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  • Small World: Laws, rules and Hillary

      By Henry Precht BN Columnist The debate would appear to be ended. The highly respected director of the FBI, James Comey, has said Mrs. Clinton and her team were “extremely careless” in using a private e-mail server for official business. His judgment is that no crime was committed and there should therefore be no […]

  • Alice V. Nichol, 89

    CAPE ELIZABETH — Alice Veilleux Nichol, 89, of Cape Elizabeth, passed away peacefully on Monday, Aug. 25, 2014, with her family by her side. Alice was born in Waterville on Jan. 24, 1925, the daughter of Louis Philippe and Valeda Labbe Veilleux. She attended local schools in Waterville and graduated from the University of Maine. […]

  • Temperance Barn on shaky foundation

    Bridgton Historical Society has been advised that the barn at Narramissic, the Peabody-Fitch Farm in South Bridgton should be closed to the public until structural problems with the dry stone granite foundation can be addressed. The Society has become increasingly aware that there were problems with the foundation, according to BHS Executive Director Ned Allen. […]

  • Leonard R. Kiesman, 83

    FRYEBURG — Leonard Roland Kiesman, 83, of Fryeburg, died peacefully Tuesday morning, March 5, 2013, at the Memorial Hospital in North Conway, N.H., surrounded by his loving family. Len was a lifelong resident of Fryeburg and loved his “hometown.” He graduated from Fryeburg Academy in the class of 1948, and married his high school sweetheart, […]

  • Farming to be revived at Narramissic

    Bridgton Historical Society has entered into an agreement with a local man to return farming to the fields at Narramissic. Heath Enright of Naples will be working to rejuvenate three of the four fields at the South Bridgton farm. Heath is excited about combining modern organic and sustainable farming practices with animal-powered machinery and historic […]

  • Back in the Day 1943

    Editorial: There isn’t going to be any road building in the state to speak of this year. This is not due entirely to the lack of sufficient revenue to finance the work, but of course that has been cut to shreds. The scarcity of labor is one of the prime factors, which enter into the […]

  • Back in the Day, 1972

    3/9/1972: This is a partial summary of $301,671 in appropriations that were approved by voters at the Bridgton Town Meeting. Chief Stevens Barker explained the need for the department to acquire a combination pumper-tank truck to improve efficiency. This piece of equipment was priced at $30,000. The request for $32,000 for a new firehouse drew […]

  • Back in the Day: 99 years ago in The News

    Mothercraft should be studied by all women. It is not merely the mother of the poor sections who needs instruction in the care of her baby. It is the college woman, the woman of wealth and position, who ought to study mothercraft. Neither instinct nor genial culture is sufficient in itself to enable a mother […]

  • Bluegrass festival at Narramissic

    The Bridgton Historical Society will host a Bluegrass Festival at Narramissic, the Peabody-Fitch Farm in South Bridgton, on Saturday, Aug. 13. A new venture for the Society, the event will feature the popular performer Erica Brown and the Bluegrass Connection. Well-known radio personality Betsy Mason will emcee the event, which begins at 4 p.m. with […]