Vaccine team treated to lunch The folks at Lee Auto Malls treated Central Maine Healthcare workers to lunch to recognize their hard work during the COVID-19 pandemic. As part of the Central Maine Healthcare system, Bridgton Hospital team members working at the COVID-19 vaccination clinic were given lunch prepared by Beth’s Kitchen Café on Main […]
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Vaccination clinic at Bridgton Community Center March 4
BRIDGTON — Mainers 70 years and older can now schedule an appointment for a one-day COVID-19 vaccination clinic at the Bridgton Community Center on March 4. The clinic at 15 Depot St. is hosted by Northern Light Health and will be open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., according to the town. To schedule an […]
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Inside Bridgton: Feb. 12
Highland Ridge Nordic Trails Now that we finally have some snow, get out and enjoy it! Local residents Rob Knowles and Roger Lowell tend miles of Nordic (cross country) ski and snowshoe trails on their property and generously allow the public to use them at no charge. Their goal is to get people outside and […]
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Sheriff’s office looks for link in fatal overdoses
“We know we’re not going to arrest our way out of this problem,” Sheriff Kevin Joyce says.
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Bernie raffle to benefit Bridgton pantry, gallery
BRIDGTON — Artist Ruth Boisvert has donated a felted Bernie Sanders figurine for a raffle to benefit the Bridgton Food Pantry and Gallery 302’s computer fund. The figurine of the now famous image of the mittened Vermont senator is on display at the gallery, 112 Main St., Bridgton. Raffle tickets are $5 each or three […]
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Inside Bridgton: Jan. 29
Rotary Club mask distribution The Bridgton-Lake Region Rotary Club received a shipment of 5,000 masks from the Rotary’s Million Mask Challenge to continue helping the community during these challenging times. The masks will be distributed along with health and wellness packets to food pantries in Bridgton, Harrison, Naples and Sweden over the next few weeks. […]
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Vaccination rollout leaves questions unanswered for Lakes Region residents
In the Lakes Region, pharmacy retailers and some long-term care facilities have declined to comment on where their allotment has gone and providers have said that the sporadic and limited supply makes it difficult to say when and where residents can get vaccinated.
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At Bridgton Hospital, COVID-19 ‘part of everything we do’
The pandemic has not only stretched the small hospital’s patient care capacity to the limit, it also has an posed an immense physical and emotional challenge for staff, say the hospital president and the head of nursing.
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Anti-hotel group says it will keep fighting despite recent loss
The Board of Appeals last week affirmed the Planning Board’s decision that Hotel Bridgton’s site plan meets the standards of an environmental protection ordinance.
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Inside Bridgton: Jan. 15
Food for Thought The Bridgton-Lakes Region Rotary Club contributed $500 last month to the Friends of the Bridgton Public Library to enable a donation of over 725 books to the Harrison Food Pantry. This Food for Thought program supports literacy and was inspired by the Rotary’s distribution of health and wellness packets to local food […]