Charles “Chaz” Reed, a carpentry teacher at the vocational education program of Lakes Region High School, is having his classes build four Little Free Libraries for the Bridgton-Lake Region Rotary Club. The libraries are small weather-proof bookcases that will be placed in neighborhoods to enable people to share books 24/7. Each little library will be […]
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Jay AMVETS committee holds supper for high school alumnus
Trent Paradis is the only athlete from Maine going to the 2023 Special Olympics World Games in Berlin, Germany.
Bridgton club builds garden beds at community center
The Bridgton-Lake Region Rotary Club partnered with the Cooperative Extension Master Gardeners Program May 13 to build and fill four new garden beds at the Bridgton Community Center. All was accomplished in two hours with the help of hemlock timbers from the Red Mill Lumber in Casco and Super Loam from Rolfe Corporation in Bridgton, […]
Photos: Maine Business to Business Trade Show
The one-day annual trade show was held at the Norway Savings Bank Arena in Auburn.
Video: Watch from above as crews rebuild public spaces in downtown Lewiston
A photo and video of Dufresne Plaza in Lewiston shows the area undergoing a major reconstruction project.
Norway cancer resource center distributes care baskets
NORWAY — Utilizing monies received through fundraising efforts and donations, the Cancer Resource Center of Western Maine made 50 care baskets to distribute to cancer patients located in western Maine. The baskets contain cleaning supplies, paper products and personal hygiene items. This is the third year of the project, which began during the COVID-19 pandemic […]
Vassalboro academy graduates 13 game wardens
VASSALBORO — Thirteen new game wardens graduated May 9 from the Advanced Warden School at the Maine Criminal Justice Academy. These wardens are headed into the field, and have been assigned districts throughout the state. Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife Commissioner Judy Camuso was one of the featured speakers at the graduation. Others were […]
EMS mental health awareness event set for May 21
NorthStar EMS plans to do a “stretcher push” on Sunday, May 21, from its Sugarloaf base in Carrabassett Valley to Franklin Memorial Hospital in Farmington, in order to bring awareness to the mental health struggles of first responders during National Mental Health Awareness Month and National EMS Week. The stretcher push event consists of a […]
Photos: Sci fi dystopia at Auburn Middle School
Wednesday’s final dress rehearsal before the weekend performances.
Photos: Touch-up for Veterans Memorial Park tank
A pair of veterans scrape, paint and prepare the 1960s era tank for upcoming ceremony in Lewiston.