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  • Finding a middle ground on TIF for memory care project

    By Wayne E. Rivet Staff Writer Matthew Walters sees Bridgton as a nice fit for a 48-bed memory care facility. But, the numbers need to work. Walters presented a revised tax increment financing (TIF) request to selectmen via a Zoom meeting Dec. 8.  The project proposed by Woodlands Senior Living of Waterville would bring “a […]

  • Storm left many in the dark for days

    By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer The first substantial snowstorm of this winter brought at least a half-foot of condensed wet snow to the region.   It also brought out the best in some residents who checked in on their neighbors since hundreds of households were without power for two to three days. The heavy wet […]

  • Fryeburg Academy confirms positive Covid-19 case on campus

    FRYEBURG —  Fryeburg Academy has confirmed a student on the Fryeburg Academy campus has tested positive for Covid-19. The affected individual has been isolated. Immediate family members and all identified close contacts have been called and directed to quarantine, monitor for Covid-19 symptoms, and work with their healthcare provider to get tested as directed by […]

  • Candidate declines, Casco to re-advertise town manager’s job

    By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer  CASCO — The Casco town manager position will be advertised for a third time in hopes of finding a candidate who is right for the job after the most promising applicant said no.  “Sometimes, it takes time to find the person we want and who wants this job,” Casco […]

  • More Covid-19 cases pushes SAD 61 to go remote until January

    Due to an abundance of caution, SAD 61 Superintendent Smith decided today, Dec. 11, that the school district, including Adult Education, will be fully remote from Monday, Dec. 14 to Monday, Dec. 21. This decision has been made as the result of an increase of Covid-19 cases during this week.  While students could safely return to […]

  • Spend a winter’s evening with Stephen King

    LOVELL — The Friends of the Charlotte Hobbs Memorial Library are excited to host Stephen King online on Thursday, Jan. 28 at 7 p.m.! Make plans now to join CHML as Stephen talks about his deep connection to Maine, takes questions, and reads from his novel, Bag of Bones, which was loosely based on the […]

  • One more try … Festival of Lights ‘reverse’ parade this Friday, starting at 5:30 p.m.

    Let’s try this again. Mother Nature forced postponement of the 18th annual Festival of Lights Parade on Saturday, so Bridgton Rec will try to launch the “reverse parade” this Friday night. Despite some power outages, the tree lighting and special Christmas music and story-telling performances were held Saturday. With possible rain or snow in the […]

  • Bus Shelter at Community Center dedicated

    Ten Rotarians assembled briefly lastFriday, Dec. 4, to dedicate the Bus Stop Shelter at the Bridgton Community Center in the name of Rotarian Marlee Turner, who passed two years ago.   The Shelter is a Rotary project inspired by Marlee and championed by Dick Enright, who worked with Lake Region Vocational Center’s Construction Technology program, which built […]

  • Naples sends out bids for community center design

    By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer NAPLES— Constructing a new community center and town hall is preferable to renovating the existing structure. An engineer’s report has revealed there are too many issues with the building which houses the Naples Town Hall, the town gymnasium and is rented to the U.S. Post Office.  That is according […]

  • Missing Naples teen found; CodeRED alert had been issued

    NAPLES — A CodeRED Alert was issued Tuesday when a 13-year-old Naples boy was reported missing by his parents. The boy was last seen at his home at 12:30 p.m. The Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office was notified at 2:31 p.m. The situation was complicated by the fact that the boy suffers from an intellectual development […]