Archive for ‘News’

  • Second grader authors, ‘Hare’s Apology,’ to air on TV

    By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer NAPLES — Seven-year-old Carly Dyer is thrilled that a play she has written is going to be televised. Despite her excitement, she kept her accomplishment quiet. At school, she told only her best friend what had happened, and told her to watch it on television. After all, “Hare’s Apology” […]

  • Main Street on the move: Plans ok’d for 4 businesses

      By Gail Geraghty Staff Writer Mid-winter might be dreary elsewhere in the Lake Region, but in downtown Bridgton, it just got busy. Plans have been okay’d by the town for the expansion and relocation of existing businesses Beth’s Café and Stone Surface Granite & Marble — and also for the startup of two new […]

  • Arnold purchases Moose Landing Marina

    By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer NAPLES — Mainer Steve Arnold grew up in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., where he worked at a marina during his high school years. The boating atmosphere got him hooked. Since January 2004, he has owned Yarmouth Boat Yard — a successful business that dates back to 1948. As of last […]

  • Snow: Blessing or curse for Naples Winter Carnival?

    By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer NAPLES — Like so many activities in Maine, the weather can change plans overnight. Activities to be held during the Naples Winter Carnival face a big, white Catch-22: Snow. The very same detail needed to support wintertime recreation can throw a Sasquatch-sized monkey wrench into preparations or thwart attendance […]

  • Zone changes slated for Naples public hearings

    By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer NAPLES — Robert Fogg, who owns Q-Team Tree Service, purchased a strip of land that abuts his property. The company would like to get a zone change approved and start with engineering plans. According to Town Manager Derik Goodine, Fogg does not want to postpone the zone change until […]

  • ‘Jumpers’ raise over $16,000 for Harvest Hills Animal Shelter

    Despite a bone-chilling, biting wind that sent temperatures plummeting below zero Saturday afternoon, 59 brave and committed “jumpers” took part in the 11th Annual Freezing For a Reason fundraiser for Harvest Hills Animal Shelter. Some dipped their toes into the icy waters of Highland Lake with hesitation, while others jogged into the lake, dove in […]

  • Bridgton faces $372,778 cut in state revenues

    By Gail Geraghty Staff Writer The town of Bridgton faces a game-changing $372,778 loss in state revenues to be applied to its municipal budget under Governor Paul LePage’s state budget plan, Town Manager Mitch Berkowitz told the Bridgton Board of Selectmen Jan. 22. Another $39,000 shortfall is projected from Bridgton’s 34% share of the SAD […]

  • Casco budget increases proposed

    By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer CASCO — The Casco Finance Committee is poised to hold its first meeting in February to nail down the specifics of the 2013–14 budget. But before that happens, the proposed budget is making an appearance at the Casco Board of Selectmen meetings. “The budget process is a dynamic process […]

  • Grant expands rural food pantry program

    By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer NAPLES — While working for Preble Street Resource Center 10 years ago, Brie White spent almost one-fourth of her time driving a 16-passenger van and collecting food for the facility’s kitchen. Frequently, it crossed her mind that transportation was the biggest challenge to efficiently supplying nonprofit kitchens and food […]

  • Public education seen as key to draft fireworks ordinance

    By Gail Geraghty Staff Writer Bridgton Selectmen on Tuesday continued to fine-tune a proposed new Fireworks Ordinance that is only slightly more restrictive, in terms of times fireworks can be used, than what the new state law passed a year ago already allows. When Police Chief Kevin Schofield first presented the draft ordinance to the […]