Casco is working on repairing two culverts in order to prevent a potential wash-out.
Rory Sweeting
Staff Writer
Rory, an experienced reporter from western Massachusetts, joined the Maine Trust for Local News in October 2024. He is a community reporter for Windham, Raymond, Casco, Bridgton, Naples, Standish, Gray, New Gloucester and other towns in the Lakes Region. Rory previously reported for the Greenfield Recorder in Greenfield, Mass., and the Deerfield Valley News in Wilmington, Vt. He holds a bachelor’s degree in professional and creative writing from Goucher College in Maryland.
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Bridgton residents protest approval of new quarry
Concerned residents in Bridgton are trying to reverse the approval of a quarry that they believe would irreparably alter the town’s landscape and their quality of life.
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Grant freeze causes major setbacks for Shaker herb house project
The Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village’s herb house revitalization project faces uncertainty in the wake of the federal grant freeze.
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Bridgton Winter Carnival another success
Highland Lake was frozen enough for ice fishing and the Freezing for a Reason charity polar dip.
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New Gloucester considers outsourcing ambulance services
The New Gloucester Select Board debated the controversial idea of outsourcing the town’s ambulance services to either the town of Gray or United Ambulance Services.
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Central Maine Power installs new power cable connecting Raymond and Frye Island
A recently-installed power cable connects Frye Island with Raymond, supplementing the aged existing cable.
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Casco recreation director receives eponymous award for support of Lake Region girls basketball
Beth Latsey became the inaugural recipient of an award named after herself for her decades-long support of Lake Region High School’s girls basketball team.
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Maine Correctional Center hosts prison education program with NYC high school
Inmates at the Maine Correctional Center in Windham were given the opportunity in the fall of 2024 to learn alongside seniors at Horace Mann School, an elite private school in New York City.
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Harrison town manager resigns after complaints on social media
Cass Newell had worked hybrid due to a medical condition, but this seems to have led to some accusations from ‘a vocal minority’ that she wasn’t present or responsive to residents’ needs.
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Standish debates rent control ordinance
Standish held a workshop to debate a rent control ordinance that, should it go into effect, would cap rent increases at 10% per year.