Archive for ‘News’

  • Plan to move Captain Jack’s back unveiled

    By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer NAPLES — Captain Jack’s boasts wonderful waterfront views for its patrons. Recently, plans to move the building back, farther away from the shore, were made public.  “The property-owners have decided the avenue that they’d like to pursue at this point that is going to make the most sense going forward […]

  • Mobile Vax clinic on Friday, Dec. 10

    By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer CASCO — A COVID-19 vaccination clinic will be rolling into town. Literally. On Friday, Dec. 10, from 1 to 4 p.m., a mobile vaccine clinic will be parked in front of the Casco Fire Station and the Casco Town Hall, 635 Meadow Road.  The COVID vaccinations and boosters are free to […]

  • Casco untangling web of tech issues

    By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer CASCO — If anyone has memorized the fax number for the Town of Casco, that has been changed. There have been quite a few change-overs on the technology front for Casco.  First off, there are the improvements that have happened in the town office to better protect and save […]

  • SAD 61 bus collides with vehicle

    NAPLES — A SAD 61 school bus, carrying 31 children (grades K-5), crashed into the back end of a car attempting to turn into Lake Region Convenience Center Monday morning. No injuries were reported, according to the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office. CCSO deputies along with Naples Fire/EMS were dispatched to the crash scene at 8:26 […]

  • Prayers, planes go hand in hand

    By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer HARRISON — Flying an airplane — a person might feel a little closer to God. In the case of Harrison resident Peter Rearick, who is retired from the United States Air Force, there was a moment in the skies above Iraq that stands out in his mind as spiritual. […]

  • Bridgton Recycling Committee: Pay-Per-Bag is ‘fair & equitable’ option

    By Wayne E. Rivet Staff Writer As the cost of disposing household waste continues to climb, what is the fair way to slow the flow? Bridgton’s Recycling Committee has been studying the question for months, and believes the fair and equitable approach is Pay-Per-Bag. In a workshop meeting with the Select Board last Wednesday, Recycling […]

  • Town takes first step toward downtown revitalization; Public Works facility upgrade headed to voters in March 2022

    By Wayne E. Rivet Staff Writer HARRISON — In 2022, Harrison could move closer to a serious make-over. Two major projects being proposed include redevelopment of the Public Works Department on Edes Falls Road and revitalization of the Friendly Village’s downtown. Both topics were discussed at last Thursday’s Board of Selectmen’s meeting. Up first, a […]

  • Harrison will look for new manager in 2022

    By Wayne E. Rivet Staff Writer HARRISON — Family means a lot to Tim Pellerin, so when the opportunity to take a town manager’s job in southern Maine recently surfaced, which would move him closer to his children and two grand-daughters, he looked into it. “I’m happy here. I wasn’t looking,” Pellerin said last Friday. […]

  • Naples delays public poll on proposed community center

    By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer NAPLES — This town’s elected officials had a flyer ready to survey residents about their opinion of a proposed Naples Community Center and combined town hall. However, the Naples Board of Selectmen decided to wait on polling the public until revised numbers are released later this winter. “They aren’t […]

  • Casco sets date for special town meeting

    By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer  CASCO — With an eye toward next year, the Casco Board of Selectmen set the date for the Special Town Meeting, which puts public hearings during the month of December.  There are some ordinance amendments that had not been completed in time to be included at the annual town meeting in […]