I wish all my readers a very happy holiday season and hope for a better, brighter, more normal new year. Stay safe and healthy! Help Harvest Hills The complications of the pandemic have hit fundraising efforts for animal shelters particularly hard. The Magic Lantern Theater is hoping to help out by “stuffing the truck” with […]
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Inside Bridgton: Dec. 18
Bus shelter dedicated Members of the Lake Region Rotary Club dedicated the first bus stop shelter along the Lakes Region Explorer Bridgton to Portland bus route on Dec. 4. The shelter, located in front of the Bridgton Community Center, was built by students in Lake Region Vocational Center’s Construction Technology Program and was dedicated to […]
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COVID-19 outbreaks on the rise at area schools
The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention has designated two more schools as open outbreak sites, in addition to two open investigations at other schools in the Lakes Region.
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Schools’ COVID-19 cases surge after Thanksgiving break
A number of students and staff across the Lakes Region’s five school districts have tested positive for the coronavirus over the last two weeks.
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Bridgton streetscape, wastewater projects nearing completion
Improvements to Bridgton’s Main Street and wastewater system are slowing down for the winter but will likely be completed by next June, say town officials.
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Inside Bridgton: Dec. 4
Rotarians deliver dictionaries Members of the Bridgton-Lake Region Rotary Club delivered dictionaries to third graders in local schools, including Stevens Brook Elementary School, on Nov. 24. The club has distributed over 2,500 dictionaries to third graders in the area over the past 10 years. The Dictionary Project is one of the club’s most important literacy […]
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Bennett tests positive for COVID-19, misses Senate ceremony
In quarantine, Rick Bennett, who represents Bridgton, Naples and Sebago, couldn’t be sworn in with his fellow legislators this week.
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Businesses brace for ‘slow go’ this winter
While some retail businesses are doing relatively well during the pandemic, others are bracing for many unknowns ahead.
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Absentee ballot requests more than doubled in Lakes Region
Of the 39,386 ballots cast across the Lakes Region Nov. 3, more than 60% of those were by absentee. Despite the enormous task of processing these ballots, “it was a fabulous day,” said one town clerk.
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Bridgton, Naples town offices close due to COVID-19 exposure
The Bridgton and Naples town offices will remain closed until at least next week following positive COVID-19 cases among employees in both towns. An employee at the Bridgton town office at 3 Chase St. tested positive for the virus on Nov. 21, according to the town’s website. Tuesday’s Board of Selectmen meeting was canceled and […]