BRIDGTON – Loon Echo Land Trust, based in Bridgton, purchased the 1,600-acre Perley Mills Community Forest from K&W Timberlands last month. The land located in Bridgton, Denmark and Sebago was placed under contract in October 2012, and since then $1.42 million has been raised from local families and businesses, grant-making foundations and municipal appropriations. This […]

Veterans Say Thanks The Windham Veterans Association sincerely thanks the Lake Pine Association, on behalf of all the members of American Legion Post 148 and the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 10643, for their recent most generous financial donation. A portion of this donation will be used toward paving the large parking lot at the […]

Alexander receives appreciation plaque On Jan. 17, Raymond resident Don Alexander was presented with a plaque for his 50 years of service to the town of Raymond. Teresa Sadak represented the Raymond Board of Selectmen in giving the award. Also present were Town Manager Don Willard, Fire Chief Bruce Tupper, Deputy Fire Chief Cathy Gosselin, […]

As I sit inside watching the woodstove work overtime and the tiny chickadees flit around the bird feeder, my thoughts turn to summer. As I’ve said before, Bridgton is only as good as its people. There are some who go above and beyond to make our town special, and some who are content to do […]

A No Go for the Snow? As I write this I am wondering if tonight’s predicted North Eastern Blizzard will skip right over us? Down south, a.k.a. Massachusetts and the New York area, are forecasted to receive the brunt of the mess, perhaps a foot? I think this time we will be spared! Some people […]

SANFORD – Fifteen walkers braved a dense fog outside last week to get inside Walmart for an event aimed at keeping people moving. The 7 a.m. launch on Jan. 17 of an indoor walking program at the Sanford Walmart, sponsored by Partners for Healthier Communities, included a talk about the health benefits of the program […]

SANFORD – Fifteen walkers braved a dense fog outside last week to get inside Walmart for an event aimed at keeping people moving. The 7 a.m. launch on Jan. 17 of an indoor walking program at the Sanford Walmart, sponsored by Partners for Healthier Communities, included a talk about the health benefits of the program […]

SANFORD – Consultants hired to conduct a $35,000 feasibility study funded by private citizens and the city of Sanford on the development of a theme park in the Sanford area have found that the concept has real merit. According to a press release received this week from York Pines Inc., a group established last April […]

On Wednesday, the Maine State Police Computer Crimes Unit arrested the town of Windham’s animal control officer and charged him with possessing child pornography. According to Department of Public Safety spokesman Steve McCausland, Joseph Payton, 22, was arrested without incident at his camper home in Casco and taken to the Cumberland County Jail. He is […]

STANDISH – Standish residents soundly rejected, in a 142-32 vote, a proposed $25,000 appropriation for a study on the financial and logistical issues involving a possible withdrawal from School Administrative District 6 during a special town meeting held Tuesday. During the hour-long public comment period preceding the vote, residents expressed bewilderment regarding the proposed study […]