CASCO — Loon Echo Land Trust will hold a guided foliage hike at 9 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 8, at Mayberry Hill Preserve. Jon Evans, Loon Echo’s stewardship and volunteer coordinator, will lead the 1.2-mile hike over easy terrain. The property’s 160 acres of open fields and forested areas will provide participants with great foliage viewing […]
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SCORE, AVCOG presenting business workshops
BETHEL — New business planning workshops will be presented by the Oxford Hills chapter of SCORE and AVCOG. Subjects will include business plan preparation, marketing, cash flow and financing. The $50 fee includes one person and business partner for the four-part workshop, which will be held at the following locations. * Telstar High School, Bethel: Begins […]
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Loon Echo Trek seeks more riders
BRIDGTON — The 2011 Loon Echo Trek committee is calling cyclists, hikers and volunteers to join them at Shawnee Peak Ski Area on Saturday, Sept. 17. Participants will choose between a 25-, 50- or 100-mile bicycle trek through beautiful farm fields, lakes and mountains or hike six miles across the ridge of Pleasant Mountain. All […]
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Skillet toss
The Grand Champion ladies skillet thrower at the Waterford World’s Fair was Jenn McMahon of Otisfield with a distance of 55 feet. McMahon, left, is pictured with Faylene McKeen presenting the award, which included a $50 prize. Second place was Alysaa Senecal of Norway with a distance of 53 feet 1 inch; 3rd, Bonnie Boomsma-Hall […]
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Casco ‘missionary’ charged with sex-related crimes
A Casco man who reportedly did missionary work at orphanages in Costa Rica and Nicaragua was arrested Friday for multiple sex-related crimes. Antonio Jackson, 37, was charged with three counts of gross sexual assault and five counts of unlawful sexual contact, all felonies that allegedly occurred in Maine, according to the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office. […]
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Hood scholarship winners honored at Fenway
LYNNFIELD, Mass. — Andrew Carlson of Casco was one of the winners of the 2nd annual Hood Good Sport Scholarship Program. Carlson is a 2011 graduate of Lake Region High School and will attend the University of Maine Farmington this fall. HP Hood, New England’s leading dairy company, awarded $5,000 scholarships to three high school […]
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Historical Society museum is open for season
CASCO — The Raymond Casco Historical Society’s museum opened for the season on May 25 and will remain open until Columbus Day. The hours are Wednesday 1-3 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m.-3 p.m. and Sunday from 1-3 p.m. The museum is located on Route 302 in South Casco just a few miles from the Casco-Naples town […]
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Point Sebago hosting bass tournament for paralyzed vets
CASCO — Point Sebago is working with the American Legion Post #155 to host the first New England Paralyzed Veterans of America Bass Tournament on Saturday, May 21. Point Sebago also will be donating a barbecue lunch for tournament participants. This lunch, in combination with the breakfast being donated by the American Legion Post #155, […]
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Casco house, barn destroyed in fire
CASCO — A farmhouse and an attached barn burned to the ground early Tuesday morning. According to Casco Fire Chief Jason Moen, the owner of the house at 131 Tenney Hill Road wasn’t home but another person was. He escaped safely with his dog. Moen said smoke detectors woke the man, who escaped and dialed […]
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9 fire departments fight house and barn fire in Casco
CASCO, Maine (AP) — Firefighters say nine Maine fire departments were called to fight a fire that destroyed a house and barn in the town of Casco. The call for the fire on Tenney Hill Road came in around 2 a.m. Tuesday. WMTW-TV says one person was home when the fire broke out, but that […]