In commemoration of Maine’s bicentennial this year, the Lakes Region Weekly is featuring historical highlights from our communities’ past 200 years. This feature can be found in print and online every other week.
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Inside Bridgton: July 17
Gallery 302 welcomes new artist The Gallery 302 artists’ co-operative, located at 112 Main St., welcomes prizewinning Maine painter Harriet Libby to its group of artists. Libby primarily paints realistic landscapes in oil on canvas and her work has been displayed in galleries, community centers, restaurants and libraries in Maine and Connecticut. She grew up […]
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Lakes Region July 14 election roundup
Voters validate their school budgets, elect local officials, approve two state bond questions and back Sara Gideon in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate.
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Election results: Packard wins in Bridgton; Tworog and King tie
BRIDGTON — In a close, seven-way race for two seats on the Board of Selectmen, incumbent George Frederick Packard won the most votes Tuesday, receiving 428. Paul Tworog and Bernard King tied for the second seat, receiving 347 votes. James Kidder received 336 votes; Robert McHatton, 325; incumbent Robert Murphy, 285; and George Paul Waterhouse, […]
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Program brings business COVID-19 compliance, enforcement to local level
The business training and public education program is funded by the state.
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Bicentennial Maine: Bridgton
In commemoration of Maine’s bicentennial this year, the Lakes Region Weekly is featuring historical highlights from our communities’ past 200 years. This feature can be found in print and online every other week.
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Bridgton approves $11M affordable senior housing project
The project, proposed by Portland-based Developers Collaborative, is set for completion by mid-2022.
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Bridgton Historical Society museum opens for summer
BRIDGTON — The Bridgton Historical Society’s museum on Gibbs Avenue in downtown Bridgton will be open Tuesday through Saturday this summer, observing precautions based on the Association of Maine Archives and Museums’ COVID-19 Prevention Recommendations for Archives and Museums. No more than five guests are admitted at a time and all are expected to observe […]
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Fewer will attend camp this summer, and some camps won’t survive
In Maine, where only 20 of 110 licensed overnight camps are opening, guidelines require staff and counselors to quarantine or receive a negative test result.
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Inside Bridgton: July 3
The Fourth of July will look a little different this year, thanks to the coronavirus pandemic, but businesses are opening and events are happening to promote the spirit of summer. I wish all my readers a safe and happy holiday! Reformed Paddle Battle The coronavirus has muddled up a lot of things but many have […]