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Emily joined the Sun Journal in April 2021 on the health beat. She previously reported for the Lakes Region Weekly, covering nine towns in Cumberland County. She enjoys taste testing chai lattes at local cafes, attempting to beat her personal best on the NYT’s mini crossword puzzle and watching thunderstorms. She’s on the fence about the Oxford comma.

Emily grew up in Los Angeles and graduated from Wellesley College in 2018. She’s lived in lots of places for little bits of time but now calls Portland home. She welcomes coffee shop recommendations, cookie recipes and news tips in her inbox.

Lakes Region Weekly

Bridgton voters to decide on $8.1 million town budget

by Emily Bader March 10, 2021

The $8,125,086 municipal budget proposal is a 4.8% increase over last year’s $7.7 million budget.

Lakes Region Weekly

Longtime Gray town manager looks forward to spending more time with family

by Emily Bader March 10, 2021March 10, 2021

Deb Cabana, Gray’s town manager for nearly 15 years, retired last week to ‘enjoy the next chapter.’

Lakes Region Weekly

Raymond town offices closed due to COVID

March 9, 2021

Raymond town offices will be closed through March 17 due to a positive case of COVID-19 among employees, according to a notice posted to the town’s website Tuesday. The town clerk and town manager’s offices and the finance, code enforcement and assessing departments are affected by the closure. The public safety and public works departments […]

Lakes Region Weekly

Nomination papers available for local positions around Lakes Region

by Emily Bader March 3, 2021

Seats are available on school boards, planning boards, selectboards and more and will be voted on at municipal elections this spring.

Lakes Region Weekly

Crooked River Elementary in Casco set to welcome first students in 12 years this fall

by Emily Bader March 3, 2021

CASCO — Renovations at Crooked River Elementary School are on track for completion in July, and the school will be ready this fall for its first students since its closure in 2009, the superintendent said this week. The $9 million project approved by voters in March 2019 includes a two-story addition to the 36-year-old building […]

Lakes Region Weekly

‘Surprising’ number of skiers hitting the slopes at Shawnee Peak this season

by Emily Bader March 3, 2021March 3, 2021

With pandemic protocols in place, it’s been ‘an interesting season’ so far, the Bridgton ski area’s director of skier experience says.

Lakes Region Weekly

Public hearing on Bridgton memory care development March 9

March 3, 2021

BRIDGTON — The Board of Selectmen will hold a public hearing on an estimated proposed $2.65 million senior memory care center on North High Street Tuesday, March 9. The 24,000-square-foot Woodlands Senior Living Municipal Development would have the capacity for 48-residents and would be built 21 acres, according to documents posted to the town’s website. […]