Archive for ‘News’

  • Regional approach to animal control

    By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer  NAPLES— As though the animal control officerwasn’t busy enough with calls that can sometimes take hours, another town would like to hire her. Luckily, at thesame time, the part-time ACO assistant position has been filled.  A balance might be struck: More work and an extra person to help. The […]

  • Casco adopts workplace safety plan

    By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer  CASCO — Never give safety a day off. That is one motto to help increase safety awareness in the workplace.   Recently, the Town of Casco decided to get workers compensation insurance through Maine Municipal Association (MMA). As part of that process, there is a safety-incentive plan, which if followed, […]

  • Stepping down, Sebago town manager moving on to life’s next phase

    By Wayne E. Rivet Staff Writer SEBAGO — Michele Bukoveckas is ready for her next big jump in life. For 19 years, she served as the Town of Sebago town clerk and tax collector. Then, she took a major leap and became town manager. Now after five years as Sebago’s municipal leader, she is set […]

  • Classic Boat, Car Show this Saturday at Naples Causeway

    By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer NAPLES — Soda fountains, sock hops, drive-in theaters, and poodle skirts, sideburns and coon-skin caps — those are some of things that became popular in America during the 1950s. There were the cars that Americans loved — vehicles that still poll as favorites: 1955 Chevy Bel Air, 1957 Ford […]

  • ‘Worthy poor’ get headstones from Chaplin Fund

    By Dawn De Busk  Staff Writer NAPLES— Soon, something that is missing at Edes Falls Cemetery will be placed inside the fence.  What appears, at first glance, to be an empty space in the cemetery is actually four graves with temporary markers instead of headstones. Katie Cash-Staley, who is the Naples Historical Society Museum Manager, […]

  • Admiring the Classics, and sharing a passion for vintage cars

    By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer  Most of the people who have been involved the longest in the car club are too modest to talk about themselves.  After all, the vintage vehicles are the real stars of the show. “It started back in the late 50s as the Pleasant Mountain Chapter of the MOALs, the […]

  • Recovery Center to make move to downtown Bridgton

    By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer Every day, Lakes Region Recovery Center has a steady flow of people coming to the center for various activities. There are arts and crafts classes, journaling classes, detox acupuncture, peer support trainings, a games night plus AA meetings and NA meetings.  Every week, the calendar is full. On a […]

  • Bridgton’s development beat goes on

    By Wayne E. Rivet Staff Writer While inflation is pinching everyone’s wallet, the cost of doing business has yet to slow down Bridgton’s development push. The Planning Board (Aug.2) put final approval stamps on two projects, reviewed a new parking facility to serve Shawnee Peak ski resort, and heard proposals to develop “recreational-based” structures on […]

  • Hawthorne House fundraising campaign launches Phase 2

    RAYMOND — After a successful completion of Phase 1 of its fundraising campaign — which allowed urgent repairs to the foundation, floors, and interior of Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Boyhood Home in Raymond — the Hawthorne Community Association has launched Phase 2 of its fundraising campaign, to fully repair, upgrade, and sustain the beloved boyhood home of […]

  • Woods Pond Association annual meeting

    The Woods Pond Association (WPA) Annual Meeting will be held on Saturday, Aug. 6 at 9 a.m. at the Lakes Environmental Association (LEA) Lake Science Center, 52 Willett Road in Bridgton. WPA is a non-profit organization formed to preserve, protect and enhance the water quality of Woods Pond. All are welcome to attend. Adam Zemans, […]