SAD 61 currently uses a two-prong system to pass a budget. Step 1 is the district budget meeting, held in-person at Lake Region High School’s gym. Step 2 is the validation referendum vote, where ...

Seeing significant development along Portland Road over the past year, as well as future construction starting soon, Bridgton officials will request a reduction in the speed limit to 40 mph from ...

Calvin Cachu of Bridgton has been selected as the Masons’ Lake Region Vocational Student of the Month for March. Hobbies: I enjoy woodworking and taking walks. What program are you in at the ...

FRYEBURG — When you grow up in Fryeburg, there are many landmarks that involve the Weston Family. There’s Weston’s Farm, Rivercroft, a beautiful large, yellow, New England style farmhouse, barn and ...

March is Youth Art Month and SAD 61 had several students representing the school district at Portland Museum of Art (PMA) and Maine Educators Association (MEA) in Augusta. There was a ceremony with ...

Firefighting is a risky job so making a strong commitment to safety is paramount. The Bridgton Fire Department excels in creating the safest workplace possible for its firefighters according to the ...

CASCO — Last week, a seventh person was named to the Casco Finance Committee. Prior to that, there were six people on the committee. A seventh member was desired to avoid a tie-vote. Two people had ...

PARIS — Nancy Thompson Rideout, “Nana,” 87 of Paris, died peacefully at home surrounded by her three devoted daughters on Feb. 13, 2025. Nancy was born on January 20, 1938, in New York, N.Y. to Ross W ...

CASCO — Gwenneth Y. “Gwen” Akers passed away February 4, 2025. She was born October 9, 1935, in Halifax, Nova Scotia. She lived in Brookvale, Nova Scotia until moving to Maine with her parents in 1947 ...

Saul Burnham is an example of what Indoor Track & Field Coach Mark Snow wants to see out of an athlete — work hard, continue to improve as the season rolls on, and ultimately reach one’s potential.

Well now, it’s official. No doubt you’ve heard the news; the greatest breaking story of our age, sure as Saul and twice as likely, and issued from as unimpeachable a source as any man could credit, ...

NORTH SEBAGO — William (Bill/Billy) Henry Nason, 83, passed away peacefully at his home, surrounded by his family on January 25, 2025, after a bravely accepted battle with idiopathic pulmonary ...