CASCO — Work to complete the construction of the Pleasant Lake Dam by December continues to be on target, despite some delays. The $500,000 job by the towns of Otisfield and Casco to replace the existing dam that has deteriorated over the years needs to be completed before winter sets in. “If it isn’t, we’ve got […]
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Deputies kill suspect who shot Casco man and killed a Naples man
Update: Police identify body of Naples shooting victim CASCO — Two men are dead and a third wounded after shootings overnight in Casco and Naples, according to Maine State Police. Police say the man being sought for the shooting in Casco was shot and killed after a confrontation with Cumberland County Deputies at a home in […]
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Engineers prepare to remove fish from mill pond above Pleasant Lake Dam
CASCO — Work was to begin soon to remove fish from the mill pond above the Pleasant Lake Dam as contractors prepare to replace the structure beside Route 121. “I think it’s going to be a slow start,” said Ross A. Cudlitz, the project engineer for Engineering Assistance & Design Inc. in Yarmouth. He will oversee the […]
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Pleasant Lake Dam replacement to begin
CASCO — This summer’s drought is a blessing in disguise for the upcoming replacement of the Pleasant Lake Dam, according to an engineer from Engineering Assistance & Design Inc. in Yarmouth. Ross A. Cudlitz said the low water would make the job “easier and quicker,” He and Myron Pertrovsky, design engineer of MBP Consulting of […]
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Gray man sentenced to 4½ years for crash that killed boy
PORTLAND — A Gray man who was driving erratically and without a license when he crashed last year, killing a 4-year-old passenger, has pleaded guilty to manslaughter. Michael Minson was sentenced Wednesday to 4½ years behind bars for the Casco crash that killed Cameron Peterson and seriously injured his mother in August 2015. Minson apologized […]
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Bids requested for Pleasant Lake dam repairs
CASCO — Voters in Casco and Otisfield are expected to vote in June on spending between $400,000 and $500,000 to repair the Pleasant Lake dam in Casco. The Casco town meeting will be held Wednesday, June 15; Otisfield will meet Saturday, June 25. Each town would be responsible for half of the costs of the […]
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Harrison man killed in Casco collision
CASCO — A Harrison man was killed Wednesday afternoon in a collision on Route 302. Police said 29-year-old Adam Perron was dead at the scene after his car slammed into a box truck that had swerved in front of him shortly after 1 p.m. The Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office said Joshua McNally, 31, of Westbrook […]
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Olive S. Holbrook
CASCO — Olive Savage Holbrook, 90, of Casco passed away peacefully with her family by her side on Monday, March 28. Olive married the love of her life, Charles Holbrook Sr., on April 8, 1948, and resided in Yarmouth. Olive worked in the local mill and retired from the Yarmouth School Department, where she spent […]
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Patrick L. Malier
1948 – 2015 LEWISTON — Patrick L. Malier, 67, of Lewiston passed away Saturday, Dec. 12, at Central Maine Medical Center. He was born in Casco on March 17, 1948, a son of the late John and Grace (Harmon) Malier. He grew up in the Casco area and attended local schools there. After high school, […]
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This week’s agenda
Tuesday Buckfield: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Municipal Building Livermore Falls: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Town Office Paris: Conservation Committee, 7 p.m., Town Office Sumner: Planning Board, 7 p.m., Town Office Wilton: Selectmen, 7 p.m., Public Safety building, 874 Main St. Wednesday Newry: Planning Board, 7 p.m., Town Office Otisfield: Selectmen, 7 p.m., Town Office Paris: Policy and […]