Archive for ‘News’

  • Board rejects manager’s contract, 3-2; Peabody questions whether negotiations were in “good faith”

    By Wayne E. Rivet Staff Writer Town Manager Robert Peabody thought he had a deal on a new three-year contract following 2 ½ hours of negotiating with the Bridgton Select Board in executive session. Like any negotiation, Peabody pitched the idea of a pay raise and increases in auto allowance and retirement contribution. The manager […]

  • Naples discovers unpaid county bill

    By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer NAPLES — Somehow, a bill for dispatch services in 2018 was never paid; and the back debt was discovered just recently.  The Cumberland County Finance Office (CCFO) does not have a record of having received a payment from the Town of Naples for a fiscal years’ worth of dispatch […]

  • Heat pump could be answer for museum

    By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer NAPLES— Brenda Leo hopes residents will warm up to the idea of putting heat pumps in the Naples Museum.   Leo is the director of the Naples Information Center, which has a summer-time presence in the community. She is also the treasurer of the Naples Historical Society and Museum. The […]

  • Casco’s new Comp Plan in planning stages

    By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer CASCO — It is as rare as a comet that is visible every couple decades.  But, unlike a blip of light seen from a great distance, the existence of one of these can help to develop a community according to the desires of its residents.  It is the Town’s […]

  • Naples discusses how to use COVID relief funds

    By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer NAPLES — Usually, when ‘free’ money is offered, people are figuring out how to spend it. That is how many municipalities have been responding to the funding that is part of the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA).  Let’s find ways to spend it, local government officials have been saying.  […]

  • Naples man dies in snowmobile crash

    HARRISON — A Naples man died Saturday morning when the snowmobile he was driving veered off the trail and into the trees. Daniel J. Hammond, 46, of Naples was riding with a group of three friends on a snowmobile trail in Harrison at 10:30 a.m. when the group stopped to cross the Cape Monday Road. […]

  • Raccoon tests positive for rabies

    Maine’s Health and Environmental Testing Laboratory confirmed that a raccoon from the Ray Whitney Road vicinity in Bridgton tested positive for rabies.  Rabies is common in wild animals in Maine. Make sure to never touch an animal that is wild or unknown to you. You should also make sure your animals are up to date […]

  • Welcome back — Marines return home after seven months away

    By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer Sarah Noble swore up and down that her son Tyler Breton had grown taller. But, his height is the same. The way he carries himself is different. “When we went to see him in September for the graduation, we asked if he had gotten taller. He said, ‘No,’ ” […]

  • Dangerous Casco building going down

    By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer CASCO — The uninhabited building has become home to wild animals.  Now, the concern looms that humans will trespass and put themselves in danger, according to Casco Code Enforcement Officer (CEO) John Wiesemann.  Referring to recent photos of the home located 388 Roosevelt Trail, Wiesemann said when the snow […]

  • Opposing sides pitch views on Lovell solar proposal

    By Wayne E. Rivet Staff Writer LOVELL — Open either lovellsolar.com or letlovelldecide.org and one is greeted by a photo of a distant mountain range and trees radiating in foliage season colors. The first website — produced by Walden Renewables — illustrates banks of black solar panels in the middle of two tree stands. The […]