BRIDGTON — The Lakes Region Substance Abuse Coalition and several partners are convening a free CPR and overdose prevention training event next week. The training event, scheduled for Wednesday, Jan. 24, at the Bridgton Alliance Church from 5:30-7 p.m., is a collaborative effort with Portland Public Health, the Bridgton Police Department and United Ambulance Services. The […]
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Full moon trek Join Royal River Conservation Trust Thursday, Feb. 1, from 5-8 p.m. for a free self-guided hike and celebratory gathering atop 325-foot Pisgah Hill. Kyle Warren, the RRCT staff member leading the hike says, “The full moon rises at sunset the day before, so expect to bask in the silver glow about an […]
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Inside Bridgton
I hope everyone enjoyed the brief January thaw and managed to get some snow and ice removed from roofs and driveways before the deep freeze set in again. I guess winter is really here, and we just have to gut it out the best we can. Those energetic souls who like to brave the outdoors […]
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It Happened in Windham: Blackouts, air raid drills once part of everyday life
Many people reading this are lucky enough to never remember needing to take precautions for fear of an enemy attack on U.S. soil. But not so long ago, in the 1950s and ’60s and certainly in the 1940s during World War II, that was not the case. As a child of the 1950s, I remember […]
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Goat take a hike
GRAY — A winter hike at Ten Apple Farm is similar to other snowy woodland adventures in Maine — except for the goats. Farm owners Margaret Hathaway and Karl Schatz host a series of seasonal goat hikes on their 18 acres in Gray, allowing visitors to learn more about the animals while exploring the woods alongside […]
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Private road exemption sent to Planning Board for review
WINDHAM — An exemption to new private roads requirements the Town Council passed last fall is on its way to the Planning Board. While no vote was taken, Town Manager Tony Plante said the proposed exemption could be sent the board for its recommendation without a vote this week. The proposal would come back to the council […]
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Scouts bring idea to honor vets to Gray Council
Girl Scouts Abby Ladd of New Gloucester, left, and Charlena LaVallee of Gray present to the Gray Town Council Jan. 16 their idea for parking spaces that would be reserved for veterans and their families. The council was receptive to the girls’ idea.
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Residents hope for fairness in South Portland short-term rental policy
SOUTH PORTLAND — Peter Cooke is a 17-year resident of Willard Beach. Five blocks away from his primary home he also owns a rental property that he advertises on Airbnb. He has owned the second property for five years, rents it on a short-term basis in June, July and August, and has a winter tenant […]
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WinterFest returns to South Portland next week
SOUTH PORTLAND — The annual WinterFest will be held Jan. 26 and 27, offering a skating party, cook-off challenges and cardboard sled races. The Mill Creek Skating Party begins the festivities on Friday, Jan. 26, from 6-8 p.m., with hot chocolate and cookies served, as well as fire pits to help warm skaters (and anyone […]
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South Portland food waste pilot program increases recycling
SOUTH PORTLAND — Since its inception last May, a pilot program to collect food waste has increased recycling rates in two participating neighborhoods. About 600 households in the Knightville and Meetinghouse Hill neighborhoods received 6-gallon buckets to use for curbside compost collection. Additional bins were set up at the transfer station on Highland Avenue for residents who […]