BRIDGTON — Loon Echo Land Trust will host its annual sunrise hike up Bald Pate Mountain in South Bridgton on Sunday, March 20. Those attending should meet at 6 a.m. at the Bald Pate Mountain main parking lot on Route 107. The moderate hike includes a 300-foot elevation gain and is about a two-hour round […]
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Bridgton pedestrian hit by car; legs broken
BRIDGTON — An 84-year-old local man was seriously injured when he was struck by a car while crossing Main Street early Monday evening, Police Chief Richard Stillman said Tuesday. James Knox suffered two broken legs in the accident, according to investigating officer Joshua E. Muise. Knox was taken to Bridgton Hospital and transported by LifeFlight […]
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‘Nobody reacted’ in Bridgton when Paul LePage made ‘white girl’ comment
BRIDGTON — Laura McCabe of Bridgton was at Gov. Paul LePage’s town hall meeting Wednesday when he made his now-infamous comments about drug dealers and white girls. It never occurred to her that anyone would be offended. According to McCabe, who spent part of Friday perusing the antique shops on Main Street in search of […]
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Police pull Bridgton man from burning structure
BRIDGTON — A family was rescued from their burning building on South High Street by good Samaritans Thursday morning. “There were two men, big men,” homeowner David Fadden said. “They literally pulled my wife and my daughter out of the window then helped me.” Fadden was searching for his cat and for answers after fire ripped […]
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Logging truck rolls over, takes down wires in Bridgton
BRIDGTON — A logging truck rolled over while travelling at about 11:30 a.m. Wednesday on Route 302. The rollover happened near a construction site and took down some wires. The road is open.
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Bridgton police arrest six in heroin investigation
BRIDGTON — Police said six people were arrested Thursday evening after officers searched a home on Kansas Road and seized over 25 grams of heroin, pills, marijuana and cash. A news release issued by the Bridgton Police Department on Friday morning said a search warrant was issued for a home at 739 Kansas Road as part […]
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Portland man charged after high-speed chase through Naples, Chamber burglary
A 23-year-old Portland man had a wild Friday morning that included, according to police, stealing a car in Portland, a 100-mph chase in Naples, spike mats, fleeing on foot and — his undoing — breaking into the Bridgton Chamber of Commerce, all before breakfast. Aaron L. Tanguay of 54 Maple St. was arrested by Bridgton […]
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Bradford A. Kimball
1944 – 2015 SOUTH PARIS — Bradford A. Kimball, 71, of Norway, died Monday, Sept. 14, at Maine Veterans’ Home in South Paris. He was born May 31, 1944, in Bridgton to Agnes Knight and Alton Kimball. He was lovingly raised by John and Hazel Raymond in Otisfield. He attended school in Otisfield and graduated […]
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Bradford A. Kimball
1944 – 2015 SOUTH PARIS — Bradford A. Kimball, 71, of Norway, died Monday, Sept. 14, at Maine Veterans’ Home in South Paris. Born May 31, 1944, in Bridgton, to Agnes Knight and Alton Kimball, he was lovingly raised by John and Hazel Raymond in Otisfield. He attended school in Otisfield and graduated from Norway […]
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Patricia Ann Buck
1932 – 2015 BRIDGTON — Patricia Ann Buck, 82, of Stoneham, died early Tuesday morning, Sept. 8, at the Bridgton Health & Residential Care Center. She was born on Nov. 3, 1932, in Lewiston, a daughter of Chester Lee and Edith Eliza (Merrill) Holt. She attended Bridgton Academy. On June 25, 1950, she married, Carroll […]