Archive for ‘News’

  • Town: Don’t park on Bridge

    By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer NAPLES — The Cumberland County Sheriff recently told local elected officials he considers the Naples Causeway to be one of the most populated places in the county on the evening of Independence Day. Naples Town Manager Derik Goodine said the town typically gets extra deputy coverage before, during, and […]

  • Maine-built antenna heads to Florida

    By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer RAYMOND — Up on Tower Road, more than 70 SPX employees contributed to constructing a 70-foot-tall antenna, which is capable of simultaneously transmitting eight FM radio stations. Most antennae can only relay the FM waves for one or two radio stations at a time, according to SPX General Manager […]

  • Emil J. Spear

    YARMOUTH — Emil J. Spear, 60, of Yarmouth and formerly of Portland, died on Saturday, June 16, 2012, at the Brentwood Rehab & Nursing Center after a long illness. Emil is now at peace with his mother and father. Emil was born in Portland on Dec. 6, 1951, the son of the late Howard J. […]

  • Avesta still committed to Bridgton project

    By Gail Geraghty Staff Writer Despite ordinance challenges and constraints on the downtown sewer system, Avesta Housing, Inc. President, Dana Totman, said Tuesday his nonprofit organization is still committed to bringing affordable housing for the elderly and disabled to 247 Main Street, Bridgton, the former Chapter 11 property. Totman said Avesta will submit formal plans […]

  • Man charged with assaulting TV news reporter

    By Gail Geraghty Staff Writer Bridgton Police arrested David Huston, a.k.a. Mitch Pratt, on Thursday for allegedly assaulting a WGME-TV news reporter who had been tipped off about a racist sign placed in Huston’s garage at 8 Fosterville Road. Huston, 59, who police say uses the alias of Mitch Pratt, was stopped and arrested on […]

  • Dog trail ribbon cutting set for Tuesday

    By Gail Geraghty Staff Writer A ribbon cutting ceremony will be held next Tuesday, June 26, at noon at the Bob Dunning Memorial Bridge, marking the grand opening of the new dog trail at Pondicherry Park. Some of the strongest advocates for allowing dogs in the park, including Lega Medcalf, are expected to be on […]

  • Casco house fire displaces family

    CASCO — A fire at a single-family home on Tenney Hill Road Monday night displaced the family living there. Seven people were in the house when the fire broke out on the second floor June 18, and all exited the building safely. According to Deputy Fire Chief Scott Avery, the home at 53 Tenney Hill […]

  • Songo Lock will open for boats on Sat. June 23

    AUGUSTA — The lock at Songo Lock State Historic Site, a part of Sebago Lake State Park, Casco, will open to boat traffic at 9 a.m. Saturday, June 23, according to Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands officials. The lock has been closed to boat traffic for more than two weeks because of heavy rains […]

  • Bridgton voters take under one hour to handle warrant

    By Lisa Williams Ackley Staff Writer As one Bridgton voter put it, “This town meeting was five minutes longer than last year’s.” Yes, and it only lasted 50 minutes, as just over 100 voters quickly dispensed with the 44 warrant articles at the annual town meeting on June 13. Voters approved Articles 6 through 19 […]

  • Pain won’t go away

    By Lisa Williams Ackley Staff Writer No one can truly comprehend the chronic, burning pain that accompanies Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome (RSDS), also known as Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS), unless they have experienced it themselves. Rosemary Wiser, 20, of West Bridgton, had surgery for a torn tendon on her ankle in 2006 — three […]