Archive for ‘News’

  • Pay Per Bag question off June ballot, moved to November election

    By Wayne E. Rivet Staff Writer The Pay-Per-Bag question scheduled for the June town meeting warrant has been dumped. Selectman Robert McHatton Tuesday night (April 26) said after meeting with members of the Recycling Advisory Committee and “strong consideration,” the group feels more time is needed to educate taxpayers on the financial and environmental advantages […]

  • Girl Scout has Silver Award in the bag

    By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer CASCO — Twelve-year-old Meghan Case appreciates the resources around her like the Planet Earth and the Casco Village Library.  Her Silver Award for Girl Scouts encompasses both those things.  Her plan helps people reduce using plastic bags by giving out free, recyclable book bags to library patrons. Each time […]

  • Care packages headed to Ukraine

    By Wayne E. Rivet Staff Writer FRYEBURG — As Mary Brigid Curtis watched the Russian invasion of Ukraine — seeing homes destroyed, innocent people killed, and families fleeing to nearby Poland for safety — she instantly knew she had to do something. As a project manager, the Casco resident considers herself somewhat of a “fixer.” While […]

  • Salt makes fire station’s water unsafe

    By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer  NAPLES— The levels of salt in the well water at the Naples Fire Station are too high for it to be safe drinking water.   The amount ofsalt in the H2O more than doubled in two months during the winter. The exact cause has yet to be determined; and so far, […]

  • Lions select Larry Carter for Glover Service Award

    The Bridgton Lions Club has chosen Larry Carter of the Bridgton Recreation Advancement Group (BRAG) as the “Al” Glover Nonprofit Leadership Award winner for 2022. Carter was chosen from nine outstanding nominees submitted recently by Bridgton area nonprofit organizations. It was said of Carter in his nomination letter that, “He has been on the BRAG […]

  • Gabby’s rezoning heads to Naples voters

    By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer NAPLES —The owners of a business that is located in the rural zone off Route 302 would like to have the lot rezoned commercial. More than a dozen neighbors worry about the worse-case scenario. If changed to commercial, the property could be sold down the road, and the new […]

  • Event barn rules on ballot

    By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer NAPLES — At some weddings, seating is either on the groom’s side or seating is on the bride’s side. There is a choice of where to sit. And, a person can only sit on one side.   At the Primary Polls in June, there will two choices on the ballot: […]

  • Fighting the fight, together — Naples woman wins one battle; now faces lung transplant

    By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer NAPLES — Elizabeth Mirante says that her family has always been close. That bond has proven invaluable as family members lean on each other while Elizabeth’s mom Samantha Mirante has been going through a health crisis.  Samantha got COVID-19 in late December 2021. In January of this year, respiratory […]

  • Help beautify your community; join an Earth Day effort

    CASCO & NAPLES EFFORT Make a difference in your town, please join the annual Casco/Naples Earth Day Clean Up on Saturday, April 23.  Registration now open at EventBrite for clean up along the roads and grounds of Casco and Naples. Let’s help keep the community free of trash and help protect wildlife and lakes.  Volunteers […]

  • Tell the story…prevent a new lie — Holocaust survivor details time as a hidden Jewish child during WWII

    By Wayne E. Rivet Staff Writer As Charles Rotmil watches television reports of Ukrainian women and children, carrying single suitcases and walking along roadways strewn with dead bodies, debris and burnt vehicles, he vividly remembers a similar time. Charles was 6 years old when his mother quickly packed and left with her three children to […]