BRIDGTON — Bridgton voters Tuesday approved an ordinance that will require new and existing marijuana operations in town to obtain a local license. About 73% of voters, or 2,392 residents, voted in favor of the amendment to the existing victualers ordinance, which regulates businesses that sell liquor. 847 voted against it and there were 52 […]
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Hotel Bridgton gets another approval, but might be subject to appeals
Despite a citizens’ group’s appeals to stop the project, the Planning Board voted unanimously Tuesday night that developer Justin McIver’s site plan for the 66-room hotel in downtown Bridgton meets town ordinances.
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Bennett handily wins race for Senate District 19
The former legislator from Oxford, Rick Bennett, beat challenger Democrat Katey Branch of South Paris to serve as the state Senator from District 19.
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Inside Bridgton: Oct. 23
BHS annual meeting The annual meeting of the Bridgton Historical Society will be held at 4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 25, at the Magic Lantern Theater. It will include a business and activity report, a vote on bylaw amendments and a short program on “The Great Corn Riot of 1873.” Seating is limited and all CDC […]
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Hotel Bridgton remand order on Planning Board’s docket
The Planning Board is set take up the issue Oct. 20, three months after a Cumberland County Superior Court justice ordered the board to reconsider their approval of Hotel Bridgton.
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Incumbent faces challenge for Bridgton seat in Legislature
Incumbent Independent Walter Riseman will face challenger, Republican Michael James Davis, in his bid for a second term serving House District 69.
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Inside Bridgton: Oct. 8
Rotary news The Bridgton-Lake Region Rotary thanks everyone who helped make this year’s delayed and downsized event a success: sponsor Norway Savings Bank; donors Key Bank-Bridgton, Jones & Matthews P.A., Sunrise Property Management, Hancock Lumber, Maine Eco Homes, Chalmers Insurance Group and Sebago-Long Lake Music Festival; eight teams of 32 golfers; and 12 volunteers. Special […]
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Sebago Lake conservation partnership looks to protect southern Maine’s primary water supply
The Sebago Clean Waters, a collaborative partnership between the Portland Water District and eight conservation organizations, has set a goal to protect 10,000 acres in the Sebago Lake watershed in five years and 35,000 in the next 15. Sebago Lake is a crucial natural resource for the Greater Portland area.
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Bridgton residents to vote on requiring local pot licenses
If the amendments to the town’s licensing ordinance passes in November, marijuana establishments will have to get a local license to operate in town.
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Inside Bridgton: Sept. 25
Last drive-in concert The live concerts hosted by the Denmark Arts Center at the Bridgton Twin Drive-In have been quite a success. The Oshima Brothers, Burke and Surette and Bruce Marshall and the Shuffle all played to appreciative audiences the past three Sundays in September. Everyone was glad to get out and hear some live […]