Archive for ‘News’

  • Cat hoarding discovered in Casco

    By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer CASCO — A case of cat hoarding was recently brought to the attention of the Casco Animal Control Officer, according to Town Manager Dave Morton. At Tuesday’s Casco Board of Selectmen meeting, Morton delved into the details of what the town had done to remedy the situation so far. […]

  • Unsound structures could face demolition

    By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer CASCO — Two buildings have caught the eye of Casco’s new code enforcement officer. No, he isn’t in the market for a home. Instead, the structures pose a possible threat to public safety, and need to be removed, he said, outlining the months-long process that is required by municipal […]

  • Free labor, grant helps to manifest garden

    By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer NAPLES — CrossWalk Community Outreach has taken on a basic task – providing food for those who find it difficult to afford that necessity on a regular basis. As struggling to “make ends meet” and put enough food on the family table has become a growing trend, so has […]

  • Construction on McDonald’s starting soon?

    By Lisa Williams Ackley Staff Writer Construction was expected to begin this week at the site on Portland Road where a McDonald’s restaurant is planned. Big Macs and fries will likely be available sometime in the near future, now that developer Mark Lopez of ML Properties, LLC has been issued a building permit by the […]

  • Man dies in Naples crash

    By Lisa Williams Ackley Staff Writer NAPLES — A 22-year-old man from Falmouth died and a 51-year-old man from Massachusetts was seriously injured in a single-vehicle accident on Thompson’s Point Road here last week, the wreckage of which was discovered by a woman out walking the family dog, in the early morning. According to police, […]

  • Two crashes caused by the same man

    By Lisa Williams Ackley Staff Writer NAPLES — Police say a 21-year-old man from Woburn, Massachusetts was responsible for causing two motor vehicle accidents here Friday night — with three people being seriously injured in the second one that occurred as he was trying to flee the scene of the first crash. As a result […]

  • Teenager injured in Kezar Lake boating accident

    By Lisa Williams Ackley Staff Writer LOVELL  — A 15-year-old girl from Texas, whose leg was severed above the ankle in a boating accident on Kezar Lake Tuesday afternoon, was airlifted to Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. The teenage girl was sitting in the bow of a powerboat, operated by her father, that was towing […]

  • Concerns about rental units aired

    By Lisa Williams Ackley Staff Writer Should the Bridgton Board of Selectmen appoint a committee to research and craft regulations that residents could enact to require local landlords to allow inspections of their rental properties? The Bridgton Planning Board heard a presentation this week from a landlord regarding his concerns about “the conditions of some […]

  • Bridgton beavers’ saga continues

    By Gail Geraghty Staff Writer A grand experiment in coexistence with beavers began last weekend when a few passionate folks waded knee-deep in muck to modify the dam the beavers created behind the Bridgton Post Office on Elm Street. The dam was causing flooding in the post office’s parking lot, and raised water levels well […]

  • Fourth of July 2012 Parade Winners

    Winners at this year’s Bridgton Fourth of July Parade were: First place commercial: Unc’l Lunkers. Second place commercial: Western Maine Dance. First place non-commercial: Bridgton Library. Second place non-commercial: Chickadee Quilters. Judges’ Choice: Landmark, Responsible Pets Owners Spray and Neuter, Magic Lantern, Moose Pond Association and Hayes True Value. Honorable Mention: Shawnee Peak, Paul Fields-Five […]