Depot Street to get a makeover, but Memorial School up in air
6/13/13 •
By Gail Geraghty Staff Writer Depot Street will finally be getting proper sidewalks, curbing and streetlights this summer. Anne Krieg, Director of Planning, Economic and Community Development, was granted permission by Selectmen Tuesday to allocate an unexpected extra $30,000 in Community Development Block Grant funding to Depot Street improvements. The windfall boosts the total budget [...]
U.S. Senator King to LR grads: ’10 things I wish someone had told me’
6/13/13 •
By Wayne E. Rivet Staff Writer Sydney Hancock remembers the first time she met Angus King. Her parents were hosting a reception at their Casco home and needed to erect a tent in the backyard. To gain the needed space, Sydney’s swing set had to be moved. She wondered, “Who this King fella was.” On [...]
Cyclist Melissa Panter to peddle affordable housing message
6/13/13 •
By Wayne E. Rivet Staff Writer CASCO — Melissa Panter hopes to make the American dream a reality for some families as she pedals across the country this summer. As a new college graduate, Melissa fully understands that owning a home is no longer guaranteed, especially when one faces student loan debt and an uncertain [...]
Bridgton: Tar sands resolution passes; campground sale rejected
6/13/13 •
By Gail Geraghty Staff Writer Voters overwhelmingly said no Tuesday to a non-binding question asking them if they wanted to sell the 65-acre Salmon Point Campground on Highland Lake. Only 167 voters favored the sale, while 277 were against it. Voters also said no to tar sands by overwhelmingly passing a resolution opposing any future [...]
Obituaries»
6/13/13 •
Montville E. Peck Jr., 816/13/13 •
Anna Durgin, 85
Opinion»
6/13/13 •
My Irish Up: Collapse of a colony6/13/13 •
Small World: The fragile tie that binds, trust
School»
6/13/13 •
SAD 61 summer vacation delayed6/13/13 •
Valedictorian Kasey Huntress: ‘It’s not the what, but the who’
Sports»
6/13/13 •
FA Coach Fred Apt retires after 13 years on diamond sidelines6/13/13 •
End of an era, Raiders’ reign comes to an end
Bridgton Weather
Fair, 72 °F
