BRIDGTON — A pedestrian was hit by a car in Bridgton Sunday evening, according to police. The accident occurred on Mountain Road near the Shawnee Peak ski area, Bridgton officer Todd Smolinsky said. He was unable to identify the victim and did not comment on the severity of the injuries or the driver’s identity.
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Loon Echo Land Trust grants are available
BRIDGTON — Loon Echo Land Trust has announced that applications for its 2011 Environmental Educational Grant awards are available. Each year, LELT awards small grants to schools and libraries in Bridgton, Casco, Denmark, Harrison, Naples, Sebago and Raymond for environmental educational purposes. Applications can be downloaded at www.lelt.org. Schools and libraries may submit multiple program […]
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Bridgton to celebrate Festival of Lights
BRIDGTON — Plans are under way for the eighth annual Festival of Lights in downtown Bridgton on Saturday, Dec. 4. There will be a Main Street Candle Light Walk, coordinated by Alan Manoian, economic development director, a Festival of Lights Parade on Main Street and Depot Street and festivities at the Bridgton Community Center on […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills
Volunteers raise bridge at Pondicherry Park
BRIDGTON — A significant portion of a memorial bridge for Pondicherry Park was built Saturday. The Bob Dunning Memorial Bridge will be one of the last improvements made to the park, which occupies about 66 acres in the center of town. In 2006, the Lakes Environmental Association pitched the idea of the park after Executive […]
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Bridgton, Maine driver faces charges in Mass. highway death
FRAMINGHAM, Mass. (AP) — Two men have pleaded not guilty to charges related to the death of a 57-year-old state highway worker struck by a pickup truck in Framingham. Gregory Vilidnitsky was working on a repaving project on Route 9 Tuesday night. Prosecutors say 29-year-old Jeremy Gardner of Bridgton, Maine, was driving the truck when […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills
Loon Echo recreational event celebrates 10th year
BRIDGTON — A biking and hiking event put on by a conservation group will mark its 10th year on Saturday. The Loon Echo Land Trust Hike n’ Bike Trek will be based at Shawnee Peak Ski Resort. Departures for hikes and bike rides begin at 8 a.m. The bike rides include 25, 50, and 100 […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills
Man slightly injured in house fire
BRIDGTON — A man was treated and released at Bridgton Hospital after suffering minor injuries in a fire Monday evening. Assistant Chief Tim Cook of the Bridgton Fire Department said the man’s single-story house at the corner of South High Street and Willett Road had a lot of fire in it when firefighters were called […]
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Lovell woman charged with drug trafficking
BRIDGTON — A 46-year-old Lovell woman was arrested Thursday on charges that she illegally sold prescription drugs near an elementary school earlier this year. Connie M. Scott of Christian Hill Road was charged with one count of aggravated trafficking in Oxycodone and one count of trafficking in Oxycodone. Both charges stem from the same alleged […]
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Police identify Bridgton crash victim
Bridgton Police have identified the man who died in a motorcycle crash Monday night as Justin Dilks, 34, of Quincy, Mass., according to the Portland Press Herald. According to Bridgton police officer T.J. Reese, Dilks died after he stood on the seat of his Harley-Davidson, waved his arm and crashed on Route 302 near McDonald […]