Archive for ‘News’

  • Sebago has full plate of quarry appeals

    By Wayne E. Rivet Staff Writer SEBAGO — Over the years, Richard Merritt has served on several municipal boards, but he’s never encountered what was before him on Thursday night, Feb. 17 at the Sebago Town Hall. “I’ve never had 12 appeals before, and I’ve been doing this for a long time. Maybe two or […]

  • Words up on Casco’s digital sign

    By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer CASCO— It is more than just a Welcome to Casco sign.  The digital sign provides a way of letting residents know what is going on in their community. It’s located near the Casco Fire Station and the Casco Town Hall, where it can easily be read from Meadow Road.  […]

  • Dip proves big splash for Shelter; scenes from Winter Carnival

    PERFECT DAY FOR A DIP? — For some of the 74 jumpers at Saturday’s Freezing for a Reason polar dip to benefit Harvest Hills Animal Shelter in Fryeburg, they felt the waters at Highland Lake in Bridgton “wasn’t too bad,” while others’ facial expressions told another story. The event raised $18,000 for the shelter, and […]

  • Dueling ordinances pop up for wedding barns

    By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer NAPLES — The rift started before the wedding date has even been set.  Some Naples residents would like to be able to turn a barn on a large parcel of property into a wedding barn and charge clients to hold events there. However, this activity is not allowed in the […]

  • Dangerous building saved by the bell

    By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer  CASCO — A building that was on track to be demolished on the town’s dime might get a Hail Mary reprieve. The structure is located at 388 Roosevelt Trail. A few weeks ago, the Casco Board of Selectmen held a public hearing and determined that it was a dangerous building, […]

  • Adaptive ski program courting volunteers

    By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer At Shawnee Peak, wintertime fun on the mountain still rules the day. There is an opportunity to ski for free plus help others to be able to play outdoors. It is volunteering for the local adaptive ski program.  As winter winds down, there is a need for volunteers to […]

  • Casco sheds light on solar ordinance ideas

    By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer CASCO — The people sitting on the local planning board brought to light some ideas for a future solar ordinance. One of the suggestions was breaking up large solar array farms by requiring tree buffers or limiting the number of acres that can be dedicated to a single solar farm.  […]

  • Auditor wraps up Naples 2020 budget

    By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer NAPLES — There is no time like the present to address the past.  Although when it comes to budgeting, it is beneficial to be up-to-date. Naples’ financial statement audit for Fiscal Year 2020 has been completed. The presentation was given via Zoom during theNaples Board of Selectmen meeting on Feb. […]

  • ‘You need to do better’ — Resident calls out Board’s handling of town manager’s contract

    By Wayne E. Rivet Staff Writer Jonathan Morrell knows the right way to negotiate a contract. As he watched the Bridgton Board of Selectmen’s Jan. 25 meeting on television, Morrell was disturbed to see how officials handled a proposed new three-year contract for Town Manager Robert Peabody. By a 3-2 vote, the contract was rejected. […]

  • Casco Town Office changes made as society changes

    By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer CASCO — Effective immediately the Casco Town Office will no longer be open until 7 p.m. on Tuesday.  Instead, on Tuesday only, the doors will close one hour earlier. Going forward, the office hours for Tuesday will now be from 10:30 a.m. until 6 p.m.  Meanwhile, the other days […]