday, Town […]

  • SLS kindergarten community service project shows lots of heart

    By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer NAPLES — Valentine’s Day might be the time that dog lovers smooch their pooch. Or, it could be the day to surprise your main squeeze with a four-legged companion. For local kindergarten students, the holiday associated with hearts was a great excuse to raise almost $300 for a nearby […]

  • Casco mulls over moorings

    By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer CASCO — Possible changes to Casco’s mooring ordinance could cause a wave of discontent among some shorefront property owners. Some of those alterations would simply bring it in line with state mandates. For example, state law requires that a mooring buoy is blue and white as opposed to orange. […]

  • Bridgton snippets: Assistant Fire Chief Tim Cook retires

    By Gail Geraghty Staff Writer Tim Cook retires The Bridgton Fire Department’s #2 man, Assistant Fire Chief Tim Cook, has retired, leaving a big hole in the top ranks of the 60-member department. Fire Chief Glen Garland said he plans to meet this week with the three district chiefs to discuss a possible restructuring of […]

  • Historic building destroyed in Lovell Village

    By Ethel Hurst Special to the News LOVELL — An intense early-morning fire Feb. 9 destroyed a nationally-registered 1830s building in Lovell Village, closing Route 5 for hours and even melting the letters on the Charlotte Hobbs Memorial Library’s bulletin board across the street. A call was made to the Lovell Fire Department at 6:45 […]

  • Mugshots, comments banned for good from BPD’s Facebook page

    By Gail Geraghty Staff Writer Bridgton selectmen on Tuesday ordered the Bridgton Police Department to stop posting mug shots of arrested persons on their Facebook page and to prevent the public from commenting on the arrests, ending a practice some felt was demeaning and too open to abuse. The department can still list arrests, the […]

  • Bridgton selectmen eye June referendum on selling Salmon Point Campground

    By Gail Geraghty Staff Writer Bridgton voters may be asked in June to give selectmen the authority to sell the Salmon Point Campground, providing the price is right and the public beach from the point to the lagoon is not part of the deal. On Tuesday, selectmen discussed what steps needed to be taken over […]

  • Family-run housekeeping cottage tradition lives on

    By Gail Geraghty Staff Writer To the sunset side of the lake they come, year after year. These working class folks count down the days until they can turn the clock back on time. Until the sight of those gorgeous fireball-red sunsets over Highland Lake can take their breath away at the end of a […]

  • Casco school board director resigns

    By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer CASCO – In an e-mail on Tuesday morning, Laurie Mondville made known her intentions to step down from the Board of Directors for the School Administrative District (SAD) No. 61. By Tuesday evening, Casco resident Donna Norton was named to fill the position for the remainder of the term. […]