Wastewater connection help Bridgton is now offering one-time payments to assist property owners in connecting to the town’s new wastewater system. Financial assistance will be available to low-income, single-family property owners in Bridgton to help with the connection. The Select Board will review the applications and vote to approve funding at its first meeting of […]

Nature-inspired winter art On Dec. 21 from 10 a.m. to noon, join Lakes Environmental Association for a family-friendly walk and a morning of making art from natural materials collected during the walk. Meet at the Maine Lake Science Center, 51 Willett Road, to begin the short walk and learn how to identify various types of […]

Christmas trees for sale The Bridgton Center Village Firemen’s Association is holding its annual sale of Maine-grown Christmas trees in the Food City parking lot at 295 Main St. every day until supplies run out. Opening hours are Friday, Nov. 29, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., then continuing on Saturdays and Sundays from 10 […]

Documentary on American chestnut Award-winning “Clear Day Thunder: Rescuing the American Chestnut,” produced by The American Chestnut Foundation, will be shown at the Magic Lantern Theater and 4-H Innovation Center on Sunday, Nov. 3, at 6 p.m. The documentary traces the history of the American chestnut tree, its obliteration by disease, and its road to […]

Haunted Walk and Spooky Stroll Oct. 19 Get in the Halloween spirit with the Haunted Walk and Spooky Stroll sponsored by the Lake Region High School cross country team on Saturday, Oct. 19, at the high school athletic fields. The stroll (suitable for the younger crowd) takes place at 5:30 p.m. and the three-quarter-mile haunted […]

Children’s Book Box installed On Sept. 14 the Molly Ockett Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution and the town of Bridgton held a ribbon cutting ceremony for a Children’s Book Box in the Bridgton Town Common playground next to the police department and municipal complex. The box is part of a project to […]

Maine Lakes Brewfest The 20th Annual Maine Lakes Brewfest, sponsored by the Greater Bridgton Lakes Region Chamber of Commerce, is taking place on Sept. 28 from noon to 4 p.m. at the Ham Complex, 40 Brag Way. Products from more than 20 regional breweries will be represented alongside a number of food vendors and live […]

Bald Pate 10K The second in the Loon Echo Land Trust three-race trail running series will take place Saturday, Sept. 7, starting at 9 a.m. The race begins and ends at Five Fields Farm in South Bridgton and is run on a rugged 10-kilometer course featuring 1,800 feet of elevation gain, steep climbs, fast downhill […]