Archive for ‘News’

  • ‘Silver Bullets’ to rally at Fryeburg Fairground

    By Rachel Andrews Damon Special to The News FRYEBURG — Fryeburg Fair will welcome hundreds of “Silver Bullets,” also known as Airstream campers to the fairgrounds this summer for the Airstream Club International (ACI) Rally.  The ACI rallies started in 1958 and are held annually in locations all over North America.  The 2021 international rally […]

  • Casco nets $155K in sales of tax-acquired lots

    By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer CASCO — The Town of Casco sold 10 non-buildable lots, bringing in $115,290 in revenue.  For the most part, the bids to purchase the tax-acquired pieces of property covered the cost of the back taxes on the land.  More importantly,the pending purchases mean that the land will go back […]

  • Bridgton to take over responsibility of Ham Complex in July

    By Wayne E. Rivet Staff Writer When Bridgton voters agreed to take over the BRAG sports complex, Larry Carter and Bill Macdonald hoped to finish up a “punch list” of remaining items to complete the project. But, obstacles stood in the way. Fundraising was ongoing, but money trickled — not poured — in. Lining up […]

  • Casco nets $155K in sales of tax-acquired lots

    By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer CASCO — The Town of Casco sold 10 non-buildable lots, bringing in $115,290 in revenue.  For the most part, the bids to purchase the tax-acquired pieces of property covered the cost of the back taxes on the land.  More importantly,the pending purchases mean that the land will go back […]

  • Fryeburg Academy plans to upgrade complex to field turf, add lighting

    FRYEBURG — The Home of the Raiders sports complex will look quite different this coming fall. Fryeburg Academy’s Board of Trustees recently voted to move forward with an exciting plan to install synthetic turf and lights at the school’s current football field location. This new complex will create a lasting, permanent, multi-sport use addition to […]

  • Board rejects manager’s contract, 3-2; Peabody questions whether negotiations were in “good faith”

    By Wayne E. Rivet Staff Writer Town Manager Robert Peabody thought he had a deal on a new three-year contract following 2 ½ hours of negotiating with the Bridgton Select Board in executive session. Like any negotiation, Peabody pitched the idea of a pay raise and increases in auto allowance and retirement contribution. The manager […]

  • Naples discovers unpaid county bill

    By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer NAPLES — Somehow, a bill for dispatch services in 2018 was never paid; and the back debt was discovered just recently.  The Cumberland County Finance Office (CCFO) does not have a record of having received a payment from the Town of Naples for a fiscal years’ worth of dispatch […]

  • Heat pump could be answer for museum

    By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer NAPLES— Brenda Leo hopes residents will warm up to the idea of putting heat pumps in the Naples Museum.   Leo is the director of the Naples Information Center, which has a summer-time presence in the community. She is also the treasurer of the Naples Historical Society and Museum. The […]

  • Casco’s new Comp Plan in planning stages

    By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer CASCO — It is as rare as a comet that is visible every couple decades.  But, unlike a blip of light seen from a great distance, the existence of one of these can help to develop a community according to the desires of its residents.  It is the Town’s […]

  • Naples discusses how to use COVID relief funds

    By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer NAPLES — Usually, when ‘free’ money is offered, people are figuring out how to spend it. That is how many municipalities have been responding to the funding that is part of the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA).  Let’s find ways to spend it, local government officials have been saying.  […]