Loon Echo Land Trust hosts Tree Farm tour Loon Echo Land Trust kicks off summer with Sebago Stewardship Hub for Tree Farmers Tour of Crooked River Forest from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, May 22 (rain date June 5). Tree farmers and landowners are invited to tour the forest, which was recently designated a […]
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Inside Bridgton: May 7
Gallery 302 exhibition Guest artist Jeremiah Gill will be exhibiting his paintings at Gallery 302, 112 Main St., from May 8 through June 18. Gill loves capturing the beauty and energy that exists everywhere – in people, at the ocean and in the landscape. His paintings usually begin with an “ah-ha” moment and then develop […]
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Inside Bridgton: April 23
New business opening Nicholas Orgo of M.A.N.E. Catering and Events is opening a new venture, Stella’s on the Square, in the former Tom’s Homestead Restaurant at 6 North High St. In addition to a new home for his catering business, Orgo will offer a takeout meal service and provide a space to host special events, […]
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Region’s schools vary on increasing in-person learning
Though COVID-19 case numbers have spiked across the region, the five school districts in the Lakes Region have made different decisions on whether to increase in-person instruction for the remainder of the academic year.
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Bridgton town offices closed due to COVID-19
The Bridgton town offices will remain closed until April 22 due to a positive case of COVID-19 among town employees, according to a notice posted to the town’s website Monday. The employee was last present at the offices at 3 Chase St. on April 8, and any members of the public that are deemed to […]
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Inside Bridgton: April 9
Face masks delivered Bridgton-Lake Region Rotary Club delivered 1,200 face masks to Lake Region High School on March 24, just in time for the students’ return to full-time, in-person learning. Hundreds of masks were also delivered the same day to Stevens Elementary School, as well as to the Bridgton fire and police departments, public library […]
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Bridgton voters pass tax break for senior care center, rezone for eatery
Bridgton voters handily approved two questions at a special town meeting Tuesday for a tax break for a memory care center and to rezone a downtown lot for a restaurant. Woodlands Senior Living Municipal Development of Waterville has proposed a 24,000-square-foot senior memory care center on North High Street that would house up to 48 […]
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Legislature backs Bridgton man’s tribute to Maine as state’s official ‘Song of the 21st Century’
Terry Swett wrote “My Sweet Maine” in celebration of the state’s bicentennial, and a bill to make it “Maine’s Song of the 21st Century” was adopted by the Maine House.
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Bridgton residents to vote on tax break for memory care center
Bridgton residents will vote on a tax break for a memory care center at a special town meeting slated for Tuesday, March 30. Voters will also decide whether to rezone a downtown lot for a restaurant. Woodlands Senior Living Municipal Development of Waterville has proposed a senior memory care center being on North High Street. […]
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Lake Region schools increasing in-person learning
The Lake Region School District Board of Directors voted unanimously Monday night to increase in-person instruction at all schools starting April 5. All hybrid students – those who opted for a mix of in-person and remote instruction – will attend school in-person for four days during the weeks of April 5 and 12, and beginning […]