Archive for ‘News’

  • Stripping groundcover of poison ivy proves costly

    By Gail Geraghty Staff Writer To John and Maria Mello of Lynn, Mass., stripping all the plants in front of their Long Lake home in Bridgton was “an innocent mistake,” caused by the torment his wife had endured from the poison ivy hidden among the ferns. To the Bridgton Board of Selectmen, it was a […]

  • Bridgton declines to fill fire inspector job

    By Gail Geraghty Staff Writer Despite having the funds for the position in the budget, the Bridgton Board of Selectmen voted Nov. 23 not to fill the new position of Fire Inspector as requested by Fire Chief Garland. A majority of the board felt the position was unnecessary, since Garland hadn’t come forward earlier with […]

  • VFWs, Legions reach out to young veterans

    By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer NAPLES — Marian Merrill and Russ Littlefield paused on Nov. 11 to reflect on the reasons it is sometimes difficult to get the younger generation to join the local Legion or an area-based Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) organization. According to Russ Littlefield, a longtime member of the American […]

  • DEP, Naples to talk about Causeway rezoning

    By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer NAPLES — Rezoning the Causeway is a probability — at least, in order for the town’s envisioned amphitheater to be built there. Construction began on the amphitheater this fall. The engineer’s sketch calls for granite on the ground — which is permissible by Shoreland Zoning ordinances. However, the environmental […]

  • Casco: Campsite permit not legal

    By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer CASCO — The incidences of this occur quite often. Yet, the stories are different. Essentially, a property owner is allowed, often through local and state permitting, to park a self-contained recreation vehicle on a shoreland parcel that is less than an acre. Often, that RV remains there for more […]

  • Path to wellness: Center to help breast cancer patients

        By Wayne E. Rivet Staff Writer Ann Ruel of Harrison is following a calling. A year ago, Ann heard the words most women fear. I’m sorry, you have breast cancer. She had a scare several years ago when a lump was discovered, but it proved to be non-cancerous. A mammogram on Sept. 19, […]

  • Selectmen lean to ban BPD Facebook page comments

    By Gail Geraghty Staff Writer Fans who want to comment on arrests posted by Bridgton Police on their Facebook page had better get their comments in while they still can. That’s because a majority of the Bridgton Board of Selectmen want to ban all comments on arrests, at a minimum. They feel so strongly about […]

  • Veterans’ names etched in rock

        By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer NAPLES — On Sunday morning, the autumn leaves collected around the shoes of those people holding flags during the Veterans Day ceremony. Naples resident Kim (Merrill) Crawford — a veteran of Desert Storm — proudly held the Maine State flag as “Taps” began to play. The instrument […]

  • Fryeburg Water District: Stay ‘active’ or go to ‘inactive?’

    By Wayne E. Rivet Staff Writer FRYEBURG — Should the Fryeburg Water District remain “active” or be declared “inactive?” Residents will decide the organization’s fate in June 2013. FWD trustees decided to place the question before voters at their meeting Tuesday night at the Fryeburg Rescue building. The District was created in 2005 by the […]

  • Record-setting year for pharmacy robberies in Maine

        By Gail Geraghty Staff Writer The October robberies that occurred 10 days apart at the Naples and Fryeburg Rite Aid stores are numbers 46 and 47 in what has become a record-setting year for pharmacy robberies in Maine. Since then, another pharmacy has been robbed, according to the Maine State Police. That makes […]