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  • Activities Director resigns

    NAPLES— On Monday, March 8, Naples Community Activities Director Peter Ceprano gave his notice of resignation. The resignation was made public during the Naples Board of Selectmen meeting. Ceprano’s last day will be March 19, according to Naples Town Manager John Hawley. Ceprano started his job with the Town of Naples in May 2018.  Prior […]

  • Naples experiences staff changes

    By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer NAPLES — After almost eight years with the Town of Naples, Administrative Assistant and Assistant Code Enforcement Officer (CEO) Kate Matthews will be taking her skill set to another town. Matthews last day as an employee with the Town of Naples will be April 2 Because she has accepted […]

  • Casco to spend $600K on roads

    By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer CASCO — There’s a brighter road ahead. Literally, there will be new and improved roads in the future. The Casco Board of Selectmen signed a contract with Gorrill-Palmer Consulting Engineers, Inc., to be in charge of an ambitious and methodical roads improvement plan. On Tuesday, the Interim Town Manager […]

  • Casco signs 3-year contract with new town manager

    By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer  CASCO — One of the people sitting in the audience at the selectmen’s meeting will soon be sitting at the selectmen’s table during the meetings, will soon have an office in the Casco Town Hall. The Casco Board of Selectmen on Tuesday signed a three-year employment contract with the […]

  • Home away from Home — Youth’s ‘bushcraft’ project turns into cabin

    By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer CASCO — Sawyer Nelson feels most at home when he is spending time in the forest. In fact, the 12-year-old Casco resident built a home of sorts in the woods.  The cabin stands about 5-1/2 feet tall at its highest point. Sawyer had yet to stay the night in […]

  • Casco: In-person meeting vs. secret ballot

    By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer CASCO — Planning for the future often is a matter of negotiating for a lot of unknown factors. The Town of Casco needs to hold a special town meeting to address three items before its annual town meeting that’s usually held during the first week in June.  “There are […]

  • Fee to fund marine safety efforts?

    By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer  NAPLES — The Town of Naples is proposing to establish impact fees triggered by the rentals of boats and boat slips to help to offset the cost of a beefed-up marine safety budget. The impact fee is an idea suggested by the Naples Budget Committee.   There will be a […]

  • Hired — New Casco manager to start April 5

    By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer CASCO — Spring brings the promise of new beginnings.  For the Town of Casco, April will be the time that a new full-time town manager will step into the position that has been vacant for more than five months.  Brenda Fox-Howard is the name of the future town manager. […]

  • Waterford Select Board race — Frank Damon IV vs Jamie Toohey

    By Wayne E. Rivet Staff Writer WATERFORD — With John Bell vacating his Waterford Select Board seat, two candidates — Frank Damon and Jamie Toohey — will look to take on the three-year post. The election will take place on Friday, March 5 with voting from 1 to 6 p.m. at the Waterford Town Office. […]

  • Snowmobilers — Let is snow, a lot

    By Dawn De Busk  Staff Writer CASCO — Gary Drew and his wife Carol Drew and Bob Symonds — all with the Crooked River Snowmobile Club based in Casco — spent three days clearing debris and downed trees from the 42 miles of trail system.  It took three days to get the trails ready for the […]