Archive for ‘News’

  • Facebook: Should Bridgton tap its potential or turn away?

    By Gail Geraghty Staff Writer Bridgton Selectman Bernie King, a former Bridgton police officer, wants to block the public from posting any comments on the police department’s enormously popular online Facebook page. If that can’t be done, he said at Tuesday’s meeting, the page ought to be shut down altogether. “We can be transparent” in […]

  • Route 302 West reconstruction on tap

    By Gail Geraghty Staff Writer Thanks to some politically- aggressive lobbying by the town of Bridgton, the Maine Department of Transportation has tentatively committed to a timetable for reconstructing an unsafe five-mile stretch of Route 302 West. A preliminary public hearing on the project will be held on Thursday, Dec. 13 from 6 to 8 […]

  • Bridgton: To recuse or not? Benefit is the key

    By Gail Geraghty Staff Writer When does being prudent and cautious about conflicts of interest cross over from the sublime to the ridiculous? The Bridgton Board of Selectmen has recently had two occasions to ponder that question. The first came at their Sept. 25 meeting, when the board decided, after receiving legal advice, that Chairman […]

  • Casco eyes community forests on town land

    By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer CASCO — There are two initial hurdles that must be cleared before creating a community forest in any town. One is generating among the citizenship an enthusiasm and willingness to assist in a long-term project. The second is acquiring the acreage to set aside a wooded area as public […]

  • Former principal finds organic farming a healthy career change

    By Wayne E. Rivet Staff Writer When Peter Mortenson was a classroom teacher, he taught students about both plant and animal sciences. Today, he is using that knowledge to pursue a new career. When Mortenson decided to resign as principal at Lake Region Middle School, he searched the educational landscape for a new job, but […]

  • Community Dental not negotiating with Avesta

      By Gail Geraghty Staff Writer Community Dental, which operates five clinics in Maine for low-income residents, is not negotiating with Avesta Housing, Inc. to lease ground floor space in Avesta’s proposed elderly and disabled apartment complex on Bridgton’s Main Street. Dr. Donald Dennison DDS, who has a practice at 28 Church Street, told the […]

  • Bridgton gets formal to keep pace with Freedom of Access Act

    By Gail Geraghty Staff Writer The Bridgton Municipal Complex is the place to go and the people of Bridgton have the right to know, when it comes to requests for public information about local government under the state’s Freedom of Access Act. And yet in the past, Bridgton, like many towns, has not always been […]

  • Casco shoreland zoning violator obliging

    By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer CASCO — In late September, Casco Code Enforcement Officer Don Murphy brought to the attention of the elected public officials a recent shoreland zoning violation. The violation occurred on a piece of property off Parsons Point Road, a parcel located on the shores of Thompson Lake. According to Casco […]

  • CEO: Casco has reached a threshold

    By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer CASCO — Following a recent shoreland zoning violation and other small infractions, Casco Code Enforcement Officer Don Murphy invited a state official to town. “There are a number of recreation vehicles without tires that are in the shoreland zone, and shouldn’t be,” Murphy told the Casco Board of Selectmen […]

  • American flag gets a Sunday debut on Causeway

    By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer NAPLES — Ever purchased a gift that seemed so perfect it begged to be admired before it was officially presented to its recipient? Members of the Naples Fire and Rescue Department (NFRD) experienced just that recently, when they got together to attach a giant-sized American flag to the 77-foot […]