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  • Artists make a mark on their community

    By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer In a matter of a few weeks, a wildlife mural came to life in vibrant colors.  On the last day of May, the artists and volunteers signed the mural that will be part of downtown Bridgton in the days to come. The mural project is the brainchild of the […]

  • Naples faces ports-potty plight

    By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer NAPLES — Nothing can duck from the grip of inflation.  The price of porta potty rentals plus bi-weekly maintenance has surged upwards. The monthly fee increased by almost 90 percent for each unit supplied by the company Blow Bros Inc. It went from $187 per unit to $350 per […]

  • Municipal race: Bridgton Select Board

    By Wayne E. Rivet Staff Writer Three candidates — Alfred A. Bottone IV, Seth J. Dresser and Kenneth J. Murphy — seek the open three-year seat on the Bridgton Board of Selectmen, replacing Bear Zaidman. Election Day is Tuesday, June 14 with the polls open at the Bridgton Town Hall (North High Street) from 8 […]

  • Two compete for one seat on Naples Select Board

    By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer NAPLES—Once every three years, there is only one seat, instead of two, open on the Naples Select Board.  This year, Bob Caron II, the person who held that position for nine years in a row, decided not to take out nomination papers.  Two Naples residents did take out papers. […]

  • Three run for two Naples Planning Board seats

    By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer NAPLES — On Tuesday, Naples voters will have the chance to choose two people to sit on the planning board. As it does every year, that race takes place during the school budget vote.  In 2022, three people are running for the two planning board seats: Incumbent Jimmy Allen, […]

  • Serving ice cream — a pure joy!

    By Dawn De Busk  Staff Writer  NAPLES— It’s hard to frown when there is ice cream around.  “Giving ice cream to kids and seeing the pure joy and happiness on their faces as you hand the ice cream out the window makes it worth it,” Amanda DeCoster said.  “Sometimes, the adults are just as excited […]

  • Memorial Day services

    Area services planned for Memorial Day: Sunday, May 29 • Bridgton at 11 a.m., American Legion Post 67 will be performing Memorial Day Service at the Veterans’ Memorial at the intersection of Main Street and Depot Street.  Monday, May 30 • Casco Day Park, 9 a.m. • Harrison Memorial Day starts with service at the United Parish […]

  • Public hearing scheduled for Sweden solar ordinance

    SWEDEN — The Sweden Planning Board has been working on a draft for a town solar ordinance, which it plans to present at an upcoming public hearing on Monday, May 23, at 6:30 p.m. in the Town Meeting House, 147 Bridgton Rd. (Route 93).  A moratorium on solar projects was imposed last year so the […]

  • The mystery of Martha’s headstone

    By Michael Davis Special to The News Howdy neighbor! On the edge of a swamp in the woods off North Bridgton’s Middle Ridge, cast up along a languid bending of Roger Brook and overspread by shadowy pine, a single headstone can be found laid out as on a bier of moss. Despite its position perilously […]

  • Naples tables liquor license for Gary’s Olde Towne Tavern

    By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer  NAPLES — This happened a few years ago. After reviewing law enforcement’s report of incidents allegedly stemming from a local eating-and-drinking establishment, the Naples Board of Selectmen decided to postpone the liquor license renewal.  One reason that the Naples Boardof Selectmen tabled the liquor license renewal for Gary’s Olde Towne […]