Archive for ‘News’

  • Adaptive ski program courting volunteers

    By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer At Shawnee Peak, wintertime fun on the mountain still rules the day. There is an opportunity to ski for free plus help others to be able to play outdoors. It is volunteering for the local adaptive ski program.  As winter winds down, there is a need for volunteers to […]

  • Casco sheds light on solar ordinance ideas

    By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer CASCO — The people sitting on the local planning board brought to light some ideas for a future solar ordinance. One of the suggestions was breaking up large solar array farms by requiring tree buffers or limiting the number of acres that can be dedicated to a single solar farm.  […]

  • Auditor wraps up Naples 2020 budget

    By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer NAPLES — There is no time like the present to address the past.  Although when it comes to budgeting, it is beneficial to be up-to-date. Naples’ financial statement audit for Fiscal Year 2020 has been completed. The presentation was given via Zoom during theNaples Board of Selectmen meeting on Feb. […]

  • ‘You need to do better’ — Resident calls out Board’s handling of town manager’s contract

    By Wayne E. Rivet Staff Writer Jonathan Morrell knows the right way to negotiate a contract. As he watched the Bridgton Board of Selectmen’s Jan. 25 meeting on television, Morrell was disturbed to see how officials handled a proposed new three-year contract for Town Manager Robert Peabody. By a 3-2 vote, the contract was rejected. […]

  • Casco Town Office changes made as society changes

    By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer CASCO — Effective immediately the Casco Town Office will no longer be open until 7 p.m. on Tuesday.  Instead, on Tuesday only, the doors will close one hour earlier. Going forward, the office hours for Tuesday will now be from 10:30 a.m. until 6 p.m.  Meanwhile, the other days […]

  • What events, activities should be pursued at the Ham Rec Complex? Take the survey

    When Bridgton Select Board members heard a pitch for the town to accept responsibility of the Kendal C. and Anna Ham Recreational Complex, selectman Bear Zaidman asked whether BRAG looked into holding special events there. BRAG president Bill Macdonald said the opportunity exists, but the group’s limited membership was focused on finishing work on a […]

  • With former church up for sale, Food Pantry and Community HELP need to find new homes

    By Wayne E. Rivet Staff Writer When the United Methodist Church held its last service, Penni Robbins knew the clock started to tick regarding the future of the Bridgton Food Pantry. Robbins, who serves as the pantry’s supervisor, knew a day would arrive when a for sale sign would be placed on the church’s front […]

  • Broadband committee awarded $72,000 grant

    The coalition of seven Maine towns known as the Eastern Slopes Regional Broadband (ESRB) Committee has been awarded a $72,000 planning grant for developing options to bring fast and affordable broadband Internet service to the western Maine towns of Brownfield, Denmark, Fryeburg, Lovell, Stoneham, Stow and Sweden. In January 2022, the towns committed to a […]

  • Naples tackles back business tax

    By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer NAPLES — Almost $100,000 is owed to the Town of Naples in unpaid personal property tax.  Of that total dollar amount, about 40 percent is accrued interest. That is according to Naples Town Manager John Hawley, who brought up the subject during the Naples Board of Selectmen meeting on […]

  • Trek cyclist to cross Causeway on busy weekend, raising safety concerns

    By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer NAPLES— The cause might be worthy.  But, the Causeway does not offer the most in terms of public safety. Upon hearing that more than 2,000 cyclists will be passing through Naples as part of Trek Across Maine — a well-established bicycle race to raise money for the American Lung […]