Archive for ‘News’

  • New drop-in center for women in recovery

    Linda Hamilton saw a need for a supportive respite space for women with substance abuse issues in the Bridgton area, and has begun WomanSpace, a weekly drop-in center at the Bridgton Community Center. WomanSpace will meet on Fridays from 6:30 to 8 p.m., beginning with an open house at 6:30 p.m. this Friday, Sept. 21. […]

  • Teen dies in Kansas Road crash; friends mourn loss

      By Wayne E. Rivet Staff Writer Austin Sloat was “one of the nicest kids anyone could ever meet.” He had a way of making his friends smile, especially if they were having a bad day. If someone was in need, Austin gladly offered a helping hand. He liked spending time outdoors with his friends. […]

  • Community rallies around parents after sudden loss

      What: Community Fundraising Dinner and Auction to help pay the medical bills for Gavin Warren Barker When: Saturday from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Where: American Legion Post No. 155, just past the corner of Route 302 and 11.   By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer NAPLES — Unless one has sat at the bedside […]

  • Naples remembers 9/11

      By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer NAPLES — In big cities and small communities alike, citizens of this nation were united in their observance of 9-11. Whether thousands gathered or a dozen encircled the ceremony, the sentiment was the same: It was a day that was difficult to forget. “I remember going home from […]

  • SAD 61 anti-bullying effort: See, say & do something

      By Wayne E. Rivet Staff Writer Christian Martin still remembers being called “names” by fellow classmates. He didn’t like it then. And, he decided to write about it now. As part of a campaign to educate and eliminate bullying in SAD 61 schools and on district school buses, Christian (a seventh grader) joined forces […]

  • Avesta invites public to hear housing plan update

    By Gail Geraghty Staff Writer Avesta Housing, Inc. is holding a public meeting at the Bridgton Community Center on Tuesday, Sept. 25 from 5 to 6:30 p.m. to update residents on its plans to bring affordable housing for the elderly and disabled to Bridgton. While few details were offered as far as what will be […]

  • Man injured when personal watercraft explodes

    NAPLES — A 31-year-old Massachusetts man was injured Sunday afternoon after the personal watercraft (PWC) he attempted to start exploded. Karl Marchionda of Danvers, Mass. was transported to Bridgton Hospital with non-life threatening injuries, mostly contained to his face. He was not burned during the incident. After fueling approximately 10 gallons of gas into a […]

  • Teen dies in Kansas Road crash

      The Bridgton Police Department is investigating a fatal motor vehicle crash that occurred on Kansas Road at about 2:15 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 5. The single-vehicle crash involved a lone occupant — a teenage boy. The crash is being reconstructed by a Crash Reconstruction Specialist from the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Department. Preliminary investigation indicates […]

  • Man found in Crescent Lake

    RAYMOND — The Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the death of an 87-year-old man from New Hartford, Conn. William Prouty was found by his wife floating in the water of Crescent Lake in Raymond at about 9:25 a.m. Thursday morning, Sept. 6. The family owns a seasonal property on a small island on Crescent […]

  • Sell Salmon Point Campground or continue to run it?

    By Wayne E. Rivet Staff Writer Should Bridgton continue to operate Salmon Point Campground or should the town sell the campsite property to a developer? With the town facing many infrastructure projects and declining revenues, Community Development Committee (CDC) member Chuck Renneker sees the sale of the campground as a way to inject a new […]