Accretion: The growth of a precipitation particle by the collision of an ice crystal or snowflake with a supercooled liquid droplet that freezes upon impact. Friday: No precipitation, mostly sunny Hi: 29 Low: 19 Saturday: Chance of rain, 50 percent Hi: 40 Low: 33 Sunday: Chance of rain and snow showers Hi: 38 Low: 22

Auld Lang Syne Begging the pardon of my fellow Scot (and far better poet) Robert Burns, I would like to bid a fond farewell to 2008 and wish all of my acquaintances, new and old, brighter days ahead. If anything, the past year has proven to us just how fragile the bonds are that hold […]

Hockey anyone? The Bonny Eagle Ice Hockey Association along with the Standish Kiwanis Club and Standish Recreation are hosting the Second Annual Southern Maine Pond Hockey Tournament Jan. 24-25. Located at Kiwanis Beach on Route 25, the event is modeled after the World Pond Hockey Tournament held in Canada, and will consist of two days […]

The Flower Pot Florist shop, long a fixture on Bridgton’s Main Street, is closing up shop, and customers are lamenting the loss. “This is the epitome of Bridgton,” said Faye Warner, 18, a customer. “Bridgton is all about stores like these.” Flowers are a luxury at a time when people are avoiding all unnecessary costs, […]

To keep maintenance of town-owned buildings from falling between the cracks, the budget for the new fiscal year in Sebago will include money set aside for future repairs. “We have to think to the future for what happens when this thing needs a new roof or we have a big storm that tears the roof […]

1226 NG: South Portland native Britta Pejic is one of two performers appearing at the New Gloucester Village Coffee House on Jan. 3. The songs she writes are quirky, offbeat commentaries about modern life played with humor and a unique style. Courtesy photo Village Coffee House presents Just in time for college students and others […]

Despite being on a list of eight courthouses with potential to close, a senator on the Legislature’s Judiciary Committee said he was “guardedly optimistic” Bridgton District Court would remain open. The judicial department, like other state departments, is facing possible budget cuts because of declining state revenues. Closing courthouses is one of the cost saving […]

When Windham Primary School second-graders visited the Maine State Society for the Protection of Animals last month, Tyler Thornton, like the rest of his classmates, was deeply affected by the stories he heard. The gentle animals they met had at one time lived sad lives, the students learned. Horses were beaten, starved and neglected. A […]

Be a star! Auditions for the Fiddlehead Players production of “Jungle Book – Kids” will be held Saturday, Jan. 3, 9 a.m. to noon, and Sunday, Jan. 4, noon to 3 p.m. Auditioners should be prepared to stay for an hour. There are roles for children from age 8 through 18. No acting experience or […]

Those interested in learning more about the history of Bridgton now have a new resource – “Bridgton,” a book written by Ned Allen, president of the Bridgton Historical Society. The book is one of thousands in Arcadia Publishing’s Images of America series. It combines vintage photographs and illustrations with captions and an introduction with an […]