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  • Uppermost house: The girl in the crowd

    By S. Peter Lewis BN Columnist On paper, I am the dumbest person in my family. Although I have a college degree, my son (the marine engineer) and my daughter (the exercise physiologist) are both twice as educated as I am, and my wife (the nutritionist) has thrice the post-secondary schooling. I’m not ashamed or […]

  • My Irish Up: How to be dashing

    By Mike Corrigan BN Columnist Dashing and debonair Patrick Macnee, who played the sophisticated secret service agent who had a way with the ladies in “The Avengers”… review in Esquire  When you need to be dashing and debonair, add that touch of class with a tie by Prada… Adv. in GQ After a good deal […]

  • As fall arrives, some boaters call it quits

        By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer NAPLES — Maine marinas basked in the boon of boating heaven this summer. According to several marina owners, the fine weather in the Lakes Region during the 2012 boating season had a ripple effect. It brought a higher number of boat rentals, more boats out during the […]

  • Sell Salmon Point Campground or continue to run it?

    By Wayne E. Rivet Staff Writer Should Bridgton continue to operate Salmon Point Campground or should the town sell the campsite property to a developer? With the town facing many infrastructure projects and declining revenues, Community Development Committee (CDC) member Chuck Renneker sees the sale of the campground as a way to inject a new […]

  • Proposed RV campground draws concerns

    By Lisa Williams Ackley Staff Writer A proposed 115-site RV campground at a former children’s summer camp on Long Lake in Bridgton brought out numerous concerns about increased traffic, pedestrian safety, noise and potential adverse effects on the surrounding area and properties, at the Bridgton Planning Board meeting Tuesday night. Peter Lowell, executive director of […]

  • Town to take a look at Bridgton Academy’s tax exempt status

    By Lisa Williams Ackley Staff Writer The Bridgton Board of Selectmen will ask the town’s assessors’ agent, O’Donnell & Associates, to look into the tax exempt status of Bridgton Academy, following the receipt of an anonymous letter asking them to do just that. The anonymous letter writer forwarded a copy to the selectmen of a […]

  • Coping with brown winter: Businesses stay positive despite weather

    By Lisa Williams Ackley Staff Writer When there is hardly any snow on the ground in the Lake Region, there is a ripple effect on area businesses of all kinds — ski areas, cross-country skiing facilities, snowmobile sales and rentals, ice fishing bait and equipment shops, restaurants, department stores, ski shops and snow removal firms. […]

  • Causeway plans presented to Naples Planning Board

    By Lisa Williams Ackley Staff Writer NAPLES — The Naples Planning Board tabled a request by Warren Dyke for a change of use and shoreland zoning application for property along the Naples Causeway, Tuesday night, until more information is submitted. Project Manager Dyke, of Naples Causeway Development LLC, presented plans March 15 for Charlie’s on […]