Archive for ‘Opinion’

  • Earth Notes: Corporatism is killing us

    By Rev. Robert Plaisted Guest Column As I watched a large chunk of greater Los Angeles burn to the ground, it was like looking through a window in time, seeing human civilization as it will appear 20 to 30 years from now. Much the same can be said about Hurricanes Helene and Milton, which devastated […]

  • In Ye Olden Times: Highland Lake’s true name

    By Mike Davis BN Columnist Howdy neighbor! Just last week when speaking with good friend of mine Bill Preis, who lives down the shore of Highland Lake at Merryfield Cove beneath Dodge’s Hill, he asked if I knew just when the name of Highland Lake was changed from what it used to be, to what […]

  • Chamber Connection

    Happy New Year from the Greater Bridgton Lakes Region Chamber of Commerce! As we step into a brand-new year filled with opportunities and possibilities, we at the Greater Bridgton Lakes Region Chamber of Commerce are thrilled to share some exciting happenings and initiatives to kick off 2025. It’s a time to embrace fresh starts, strengthen […]

  • Building a Community

    By Nicole McKeith Community Development Director Town of Bridgton Welcome to our first Community Development Column!  In this inaugural column, we aim to answer a couple of key questions that we will build on in future columns. First, what does Community Development mean, and why is it important in Bridgton?  Community development refers to the […]

  • Chamber Connection — Why join the Chamber of Commerce?

    By Donna Woodward Chamber Consultant So often, I hear people ask, “Why should I join the Chamber? What does the Chamber do for me and my business?” Although the needs of each individual business are important to the Greater Bridgton Chamber of Commerce, it’s also about unity, community, and the collaboration. It’s about being part […]

  • In Ye Olden Times: When a million Ouija boards were produced in Bridgton

    By Mike Davis BN Columnist Howdy neighbor! It’s time for our annual Hallowe’en treat! The one time a year when I can cast off the rigors of strict historical documentation and instead revel in the wealth of vague folklore, doubtful witchcraft, and good old-fashioned ghost stories in which New England abounds, and of which Bridgton […]

  • In Ye Olden Times: The Founding Auroras of 1819

    By Micheal Davis BN Columnist Howdy neighbor! Well now, it was just back in May that I wrote up a great little column on the Northern Lights, owing to the spectacular display of them we experienced last spring — and now here Nature goes again, before the year is even out, she throws us an […]

  • Guest Column: An immigrant’s perspective

    By Mick Early Guest Column Immigration has historically been a hot topic in the United States. This moment is certainly no exception, but let’s look at it from an honest and historical perspective, because current debate over the subject has become quite unhinged. When the Puritans came to this country to escape persecution, it sounded […]

  • Guest Column: Think again about dismantling NOAA

    By Peter Gately Guest Column The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is a foundational component in the U.S.’s approach to climate science, local and worldwide meteorological monitoring and forecasting, and assessing and regulating essential U.S. biological marine resources. Project 2025 proposes dismantling NOAA. Thomas F. Gilman, chief financial officer in the Department of Commerce […]

  • Defending our First Amendment rights

    By Laurie LaMountain Guest Column Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances. — U.S. Constitution, First Amendment. […]