Archive for ‘News’

  • Cemetery upgrades hit stone wall

    By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer NAPLES — The upgrades at the very visible Naples Village Cemetery have hit a wall. Literally, the stone wall surrounding the town cemetery has received a facelift during the past two weeks. The Naples Cemetery Committee (NCC) used a portion of its budget to hire someone who does stone […]

  • Casco officials revisit goals, next moves

    By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer CASCO — It is certainly a good habit among successful people to write down goals. However, the real progress unfolds when that goals’ list is frequently revisited. That is what the Casco Board of Selectmen did during its second meeting of the month — revisited its list of objectives. […]

  • Benefit supper, auction to aid family’s adoption pursuit

    By Wayne E. Rivet Staff Writer SEBAGO — Lori Cohoon’s dream to adopt a child from Africa is close to becoming a reality. There is just one real hurdle to clear — raising $21,500 needed to complete the process. The family and friends will be hosting a benefit spaghetti supper this Saturday, Nov. 4 at […]

  • Members sought for Casco Capital Improvement Committee

    By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer CASCO — Soon, the Town of Casco will be advertising openings on a newly-formed Capital Improvement Committee. The job of that group will be to review the inventory of town-owned building and equipment and a list of the repairs and that are needed and when those improvement. In early […]

  • Naples gym to be shored up

    By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer NAPLES — Many an old adage makes reference to a strong foundation. In the Town of Naples, it is the gym roof that needs some support. The towns-people have already addressed the problem with an unsafe roof. Residents voted at a Special Town Meeting this summer to spend the […]

  • Edited Comp Plan coming to Casco website

    By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer CASCO — The corrected draft of the Casco Comprehensive Plan should end up back town’s hands sometime later this week. Then, it is a tight timeline, a race, to get it on the warrant for Special Town Meeting in January. “All the edits are completed. They are fine-tuning the […]

  • ‘Interim’ dropped, Jacques named Bridgton Hospital president

    Stephany Jacques no longer carries the interim president title at Bridgton Hospital. She has been named president of the local hospital. Last May, Jacques was promoted to interim president of the Central Maine Healthcare (CMH) critical access hospital. Prior to her interim president position, she served in nursing and leadership roles for 15 years at […]

  • Naples networks to learn more about LD 2003

    By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer NAPLES — A resident suggested the town invite to the next Naples Ordinance Review Committee (ORC) a few folks from the governor’s office who are qualified to explain LD 2003, the housing law that the state is helping municipalities to implement. Plus, the request led to a realization that […]

  • Welcome to the neighborhood, Mr. Rogers

    By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer NAPLES — In the spirit of keeping it short and to the point, new Naples Town Manager Jason Rogers attended his first selectmen’s meeting, which took 23 minutes total time. Chairman Ted Shane announced that it was Roger’s first meeting. “I’d like to introduce the new town manager Jason […]

  • Rain lowers state park visit numbers, closes Lock

    By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer CASCO — People plan weekends, days off and vacations around boating and swimming in the Lake Region. This area of Maine is known for its pristine water quality and for its bevy of lakes and ponds from which to choose. However, the old adage, “Too much of good thing” […]