Archive for ‘News’

  • Tree turned into Art — Chainsaw sculptor Josh Landry’s work draws plenty of interest & praise

    By Wayne E. Rivet Staff Writer When David Raines had Q-Team cut the top off a massive tree on his front lawn, unlike most people, he decided to save the remaining 20-foot trunk for a better purpose than firewood. He called Josh Landry — chainsaw sculptor. For 11 days, the North Anson artist transformed the […]

  • The Great Safe Heist of 2023

    By Michael Davis Assistant Executive Director Bridgton Historical Society Howdy neighbor! If you had chanced to be downtown last Monday evening around 8 o’clock, you would have seen a very curious sight. Under cover of mounting darkness, on a dark and stormy night with thunder rolling in the heavens and rain spitting icily down, two […]

  • Public feedback leads Bridgton Select Board to change Transfer Station hours

    By Wayne E. Rivet Staff Writer Trying to balance the public’s need and the needs of town employees, the Bridgton Select Board Tuesday reconsidered its previous decision to change the Transfer Station’s hours and days of operation. For years, the transfer station operated on the “T’s and S’s” — Tuesday and Thursday, Saturday and Sunday […]

  • Election Results: Castleman-Ross, Tworog re-elected to Bridgton Select Board

    The look of the Bridgton Select Board will remain the same, while the Planning Board will change. With 486 votes cast Tuesday, Select Board incumbents Carrye Castleman-Ross and Paul Tworog were re-elected. Castleman-Ross received the most votes with 260 followed by Tworog with 231. Challengers Dan Harden and James Kidder landed 211 and 139 votes, […]

  • Election Results: Frank, Sessions win Harrison Select Board seats

    Newcomer Nathan Sessions and incumbent Matthew Frank were elected to three-year terms on the Harrison Select Board Tuesday. Sessions received 238 votes followed by Frank with 150, Colleen Densmore with 138, Michael Garvey with 121, Debora Kane with 97 and Brian Spaulding with 38. There was one write-in. There were 47 write-in candidates for a […]

  • Jacques named Bridgton Hospital interim president following sudden departure

    By Wayne E. Rivet Staff Writer Bridgton Hospital has a new leader. In March, Lucretia Stargell settled into the president’s office and held several “Meet and Greet” sessions with staff and area business people. But, an unexpected decision surfaced. Stargell, whose family is in North Carolina, resigned on May 4. “She was not able to […]

  • Town to dump ‘Ts & Ss’ transfer station schedule July 1; officials hear pitch for textile recycling

    By Wayne E. Rivet Staff Writer Starting July 1, the Bridgton Transfer Station will dump its long-time T’s and S’s schedule in favor of giving workers at least one weekend day of R & R. Currently, the Transfer Station is open on Tuesdays and Thursdays along with Saturdays and Sundays from 7 a.m. to 5 […]

  • If Youth Boosters want returnable bottle funds, town wants to see a money trail

    By Wayne E. Rivet Staff Writer HARRISON — For over 40 years, the Harrison Youth Boosters has filled unmet needs of the community. Boosters buy rec equipment, sponsor kids’ parties, purchase ski passes and kick in money for the Christmas for Kids program. “We help any program we can,” said Averill Davis, who has been […]

  • Summer camp tent delays loam & seed at Naples Village Green

    By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer NAPLES — The future appearance of the Naples Village Green is something most people are able to envision. Last week, several citizens verbalized what they thought the priorities should be. With the removal of the old pine trees, isn’t it time to put down loam and seed, some people […]

  • Naples Manager: Replace Chaplin’s Mill Road culvert

    By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer NAPLES — In just five years, the cross culvert under Chaplin’s Mill Road has almost failed twice. This infrastructure crisis is concerning enough that outgoing Naples Town Manager John Hawley advised replacing it with an open box culvert this year.  He warned that the town might lose the road […]