Archive for ‘News’

  • Trust adds 354 acres to Kezar Corridor Lands

    LOVELL — Greater Lovell Land Trust (GLLT) has completed two more purchases, totaling 354 acres, to add to the 932-acre acquisition announced in December 2022. The parcels, together with one remaining parcel still to be finalized, will create the land trust’s largest conservation area,1,300 acres in western Maine. The two new holdings will expand the […]

  • Help make a difference; take part in Earth Day clean-up efforts

    By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer Every spring, Mainers revel when the snow finally melts. With the disappearance of the snow comes a drawback: Trash becomes visible in the ditches along roadways. Every April — usually on the Saturday closest to Earth Day — community groups in the Lake Region area hold trash cleanups. BRIDGTON […]

  • Casco refuses to send RPZ change to town meeting

    By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer CASCO — The elected officials decided to deny a request to send to annual town meeting the removal of the Resource Protection Zone (RPZ) classification in two different areas. Those areas are: Point Sebago Road/Martha’s Way and a section of Watkins Shore Road near Thomas Pond.  On Tuesday, the […]

  • Naples hires interim town manager

    By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer NAPLES — The Naples Board of Selectmen hired William “Bill” Giroux to fill the gap as interim manager until Naples hires a full-time town manager. On Monday night, the selectmen came out of the executive session and appointed William Bill Giroux as the interim town manager. Also, following the […]

  • Comp Plan work: Board urges continuing to reach out to public for thoughts about Bridgton’s future

    By Wayne E. Rivet Staff Writer Times do change, but one never should ignore successful strategies from the past. While the use of digital surveys proved very effective in gauging the public’s thoughts regarding Bridgton’s Open Spaces (over 600 responses), Selectman Bob McHatton reminded Community Development Director Tori Hill to reach out to different areas […]

  • Naples switches to 4-day work week

    By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer NAPLES — Starting on June 1, the Naples Town Office will switch to a four-day work week — joining many municipalities in the area that have already done this. Naples will continue to be open to the public two Saturdays a month from 9 a.m. to noon. Town Clerk […]

  • State error reduces Naples school tax

    By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer NAPLES — Naples just gained some breathing room in its budget. A few weeks ago, town officials learned that of the three towns in School Administrative District (SAD) 61, Naples had the biggest contribution to the district budget. At the time, on March 27, SAD 61 Superintendent Al Smith […]

  • Sun & syrup brings out the crowds

    By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer BALDWIN — For some people, Christmas or Thanksgiving top the list of favorite holidays. For Maddy McLellan, Maine Maple Sunday takes the cake. “It is probably one of my favorite days of the year. I love maple. I love everything maple,” she said. “I would say I look forward […]

  • March winds down Naples’ pine

    By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer NAPLES— A March windstorm blew down a 40-foot-tall pine in Naples Village Green. The incident — which occurred on a Monday afternoon while the town hall was closed to the public but staff were inside working —  led to the discovery that a handful of the pines were dead […]

  • Naples pays copyright violation fee

    By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer NAPLES — The Town of Naples was involved in a copyright violation, which was settled for much less than originally cited by the other party’s attorney. “We had a copyright violation, unintentionally created when one of the staff used a photo from Google images, and used it on our […]