Archive for ‘News’

  • Avesta grades Berry property

    By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer  CASCO — Two people on the Casco Board of Selectmen brought up the idea of using the Berry property as a space for affordable housing. First, Mary-Vienessa Fernandes said that affordable housing for the elderly is one of the services that the Town of Casco lacks. Later, Fernandes read […]

  • Return on returnables — Harrison citizen questions how Youth Boosters spend funds

    By Wayne E. Rivet Staff Writer HARRISON — With many civic organizations scrambling for money as the result of Covid-19 shutting down usual fundraising drives, one person eyed returnable bottles and cans collection at Harrison’s Transfer Station as a possible source. Currently, proceeds go to the Harrison Youth Boosters, but a local citizen recently inquired […]

  • Covid-19 vaccine clinic to be held at Community Center March 4

    Northern Light will hold a Covid-19 vaccine clinic on Thursday, March 4 for those area residents ages 70 and older at the Bridgton Community Center on Depot Street from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. To register for an appointment, individuals need to call 396-6500— do not call the Community Center — and Press Option 1. The clinic […]

  • Ice Fishing: ‘Going full tilt’

    By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer Larry Scholz, the owner of Unc’l Lunkers Bait and Tackle in Bridgton, is pleased with the pace of business now that it has gotten cold enough to make ice fishing the hot ticket activity.  “It is going full tilt,” he said.  Thanks to the start-up of derbies, ice fishing […]

  • Tenny River area conserved

    Loon Echo Land Trust (LELT) is pleased to announce the conservation of 25 acres of forested land along the eastern shore of the Tenny River in Raymond.  While remaining privately owned by the Pine Tree Council (PTC) of the Boy Scouts of America, the newly conserved land is legally protected by a conservation easement held by […]

  • PB, select board okay contract zone pact with Hancock Lumber

    By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer CASCO — The Old Mill Farms project got the thumbs-up from two Casco boards as well as a comment on how it’s a much-needed revitalization for the north end of the Village. Casco selectman Robert MacDonald said the project will do away with worn-down buildings and bring something aesthetically […]

  • Fire destroys Casco home

    By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer CASCO — Life has infused Colleen Richards with thankfulness.  She is thankful that she decided to check her emails instead of taking a shower. She is thankful that she followed the source of a weird plastic smell until she found the fire. She has experienced a situation where seconds […]

  • Trail grooming takes neighbors on a journey

    By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer  Rob Knowles and Roger Lowell are as excited as two children on Christmas Eve as they talk about the snow that this week’s nor’easter will bring. The two Bridgton men groom the nordic ski trails that intersect woodlands and fields off Highland Ridge in North Bridgton.  The trails, which […]

  • Casco pleased with excise tax trend

    By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer CASCO — The Town of Casco has approached the half-way mark of its fiscal year. The excise tax from vehicle sales took a surprising upward turn. Meanwhile, the State of Maine’s revenue sharing has also exceeded expectations. Seems the beginning of the calendar year signals the time that department […]

  • Stella’s on the Square, where community will be celebrated

    By Wayne E. Rivet Staff Writer Since he was a little boy, cooking has been in Nicholas Orgo’s blood. “I grew up in a Greek and Italian family and food was important to us. It was the focal point at our large family gatherings. I watched my grandmothers do most of the cooking, and I […]