The $8,125,086 municipal budget proposal is a 4.8% increase over last year’s $7.7 million budget.
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Nomination papers available for local positions around Lakes Region
Seats are available on school boards, planning boards, selectboards and more and will be voted on at municipal elections this spring.
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Crooked River Elementary in Casco set to welcome first students in 12 years this fall
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 […]
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‘Surprising’ number of skiers hitting the slopes at Shawnee Peak this season
With pandemic protocols in place, it’s been ‘an interesting season’ so far, the Bridgton ski area’s director of skier experience says.
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Public hearing on Bridgton memory care development March 9
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. […]
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Inside Bridgton: Feb. 26
Vaccine team treated to lunch The folks at Lee Auto Malls treated Central Maine Healthcare workers to lunch to recognize their hard work during the COVID-19 pandemic. As part of the Central Maine Healthcare system, Bridgton Hospital team members working at the COVID-19 vaccination clinic were given lunch prepared by Beth’s Kitchen Café on Main […]
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Vaccination clinic at Bridgton Community Center March 4
BRIDGTON — Mainers 70 years and older can now schedule an appointment for a one-day COVID-19 vaccination clinic at the Bridgton Community Center on March 4. The clinic at 15 Depot St. is hosted by Northern Light Health and will be open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., according to the town. To schedule an […]
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Inside Bridgton: Feb. 12
Highland Ridge Nordic Trails Now that we finally have some snow, get out and enjoy it! Local residents Rob Knowles and Roger Lowell tend miles of Nordic (cross country) ski and snowshoe trails on their property and generously allow the public to use them at no charge. Their goal is to get people outside and […]
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Sheriff’s office looks for link in fatal overdoses
“We know we’re not going to arrest our way out of this problem,” Sheriff Kevin Joyce says.
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Bernie raffle to benefit Bridgton pantry, gallery
BRIDGTON — Artist Ruth Boisvert has donated a felted Bernie Sanders figurine for a raffle to benefit the Bridgton Food Pantry and Gallery 302’s computer fund. The figurine of the now famous image of the mittened Vermont senator is on display at the gallery, 112 Main St., Bridgton. Raffle tickets are $5 each or three […]