The Bridgton-Lake Region Rotary Club is scheduled to host a drive-through Christmas community kettle dinner from 4 to 5 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 16, or until the food runs out. The event is to be held at the Bridgton Community Center, 15 Depot St. Rotarian and chef Nick Orgo of MANE Catering and Stella’s on the […]
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Diocese names Christmas card contest winners
PORTLAND — Bishop Robert Deeley has announced the winners of the Diocese of Portland’s Christmas Card Art Contest, conducted by the diocese’s Office of Development (winning artwork, captions below/larger size images available). All Catholic school and faith formation students throughout the diocese were invited to participate in the contest. Each submission featured original creations by […]
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Photographer David Hursty work on display at Gallery 302
Photographer David Hursty joins the cooperative of artists at Gallery 302 in Bridgton. Hursty views the world as an ever-changing palette. There is beauty all around us if we take the time to observe. He tries to find the special something in every scene. He began his adventure in photography in his father’s darkroom. After […]
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Rotary deliver dictionaries to third graders in Casco and Bridgton
Rotarians Elizabeth Gemme and Erin Nelson of Norway Savings Bank-Naples and Bridgton delivered 130 dictionaries on Monday, Nov. 22, to the Crooked River Elementary School in Casco, the Stevens Brook Elementary School in Bridgton and to the new Dodge School on Nulty Street in Bridgton. In the past 10 years more than 2,600 dictionaries have […]
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Lawrence University names Bridgton student to dean’s list
APPLETON, Wis. — Samara Morris of Bridgton has been named to Lawrence University’s 2021 dean’s list, an honor roll of students demonstrating exemplary academic performance. The dean’s list is compiled at the end of the academic year once all grades have been recorded. To make the dean’s list, a student must have earned at least […]
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Bridgton club sponsors Global Rotary Peace Fellowship winner
Each year, Rotary International awards up to 50 fully-funded fellowships for dedicated leaders from around the world to study at one of its seven peace centers. This year Cassandra Varanka, sponsored by Bridgton-Lakes Region Rotary Club, was one of these 50 winners. Chosen from some 600 applicants across the globe, Varanka will study at the […]
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Bridgton voters OK separate licensing for food, pot businesses
Bridgton residents voted 1,075 to 564 to separate marijuana businesses from food and drink establishments when it comes to operating licenses. Establishments that serve food and drink will now be required to have a victualer’s license. Schools, clubs, churches, fire departments and nonprofits are exempt. Marijuana cultivation and manufacturing facilities, retail stores, testing facilities and […]
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Things are looking up for Maine’s downhill ski scene
Western Maine mountains are in the home stretch of getting ready for the upcoming ski season, which could start any day, weather-depending, for Sunday River Ski Resort. The head of Maine’s ski association is optimistic for an above-average year.
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Bridgton-Lake rotary club makes $10K donation to project
The Bridgton-Lake Region Rotary Club on Oct. 12 delivered its $10,000 match for local donations to the Magic Lantern Innovation Lab project. President Jessica Putnam from the local Rotary Club gave a check to Susan Jennings, executive director of the 4-H Foundation at the University of Maine, the organization behind the Magic Lantern Innovation Lab […]
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Working: Film buff’s inspiration inspires backyard theater business
When Todd Morton couldn’t find the right outdoor movie setup, he built one and started a company in Bridgton.