Archive for ‘News’

  • ‘Re-up fiasco’ shows first signs of healing

    By Gail Geraghty Staff Writer Seeking to salvage their broken relationship with town committees over a new reappointment policy, the Bridgton Board of Selectmen and Town Manager Mitch Berkowitz took it on the chin Tuesday, allowing committee members and other frustrated residents to rebuke them for nearly an hour. But both sides saw the hour-long […]

  • SAD 72 Superintendent MacDonald to retire in June

    By Wayne E. Rivet Staff Writer FRYEBURG — When Gary MacDonald was a substitute teacher in New Hampshire back in 1972, he had no idea that 41 years later, he would retire as SAD 72’s superintendent. After 31 years as an educator and administrator in SAD 72, MacDonald will retire June 30. He informed the […]

  • Stargazer captures UFO surprise

    By Gail Geraghty Staff Writer On a mountainside in West Bridgton Monday night, 18-year-old Chris Maglione trained the lens of his new mini-cam skyward, so his mother could remember the stars. “She was just so amazed at the stars outside,” he said, the last time they came to visit his grandmother, Cathy McKinley, of Little […]

  • Casco resolution: Tar sands oil unwelcome

    By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer CASCO — For several residents of the area, the idea of a potential tar sands oil spill is scary. Those community members spoke out against a proposal to use an existing pipeline to pump tar sands oil from the boreal forest in Canada to Portland for export. Representatives of […]

  • Turning salvage items into cash

    By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer CASCO — The items salvaged from a demolished home may have monetary value. The Casco Board of Selectmen would like to turn those salvaged treasures into cash. Or, more likely a check made out to the town: Money to defray the costs associated with ridding the community of an […]

  • Need for zoning prevails at potluck planning sessions

    By Gail Geraghty Staff Writer Bridgton residents appear to be ready to accept some sort of zoning, based on feedback from residents who attended last month’s planning sessions organized by the Comprehensive Plan Committee. At each of the four potluck sessions, held at the South Bridgton Congregational Church, Bridgton Academy, Shawnee Peak and Town Hall, […]

  • Addiction in Maine: Recovery

    This is the final segment of a series of articles based on information presented at a Dec. 7 Addiction Conference held in South Paris. By Gail Geraghty Staff Writer There’s a good reason why the Oxford Hills has held a major conference on the disease of alcohol and addiction for 12 years running. It’s because […]

  • Winter plowing: Clearing the way for others

    “The objective is to make the roads safe to travel. That is a steep challenge in snow country; and, Maine is snow country.” — Don Willard, Raymond Town Manager By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer CASCO — There has been a shift in people’s work and lifestyles in the past two decades. That change often […]

  • Innkeepers ready for their next adventure

    By Wayne E. Rivet Staff Writer Julie and Rick Whelchel have always looked forward to the next adventure in their lives. Ten years ago, the couple tired of the grind of corporate America and decided to try something they had no previous experience doing. After looking at 60 inns, they settled on a quaint bed […]

  • School districts review lockdowns, security after Newtown tragedy

    By Wayne E. Rivet Staff Writer Is our school safe? In wake of the Newtown, Conn. tragedy, many area parents wondered what might happen if someone showed up at a local school, armed and possessing intentions of harming staff and students. SAD 61 and SAD 72 superintendents quickly sent out letters on Monday, Dec. 17 […]