Friends of Bridgton Library book sale Oct. 16 Friends of the Bridgton Library is holding a book sale at the Book Shed in the library parking lot from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Oct. 16. The public is invited to come look through a wide range of gently used children’s books, fiction, history, cookbooks, art […]
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Maine police chief, dad warns about opioid overdoses
Fatal overdoses this year are on track to exceed 2020’s, and isolation due to the COVID-19 pandemic may be making matters worse.
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Inside Bridgton: Sept. 24
Rotary, lake association need volunteers for Stevens Brook Trail cleanup The Bridgton-Lake Region Rotary Club and Lake Environmental Association will lead a cleanup of Stevens Brook Trail between Food City and Smith Avenue Saturday, Sept. 25. There will also be a scavenger hunt for children. Volunteers are asked to meet at 9:30 a.m. at Food […]
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Bridgton’s Rufus Porter Museum begins plan for expansion
The museum that showcases the work of New England artist and inventor Rufus Porter will have more space to carry out his legacy in the coming years, its executive director said.
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Saturday book sale benefits Bridgton Public Library
The Friends of the Bridgton Library is hosting a September book sale from 9-11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 18, in the Book Shed at the rear of the Bridgton Library parking lot. Cash and checks will be accepted. Proceeds from the book sale will support the library’s many activities and programs. The Friends of the Library […]
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Bridgton-Lake Region Rotary Club Zoom meeting to address opioid epidemic
Chief Bob Mackenzie of the Kennebunk Police Department will address the Bridgton-Lake Region Rotary Club on the opioid epidemic and substance use disorder over Zoom on Thursday Sept. 23 at 7:30 a.m. The opioid epidemic and substance abuse are getting worse in Maine, with the state having averaged 50 overdose deaths per month so far […]
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Inside Bridgton: Sept. 10
Gina Williams performs at last drive-in concert of the summer The Denmark Arts Center concludes its summer concert series at the Bridgton Twin Drive-In Sunday, Sept. 12, with a performance by the multifaceted, multitalented but never predictable Gina Williams. Born in Canada and now a resident of Washington state, Williams will be a visiting music […]
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Naples man was ‘finally on right track’ before fatal crash, wife says
Christopher McCue, 38, died at the scene of the motorcycle accident on Edes Falls Road last month.
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Magic Lantern learning center prepares for unveiling
The movie theater and pub will remain and help sustain youth programs when the new center opens this fall.
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Parents of Maine man who disappeared more than 2 decades ago increase reward for information
The parents of Angel Torres, last seen in Biddeford in 1999, are now offering $20,000 for information that leads to the recovery of his remains or the person responsible for his disappearance.