Town, state work toward Route 35 junction remedy
By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer NAPLES — One remedy for the traffic congestion and problems for pedestrians at junction of Route 35 in Naples is for the state to cut a check and for the town to hire...
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Town Hall renovation draws most talk at Bridgton annual meeting
LOOKING UP THE NUMBERS are Town Manager Bob Peabody (left) and Deputy Town Manager Georgiann Fleck. (Rivet Photos) By Wayne E. Rivet Staff Writer With sections of new clapboards giving the Town Hall a...
View ArticleChairman creates Bluesfest oversight committee
By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer NAPLES — Most Naples residents and certainly the business owners would say they like having the Maine Blues Festival in their town — that they like the Bluesfest. Some...
View ArticleState shutdown could impact Naples
By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer NAPLES — If the deadlock on the passage of the 2017 State of Maine budget continues, will there be a state shutdown? How will it impact the Lake Region, especially during...
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Naples docks float into place by weekend
LIKE THE UGLY DUCKING — these gray dock sections, that are stacked like totes at Kent’s Landing, will be stretched out into the water and assembled as the dock design for Naples Public Dock on the...
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Paraschak to leave Naples, accepts Gorham town manager position
Naples Town Manager Ephrem Paraschak will start his new job as Gorham town manager on Sept. 1. By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer NAPLES — It was no secret that Naples Town Manager Ephrem Paraschak had...
View ArticleKnight named new Bridgton Community Development director
By Wayne E. Rivet Staff Writer Audrey Knight hoped to move back East to the summer home she so enjoyed. Then, she saw an advertisement — the Town of Bridgton was looking for a Community Development...
View ArticleBH cuts staff as part of system-wide ‘rightsizing’
By Wayne E. Rivet Staff Writer Trying to “get ahead of the wave of impending financial pressures,” Bridgton Hospital cut two primary care and two specialty providers last week as part of a Central...
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Casco bakery business to hold grand opening
BLUEBERRY BLISS — Here is an eyeful of just a few of the bakery items at the new business in Casco, Kindred Farms Market and Bakery. Owners of the family-run business are hoping folks will want a...
View ArticleSebago withdrawal from SAD 61 — A matter of local control
By Wayne E. Rivet Staff Writer SEBAGO — When (or if) Sebago residents consider whether to withdraw from SAD 61 and start their own school system, Dr. Mark Eastman says the main question will be, do...
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From foe to friend: Mainer recalls WWII POWs worked on potato farms
POTATO FARMER ATTIRE is worn by Northern Maine resident Hank Lunn, who demonstrates the fundamental items for picking potatoes — the cap, the Monkey Face gloves and the potato picking basket. It was...
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Lakes Region Explorer adds Saturday service
Lakes Region Explorer By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer NAPLES — A familiar sight along Route 302 from Windham to Bridgton and all the areas in between, the Lakes Region Explorer is now on the road on...
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‘It seemed like an eternity’— Life more meaningful after tornado scare
THANKFUL TO BE ALIVE — Pete and Martha St. Jean, of Hampton, N.H., stand in front of their summer cottage that was in the path of a tornado on Saturday. (De Busk Photo) By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer...
View ArticleSeniors want trip signups, payments on paper, not online
By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer NAPLES — It wouldn’t be the first time a senior citizen stood before Naples selectmen and asked for a better way to sign up for recreation department trips than doing it...
View ArticleHybrid solution to help Naples with town manager hiring
By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer NAPLES —– After much discussion, Naples elected officials opted for a hybrid solution for the process of hiring a new town manager. Current Naples Town Manager Ephrem...
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One on One with…Ephrem Paraschak
Ephrem Paraschak By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer NAPLES — After taking on the multi-tasking, straight-out busy role(s) of the town manager and road commissioner in the community where he grew up and...
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Erik’s dying wish — Baseball has been needed distraction
SEEING HIS TEAM IN PERSON WAS THE BEST MEDICINE for Erik Zinn of Harrison, who is battling colon cancer. A hospice house social worker made Erik's wish to see the Boston Red Sox play one last time a...
View ArticleKeeping it safe — Bridgton beaches now open dawn to dusk
By Wayne E. Rivet Staff Writer If you plan to take a dip at local beaches, you better go swimming before dusk. To keep people safe, Bridgton department heads recommended that parks and beaches should...
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Family makes Kindred Farms work
FATHER’S FARMING SPIRIT lives on in Kindred Farms Market and Bakery. Business-owner Shirley holds a framed photo of her father Erald Kilkenny, Sr., in front of the farm hutch that he built years ago....
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Spend a night out with the Bridgton Police Department
Bridgton Police want to spend a night with the local community. BPD is sponsoring a National Night Out on Tuesday, Aug. 1 from 5 to 7 p.m. at Highland Lake Beach. National Night Out is an annual...
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