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Bridgton, Maine

March 22, 2012

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Comp planners reject any charge, Morrison resigns

By Gail Geraghty Staff Writer The Bridgton Comprehensive Plan Committee on Monday voted 5 to 3 (Lucia Terry, Bob Wiser and Greg Watkins opposed) to reject the mission and charge statement given to them by selectmen a week earlier. The next day, Committee Vice Chairman Peter Morrison resigned, citing the “amount of disagreement” between the committee, selectmen and the town manager as his reason. Morrison, until recently the committee’s co-chairman, declined further comment.

The motion by member Dick Danis, made as the meeting began, was just 11 words: “We reject any charge given to the Comprehensive Plan Committee by the Board of Selectmen.” It was seconded

by Glen “Bear” Zaidman, whose proposal to go directly to the Bridgton Planning Board with a recommendation to amend the Site Plan Review Ordinance sparked the dispute with selectmen and the town manager, who felt the committee went beyond its authority.

Selectmen and Town Manager Mitch Berkowitz gave the committee its marching orders at a Feb. 28 joint meeting that was intended to try to resolve

the dispute. Berkowitz, “with input,” he said, had drawn up a renewed mission and charge statement that said, among other things, “At no time shall the committee take any initiative that would implement any aspect of the existing or updated plan.”

Committee members believe they were given two distinct jobs to do following the contentious “yes/no” vote of March 2011 that failed to enact a ban on big box stores and fast food restaurants. They maintain that they were asked to update the existing 2004 Comprehensive Plan and also develop design standards for the town’s major transportation corridors, particularly along the Portland Road where a McDonald’s restaurant was approved in January of 2011 after months of often bitter controversy.

It was in the spirit of working on that latter task that Zaidman recommended the committee ask the planning board to consider an amendment that would require parcels of 20,000 square feet or greater in a new Village Center District to be used for retail, professional or mixed use — and require the ground floor of mixed use projects to be reserved for retail or professional use only.

Selectmen said their issue wasn’t with the con-

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Sewer dispute resolved

SPRING FLING — Warm temps greeted skiers this past Saturday at Shawnee Peak, just in time for the Slush Cup.

By Gail Geraghty If enough tickets are sold this Staff Writer week, the resort hopes to offer There’s been a meeting of the engineering minds concerning skiing Saturday.

Bridgton’s sewer system, and the news is good, Town Manager Mitch Berkowitz reported Tuesday.

Based on flow meter reports, both George Sawyer, who designed the system, and engineers from Wright-Pierce Engineering agree that there exists a 30,833 gallon-per-day capacity at the town’s two septic fields — a figure that exceeds earlier estimates and Spring’s arrival can create which should put an end to consome problems for recreation cerns about underreporting of enthusiasts. sewer allocations.

Maine Game Wardens Neal Berkowitz said the engineers Wykes and Peter Herring uti- determined that the Dodge field lized a Warden Service airboat has a capacity of 18,180 gallons on Thompson Lake in Casco on per day, while the Harmon field, or Sunday, March 18 and rescued lower ballfield, has a capacity of two subjects who went through about 12,666 gallons per day. the ice in a six-wheel all-terrain The controversy arose in vehicle.

January when Sawyer wrote to Robert Boisvert, 52, of Oxford and passenger Robert Bagley, 57, of Raymond, were in the amphibious type ATV. Wardens were able to tow the machine

By Dawn De Busk to approximately 20 yards from Staff Writer shore until the ice prevented getCASCO — Most of the selectting the machine to land. The machine is to be retrieved as soon men had studied the four proposals from the companies vying as conditions permit.

The subjects were cold, but for the job of doing a property revaluation for Casco. unharmed.

But, the Casco Board of The Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office is asking motor- Selectmen wasn’t ready to award cyclists to use extreme caution, the bid just yet.

There is still the process of particularly since a 56-year-old Portland man was involved in a interviewing the candidates in a motorcycle accident here over public forum.

On Tuesday, the Casco Board the weekend in which he susof Selectmen went into executive SPRING, Page 10A session to discuss the strategies

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Berkowitz to tell him of a “definite error” in Wright-Pierce’s reported capacity at the two fields.

Berkowitz said he was personally offended when allegations began circulating that he and former Director of Economic and Community Development, Alan Manoian, were “cooking the books” to make it appear there was sufficient sewer capacity to accommodate plans by Avesta Housing Inc. to build a 21-unit affordable housing complex on Main Street, on property served by the lower ballfield septic field.

Wright-Pierce has been testing septic connections among the system’s 65 or so users as part of an inflow and infiltration study.

Berkowitz said second notices have gone out to about a dozen property owners requiring them to contact the town to state when they will begin repairing identified leaks in the system that are

compromising its overall capacity. If the property owners do not respond to the second notices, Berkowitz said the town will seriously consider imposing penalties for noncompliance to the repair requests.

He also said it appears likely he will be recommending that the bulk of available Community Development Block Grant funds for 2012 go toward installation of a second Oxy-Pro unit at the lower ballfield, at an estimated cost of around $110,000. Although the revised sewer allocation numbers indicate a second unit isn’t crucial right now, he said he’s concerned about reductions in future CDBG funding and wants “to strike while the iron’s hot.” CDBG funding this year dropped by $70,000, from $240,000 in 2011 to $170,000 in 2012, and it could drop further, he said.

for selecting one of the four companies. The executive session was also called because personnel matters were being discussed — which was the hiring of a firm to do the voter-required property revaluation.

Selectmen agreed it was difficult to compare the quartet of proposals because each company offered different services.

“The proposals are not of a similar nature. It’s like apples and grapefruit,” Town Manager Dave Morton said.

“I know I wasn’t the only

one who was confused,” said Chairman Barbara York.

York described trying to chart what each company was offering; and being unable to put the next company’s service in a category she had already established. This made it hard to compare prices on the bids, she said.

It seems like “there were some figures that were missing,” commented Selectman MaryVienessa Fernandes.

Fernandes agreed the “comparing apples and oranges” analogy applied to reviewing the various details of the proposals.

As recommended by the town manager, York advocated for an executive session to be held that evening.

“I think the board should plan to go into executive session. For us to discuss that, we should go into executive session,” York said.

In late February, the town had sent referrals of proposals (RFPs) to seven selected companies; and an eighth one had requested an RFP. The proposals were due on March 15.

The four companies that supplied the town with proposals are: Vision Government, J.F. Ryan Inc., KRT Proposal, and John E. O’Donnell & Associates.

Also, Morton said, “I suggest

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Casco interviews assessors

School board restores $186,000 to budget

By Wayne E. Rivet Staff Writer Kevin Murphy of Bridgton is “distressed” over cuts made to the SAD 61 budget.

“All we seem to do is cut,” said the father of two elementary school children during Monday night’s public hearing on the SAD 61 proposed budget held at Lake Region High School.

“We’re taking away opportunities to educate our youth. Cuts today will raise costs in the future.”

While Murphy understands the pressures caused by a bad economy, he believes the proposed cuts run too deep. He said many people voted against last year’s budget because they disagreed with the cuts made, not because the general fund figure was too high.

He wondered what budget Superintendent Kathleen Beecher would have presented had she not been instructed by the Finance Committee to develop a “zero increase” pack-

age — excluding $133,000 for debt service payment.

Superintendent Beecher said officials “did more cutting than what we should have done” as they strived to develop a

“needs-based budget.” One area Beecher expressed concern over was increasing class sizes, in some cases from 17 to 19 up to 24 or 26.

Sebago Director Richard

Fact sheet What’s next

• Monday, April 2, SAD 61 School Board will vote on the budget and sign warrant articles. The meeting will be held at the Crooked River Adult and Community Education Center in Casco at 7 p.m.

• Tuesday, May 15, district budget meeting at 6:30 p.m. at the Lake Region High School gym.

• Tuesday, May 22, budget validation vote in Bridgton, Casco, Naples and Sebago.

Town Assessments

Town, Total Local Allocation Bridgton $8,248,020 Casco $5,711,299 Naples $6,977,877 Sebago $3,122,371

Increase/Decrease up $225,059 down $274,373 up $106,264 down $65,366

Merritt defended the board’s approach saying, “We can’t afford big hits, especially when unpaid tax rolls are up. It’s okay to spend what we did last year, but we can’t afford much more.”

Ultimately, Merritt said administrators drafted a budget “they could live with” and left eight items (which were addressed Monday) for the school board to either include or exclude.

Casco Town Manager David Morton and Naples Selectman Rick Paraschak agreed with Merritt’s assertion.

Morton reminded the school board of the hefty $1.4 million school tax hike hit Casco has experienced over the past three years. And, the town’s majority voted against last year’s budget — a sign that taxpayers felt they were at their spending limit.

Paraschak commended the school board for listening to municipal officials, who pleaded for a zero-increase budget

during a winter workshop session. He suggested the use of a closed warrant at the district budget meeting, preventing anyone from increasing budget lines.

Tough choices To achieve the “cost neutral” mandate, administrators made cuts (totaling $942,574), but also brought forth some “enhancements” ($342,672), which they felt were needed.

The net reduction was $599,902.

Bridgton Director Trina Sanborn asked what effect would be felt by taxpayers if

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Avesta requests sewer allocation

By Gail Geraghty Staff Writer Avesta Housing, Inc. has formally requested a sewer allocation from the town of Bridgton for the 21-unit affordable housing complex they plan to bring before the planning board next month. The allocation, if granted, would bring the town’s leach field on lower Main Street very close to its full capacity, preliminary engineering estimates indicate.

According to Code Enforcement Officer Rob Baker, the agency would need an allocation of 2,640 gallons per day at the former Chapter 11 site at 247 Main Street to accommodate their plans for 19 one-bedroom and 2 two-bedroom units. The site currently has an allocation of 225 gallons per day.

Last Thursday, the Sewer Committee agreed to recommend that selectmen grant the request, contingent on the agency’s agreement to retain ownership of the property and finance any improvements that may prove necessary to the servicing leach field at the ballfield on Lower Main Street.

Engineers working to precisely determine the capacity of the town’s sewer system have agreed that the lower ballfield currently processes about 7,416 gallons per day. However, when current weaknesses in the system, known as inflow and infiltration, are figured in, that figure climbs to 10,178 gallons per day. And when Avesta’s 2,415 gallon-per-day net allocation is added in, that figure climbs to 12,593 gallons per day — a surplus of just 73 gallons per day from the maximum capacity of the field.

Any developer bringing plans that impact the town’s sewer system must show, under the Site Plan Review Ordinance, that its plans will not place any undue stress on the system.

Avesta has an option to purchase the property currently

owned by Food City owner Zack Sclar. The $4 million-plus housing complex for the elderly and disabled is proposed to be funded by a for-profit limited partnership of investors, using low income tax credits and subsidies from Housing and Urban Development. Avesta Housing would have controlling ownership in the building, according to Avesta Project Manager Matt Peters.

The town would gain an estimated $48,000 a year in new tax revenue from the project, as well as $36,225 in sewer fees from the net allocation of 2,415 gallons per day, at the current rate of $15 per gallon.

Despite those benefits, the project has been openly criticized in public meetings recently because of its plans not to have any commercial space set aside on the ground floor of the proposed three-story structure.

Peters has said investors aren’t willing to provide commercial space because it would make the project economically unfeasible, but said Avesta hopes to pro-

vide enough space on the 29,000square-foot lot to provide for some type of future commercial use. The plans are expected to be presented to the planning board at its next meeting on April 10.

Peters has said that in other of the many affordable projects for the elderly and disabled Avesta has built in southern Maine, such as Wayside Pines in Bridgton, only one percent of the tenants are classified as disabled, with the rest qualifying under the elderly housing guidelines of being age 62 or older.

Avesta Housing recently lost its contract to administer the Section 8 housing program in Maine, following a probe into substandard conditions of apartments rented to Section 8 tenants under their administration in Norway. However, Peters said that the decision by Maine State Housing to revoke their administration of the Section 8 program will not have an impact on their plans for 247 Main Street.

“It’s a wholly separate service,” said Peters, referring to their former role as Section 8

administrators from their development, ownership and management of over 60 affordable housing complexes they’ve had built since the agency was created in 1972.

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(Continued from Page A) So it seems prudent to invest in the second Oxy-Pro unit sooner rather than later, he said. Of the $170,000 available for this year, $30,000 will be set aside to offset the costs of paying the salary of the new planning director, Anne Krieg, who will be paid $47,000 a year to start, with a raise to $50,000 by August following a six-month probationary period.

Manoian’s salary was $46,000 when he left after three years.

The Sewer Committee will meet this Thursday, March 22, to go over the engineers’ allocation numbers and discuss the methods for planning to meet future needs.

Casco to update website

By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer CASCO — Is it website wow?

Or, is it a matter of making the Town of Casco’s Internet spot more user-friendly?

Everything needs an update now and then. So, why not make that upgrade in the constantly changing world of computer technology?

Why not spend a little money to provide residents with an aseasy-as-a-button, informative, totally up-to-date, registrationform-downloading town website?

The Casco Board of Selectmen was in unison on clicking on the mouse, and hiring a web redesigner.

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At the tune of $5,200 a year, selectmen were all ears. Not only was the price right; but improving the town’s website was the right direction in which to put public money.

The sentiment was so well supported that a few residents stood up to speak — some saying despite a lack of their personal computer skills, renovating and updating the Casco Town website was the way to go.

While the board was in agreement about hiring Lyman Stuart, a retiree with 10 years of experience in website development, where exactly the money would come from was undecided until the board gathered more information.

According to Town Manager Dave Morton, that sum of money could be available in the Capital Account. However, Morton made it clear he should double-check that account before promising any money from it.

Later, during the Tuesday night meeting, South Casco resident Rick Thorpe, who served on the Media Committee — whose task it was to document and price ways to get town information to citizens, asked about using revenue from the Time Warner franchise toward the related expense of paying for a web designer.

“From a dollar standpoint, this could be of no cost to the taxpayer,” Thorpe said.

Morton responded, “Yes and no. The balance that isn’t going toward media services would have to be replaced. If we take the money we get from Time Warner

cable for franchise fees and put it there, we will have to make up for it somewhere else later.”

“It comes down to how taxpayers wish to reappropriate the money,” he said.

“It is such a small sum, it wouldn’t affect the tax rate,” Morton said, answering another question from Thorpe.

The board voted, 5 to 0, to continue discussions with Stuart.

It was go ahead on the web redesign.

However, how the web designer would be paid would hinge on what funds were available in the Capital Fund, or the possibility of releasing funds at town meeting.

Along with Morton, Selectman Tracy Kimball interviewed Stuart after he came forward with a voluntary proposal. The board had not put a web design job out to bid.

She said, “I thought his expectations were realistic. He had the experience in designing, and being able to project what an audience would want to see on a website.”

For the price of $5,200 a year, Stuart would re-do the website, maintain the website with updates, and train office employees to navigate and update the website as well, Kimball said.

“I think it’s a good deal for Casco,” she later said.

Immediately, Mary-Vienessa Fernandes said, “I think it’s a good investment.”

Selectman Ray Grant said, “Me, too. We have to make sure we have money in the budget.”

Later, both Kimball and

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COME TO THE COOKIE SALE — Bridgton Brownie Troop member Kate Rose wears a Shortbread cookie costume to attract customers to buy Girl Scout Cookies during last year’s “booth sale” in Bridgton. The Bridgton Girl Scouts will only be doing their booth sale once this year — this Saturday, March 24, at the back entrance of Renys from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m.

(Photo by Kevin Murphy) Morton explained that the $5,200 would likely be a yearly salary.

Morton said, “We were talking about an annualized number. He would like to provide ongoing service.”

Kimball said, “It works out to

a weekly fee.”

“There would be a lot of work upfront, then it would slow down.

The way that that averages out, you wouldn’t find the level of time and dedication at that price,” she said.

Wrong title

CORRECTION — In last week’s story concerning an American Red Cross babysitter’s course to be offered at the Bridgton Community Center on Monday, April 16 and Tuesday, April 17, Alison Ross was incorrectly listed as an EMT. She is a paramedic.

For more information regarding the program, contact the Bridgton Community Center at 647-3116 or instructor Deb Ripley of Women in Balance at 803-2292.

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the board’s interviews of the candidates should be a public process.”

People would not participate, but would be able to sit in on those interviews; and the interviews would be publicized ahead of time, he said.

During the November 2011 elections, residents backed a citizens-driven ballot measure requiring the town to conduct a property revaluation. According to the ballot the cost of reassessing town-wide properties is capped at $294,000; and a portion of the Undesignated Fund Balance will be used.

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NEW REHAB AREA OPENS — Sandra Weygandt (center), president of the Bridgton Hospital Guild, cut the ribbon, assisted by Nancy Donovan, Ph.D., PT (left), and John Ludwig, RN, vice president of Administration. The Guild Board toured the department and was provided demonstrations of the equipment installed. Demonstrations of equipment were provided by staff members Rodney Welch, PTA, Physical Therapy Assistant and Karen Bogdan, OT, Occupational Therapist.

BH opens new rehab area The Bridgton Hospital Guild Board of Directors on March 5 presided over the ribbon cutting of the newly-expanded rehabilitation area on the Inpatient Unit of the Bridgton Hospital.

The Guild was instrumental in the creation of the space through their October 2011 donation of $42,000 to the hospital, restricted to the purchase of equipment for the area. According to Nancy Donovan, Ph.D., PT, manager of the Rehabilitation Department, “The new area is particularly important for patients in the hospital’s swing bed program, a program that gives patients who are ‘not quite ready’ to be discharged from the hospital, and return to their home, an opportunity to gain strength, mobility and agility.”

New equipment includes: electrically-powered parallel bars, providing patients with stable and adjustable handrails to assist patients in regaining strength, balance, range of motion and independence in walking; an electrically powered mat exercise table, height adjustable, to allow for ease in wheelchair transfers; wood stairway to practice the use of stairs when at home; ramp and curb to practice community walking/ambulatory expe-

tated patients to go from sit to standing safely and to practice walking without danger of falling; specialized walker for Parkinson’s Disease patients, providing laser line targets on the ground to assist with walking; and a group of electronics to encourage exercise, including an X-Box, DVD player and large screen TV. The Bridgton Hospital Guild is a not-for-profit organization that supports the Bridgton Hospital through various fundraising efforts including the Twitchell Café, located on the hospital campus and the Guild Thrift Shop located on Main Street in Bridgton.

Run solely by hardworking and dedicated volunteers, the organization plays a pivotal role in purchasing capital equipment for the hospital, making a yearly TRYING OUT THE donation to the hospital. For EQUIPMENT — Rodney Guild membership details, check out www.bridgtonhospital.org

Welch, PTA, (left) is pictured with recent swing bed patient, Jim Knox, who demonstrates the recumbent bicycle which provides personalized, adjustable ease for patients to use. riences; a recumbent bicycle, adjustable for each patient, with a swivel seat for ease in getting on and off; a Viking XL, equipment that is used to assist debili-

Several sugarhouses in the greater Bridgton area are participating in Maine Maple Sunday, always held the last weekend in March. In some cases, pancake breakfasts are also scheduled nearby. Here’s a list: North Waterford — McAllister Farm, 25 Kezars Road, North Waterford (583-4903) will be open for tours both days, from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. A pancake breakfast will be held on Saturday only, from 8 to 11:30 a.m., at the North Waterford Church, Five Kezars Road. Cost for adults is $8, and kids pay $3.50, with all proceeds benefiting the church.

Casco — Sweet William’s, 66 Spiller Road, Casco (627-7362) will be open for tours on Sunday only, March 25, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. There’ll be detailed explanations of the syrup-making process, sugar bush tours, free samples of their syrup served over ice cream, along with baked beans and fried dough. They’ll also have maple treats for sale, including maple butter, cotton candy, lollipops and popcorn, and free balloons and face painting. Nearby, a pancake breakfast will be served from 8 a.m. to noon at the Crescent Lake Community Hall.

Raymond — Balsam Ridge, 140 Egypt Road, Raymond (6554474) will be open both days, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., and will offer a pancake breakfast both days from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Observe the maple syrup-making process, get samples of maple products and see sugar on snow demonstrations. Bring your snowshoes and walk through the farm, enjoy a lunch of hot dogs in sap with homemade baked beans. Kids will enjoy visiting Ginger, the farm’s quarter horse Arabian-cross.

Sebago — Greene Maple Farm, 77 Bridgton Road, Sebago (7872424) will be open on Sunday, March 25, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., and there’ll be a pancake breakfast at Sebago Town Hall from 7 a.m. to noon. This small working family farm for over seven generations will offer sugar bush tours, samples and demonstrations.

Baldwin — Grandpa Joe’s Sugar House, 163 Murch Road, North Baldwin (653-3647, 7873300) will be open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. both Saturday and Sunday, offering a BBQ breakfast and lunch both days, and their annual “Maple Cookoff” on Sunday at

HOW MAPLE SYRUP IS MADE — Peter Rabbit Preschool took a field trip Monday to Sweet Williams in Casco to see how maple syrup is made. Though the sap has finished running this year, Bill and Susan Symonds gave the kids a tour of the sugar bush and sugar shack, explained the process to the kids, and then served fresh maple syrup over ice cream. Delicious!

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Waterford — Thunder Hill Farm, 42 Bell Road, Waterford (583-4146, 890-5869) will be open Sunday, March 25, offering farm tours, maple syrup making

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Casco office positive for radon

By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer CASCO — The Casco Town Office, located behind the fire station on Route 121, tested positive for unsafe levels of radon recently, according to Town Manager Dave Morton.

However, the town staff won’t be setting up office in the parking lot or another radon-free location anytime soon. After all, it is possible to negate the presence of radon in homes and public buildings, he said.

The numbers for levels of radon “came out higher than acceptable for people to be in a building,” Morton said Tuesday during the Casco Board of Selectman meeting.

“Fortunately, radon is something that can be easily mitigated. We won’t have to abandon the office building,” he said.

He did not elaborate on actions that could be taken to mitigate the radon, although during discussions with the selectmen, an air-exchange system was mentioned.

According to Wikipedia, radon is “a radioactive, colorless, odorless, tasteless gas.”

The radioactivity is produced by the natural decay of other radioactive materials such as ura-

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nium and thorium. These materials, or elements, exist naturally in the earth.

Radon “has a half-life of 3.8 days,” and “is considered a health hazard due to its radioactivity,” Wikipedia said. Radon exposure has been strongly linked to lung cancer — with cigarette smoking as the most common cause, the website said.

Morton said the maximum measurement for safe radon levels is 4; and the town offices measured 4.4.

Nelson Analytical Labs in Manchester, N.H., reviewed the air samples collected from the town office building.

“What the test did was to say, ‘Hey, we may have some problems here,’ ” Morton said. “It warrants further examination.”

The next step for the town will be to hire someone to professionally test radon levels.

Also, other town-owned buildings will be checked for radon, he said.

In addition, Morton recommended that residents have their homes tested for radon.

“It is an issue that can create health issues long-term for folks,” he said. “The air test is simple for homeowners and can be mailed off.”

The town used a cup that collected air samples; and then, samples were shipped to a testing lab, he said.

“The office building had never been tested before,” he said. However, other public buildings have undergone radon testing.

“Radon is a common occurrence in all the rock, gravel and granite in this area,” he said. He added it was common in deep wells; therefore, higher levels of radon are frequently found in kitchens and bathrooms, where well water is piped into a structure.

“It’s a real common issue in this area,” Morton said, “which has a great big bowl of granite surrounding Sebago Lake.”

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BRIDGE TAKES SHAPE — A work truck belonging to Wyman & Simpson, Inc. is parked between two retaining walls. The wall ranges in height from 15 feet at the arch to 5 feet toward the west end of the Causeway.

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Concrete arch set in stone

By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer NAPLES — The new road will perch just below the retaining wall, which now towers 16 feet above the passers-by who travel through the Naples Causeway on Route 302.

As daily commuters stream along, a transformation is taking place between the two retaining walls.

Last week, crews from Wyman & Simpson Inc. placed 530square-cubic yards of concrete to create the arch for the Bay of Naples Bridge. By the end of the month, the wooden forms – which were built to hold the shape of the concrete arch — will be removed.

Crews put in a 10-hour day to get the work done on Wednesday, March 14. Twelve hours after the workers punched out and went home, 107,325 tons of concrete had set.

According to the general contractor, having the concrete arch completed is a sizable step toward finishing the bridge, which is scheduled to be done before the Town of Naples’ ribbon-cutting ceremony on May 18.

“It’s a big relief. It’s a huge

relief. It’s a big milestone,” Superintendent Jeff Simpson said on Tuesday.

He added that the construction project is “right on schedule.”

Also, the warm temperatures have been much more accommodating for the concrete’s strengthening process than March temperatures hovering near the freezing mark would have been.

“The weather was a help because it has been warm,” Simpson said.

“We have to maintain the concrete at above 50 degrees for four days, and above 32 degrees for the last three days,” he said, adding the current temperature for the concrete was 85 degrees.

In addition, for a week following the placement, the concrete must be kept wet. A garden hose has kept a steady stream of water on the concrete.

According to Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT) Resident Engineer Craig Hurd, if the concrete dries too quickly during the first seven days after the placement, it loses some of its strength.

Simpson said the concrete arch “is gaining strength every day.”

“As soon as the concrete reach-

es its desired strength, which is about 10 days” after the placement, the crews will remove the plywood forms, he said.

The concrete for the arch arrived in approximately 50 trucks for a total of 530 cubicyards. According to Simpson, it is possible to calculate the weight of the concrete based on the fact that one cubic foot of the material weighs 150 pounds. There are 27 cubic feet in a cubic yard.

Hurd said the recent concrete placement was like a weight lifted off every body’s shoulders, but the de-stressor did not come about without some hard labor.

“There were trucks every 12 minutes for 10 hours straight,” he said.

Meanwhile, subcontractor R.J. Grondin & Sons began drainage work and is continuing with the installation of underground fire suppression pipes. When those projects are done, Grondin will switch gears and begin building the new road.

A crew member with Wyman & Simpson, Inc. stands near the retaining wall. The future roadway will sit a few inches below the retaining wall.

(De Busk Photo) “Grondin is coming back two weeks earlier than I thought they would – because of the weather. The frost is gone from the ground,” Hurd said.

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March 22, 2012, The Bridgton News, Page A

Lucienne M. Roy

Brian M. Anderson

AUBURN — Lucienne Marie Roy, 94, of Lewiston, peacefully passed away on March 17, 2012 at The Hospice House of Androscoggin Home Care & Hospice, after a brief illness, with her loving family at her side.

Lucienne was born in St. Hilaire, New Brunswick, Canada, on Feb. 20, 1918, the daughter of Levite and Marie (Albert) Albert, the fourth of six children. Her mother passed away when Lucienne was around 12 years of age, and she and her older brother Aurele took over the household and helped raise a younger brother and sister while their father was away working in another Canadian province.

On Dec. 26, 1942, Lucienne married Aurel J. Roy of Frenchville, in a ceremony in Claire, New Brunswick, Canada.

She and Aurel settled in Lewiston at that time, as he was serving in the U.S. Army stationed at Fort Williams in Cape Elizabeth in the coastal defense, and so she could work in the local Pepperell Mill. When the Pepperell Mill closed, she worked at the Bonan Footwear Company Inc., and she finished her working career at the Lewiston YWCA. After retirement, Lucienne became a gifted quilter, artist of oil paintings and master of various crafts. She was locally famous for her work in making religious banners for her Saints Peter and Saints Paul Church, and preparing the beautiful decorations for the Monsignor Thomas H. Wallace Assembly No. 0338 Fourth Degree Knights of Columbus May Ball for many years.

In earlier years, she was active in the Daughters of Isabella and the Ladies of St. Anne. She and Aurel were very involved with the Maine Cursilio Movement at church, with the Franco-American Richelieu Club and the Association Canado-Americaine, and she was a member of Saint sPeter and Saints Paul Church in Lewiston. One of the highlights of her life was when she and Aurel traveled to Rome to visit the Vatican and on to Israel where they celebrated his 70th birthday while visiting the Holy Lands.

Lucienne’s sense of humor and giving personality will be sadly missed by her family and friends.

Lucienne was predeceased by her parents; her husband of 64 years, Aurel J. Roy; her brothers, Aurele Albert and Oneil Albert; her sisters, Martha Harris, Aline Baker and Simone Fournier; and a great-grandson.

She is survived by her five children, Edwina Bijou of Edmunston, New Brunswick, Canada, Constance Godfrey Sr., of Winthrop, Gilbert Roy of Casco, Dr. Ronald Roy of Brighton, Mass. and Jacqueline RoyLamiette of Auburn; 16 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; seven great-great-grandchildren; and innumerable nieces and nephews located throughout the United States and Canada.

Online condolences and sharing of memories may be expressed at www.lynchbrothers.com A Mass of Christian Burial honoring Lucienne’s life was celebrated at 11 a.m. on Wednesday in the lower chapel of the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul of the Prince of Peace Parish. Committal prayers followed at St. Peter’s Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Lucienne’s memory to her previous home, Russell Park Rehabilitation and Living Center Activity Account, 158 Russell St., Lewiston, ME 04240.

Arrangements were by Pinette & Lynch Funeral Home, 305 Alfred Plourde Parkway, Lewiston.

PORTLAND — Brian Norman Anderson, 46, of Forest Park in Portland, passed away unexpectedly on March 17, 2012, at his home.

He was born in Hiram on Nov. 6, 1965, the son of late Delwin and Judith (Gilpatrick) Collomy. He was educated in Hiram and graduated from Sacopee Valley High School.

Most recently, Brian has been employed as a maintenance technician.

Brian was predeceased by a son, Wyatt William Anderson. He is survived by his beloved wife, Jessica (Hafford) Anderson; son, Cole Anderson; daughter, Britney Anderson; stepson, Robert Mushero; stepdaughter, Tamika Croxford; brothers, Larry Collomy of Saco, Stephen Collomy of Biddeford, David Collomy of Saco, and Daryl Collomy of Hiram; sisters, Pamela Pugsley of Hiram, and Sylvia Collomy of Biddeford; and many distant relatives.

Visiting hours will be on Friday evening, March 23, from 4 to 6 p.m., followed by a 6 p.m. funeral service at Dennett, Craig & Pate Funeral Home, located on the corners of Routes 202 and 4A (13 Portland Rd.) in Buxton (Bar Mills). www.DCPate.com

SOUTH PARIS — Richard J. Whitworth Sr., 81, passed away Feb. 27, 2012 at the Maine Veterans’ Home in South Paris.

He was born in Biddeford on Sept. 15, 1930 to the late Walter and Alice (Yvonne Martin) Whitworth.

Richard was raised in Saco and graduated from Thornton Academy in 1948. He served in the U.S. Marine Corp during the Korean Conflict.

Richard is survived by his half-brother Robert Whitworth of Sanford; the mother of his children, Frances “Coota” Hiers Whitworth of Fitzgerald, Ga.; his seven children, Richard J. Whitworth Jr. of Connellsville, Penn., Ann Whitworth of Saco, Jane Whitworth of North Bridgton, James Whitworth of Biddeford, David Whitworth of Dacula, Ga., Mary Whitworth of Bridgton and John Whitworth of Maine; nine grandchildren; and relatives on his mother’s side of the family.

At Richard’s request, he was cremated and there will be no public funeral service.

Calvin W. Simpson

WINDHAM — Calvin W. Simpson, 87, passed away on March 16, 2012, at Maine Medical Center in Portland.

He was born on Aug. 15, 1924, in Saco, to the late Mildred and Henry Simpson.

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Arrangements entrusted to Wilson Funeral Home, Gray.

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James W. Swasey LEWISTON — James W. Swasey, 62, of Lovell, died Monday, March 12 at Central Maine Medical Center. He was born in Saco on Nov. 13, 1949, the son of Harry and Avis Sawyer Swasey. He attended Bridgton High School and served in the U.S. Army during Vietnam.

James married Patrice Bishop on Aug. 31, 1973. He was the manager of the Lil’ Mart convenience store in Fryeburg. He was a dedicated worker.

He enjoyed hunting, fishing, reading and was a handyman who loved building projects around his home.

He is survived by his wife of Lovell; a son, Aaron and his wife Amber of Raymond; a daughter, Jessica Swasey of Lovell; granddaughters, Cecelia Hawes, Eden Swasey and Gwenna Swasey; his mother, Avis Swasey of Bar Mills; and two sisters, Patti Dodge of Bridgton and Lisa Ross of Bar Mills. He was predeceased by his birth father, Alginon DeMerchant; and his father, Harry Swasey. Online condolences may be shared with his family at www.chandlerfunerals.com A celebration of his life will be held at a later date. Arrangements are under the direction of Chandler Funeral Homes & Cremation Service, 8 Elm St., Bridgton.

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Mary C. Rice Keniston

BETHEL — It is with great sadness for the family that Mary C. Rice Keniston, beloved mother, grandmother and lifelong Bethel resident, joined the Lord in Heaven March 11, 2012, at home on her 91st birthday.

Mary was born to Millard and Frances Clough in 1921, and raised in Bethel. She attended Bethel schools and graduated from Gould Academy and Auburn Maine School of Commerce. She worked for L.E. Davis Lumber Co. and later Casco Bank and Trust as an administrative assistant for 20 years before retiring.

Mary received the Henry H. Hastings Award in 1989, by the Bethel Chamber of Commerce. This award is given to a person who has sustained wide interest in serving the community. Mary was an active member of both the First Parish Congregational Church in Bethel and the Albany Church, Bethel Historical Society, where she volunteered a lot of her time, Gould Academy Alumni Association and the Songo Pond Cemetery Association.

Mary’s greatest joy was her family. She married Rufus E. Rice in 1941 and raised four children. Her times of greatest enjoyment were spent with her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. When she married Earlon “Lefty” Keniston in 1973, she welcomed his daughter and family as her own. She was an excellent cook and her family can attest to her delicious spaghetti and meatballs every Christmas and nothing beat Nannie’s mincemeat and strawberry-rhubarb pies!

She loved to watch sports and cheered the Patriots along with her family and friends. She was also quite savvy on the computer. Even in her 90s, she kept in touch on a daily basis with her family in Connecticut, Rhode Island and Maine. She took great pride in being a lifelong resident of Bethel and enjoyed being a part of the community. She was known by most and if you were out and about with her in town, she would stop and talk to almost everyone she met!

Lastly, Mary loved her little home on Vernon Street and with great thanks to her caregivers, Jeanine Buck and Cheryl Burnham, Mary was able to remain in her beloved home until her passing.

Mary is survived by her son, Douglas of Guilford, Conn.; her daughter, Donna Rice-Howe and her son, Donald Rice, both of Waterford; stepdaughter, Llona (Keniston) and her husband, Carl Meaux, of Florida.

Nannie will be greatly missed by her nine grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.

Mary was predeceased by Rufus Rice, her first husband, in 1969; Earlon Keniston, her second husband, in 2006; her youngest daughter, Sally Rice Twitchell in 1988; her sisters, Maxine Brown and Ida Bryant; and her brother, Fillmore “Bud” Clough.

Online condolences may be shared with her family at www.chandlerfunerals.com

Celebrations of Life Conrad K. Eastman A celebration of the life of Conrad K. Eastman, who passed away Dec. 20, 2011, will be held at the Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center at Fryeburg Academy on Saturday, March 31, at 11 a.m. Light refreshments will be served.

Pay-per-bag: No way to improve recycling

By Lisa Williams Ackley Staff Writer Approximately 30 people attended an informational meeting at the Bridgton Municipal Complex Tuesday night, with most telling the Bridgton Board of Selectmen they would not want to see the pay-per-bag system of recycling enacted, for several different reasons.

The pay-per-bag recycling system is being proposed by the Recycling Committee, after two full years of the committee investigating other ways to improve recycling efforts, in order to reduce the amounts and cost of solid waste disposal. The Committee’s goal is to achieve an additional 325 tons of recy-

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cling for a projected savings of $69,000.

It costs the Town of Bridgton $158 per ton in tipping fees for solid waste disposal at ecomaine, plus a $213 hauling cost per trip. Bridgton Transfer Station Manager Bob Fitzcharles, who is a member of the town’s Recycling Committee, said each solid waste load to ecomaine contains eight to nine tons.

For over two and one-half hours, individuals walked to the microphone and expressed their opinions as to why they were in favor of or opposed to the payper-bag system of recycling that would require paying for bags — 50 cents for small-sized ones and a dollar for large.

The town’s recycling rate has leveled off at just under 22% (21.8%), with the state’s recycling goal for Bridgton to recycle set at 50% of its waste stream.

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Daniel “Dan” Charles McLaughlin, 56, of Basin Bayou, Fla., passed away March 19, 2012.

He was born April 1, 1955, in Boston, to Eugene and Mary Haggerty McLaughlin. Mr. McLaughlin was a resident of Basin Bayou, Fla. He was Catholic by faith and was affiliated with the St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church in Fryeburg, Maine. He was an avid deer hunter and outdoorsman. He had great strength and tenacity to face the challenges in his life. He was a man of great integrity and was known for his sense of humor and “Irish wit.” He was a member of the “Wheelin Sportsman’s Organization.”

Mr. McLaughlin was preceded in death by his father. Mr. McLaughlin is survived by his mother, Mary McLaughlin of Maine; his loving wife of 34 years, Vicki Lynn McLaughlin of Basin Bayou; two sons, Daniel Charles McLaughlin Jr. of Fort Walton Beach, Fla., and Owen James McLaughlin and wife, Marian, of Anchorage, Alaska; one daughter, Erin Mae McLaughlin of San Francisco, Calif.; three brothers, Rusty McLaughlin, Thomas McLaughlin and wife, Roseann, and Paul McLaughlin and wife, Christine; and four sisters, Kathy Lind and husband, Peter, Elaine Callahan and husband, Brian, MaryAnn Sprague and husband, Barry, and Jane Richard and husband, Jim. He is also survived by two grandchildren, Conner McLaughlin and Keagan McLaughlin; and many nieces and nephews.

A time of visitation will be held from 1 to 2 p.m. Thursday, March 22, at Clary-Glenn Freeport Chapel Funeral Home, 150 East Highway 20, Freeport, FL 32439. Funeral services will follow at 2 p.m. Thursday at Clary-Glenn Freeport Chapel Funeral Home with Father Tom Collins officiating. Floral arrangements are being accepted. Memorialization will be by cremation.

You may go online to view obituaries, offer condolences and sign a guest book at www.clary-glenn.com Clary-Glenn Freeport Chapel Funeral Home is entrusted with the arrangements.

Dan’s ashes will be interred in the Austin Bemis Cemetery, Fryeburg, Maine, sometime later this spring, to be announced.

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BALDWIN March 24, 25 — Maple Sunday events, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Grandpa Joe’s Sugar House, 163 Murch Rd. FMI: 653-3647, 787-330.

BRIDGTON March 22, 29 — Bridgton-Lake Region Rotary Club, 7:15 a.m., Alliance Church.

March 22, 23 — AARP Free Tax Preparations, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Community Center. FMI: 647-3116 for appt. or info.

March 22, 29 — Gathering Place Support Group, noon, Community Center.

March 22, 29 — After-school Karate, 3:20 to 4:20 p.m., Stevens Brook Elementary School.

March 22, 29 — Continuing Tai Chi, 3:30 to 5 p.m., Town Hall.

March 22, 29 — Community Kettle Supper, 4:30 to 6 p.m., Community Center.

March 22 — Chickadee Quilters, 7 p.m., Community Center.

March 23, 26, 28, 30 — Jumpin’ Janes Senior Fitness, 9 to 10 a.m., Town Hall. FMI: 647-2402.

March 23, 30 — Mother Goose Time, 10:30 a.m., library.

March 24 — Softball sign-ups/ workouts, ages 7-8, 9-10 a.m.; ages 9-10, 10-11 a.m.; ages 11-12, 11 a.m. to noon, Town Hall.

March 24 — Bridgton Girl Scouts final cookie sale push, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., back entrance to Reny’s, Depot St. March 24 — Awakening the Dreamer Symposium, 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., St. Joseph Church, No. High St. Registration deadline 3/18.

FMI: 647-8154, 878-1216.

March 24, 31 — Table Tennis, 1-4 p.m., Town Hall. FMI: 6472847.

March 25 — Poet Arielle Greenberg Bywater reads from her book Home/Birth: A Poemic, 1 p.m., The Birth House, 28 So. High St. FMI: 647-5968.

March 26 — Tot Time, 10 a.m., No. Bridgton Library.

March 26 — Knitting Circle, 11 a.m., No. Bridgton Library.

March 26 — Cribbage, 2 p.m., Community Center.

March 26 — Bridgton Lions Club, 6:30 p.m., Community Center.

March 27 — Bridgton-Lake Region Rotary Club Board Meeting, 7 a.m., Community Center.

March 27 — Tai Chi Maine beginners’ class, 9:30 to 11 a.m., Town Hall.

March 27 — Chickadee Quilters, 10 a.m., Community Center.

March 27 — Food Pantry Distribution Day, last names AL, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Methodist Church; last names M-Z, noon to 3 p.m., St. Joseph Church.

March 27 — Bridge, 1 p.m., Community Center.

March 28 — Senior Lunch with Nancy Donovan of Bridgton Hospital speaking on hospital’s Swing Bed Program, noon, Community Center.

March 28 — Lenten Lunches, UCC Bridgton hosting, noon to 1 p.m., St. Joseph Catholic Church.

March 28 — Bridgton Bookies, The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie, by Alan Bradey, 3 p.m., library.

March 28 — LEA Discovery Kids, 3 p.m., Community Center.

March 28 — Bible Study, 6 p.m., Community Center.

March 29 — American Red Cross Blood Drive, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Bridgton Academy, Rte. 37. FMI: 1800-482-0743.

March 29, 30 — AARP Free Tax Preparations, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Community Center. FMI: 647-3116 for appt. or info.

March 29 — Bridgton-Lake Region Chamber of Commerce Chamber After Hours, 5 p.m., Community Center.

March 31 — Bus trip to Foxwoods, leaves Bridgton Health Care Center 7 a.m., stops at Naples American Legion, Rte. 11, returns 9 p.m. To register: 693-3408.

April 1 — Sign-ups for ages 5-12 for Lake Region Children’s Community Theatre & Chorus, 1 to 3 p.m., William F. Perry House, Main Hill, 32 Main St. BROWNFIELD March 23, 30 — Playgroup, 10:30 to 11:30 a.m., Community Center.

March 25 — Public Breakfast, 7 to 9 a.m., Masonic Hall.

CASCO March 22, 29 — Senior Wii Bowling, 10 to 11:30 a.m., Community Center.

March 23 — Chamber/Anthem Blue Cross Health Insurance Workshop, 8-9 a.m., Crooked River Adult Education, 1437 Poland Spring Rd. FMI: 647-3472.

March 24 — Chili/chowder supper, 5 to 6 p.m., Casco Village Church, 941 Meadow Rd. March 25 — Maple Sunday Pancake Breakfast, 8 a.m. to noon, Crescent Lake Community Hall.

March 25 — Maple Sunday events, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Sweet Williams, 66 Spiller Rd. FMI: 6277362.

March 26 — Mens’ over 25 Basketball, 6:30 to 8 p.m., Community Center.

March 27 — Storytime with Michelle, 10:30 a.m., library.

DENMARK March 28 — Storytime, 9:30 a.m., library.

FRYEBURG March 22 — Fryeburg Academy Jazz Cabaret, 7:30 p.m., Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center, Fryeburg Academy. FMI: 9359232.

March 23 — Punkapalooza! punk tribute concert fundaiser, 7:30 p.m., Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center, Fryeburg Academy. FMI: 935-9232.

March 25 — Maple Syrup Sunday celebration, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Weston’s Sugar House, 48 River St. FMI: 935-2567.

March 25 — Laser Tag fundraiser for FA Project Graduation, noon to 3 p.m., Wadsworth Arena, Fryeburg Academy. FMI: 9359232.

March 26 — Fryeburg Bridge, 1 p.m., Legion Hall, Bradley St. March 29 — National Theater of London Live, She Stoops to Conquer, 2 p.m., Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center, Fryeburg Academy. FMI: 935-9232.

March 31 — The Valley’s Got Talent! fundraiser for White Mountain Community Health Center, 7 p.m., Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center, Fryeburg Academy. FMI: 935-9232.

HARRISON March 22, 29 — Drumming, Dance & Hoops, 6 p.m., Community Room, fire station. FMI: 583-2241.

March 24 — Waterford’s World Fair Public Dance with Cold Blue Steel, 8 p.m. to midnight, VFW Hall, Waterford Rd. March 26 — Coed Adult Pickup Basketball, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., Harrison Elementary School

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March 27 — Coed Teen Pickup Basketball, 6-8 p.m., Harrison Elementary School gym.

March 31 — “Let’s Talk About It,” readings in modern Irish fiction, 2 p.m., library.

LOVELL March 22 — Writer’s Group, 12:30 p.m., library.

March 22 — Lovell Invasive Plant Preventive Committee, 7 p.m., library.

March 24 — An Evening with Owls, GLLT program, meet 6:40 p.m. @ GLLT office, 208 Main St., or 7 p.m. @ Flat Hill Trailhead, end of Heald Pond Rd. March 26 — Preschool Storytime, 10 a.m., library.

March 26 — Mouse Paint Storytime, 2:45 to 4 p.m., library.

March 28 — Charlotte’s Web, 2:45 to 4 p.m., library.

March 29 — Italian dinner fundraiser by PTA, sittings at 5:30 and 6:30 p.m., fifth graders serving, New Suncook School.

March 31 — Cabin Fever Breakout Breakfast, 7:30 to 10 a.m., Old Grange Hall, No. Lovell.

March 31 — Public breakfast to benefit Lewis Dana Hill Memorial Library, 7:30 to 10:30 a.m., Grange Hall, No. Lovell.

March 31 — Egg-citement Day Easter egg hunt, 10 to 11:30 a.m., Lovell United Church of Christ, Rte. 5.

NAPLES March 22, 29 — One-on-one computer instruction, 4-5 p.m., library.

March 22 — Lego Club, 4 p.m., library.

March 22 — Family Art Night, 6-7 p.m., library.

March 23, 26, 28, 30 — Step Into Fitness Indoor Walking Program, 4:30 to 6 p.m., Lake Region High School. FMI: 647-3116.

March 23 — Fish Fry, 5:30 p.m., American Legion, Rte. 11.

March 27 — Storytime, 10:30 a.m., library.

March 27 — Scrabble, 5:30 p.m., library.

March 27 — Hobbies & Crafts, 7 p.m., library.

March 29 — AARP Safe Driving Class, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., library.

March 29 — Computer Class, 6-7 p.m., library.

March 29-April 1 — Pirates of Penzance by Lake Region High School Drama Club, 7 p.m. Fri.Sun., also 2 p.m. Sat. & Sun., Lake Region High School Auditorium.

March 31 — Pancake breakfast, Chinese auction for LRMS National Junior Honor Society, 7 to 11 a.m., Songo Locks Elementary School.

FMI: 787-3726.

March 31 — Easter Egg Hunt, 10 a.m. to noon, library.

March 31 — Family adventure movie, Last Flight Out, full boiled dinner 5:30 p.m., movie 7 p.m., Cornerstone Gospel Church, 25 Sebago Rd. FMI: 693-6102.

RAYMOND March 24, 25 — Maple Sunday events, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., pancake breakfast 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Balsam Ridge, 140 Egypt Rd. FMI: 6554474.

March 26 — Storytime for Babies, 10 a.m., Preschoolers, 11 a.m., library.

March 28 — Storytime for Toddlers, 10 a.m., library.

March 28 — Book Group, 7 p.m., library.

March 31 — Free Community Meal, 4:30 to 6 p.m., Christ Chapel, 37 Northern Pines Rd. FMI: 6555058.

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BROWNFIELD — Brownfield Food Pantry, 1 to 5 p.m. third Thursdays, 701 Pequawket Trl. FMI: 935-2333.

CASCO — Casco Food Pantry, 4 to 6 p.m. fourth Thursdays, Casco Alliance Church.

HARRISON — Harrison Food Pantry, 6 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Seventh Day Adventist Church, 2 Naples Rd. FMI: 583-6178.

FRYEBURG — Food Pantry, Fryeburg Assembly of God, by appointment, 8 Drift Rd. FMI: 9353129.

NAPLES — Naples Food Pantry, 10 a.m. to noon Tuesdays, United Methodist Church, Village Green, FMI: 838-9045; The Food Basket and Kyrie’s Kitchen, 1st & 3rd Mondays, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Naples Town Hall gym, FMI: 6153226.

RAYMOND — Raymond Food Pantry, 4-6 p.m., 2nd & 4th Thursdays, Lake Region Baptist Church, 1273 Main St. FMI: 2325830.

SEBAGO — Sebago Food Pantry and Clothes Closet, Nazarene Church, Rte. 114, 4th Tuesdays, 9 to 11 a.m.; clothes closet Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

STANDISH — Catherine’s Cupboard Food Pantry, 6 p.m.

Wednesdays, Standish Town Hall, Rte. 35.

SWEDEN — Sweden House Food Pantry, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. 1st & 3rd Wednesdays, Sweden Church basement, 137 Bridgton Rd. FMI: 909-208-6377, 256-7380. ###### 12 STEP MEETINGS BRIDGTON Monday through Friday — Alcoholics Anonymous, noon to 1 p.m., American Legion, Depot St. O/D Monday — Narcotics Anonymous, 7 p.m. Community Center, 15 Depot St. ODLH Tuesday — Al-Anon, 7:30 p.m., St. Joseph Church, 225 High Street.

Thursday — Narcotics Anonymous Women’s Meeting, 7 to 8 p.m., St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, Sweden Rd. (Rte. 93) off Rte. 302.

CASCO Monday — Narcotics Anonymous, 7 p.m., Clyde Bailey Drop In Center, 224 Roosevelt Trail (Rte. 302).

Monday through Sunday — Alcoholics Anonymous, 9 a.m., Clyde Bailey Drop In Center, 224 Roosevelt Trail (Rte. 302).

Tuesday — AA Step Mtgs., 7 p.m., Clyde Bailey Drop In Center, 224 Roosevelt Trail (Rte. 302).

Wednesday — Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 to 8 p.m., Clyde Bailey Drop In Center, 224 Roosevelt Trail (Rte. 302).

Thursday — Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 a.m., Ladies StepMeeting, 7 to 8 p.m., Clyde Bailey Center, 224 Roosevelt Trail, (Rte. 302) So. Casco.

Saturday — AA Beginner’s & Group Mtgs., 7 to 8 p.m., Clyde Bailey Center, 224 Roosevelt Trail, (Rte. 302) So. Casco.

HARRISON Sunday — Alcoholics Anonymous, 6:30 p.m., Harrison Congregational Church, corner Route 117 and Dawes Hill Road.

NAPLES Thursday — Al Anon, 7:30 p.m. Beginners Meeting, 7:45 p.m.

Open Meeting, Naples Methodist Church, Village Green, side door entrance down stairs.

NO. CONWAY, N.H. Wednesday — Adult Children of Alcoholics (& other dysfunctions), 7:30 p.m., Ste. B, Eastern Slope Inn, 2760 White Mtn. Highway, No. Conway, N.H. Friday — Al-Anon, 8 p.m., Gibson Center, Grove St. & White Mtn. Hwy, No. Conway, N.H. WATERFORD Thursday — Adult Children of Alcoholics, 10 a.m., library.

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to Emma McFarland, 2.2-pound brown trout; first place to Gage Burgess, 1.8-pound cusk; first place to William Perrault, 2.8pound pickerel; second place to Jesse James, 1.5-pound brook trout.

Winner of the Youth Lifetime Fishing License in open water was Kyle Bean with two firstplace finishes — 1.2-pound salmon and a .72-pound white perch and 1.4-pound pickerel.

Children’s Area (sanctioned), Ages 0-10: First place to Chandler Lowe, 1.9-pound brown trout; first place to Skyla Politano, .85-pound pickerel.

Winner of the Youth Lifetime Fishing License in the sanctioned area was Taylor Haggerty with a 1.6-pound pickerel and a 2.9pound brook trout.

Open Water, Ages 11-15: First place to Emory Frutos, 3.8pound pickerel; first place to Devon Decosta, 1-pound salmon; second place to Noah Hilton, 2.9-pound pickerel.

Winners of the Youth Lifetime Licenses (donated by Western Maine Fish & Game) for the smallest legal fish was Grace Yannelli with a 3.2-pound perch and Arianna Nelson with a .45pound pickerel in the sanctioned area Adult Winners: Becky Boyriler with a 1.6-pound brown trout and Shayne Bryant with a 2.2-pound salmon.

A great big “thank you” goes out to derby volunteers, who helped out in different capacities before the event or over the course of the entire weekend.

“We could not have possibly offered this unique derby without the generous help from the following individuals: April Frank, Arlin Bigelow, Barry Richardson, Chuck Warner, Doug Holt, Gary and Alex Theriault, the Harrison Highway Department, Jody Bedard, Kristie and Jimmy Lowe,

Mike McLelland, Peggy Mills and Peter Jack,” Rec Director Paula Holt and Fishing Derby Coordinator Joe Jack said.

The winners were announced Sunday at 4 p.m. at the Harrison Town Office. Many children and parents left the Fishing Derby awards ceremonies with numerous prizes and gift bags that were so generously given by the following individuals and businesses: A Plus Plumbing, Bridgton Subway, Hayes True Value, Brill Lumber, Maine’s Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife, M&J Firewood, John Wentworth, Laird’s Family Tire and Service in Bridgton, Lamprons, Market Basket, Morning Dew Natural Food, Oxford Pizza Hut, Oxford Dunkin’ Donuts, Oxford WalMart, RG Johnson Sporting Goods, Rob Boula, Sharon and Ken Wilson, The Printery, Village Tie-Up Market and Deli and Woodman’s Sporting Goods.

Congratulation to Harrison’s Town Manager Bud Finch, who won the Ice Shack.

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BROWNFIELD — The Brownfield Lions Club will offer the classic rock music of Bullwinkle Jones at their next fundraising dance on Saturday, April 7, at the Brownfield Lions Den on Routes 5 and 113, a quarter-mile south of the Route 160 intersection. The 21-or-older dance will run from 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. and is B.Y.O.B. Admission is $10 per person; there will be 50/50 and bottle raffles, with the proceeds benefiting the Brownfield Lions Community Projects Fund. For more info or reservations call Trudy at 9354617 or Earl at 935-2911.

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HARRISON — The Harrison Recreation Department held its 3rd Annual Youth and Family Ice Fishing Derby the weekend of Feb. 25-26 (school vacation week).

With 13 inches of ice on the cove at the head of Long Lake, the Harrison Rec was able to safely conduct an MDIFWsanctioned derby. This year, 66 children registered for the derby along with 42 adults — some who were in the sanctioned area — and eight parents, who registered under the sanction.

The derby’s theme was “Families Fishing Together.”

This was made possible by the cooperation and support provided by Emily McCabe, Maine’s Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife’s “Hooked on Fishing Not on Drugs” program, which issued an official lake sanction for the derby. The designation allowed a person who did not hold a fishing license to assist a child or handicapped person participating in the twoday sanctioned derby. Having the derby sanctioned made it inviting for parents to register and accompany their child(ren) at the derby and not worry about trying to purchase a license.

Derby officials extend a “huge thank you” to major derby sponsors who made this unique derby so special — Maine’s Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife’s “Hooked on Fishing Not on Drugs” Emily McCabe and Kristine Paulhus, Heidi and Dave Dennison of Angler’s Attic in Derry, N.H., Harrison’s Western Maine Fish and Game, Unc’Lunkers Bait and Tackle in Bridgton, The Market Basket, The Village Tie-Up Market and Deli, Joe Jack of Lake Region Outfitters, Willy C’s Bait and Tackle in Brownfield and wildlife artist Gene Bahr.

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SEBAGO March 22, 23 — Sebago youth baseball, softball registration, 6 to 7:30 p.m. Thur., 8:30 to 11:30 a.m.

Fri., Sebago Elementary School.

FMI: 787-3983.

March 24 — Bean Supper, 5 to 6:30 p.m., Sebago Methodist Church, Rte. 114, No. Sebago.

March 25 — Maple Sunday events, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Greene Maple Farm, 77 Bridgton Rd. FMI: 787-2424.

March 25 — Maple Sunday Pancake Breakfast, 7 a.m. to noon, Sebago Town Hall.

March 26 — Maple Grove Grange #148, 6:15 p.m. social time, 7 p.m. meeting, Sebago Center Community Church, Bridgton Rd. March 27 — Knit Wits work session for Breakfast with Santa, 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Burns’ home, Long Hill Rd. March 28 — Sebago Historical Society, 7 p.m., 347 Convene Rd., calendar work session following.

March 31 — Turkey Pot Pie Supper benefit for John Porter family, 5 to 6:30 p.m., Sebago Town Hall.

WATERFORD March 24, 25 — Maple Sunday events, 7 a.m. to 3 p.m., McAllister Farm, 25 Kezars Rd. FMI: 5834903.

March 24 — Maple Sunday Pancake Breakfast, 8 to 11:30 a.m., No. Waterford Church, Five Kezars Rd. March 25 — Maple Sunday events, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Thunder Hill Farm, 42 Bell Rd. FMI: 5834146, 890-5869.

March 26 — Waterford Bridge, 6:30 p.m., library. FMI: 583-2729.

AREA EVENTS March 23, 30 — Oxford Hills Duplicate Bridge Club, 9:15 a.m., Rec. bldg., King St., Oxford. FMI: 783-4153, 743-9153.

March 24 — Western Maine Fly Fishing Expo, 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Bethel Inn Conference Center.

FMI: 824-3694.

March 24, 31 — Beginning Knitters, 10 to 11 a.m., Soldiers Memorial Library, Hiram. FMI: 625-4650.

March 24 — Roller-skating fundraiser for LRHS Project Graduation, 5 to 7:30 p.m., Happy Wheels Skate Center, 331 Warren Ave., Portland.

March 24 — Kids Night Out, 5:30 to 9 p.m., Alfond Ctr., St. Joseph’s College, Standish. FMI: 893-7661.

March 25 — Longaberger Bingo by Responsible Pet Care, doors open 11 a.m., bingo starts 12:30 p.m., Norway Legion Hall, Main St., Norway.

March 26 — Mountain Storytellers Guild, 6:30 p.m., Conway Library, Conway, N.H. March 27 — Living Well for Better Health class, 1 to 3:30 p.m., Boardroom, Stephens Memorial Hospital, Norway. FMI: 1-866-6095183.

March 28 — Knotty Knitters, noon to 2 p.m., Soldiers Memorial Library, 85 Main St., Hiram. FMI: 625-4650.

March 28 — Independent film, The Piano in the Factory, 2 p.m., Conway Library, Conway, N.H. March 30 — Spanish Chocolateria, 7 to 8:30 p.m., Norway Library, Main St., Norway.

FMI: 743-5309.

March 31 — Annual Trout Sale, farm pond workshop, 9:30 a.m., UMaine Cooperative Extension, 17 Olson Rd., So. Paris. FMI: 7435789, ext 111.

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Diabetes ed program The Bridgton Hospital Diabetes Clinic will sponsor its fourpart Diabetes Education Program on April 18, 19, 23 and 25, from 6 to 8 p.m. The sessions will be held in the Bridgton Hospital Boardroom.

Bridgton Hospital has received the prestigious American Diabetes Association Education Recognition Certificate for a quality diabetes self-management education program.

The series requires physician referral and early registration is suggested due to its popularity (class size is limited to assure personal attention). Topics covered include: the importance of exercise and physical activity, healthy meal plans and diabetes, hypoglycemia signs and symptoms, medications to control diabetes, complications and diabetes, diabetes and eye care, and diabetes and proper foot care. Medicaid and most insurance plans cover the course registration fee.

In addition to Elaine Drew, RN/CDE, a registered nurse who is also a certified diabetes nurse educator (CDE), lecturers will include Bridgton Hospital professionals Denyell Gerchman, pharmacist; Linda Russell, MA, RD/LD, CDE, registered dietitian; Dr. N. Scott Ferguson, optometrist; and Karen Bogdan, OT, occupational therapist.

These classes are designed to give general information about diabetes and help the patients manage their diabetes. The course also introduces patients to a diabetes support system. A dietary consultation is required, and should be done before the classes begin. Please contact Linda Russell, RD/LD, CDE at 647-6062 to schedule an appointment.

Participants are encouraged to bring a relative or a friend with them.

For more information about the program or to register call 6476064, Elaine Drew, RN/CDE.

Tel. 647-5183

Softball sign-ups Sign-ups for youth softball will take place on Saturday, March 24, at Town Hall. Ages 78 sign-ups are from 9 to 10 a.m., ages 9-10 from 10 to 11 a.m., and ages 11-12, 11 a.m. to noon.

The Awakening the Dreamer Symposium will take place on Saturday, March 24, from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at St. Joseph Church, North High Street. For more information, call 647-5968.

The Bridgton Community Center will be offering an American Red Cross Babysitting Training Course geared toward 11- to 14-year-old youth on Monday and Tuesday, April 16 and 17, from 1 to 5 p.m. both days. The class will be taught by Deborah Ripley, MSHS, from Women in Balance, with Alison Ross, Paramedic, from United Ambulance teaching infant and child CPR.

Attendees will receive a certificate at the end of the twoday course for the babysitting class and also a certificate from the American Heart Association for the CPR and First Aid. The course teaches the basics of safe and responsible babysitting.

Registration for this class must be made before Friday, April 6.

For more information, contact the Bridgton Community Center at 647-3116, or Deb Ripley, 8032292.

A new Tai Chi beginner’s class started March 13 from 9:30 to 11 a.m. at Bridgton Town Hall. The class is free.

Lake Region High School Project Graduation will hold a roller-skating fundraiser on Saturday, March 24, from 5 to 7:30 p.m. at Happy Wheels Skate Center, 331 Warren Avenue, Portland. Admission is $5.

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AARP Driver Safety Course

Spring Fling Dance

NAPLES — An AARP Driver Safety Course for drivers 50 years of age and older will be presented from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Naples Public Library, 940 Roosevelt Trail, on Thursday, March 29, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Registration is required; call the library at 693-6841. Class size is limited to 25 people, accepted on a first-come, firstserved basis. The cost is $14.

The course helps older drivers learn how to adjust their driving to age-related changes in vision, hearing and reaction time. Also, insurance companies in Maine are required to give discounts to drivers age 55 or older who complete the course.

Socrates Café to meet at Waterford Library

HARRISON — The Waterford World’s Fair Association will be having a Spring Fling Dance on Saturday, March 24, at the VFW Hall on the Waterford Road in Harrison. The Band will be Cold Blue Steel and the music will be from 8 to midnight. Admission is $10 person.

It will be a BYOB dance. The kitchen will be open for light refreshments and free ice. For more info, call Lisa Scribner at 890-7669.

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SOUTH HIRAM — The Ossipee Valley Agricultural Society will hold a Take-AChance Silent Auction on Friday, April 13, at the Sacopee Valley Middle School in South Hiram, located near the Ossipee Valley Fairgrounds. Bidding and concessions start at 4 p.m., and the drawings begin at 6:30 p.m. Twenty-five tickets cost $5. There will also be $1 ticket table and a 50/50 drawing.

WATERFORD — A Socrates Café gathering will be held at the Waterford Library on Monday, April 2, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Meetings are held on Free community meal the first Monday of each month. in Raymond

by Cheryl Harmon The group offers a forum to RAYMOND — A free comdiscuss current topics and ideas Naples Correspondent in a warm, friendly atmosphere, munity meal will be served on 693-1040 where divergent views will be Saturday, March 31, from 4:30 to 6 p.m. at Christ Chapel, 37 chicomomma33@gmail.com welcome.

The topic for the April meet- Northern Pines Road, Raymond. ing will be “Will Technology The menu is meatloaf, mashed Save Us? Do Us In?” The mod- potato, lobster corn chowder, erator will be Earl Morse. For casseroles, salad and desserts. more information call 583-6957 Food is continually served, bufor e-mail the library at wla@ fet-style. The church is located off Route 85, near Crescent A Fish Fry will be held on few days of spring. I’m sure Old waterford.lib.me.us Lake.

Friday, March 23 from 5:30 to 7 Man Winter will be around again p.m. at the American Legion on before the end of March. The Route 11 in Naples. Don’t for- other day I saw a whole flock of get that the Auxiliary ladies will robins. There must have been 15 be out soliciting for the annual to 20 of them. What a wonderful restoration & repair Chinese Auction to be held on sight to see. Crocuses are up as of wood/canvas canoes Saturday, May 5. I know lots of well. organizations are doing Chinese Maine Maple Sunday is 394 hio ridge rd., denmark me 04022 Auctions now, but hopefully you March 25. Sugarhouses will be will be generous to the ladies as in full swing, with open houses 207-452-2687 well. Proceeds go for our veter- so you can all see how they make ans’ services. that sweet nectar into golden smallboatshop@fairpoint.net Mother Nature sure has been syrup. Yummy. Many places will www.smallboat-shop.com good to us this week, the first TF26 NAPLES, Page A

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Cancer is challenging for me to address. My own father died of cancer and I would imagine any of you reading this have been touched by cancer, whether it be yourselves, a friend, or loved one. However, as nutrition science and technology have advanced, there is much we have learned about nutrition’s role in cancer prevention.

The American Institute of Cancer Research is a great resource for those interested in this subject. For instance, the New American Plate originated from AICR several years ago.

A picture is worth a thousand words, but basically it shows us that at least two-thirds of our plate should contain plant foods. This contradicts the “old American plate,” in which our plates contained mostly animal foods and a small scoop of vegetables. Why this big change?

According to AICR.org, “No single food or food component can protect you against cancer by itself. But strong evidence does show that a diet filled with

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Nutrition and cancer Foods can fight cancer both directly…

In laboratory studies, many individual minerals, vitamins and phytochemicals demonstrate anti-cancer effects. Yet evidence suggests it is the synergy of compounds working together in the overall diet that offers the strongest cancer protection. …and indirectly According to AICR/WCRF’s second expert report and its updates, carrying excess body fat increases the risk of seven cancers. Vegetables and fruits are low in calories, which help us get to and stay a healthy weight.

Whole grains and beans are rich in fiber and moderate in calories, which also help in weight management efforts.

That is why AICR recommends filling at least two-thirds of your plate with vegetables, fruit, whole grains and beans.

To learn more, consider registering for the Hannaford Healthy Living class, Nutrition and Cancer Prevention. It will be held on Wednesday, March 28, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at Crooked River Adult Ed Center on Route 11 in Casco. The class is free and includes dinner, handouts, and discussion. Call the Bridgton Hannaford Customer Service at 647-2015 to register or contact me using the contact info below.

Dona Forke is a Registered Dietitian with a nutrition therapy practice in Bridgton, as well as working as a nutrition coordinator for three Hannaford stores.

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Reflections on turning 80 (Editor’s note: In honor of Ethel’s 80th birthday, we have decided to replace her photo with the one that used to accompany her column, since it captures her spirit so much better.)

Today is March 21, 2012 and this is my 80th birthday. Who would have thought 80 years ago in the Women’s and Children Hospital in New York City that little girl would end up in Lovell, Maine.

Like my mother, who was born in 1889, I’ve seen many wonders developed over the years. I was a senior in high school when my parents bought their first refrigerator. I can still laugh at my reaction when I saw a fax machine being demonstrated in the travel agency office.

Now you can call most everybody on their cell phone, even while they’re in the bathroom. With cell phones I’ve found the person you call is always available, except when you really need that person.

When I went to high school, we always had to be dressed appropriately — no tank tops, no jeans.

Sorry, but I shake my head when I see some of the getups the young women wear, does that make me an old fogey? I’m fortunate to have all my children and all my grandchildren and great-grandchildren to love. I figure if I keep moving, old age can’t catch up with me.

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Together with their families, Kelly E. Johnson and Michael J. McGowan announced their engagement on Feb. 4, 2011. They set the date to be married on Aug. 26, 2012 in Naples.

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by Ethel Hurst Lovell Correspondent 925-3226 ehurst3@yahoo.com The Lovell Recreation Department has announced that Meg Dyer of Lovell has been hired for the position of Recreation Director. At present, Meg is a 7th grade math teacher at the Molly Ockett Middle School in Fryeburg, serving in that capacity for 20 years.

Ms. Dyer’s scholastic background includes her graduation in 1991 from the University of Maine in Farmington, with a teaching degree and a coaching degree.

At Molly Ockett, she has been involved in many school activities such as drama, student council and soccer, basketball and softball, which will serve her well as Rec Director. She is also a member of the Lovell Recreation Committee.

During the summer, when school is not in session, she works at Severance Lodge.

On Thursday, March 29, the New Suncook School will hold

NJHS breakfast, auction

A pancake breakfast and Chinese auction to benefit the Lake Region Middle School National Junior Honor Society will be held on Saturday, March 31 from 7 to 11 a.m. at Songo Locks Elementary School in Naples.

Tickets are $5 per person or $20 per family. Proceeds will help fund the NJHS trip to Washington, D.C. The menu includes pancakes, bacon or sausages, fruit, coffee and NAPLES — The Cornerstone Gospel Church continues its juice! Those in attendance can take a chance on some exciting aucmovie nights with a showing of the action-packed adventure tion items donated by local businesses. movie for the whole family, Last Flight Out, on Saturday, March For more information, call 787-3726.

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(Continued from Page A) The church is located at 25 Sebago Road, Route 35, in Naples. be having pancake breakfasts as well. See the calendar for where For more information, call 693-6102. and what time.

I would like to thank Ferne Casco/Naples/Raymond American Legion Post #155 Adams for her kind words from Friday, March 23rd • 5:30-7 last week’s letter to the editor. I miss seeing her column.

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their famous Italian Dinner. This PTA fundraiser is fun and a popular tradition at the school. This is the moment that the fifth graders have sort of a rite of passage, when they act as the serving staff for the evening.

There will be seatings at 5:30 and 6:30 p.m., so that all those who come get to enjoy the dinner.

What a dinner it is, with tossed salad, warm rolls, pasta with sauce, meatballs, beverage and dessert. It is possible to make reservations by calling the school or stopping in.

The price of dinner is for adults, $7, students $5 and preschool is free.

After dinner, all are invited to attend the Book Fair, where the school memory book displays pictures from the previous year.

There will also be art, done by the students, to look at along the hallways. Come enjoy this fun event in the Lovell community.

Hey kids, want a great time searching for Easter eggs? On Saturday, March 31, the United Church of Christ will be having “Egg-citement” for all children in town in fifth grade or younger from 10 to 11:30 a.m. There will be crafts, games, door prizes and of course an Easter egg hunt and refreshments. Come and have some fun with friends and family.

On Saturday, April 7, the United Church of Christ Missions Committee will hold an Easter Bake Sale to benefit Camp Susan Curtis from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The goodies, cakes, cookies, cupcakes and other treats will be specially decorated with an Easter and spring theme and colors. Also for sale will be decorated baskets, containing goodies for the sweet tooth. Come and find the right bright and colorful cake or basket all to help the campers at Camp Susan Curtis.

Ha! Spring is in the air, and the Lewis Dana Hill Memorial Library is celebrating the second annual Cabin Fever Breakout Breakfast on Saturday, March 31, at the Old Grange Hall in North Lovell. For $6 for adults and $4 for kids, you can enjoy a breakfast of scrambled eggs, pancakes, hash browns, bacon and sausage coffee, orange juice and milk. Join neighbors and friends and support the library.

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Library will be holding a special event on Thursday, April 5, from 1 to 3 p.m. This event will be a workshop on wax-resist egg dying in time for Easter. Jodi Smith, a library volunteer, will run this program, and recommends this activity only for adults and teenagers, because of the fact that hot wax is involved. More about this next week, but if you’re interested, you can call the library to sign-up.

The Stow Historical Society will be holding a Chowder Fest on Saturday, April 14, at the Saco Valley Fire Station on Route 113, North Fryeburg, with set up from 3 to 4 p.m. and judging at 4:30 p.m. This event is to raise funds to restore the old Stow Town Hall, built in 1841. The cook-off competition will not only serve this purpose but will give a little competition to the local cooks.

There will be two categories — Individuals, with an entry fee of $10; and Businesses/Organizations, with a $15 entry fee. Each chowder entry will be judged and the winner will receive a trophy and the title for the year 2012. There will also be a special people’s choice award, so make sure all your family and friends are there to vote. Each contestant will make one recipe to be judged, and must have available at least two gallons of chowder.

The historical society needs volunteers for this endeavor.

Anyone who would like to serve as a raffle person, judge, sign person, beverage person, and kid’s corner person can contact Dale McConnell Temm at 233-4162 or e-mail at daletemm@gmail.com.

Contact McConnell Temm also for more information or to register for the competition. Anyone wanting to supply desserts can contact Shirley Tata at shirlnorm@yahoo. com. More next week.

April 12 will be the last class for the exercising seniors, who can thank Michael Mendonca for keeping them in shape by continuing to push them to the max.

He and Janice have served the Lovell community well, Michael as Rec Director and Janice as his supporter. The seniors wish them both well in their new endeavors and all the success for Michael in seminary. God bless.

Evening with owls LOVELL — Join with family and friends for an “Evening with Owls” on Saturday, March 24. The Greater Lovell Land Trust will introduce participants to these fascinating, nocturnal creatures. This outdoor program begins with a short hike at the Heald and Bradley Ponds Reserve at Heald Pond in Lovell.

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Participants should meet at the GLLT office at 208 Main Street in Lovell Village at 6:40 p.m., or at the Flat Hill Trailhead at the end of the Heald Pond Road at 7 p.m. This is an activity for all ages and families are encouraged to attend. Participants should be prepared to spend 30-45 minutes in the woods and dress appropriately. Headlamps or flashlights are important for the short hike and snowshoes should not be needed.

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‘Pirates of Penzance’ Keystone Kop-like capers of the Police Sergeant (Jared Curtis and Josh Knox) and bumbling English bobbies will keep you laughing and singing throughout.

Skilled cast support comes from Cam Arsenault, Dylan Balestra, Reed Bridge-Koenigsberg, Ryan Donkin, Griffin Dubrule, Mostafa Hassan, Gaelon Kolczynski, Omran Nawfal, Derrek Schrader and Austin Villaneuevo. To this, add performances in supporting roles by Katie Caulfield, Monica Cavillion, Taylor Cronin, Caitlin Harden, Momo Nakamura, Shannon Oliver, Giselle Wallace and Rowan Wallace, and Major General’s Wards: Emily Bartlett, Kendall Dinsmore, Kenya Dubrule, Elise Gianattasio, Kaitlynn Harmon, Nele Haunschild, Taniesha Higgins, Erin Holsten, Molly Hook, Kacy Huntress, Samantha LaMontagne, Abby Lucy, Carolyn Lucy, Camilla Pasolli, Maggie Rickert, Abby Thompson, Elisabeth Waugh and Amie Worcester.

Advance tickets are $6 students and $8 adults ($2 less than at the door), and are available at The Good Life Market in Raymond, Lake Region High School in Naples, and at The Lake Region House of Pizza and Bridgton Books in Bridgton.

Lake Region High School Drama Club students rehearse a dance number from the spring musical Pirates of Penzance, set for March 29-31 in the LRHS Auditorium.

Kids theatre, chorus Hey, Kids! Ask your parents to bring you to sign up for the Lake Region Children’s Community Theatre & Chorus on Sunday, April 1 from 1 to 3 p.m.

Children ages five through 12 will be able to take part in theatre, chorus and comedy productions.

The sign-ups will take place at 32 Main Street in the former William F. Perry House on Main Hill in Bridgton. Hope to see you there!

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‘She Stoops to Conquer’ at PAC FRYEBURG — The National Theater of London Live in HD season continues with She Stoops to Conquer broadcast live at the Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center on Thursday, March 29, at 2 p.m.

There will also be an encore screening at 7 p.m.

Tickets are $18 for adults, $15 for seniors (65-plus) and $10 for students and may be purchased at the box office by calling 935-9232 or online at www.fryeburgacademy.org/pac.

Group discounts are available to parties of 10 or more.

The theater is located at 18 Bradley Street on the Fryeburg Academy campus. Parking is free.

Hardcastle, a man of substance, looks forward to acquainting his daughter with his old pal’s son with a view to marriage. But thanks to playboy Lumpkin, he’s mistaken by his prospective son in-law Marlow for an innkeeper, his daughter for the local barmaid. The good news is, while Marlow can barely speak to a woman of quality he’s a charmer with those of a different stamp. And

so, as Hardcastle’s indignation intensifies, Miss Hardcastle’s appreciation for her misguided suitor soars. Misdemeanors multiply, love blossoms, mayhem ensues.

One of the great, generoushearted and ingenious comedies of the English language, Goldsmith’s She Stoops to Conquer offers a celebration of chaos, courtship and the dysfunctional family.

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many families in this unsure economy, the cost of pay-per-bag would be too much for them.

Staci asked the selectmen, “If we can’t find ways to make money in this economy, how are we supposed to pay for the trash (bags)?”

Former selectman Bob McHatton pointed out that other attempts to have the town recycle more by proposing pay-per-bag or mandatory recycling failed each time by a nearly 4 to 1 vote.

Staci’s mother, Karen Ziminsky, said her trash disposal business will not be affected if the town goes to pay-per-bag.

Referring to the previous defeats by the voters, Karen stated, “I don’t know how many times ‘no” has to be ‘no.”

George Driscoll said he and his wife own three lots in a rural area of Bridgton where they regularly find other people’s trash thrown away on their properties.

“We are ‘rich in harvesting’ other people’s trash, in the form of 55-gallon drums, cable wheels and the like,” said Driscoll. “I wouldn’t like to see us go to payper-bag, or we’ll have an even ‘richer harvest.’”

David MacFarland said he, too, is concerned about the cost of trash bags for families with children — at $104 per year (two large bags per week).

MacFarland said he is in favor of recycling “100%” but that he would like to see Bridgton make recycling “more attractive” to its citizens.

“I think there’s ways we can make this work,” MacFarland said.

Adam Grant questioned the predicted savings to the town of $69,000, particularly if about $29,000 of that would be used to purchase specific bags for use by citizens.

“That’s ($69,000) a lot of money,” said Grant, “but, it’s not a lot of money when considering the whole spectrum of the town.”

Bruce White, of the Maine State Planning Office, attended Tuesday night’s informational meeting, saying, “Pay-per-bag, or pay-as-you-throw, is in your control — you’re in control of your goals…Exciting things are happening with recycling in our rural state. You’ve got hard decisions to make, but I’ve seen recycling efforts in Maine communities take off.”

Selectman Paul Hoyt reiterated that he would prefer to call it the “bonus bag” method of recycling, saying most people who regularly recycle would qualify for free or bonus bags.

Selectman Woody Woodward said that, over the years, the town has tried to figure out how to increase recycling efforts — especially by going to single-sort recycling.

As Woodward sees it, he said, “Either we give an incentive to recycle, or a disincentive not to recycle — but the big thing is we want people to recycle — it’s good for the community, it’s good for (lower) taxes and it’s good for the planet. If people would choose to recycle, we wouldn’t have to choose to do anything.

We’ve got to get people to realize this is a community problem and we need to get the community involved.”

Selectman Bernie King said he has already had some people tell him they “don’t like it (recycling) crammed down their throats.”

Chairman Triglione ended the meeting by asking if people would object to having the town require the use of “clear, transparent trash bags” so transfer station employees could see what is not being recycled.

“It would give the attendants at the transfer station the opportunity to review what everyone’s throwing in the trash (hopper) — and we could mandate it, at that point, and it would take the pain off pay-per-bag and we could make some strides,” said Chairman Triglione.

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20, with selectmen saying they will discuss at an upcoming board meeting whether or not to forward the Recycling Committee’s recommendation to enact payper-bag recycling to voters at the June annual town meeting.

Selectmen Chairman Arthur Triglione Sr. said board members want to have a chance to digest all of the comments they heard Tuesday night before rendering their decision.

Recycling Committee Cochairman Mahlon Johnson, who has served for seven years as Bridgton’s representative on the ecomaine Board of Directors, said the Committee’s research found there are three ways to address the need to improve recycling — mandatory recycling, curbside pick-up or pay-per-bag.

“The main reason we chose to recommend pay-per-bag,” said Johnson, “is because it works.”

Saying there are now 141 communities throughout Maine that have pay-per-bag recycling, Johnson stated, “That number (of 141 towns) is growing. The more we recycle, the more we save on (solid waste) disposal costs. With pay-per-bag, everyone plays by the same rules…Let us send a message to the non-recyclers that we mean business — we want people to play by the rules or pay the price.”

Johnson asked people to forget how the town has four times turned down pay-per-bag or mandatory recycling proposals.

“We live in a New World, a new Century, with new ways and we need to make new decisions,” said Johnson. “Let’s give our support to pay-per-bag recycling, and the town will be richer for it.”

Staci Ziminsky, whose family has been in the business of trash collecting for almost 30 years, said she and her fiancé, who is currently unemployed, have four children to support but they have always recycled and plan to continue.

However, Staci said that, like

SEBAGO — A Turkey Pot Pie Supper to benefit the family of John Porter will be held on Saturday, March 31, from 5 to 6:30 p.m. at Sebago Town Hall.

The supper is sponsored by the Sebago Volunteer Association and costs $7 for adults and $4 for kids age 10 and under.

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By Gail Geraghty Staff Writer DENMARK — In the very competitive arena where Homeland Security grants are made, the town of Denmark has scored a home run. The town won a $200,925 U.S. Department of Homeland Security grant to buy a new tanker truck, and on Tuesday, voters at a special town meeting agreed to accept it.

They also agreed to appropriate $30,000 from the town’s surplus account, which is more than enough money to cover the required 5% in federal matching funds. Town Manager Ephrem Paraschak said only $10,575 was required, but $30,000 was needed because the new tanker truck will cost around $230,000.

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WATERFORD — An AARP Driver Safety Course for drivers 50 years of age and older will be presented from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the Waterford Town Hall, 366 Valley Road, Waterford, on Tuesday, April 24. The course is being hosted by the Waterford Grange #479.

Registration is required, preferably by April 3; call Mary Delorenzo at 583-4490 or Tom Harvey at 597-2331. Class size is limited to 25 people, accepted on a first-come, first-served basis.

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The course helps older drivers learn how to adjust their driving to age-related changes in vision, hearing and reaction time. It will also teach defensive driving techniques, new traffic laws and rules of the road.

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With the help of student choreographers Emma Walker, Savannah DeVoe and Rowan Wallace, Director Long and the LRHS Drama Club are excited to present the comic musical The Pirates of Penzance, which opens Thursday, March 29, at 7 p.m. at the Lake Region High School Auditorium. Subsequent performances will be on Friday, March 30 and Saturday, March 31 at 7 p.m., and matinees on Saturday, March 31 and Sunday, April 1 at 2 p.m.

Gilbert and Sullivan’s raucous tale is about a band of tenderhearted pirates and an apprentice named Frederic, played by Ethan Strain and Alex Meneses.

When Frederic meets Mabel (Emma Walker and Savannah DeVoe), daughter of the hilariously pompous Major General Stanley (Derrick Klecman and Mason Kluge-Edwards), and the two young people fall instantly in love, complications arise and high-spirited antics ensue.

The pirates, led by the swashbuckling Pirate King (Jack Mills and Ethan Kidd), and the

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School board adds to budget (Continued from Page A)

$600,000 was added back into the budget. SAD 61 Finance Coordinator Sherrie Small indicated that for every $100,000, the cost to the towns would be: $37,000 to Bridgton; $22,000 to Casco; $27,000 to Naples; and $14,000 to Sebago.

“If we were to increase the budget by $600,000, forget about passing the budget. It will not pass,” said Casco Director Laurie Mondville. “I am confident it would not pass in Casco.

We can swallow a small increase in Casco, but not that much.”

Director Merritt pointed out that the true problem is not the district’s spending; it has been more about the loss of state revenue, which has resulted in a greater burden on local taxpayers.

Monday was the school board’s turn to weigh a variety of items placed on the Leadership Team’s “wish list.” Decisions made Monday night resulted in the addition of $186,000 to the proposed budget. Items discussed included: • Reinstatement of Sebago Elementary principal ($33,000).

Citing transportation concerns to keeping the status quo until a decision is made about Sebago Elementary’s future, directors restored funding to keep the Principal/Teacher position at SES. Superintendent Beecher noted that the school has always had a “principal” overseeing the administration of the school.

Mondville said the decision to use the Songo Locks principal to oversee two schools and use a Head Teacher to be the main administrator in her absence was both a cost-savings measure for a school with an enrollment at under 100, as well as an answer to the public’s suggestion last year to cut administrative costs.

Under the state’s Essential Programs and Services funding model, it calls for one principal for 305 students.

The motion to restore funding for the principal/teacher at SES passed 8-4.

• Increased Ed Tech IIIs at the K-2 elementary level from 6.5 to 9 ($63,000). With some children failing to meet standards, Naples Director Janice Barter feels Ed Techs are in need. She suggested that the Ed Techs be used initially to assist at the kindergarten level early in the school year to help children get acclimated and “brought up

Past budgets and state subsidy Past SAD 61 budgets

Year/General Fund/Inc. or Dec. 2012-2013, $26,003,952, up 0.47% 2011-2012, $25,882,500, up 2.65% 2010-2011, $25,216,486, down 1.45% 2009-2010, $25,431,571, 0% 2008-2009, $25,331,558, down 2.75% 2007-2008, $26,042,791, up 5% 2006-2007, $24,802,658, up 0.25% • Seven-year average budget increase = 0.66%

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Year/Subsidy/Gain or Loss 2012-2013, $1,736,824, gain $893,588 (preliminary) 2011-2012, $834,133, loss of $359,439 2010-2011, $1,193,572, loss of $814,958 2009-2010, $2,008,530, loss of $1,073,928 2008-2009, $3,082,458, loss of $2,447,964 2007-2008, $5,530,422, loss of $833,300 2006-2007, $6,363,722, loss of $308,909 • Seven-year average state subsidy loss = $706,416 to speed.” The Ed Techs would then be “shuffled” to other grade levels where “needs exist.”

Mondville said she could support adding more Ed Techs only if the school’s principal was given the flexibility to place the support staff where needed.

If the Ed Techs were to be used exclusively for kindergarten, Mondville said she would not support the measure.

Casco Director Donna Norton said she would have no trouble defending the decision to fund nine Ed Techs to taxpayers.

“I believe this is the best way to spend money to increase our children’s outcomes,” she said.

Directors debated whether to go with 12 Ed Tech IIIs, which was deemed the “ideal” set-up.

“We will utilize anyone you give to us to the full advantage,” Stevens Brook Elementary School Principal Cheryl Turpin said.

The motion passed by a 7-5 vote.

• Added two Ed Tech IIIs for Grade 4 at Stevens Brook and Grade 5 at Songo Locks ($55,000).

Traditionally, SAD 61 has attempted to keep class sizes in the 17 to 19 range. Next year, two fourth grade classes at Stevens Brook are projected to be at 23 or 24. Songo Locks will have three fifth grade classes at 24. Ideally, principals would ask for an additional teacher to drop the class size. However, the cost would reach $100,000 to do so.

As a compromise, administrators felt an Ed Tech could be used to bring additional support, at half the cost.

Some directors, however, want to stick with past prac-

Streetlights hearing FRYEBURG — The Fryeburg Board of Selectmen will hold a public hearing tonight on the proposed shutting off of certain streetlights around town.

The public hearing will begin at 6 p.m. tonight (March 22) at the American Legion Hall on Bradley Street.

The selectmen will hold a regular board meeting, immediately following the public hearing.

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(Continued from Page A) The new tanker will replace a homemade farm truck tanker that was built in 1972. The Denmark Fire Department’s other vehicles are two engines and a forestry truck. Previous to this grant, the most they would have ever received from Homeland Security was seven air packs — the kind of less expensive accessory equipment that comprises most typical Homeland Security grants.

When the town learned it had won the grant for a new tanker truck, “It surprised everybody,” said Paraschak. It was the second year in a row that Paraschak had submitted the request.

tice and supported funding two teachers. Initially, after a weighted vote (to break a 6-6 tie), the measure passed 479464.

But, Bridgton Director Cindy LeBlanc, who had supported the teacher proposal, later asked to reconsider the vote. Directors then voted 8-3 to add two Ed Techs rather than hire two teachers.

• Expansion of the Diversified Occupations program to eighth grade ($18,000). Lake Region Vocational Director Rosie Schacht is working to develop the program with other sending schools, SAD 55 (Sacopee Valley) and SAD 72. Each school district would contribute $18,000. The program would initially support 12 students — four from each school district — but could be expanded in the future based on need.

• Reinstatement of curriculum supplies and books ($10,000).

• Reinstate band positions at the high school ($7,000). This money will allow high school band director Paul Greenstone to offer more individualized instrumental lessons.

“If we want to bring in a new player to the band, right now, there would be no time to teach him or her,” Greenstone said.

Director Barter knows firsthand how students find some new doors of opportunity open because they were exposed to other instruments. Barter’s son, Trent, was a drummer. He decided to take up bass guitar.

Next month, Trent (on guitar) and his band will play at the Hard Rock Café in Boston.

The motion passed 10-0.

Directors will now take the proposed general fund budget of $26,239,952 and adult education budget of $602,052 to the public for action on May 15.

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tent of the amendment, but that it should have come to selectmen first. They pointed out that it is not the committee’s job to implement the plan, but to update it.

After Danis’s motion was approved, Watkins made a motion suggesting substantial revisions to the document given to them by selectmen. He suggested removing all reference to a “charge,” noting that, as far as he is aware, no other town-appointed committee has been given a written charge.

Member Fred Packard went further in agreeing with Watkins that no other committee has ever had a charge, and said that, if anything, a mission statement should suffice.

Referring to the Feb. 28 meeting and Berkowitz, Packard said, “I do feel we were being treated like a bunch of fifth graders by a bunch of fifth graders who were listening to the wrong person.”

Berkowitz disputed those statements in a later telephone interview. He said that the Budget Committee and the Investment Committee both were given charges at the start of their work. At last Thursday’s Sewer Committee meeting, he suggested that committee also develop a charge.

Watkins’ motion, which was tabled until their next meeting on Monday, March 26, also removed

Berkowitz’s language requiring members to maintain, for at least five years, any e-mail correspondence from one member to another on home computers, as well as language barring the meeting of a few select members at someone’s house as a violation of the Rightto-Know law.

A so-called “Sunset” provision, providing that the committee would go out of existence once they have delivered a final plan to voters, was kept intact, although several members believe their work should be ongoing, so that the updated plan’s recommendations will have the best chance of being implemented. Selectmen envision the Community Development Committee doing the implementation work, however, perhaps by expanding their committee to include several of the comprehensive plan members who are interested in continuing.

Comprehensive Plan Committee member Chuck Renneker said that, as far as he was concerned, “this is all about control,” referring to Berkowitz.

“The town manager is simply upset because something happened that he couldn’t control,” he added, noting that Berkowitz called selectmen into an emergency executive session “within hours” of learning that the committee had taken Zaidman’s proposed amendment directly to the

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Sheriff Kevin Joyce said, “Spring has arrived early, and motorcyclists are out in droves. The secondary roads are especially hazardous, due to potholes and left over sand on the roads from winter treatments.”

Harry Milton, of Portland, lost control on Douglas Mountain Road around 12:30 p.m. here March 18, was ejected from his motorcycle and sustained a head injury and abrasions, according to Sheriff Joyce.

Joyce said Milton, whose injuries are not life threatening, was not wearing a helmet.

“Additionally, joggers, bicyclists and other persons are out on the roadways and we ask that, as a reminder, drivers exercise caution being aware of the increased motorcycle and pedestrian traffic,” said Sheriff Joyce. “Please take the time to take a second look before proceeding through intersections and while making turns.”

planning board.

“We don’t need a charge. We’re doing just fine,” said Renneker.

Danis agreed, saying that if the committee didn’t take a stand against accepting a charge that it would “open a door” toward requiring all town-appointed committees to have a charge imposed upon them.

Renneker appeared to favor some kind of compromise, however, noting that “we were appointed by selectmen, and we’re responsible to them.”

That prompted Zaidman to say that “First, we should answer to the people of this town, and then to selectmen. This committee can’t do anything different. This is wasting our time once again.”

Renneker reiterated, referring to selectmen, “They are our bosses,” even though “I can dig my heels in as well as anyone else.” Terry said she supported the intent of Danis’s motion, but voted against it because it sounded too harsh. “I would soften the language.”

That’s when Watkins suggested revising the document to change it into a mission statement, “and no longer use the word charge.”

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A Rep’s View

by Richard Cebra State Representative

Obamacare threatens to sink the USS America

Congresswoman Chellie Pingree has some explaining to do.

On March 14, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) revealed that the cost of the so-called Obamacare initiative has doubled. Two years ago, when the Affordable Care Act passed the U.S. House of Representatives by a razor thin margin — with no Republican votes — we were told that the 10-year cost of the plan would be $940 billion. Democrats turned cartwheels around the Capitol because the grand total came in under $1 trillion. President Obama said if the cost had been higher, he would not have signed the bill.

It is now clear that the Democrats deliberately used phony numbers to drag this monstrosity across the line. The nonpartisan CBO was told to “score” the 10-year cost — from 2011 to 2020. But Obamacare does not start until 2014, so the CBO’s projection actually accounted for just six years’ cost.

Now we’re told that Obamacare will cost $1.76 trillion from 2013 to 2022, the first nine years. Most likely the total from 2014 to 2023 will exceed $2 trillion, considering that the 2022 cost is now pegged at $265 billion.

As one Republican congressman said in the wake of the recent revelation, “The CBO’s revised cost estimate indicates that this massive government intrusion into America’s health care system will be far more costly than originally claimed.

The law’s true cost to American taxpayers is part of a series of promises President Obama and Democrats in Congress made that will be broken.”

Rep. Pingree was an enthusiastic supporter of Obamacare.

She is, after all, a liberal’s liberal.

But in light of this frightening new CBO projection, it is fair to ask her if she would have voted for Obamacare if she had known its true cost.

If she says “yes,” ask her how we’re going to pay for this.

We already have a $16 trillion national debt that we can’t repay, not to mention budget deficits running consistently over $1 trillion per year. President Obama has added some $5 trillion in additional debt since taking office, and Obamacare will add mightily to our disintegrating financial condition.

Let’s remember also that the newly-revised projections may be too low. The feds are famous for huge economic mistakes.

Medicare, for instance, costs 500% more than originally estimated.

If Pingree says “no,” that she would have opposed it if she knew the real price tag, ask her if she’s willing to publicly denounce the law and demand a vote for repeal. Let’s also ask her what’s going to happen to Medicare. To fund Obamacare, the feds plan to cut about $500 billion from this critical health program for senior citizens. The money will be used instead to subsidize insurance premiums for uninsured people.

Will that $500 billion cut force health rationing for seniors? Will they be told that Medicare has run out of money? These are big questions, and Rep. Pingree’s constituents deserve to hear her answers.

You might also ask Rep. Pingree how the states are going to pay for the 17 million people who will be added to Medicaid under Obamacare. The states can’t even afford their current Medicaid enrollments. Witness Maine, where we’re now struggling with yet another enormous cost overrun in MaineCare, the state’s name for Medicaid.

This national Medicaid explosion will financially crush states that are already on the ropes. If Rep. Pingree tells you that the feds will cover the cost for those 17 million people (that’s the plan for the first two years) ask her where Washington will get the money. The feds are bankrupt, with a debt that exceeds the value of our entire economy. Does she want us to end up like Greece, with riots in the streets and an enraged population?

What we are seeing with Obamacare is political insanity.

Start with President Obama himself. What kind of man looks at a fast-growing $16 trillion debt and proposes nothing to bring spending under control? Not only does he do nothing to reign in entitlements, which we can barely sustain, he actually throws the mother of all entitlements on top of the pile.

As for Congress and Rep. Pingree, what sort of people flatout lie to the country about a hideously complicated program that we didn’t want in the first place — a program that does nothing to control the cost of health care and will ultimately tax us into the poorhouse?

Our country is in peril. If the Supreme Court does not strike down the Obamacare law, and if Congress can’t repeal it, the good ship USS America will take on water and begin to sink.

State Rep. Rich Cebra (RNaples) is the House chairman of the Transportation Committee.

Bird Watch

by Jean Preis News Columnist

Confused?

Every year when the calendar claims it is spring, we usually have snow on the ground and solid ice covering the lake.

Today, the sun is shining and it’s 70 degrees outside, there is almost no snow, and there is some open water in the cove.

It’s hardly surprising that we feel a bit confused. A couple of days ago, when I could not tolerate another minute indoors, I got the bamboo rake out of the basement and started raking the lawn. Something was missing, though, when I realized I was not hearing the harsh, abrupt FEE bee call of the eastern phoebe, one of the first spring migrants to arrive.

Then I remembered that it’s only March, and phoebe is not expected in our yard until April. Goldfinches were mak-

ing happy chittering sounds, and I heard the sweet, drawnout DeeeDeee call of the chickadee, but there was no phoebe.

Our neighborhood crows are enjoying sailing on the mild breeze over our yard. One crow calls from the top of the big pine, sounding more like a child imitating a crow than the real thing. When another crow calls from somewhere up on the hill, the one in the pine spreads its wings, falls forward into the air, and glides away. A pine siskin calls from high in another pine tree, a rising zreeee sound, and from the direction of the woods I hear a red-breasted nuthatch calling its nasal beep beep.

Several times in recent weeks, folks have told me

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CATKINS of the speckled alder frame the path as Earth Notes writer Anna McGreavy makes a daily ritual of exploring the wild places close to her home.

An Equinox

By Anna McGreavy

It is on a cold February morning when I begin this article. The fire is stoked, and heat radiates off the cast iron woodstove into the living room. In my nest of comforters on the couch, I wait for the warmth to reach me. I alternate between sipping coffee and scribbling poetry in my notebook in an effort to relieve my busy mind of its ramblings.

Mostly, I think about the changes taking place in my life: transitions at work, going back to school, a new boyfriend, a new housemate, maybe a new dog, writing my first Earth Notes column…

It is time to go for a walk outside.

I pull on my jacket, hat and over-boots and step onto the porch into the kinetic air. Protected by two layers of clothing, I feel well prepared for what will be a chillier, windier journey. Over the winter, I packed a snowshoe path from my front porch, into the white pine grove at the edge of my property, and down the hill to Bradley Brook. As I step off the porch and begin down the trail, the grommets on the soles of my over-boots crunch into the snow, creating a rhythmic pattern of sound like that of a metronome. It is moving meditation all the way until I

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reach the brook, where I stop for a moment to watch the water. I inhale, feeling the cool winter air flow through my sinuses and deep into my lungs, purifying the cells inside. I exhale a smooth, cleansing breath, and then continue on, snaking through the stand of birch, beech, and maple trees.

In the woods, the wind is broken by the evenly spaced deciduous trunks, but when I emerge onto ITS 80 to follow the trail across the new snowmobile bridge, I can hear it whipping across the fields and flood plain in the distance. I have traveled this path through every season and in every kind of weather.

Although the path itself remains a constant, the scenery and experiences are ever changing.

Eventually, the snowmobile trail parallels the Cold River. It is hedged with bare and knotted branches of flowering dogwoods and speckled alders. The twisted branches tremble slightly as they protect, but it is only the wind, the slow river, and I moving through this frozen landscape.

When I finally pass through a last barrier of White Birches into the open field, an instantaneous gust of wind hits, causing me to gasp. It is as though the air is bursting around me, while a deafening whir consumes my

“Earth Notes” is an outgrowth of a deep ecology discussion group. Writers reflect a delight in and concern for the earth and are individually responsible for opinions and information. Community members are invited to submit articles. E-mail jschap@ localnet.com for details. ears. Somehow, the cold air permeates my jacket and quickly seeps through the fibers of my under layers. It is as though the cool breeze is flowing into and around every cell in my body: cooling, cleansing, and refreshing me from the inside out. My eyes tear from the rush of cold.

The yellow-white light of the sun approaching vernal equinox bleaches the blue sky and magnifies the glare of the snow. I squint to see the mountainous panorama across the glowing white expanse. The intensity and energy of the moment leaves me feeling renewed. I turn to let the breeze usher me home.

It has been less than two weeks since I started this article, and already so much has changed.

I have taken a vacation from work, finished my application for school, fallen in love for the first time, decided to live alone, with no dog, and have finished my first Earth Notes column.

Today, I wear a t-shirt and jeans on my walk down the trail to Bradley Brook and onto ITS

80. My over-shoes make squishing sounds as they suction into the thawing earth. The dark brown riverbanks are exposed and barely contain the fast-moving, swollen brook, which sloshes around bends and rushes over downed trees and carefully crafted beaver dams. Instead of the frozen stillness, I hear the flapping of wings against the water as ducks take flight, and the honking of Canada geese overhead.

The myriad of spring birdsong is returning. In the field, humid air vents up from the soggy grasses, steeped in snowmelt, while the dry milkweed stalks nourish the new growth emerging all around them.

From the invigorating winter wind, to the lazy awakening of spring, the world is perpetually changing. Sometimes the experience is harsh and rugged, sometimes peaceful and calm, but amidst it all there is balance, a point when everything is equal when no difference exists between the darkness of night and light of day.

Sitting alone in a quiet room

“All men’s miseries derive from not being able to sit in a quiet room alone,” said Blaise Pascal more than 350 years ago. My first thought was that it seems a dubious claim. All men’s miseries? I knew Pascal was an accomplished mathematician and would likely have been as precise about his language as he was about his numbers. This, however, was more of a philosophical statement than a mathematical proof. It bugged me that I couldn’t fathom his meaning at first. I suspected he was referring to people’s ability to ponder things eternal.

Pascal was especially proficient in probability, which some claim he invented. He’s perhaps most famous for “Pascal’s Wager” quoted here: “Belief (in God) is a wise wager. Granted that faith cannot be proved, what harm will come to you if you gamble on its truth and it proves false? If you gain, you gain all; if you lose, you lose nothing.

Wager, then, without hesitation, that He exists.”

What’s implied is that should one wager that God doesn’t exist as understood in Christian faith, then live a debauched life and die to discover there really is a God, he would lose everything and spend eternity in Hell. I also knew Pascal was a man of faith.

My reading of him indicated that faith was derived not from mathematical proofs, but from grace.

Respected as a man of science, some of his peers would likely have challenged him to justify

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that faith in mathematical language and thus he came up with was his famous wager.

The wager was easy enough to understand, even for this mathematically-retarded writer. Though some may not agree with it, anyone can comprehend it whether atheist, agnostic, or believer — but what was this about human misery caused by not being able to sit in a quiet room alone? Did he mean individual human misery, or that collective misery perpetrated by nations or cultures?

Gradually I’ve been able to glean more meaning. Won’t say I fully get it yet, but observing my fellow Americans over the past 10 or 15 years, I’m getting clues.

Early clues came watching young people with portable electronic devices. Playing beep-beep games on little boxes, they were completely absorbed, ignoring their surroundings. Others were plugged into devices pouring sounds into their ears, some of them innocuous, but others angry and degrading. Their attention was exclusively on those sounds, excluding all other sensory input — and their own thoughts. It bothered me.

Then came cell phones.

Anybody my age remembers when there was no such thing as a cell phone. But after a dozen years or so, my wife, myself, and my elderly mother were the only people I knew who didn’t have one. I finally got one, only because there were hardly any public telephones around anymore, so if I was away from home and needed to call it was my only option. I first became aware of them when seeing people in Boston walking on the sidewalk and talking to someone who wasn’t there, and it bothered me. I was annoyed and couldn’t figure out why.

When strangers are walking on a city sidewalk, we’re together in the same place doing the same thing. We’re each in our own thoughts but we’re aware of each other. We learn not to make eye contact but we’re usually aware.

If someone was distressed others would assist or call for help.

When they’re engaged in animated conversation with someone far away, however, they’re not fully present and that bothered me.

Then I’d think: so what? They’re strangers. Why should what they

do annoy me? As long as they’re not bumping into me, why should I care? If the person being spoken to on the other end of the line were physically present on the sidewalk it wouldn’t bother me, so what difference should it make if the other person is somewhere else?

It’s not rational, I know, but I was kind of insulted. I resented that a person whom I’d never met and would not likely ever see again, was choosing to converse with someone else instead of walking along silently with me.

While there are likely some benefits to follow from increased communication between people, I also sensed a fundamental shift in human behavior both individual and collective that didn’t bode well. Then, I would ponder Pascal’s observation about sitting alone.

Now, we have smart phones, which combine beep-beep games with cell phone technology, as well as countless other capabilities and they’re ubiquitous.

Traveling through airports or on elevators, or subways, people everywhere concentrate on their smart phones.

I cannot gauge whether American ability to sit in a quiet room alone is increasing, decreasing, or is static. I sense, however, that it’s declining precipitously and it bothers me.

Tom McLaughlin of Lovell is a retired U.S. History teacher. He can be reached at tommclaughlin@fairpoint.net

Opinions

Letters

County jail

To The Editor: Much has been said in the press lately about the “evening sojourn” of two of the inmates in the Cumberland County Jail.

It is true this was an inexcusable lapse by those in charge, officers on duty at the time and policies within the system. This should not happen and actions are being taken to prevent this from occurring again.

However, this was one event in a long history of safe, secure and proper handling of inmates within the county jail. The jail was built in 1994 and over that time, very few events have transpired causing any safety concerns. In the past year, the Cumberland County Jail has housed 11,131 persons, some of whom are the “worst of the worst,” including federal prisoners from around the country, murderers and rapists.

The staff provides a safe, healthy environment for the inmates on a 24/7/365 basis, often dealing with abusive situations to themselves.

In the past year, the county transported 6,262 adults to the county courthouse, 13 to Bridgton District Court, 12 to Bath District Court, and 417 juveniles to all courts for hearings, safely and without incident.

All too often, one negative event far exceeds the positives done by those who serve the public faithfully and safely each and every day, often putting their own lives and safe being in harm’s way. You can rest assured the events leading to this “sojourn” will be investigated and remedied, but we should also keep in mind and thank the officers protecting our public safety in our jails and in the line of duty on the streets every day. They chose the profession of public safety and should be applauded for their choice and thanked for their service.

Susan Witonis Chairwoman, Cumberland County Board of Commissioners Peter Crichton Cumberland County Manager

The column recollected our fight against the government in the 1980s to bury expended nuclear fuel rods in the granite beneath our feet. We won that fight.

At the end of the column, he questioned the costs to store “spent fuel rods, or to dispose of them — if we ever figure out how.” Fifty-two years ago (1960), I started my “Advanced Naval Nuclear Power Training” at what was then called the National Reactor Test Station near Idaho Falls. Part of that training included a tour of ECF (Expended Core Facility), which did the mechanical disassembly of used fuel rods. The parts containing the uranium fuel were then shipped a mile down the road to CPP (Chemical Processing Plant), where the unused fuel was recovered. Note that only 3% of the fuel is depleted during normal core life. Why in the world would the government want to stick the remaining 97% in the ground anywhere? It is much cheaper to recover nuclear fuel than it is to mine it and then centrifuge out the desirable isotopes.

Great Britain, France, Japan, etc. all recycle their fuel rods.

Maybe we should learn how they do it. Oh yeah, I forgot, we taught them how.

H.L. (Hal) Bartke Bridgton

Double standard

To The Editor: Why do the majority of our Bridgton selectmen believe they can follow to a set of standards that differ from the standards they want everyone else to uphold?

If you watched or attended the board of selectmen’s hearing on Tuesday, you were able to witness several examples of this double standard.

The meeting began with an acknowledgement from the chairman that the board met in an emergency executive session that “may” not have been legal.

The board of selectmen and management preach “transparency” while they hold a secret meeting that clearly violated state statutes.

They want accountability from their appointed volunteers while offering nothing more than a statement from the chairman that it won’t “happen again” after the chairman referenced To The Editor: the questionable legality of their Crunching up paper for the meeting. fireplace, I noticed a column by They purport a desire to “work Tom McLaughlin dated March together” while they divide the 24, 2011, titled “Nuclear Power.”

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The board of selectmen indicated that they did not have any issue with the content of the motion made by the Bridgton Comprehensive Planning Committee to the planning board, which has caused all of the controversy. The board of selectmen say it was an issue of the comprehensive planning committee “exceeding their charge” that justified the emergency meeting.

(It became abundantly clear at the meeting that there was never a clear charge from the board of selectmen, which is why much of the discussion centered around adopting a charge).

If you expect the electorate to believe this, why didn’t the board of selectmen simply issue a statement to the effect that the board of selectmen feels that the comprehensive planning committee “may” have exceeded their authority and make sure it does not “happen again”? These words were sufficient for the board of selectmen to explain away the violation of state statutes. They should be sufficient for the questionable violation of “exceeding” an ambiguous charge.

As the elected leaders of this community, you need to set the example and lead with the same standard you expect from those volunteers that spend countless hours working to make this town a better place.

Mark Lopez Citizen and taxpayer Bridgton

Special Olympics

To The Editor: Being the mother of two Special Olympian athletes, I would like to thank Shawnee Peak for making the Regional Special Olympics possible. They were very gracious hosts whose administrators and staff were very friendly and accommodating. The kitchen staff is to be commended for their organization and delicious meals, which

was a feat in itself.

Secondly, a huge “thank you” to MaryBeth Sullivan, the coordinator for Landmark Human Resources and all the Landmark staff plus the coaches, whose patience and hard work made each athlete feel very special during and after their events which included skating held at the Bridgton Academy Ice Arena, snowshoeing, crosscountry skiing and alpine skiing, which were held on site.

Thank you again to everyone!

Sharon A. LeBlanc Denmark

Social security

To The Editor: I am almost 89 years old. If I didn’t have Social Security and Medicare, I don’t know what I would do. I am so discouraged when I think that for more than a year, my benefits were debated over and over in Washington. All I heard about was the bickering going on, but none of the conversations seemed to be within earshot of the American people.

What if Congress had decided to cut Social Security? It’s not as though I could go out and work again to supplement my income.

It seems to me that those of us who rely on these programs, who worked all our lives and paid into the system, should feel that we are a bigger part of the picture when our politicians talk about the future of our benefits.

One thing that is encouraging, though, is that AARP is working on this. I filled out a questionnaire about what I think should happen to Social Security and Medicare and I thought that was great. They plan to collect questionnaires from as many of people as possible so we can all share our opinions. I am hopeful that these questionnaires will make a difference if enough of us fill them out. I certainly like the idea of being included since decisions about Medicare and Social Security affect so many of us who are retired and our children, too.

Jane Magnus Windham

Medicare nugget

By Stan Cohen Medicare Volunteer Counselor Separating fact from fiction can be difficult with all the information being directed at people with Medicare.

Recently, some Medicare beneficiaries have complained about an e-mail circulating to the general public. This e-mail falsely claims that the Medicare Part B premium will increase to $247 in 2014 as a result of the Affordable Care Act (ACA).

The ACA does not alter the formula used to calculate Part B premiums. In fact, it is likely to slow the growth rate of these premiums over time by decreasing fraud, waste and abuse, and driving down health care costs through delivery system reforms, such as hospital re-admissions. And the ACA will not reduce guaranteed benefits for Medicare beneficiaries. So be alert for phony announcements that are sure to become more prevalent as the Presidential campaigns gather momentum.

Stan Cohen, a Medicare Volunteer Counselor, is available for free, one-on-one consultations at Bridgton Hospital on Tuesdays from 8:30 to 11 a.m. No appointment is necessary. Alternatively, call the Southern Maine Agency on Aging (800-427-7411) and ask for a Medicare advocate.

CEDAR WAXWINGS are found in Maine all year round.

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they have seen large flocks of waxwings, both cedar and Bohemian, but when I went to look for them I had no luck.

Birds have a way of appearing when we least expect them, though. A week or so ago, I went for a walk up the ridge, bundled up in my winter jacket, wind pants, hat, and mittens.

A familiar high pitched call, a thin buzzy zeeeee…zeeeee, made me look up and, in the tree above me, there was a flock of cedar waxwings.

Cedar waxwings live only in the Western Hemisphere, and can be found in Maine year round. Highly social and nomadic, they live and travel in flocks, and are attracted to areas with abundant crops of the berries and fruits that make up as much as 70 percent of their diet. During the warm months, and into early fall, they breed across the continent from the Atlantic to the Pacific, from Canada to the mountains of northern Georgia. In winter, they move out of the northernmost parts of their range in search of food, sometimes flying as far as South America.

Sleek brown and gray, the cedar waxwing has a crest, a pale yellow belly, a black mask around the eyes, and a bright yellow band at the end of the tail. The undertail feathers are

whitish. The bird’s elegance, and the silky smoothness of its feathers, makes it one of my favorites. The name waxwing refers to the waxy red tips on some secondary wing feathers, that are actually extensions of the feather shaft. Some years ago, Canadian scientists D. James Mountjoy and Raleigh Robertson determined that the number of waxy red feather tips varies among individual birds. Older birds usually have more red tips, tend to nest earlier, produce larger clutches, and fledge more young, while birds with fewer red feather tips tend to be younger and less experienced. Birds choose mates who have a similar number of red tips, so it’s possible the number of red feather tips may function as an easy-to-see status symbol for cedar waxwings, as they scan the flock in winter for potential mates.

One of the things we love about cedar waxwings is their unpredictability, showing up when we least expect them and departing just as suddenly. Like the waxwings, this unseasonably warm spring weather has arrived unexpectedly, and we wonder if it is here to stay, or if it will soon disappear. It’s only March, but it’s 70 degrees outside and there is open water in the cove. To add to the confusion, we heard phoebe calling in our yard this afternoon, two or three weeks ahead of schedule.

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BRIDGTON – 4-unit apartment building in very good condition.

Intown lot on 1.63 acres. Updated and ready to rent! Wonderful opportunity. Live here and be rent free. $149,000.

COUNTRY CAPE

Bridgton – Priced to sell, private home or possible office or small business – Main Street. $148,500.

Denmark – Log home with 10 acres and a mountain view. A showplace!

Furnished. $249,000.

Waterford – A must see. 3-season cottage with privacy, 2-car garage plus shed, 2 BRs, 2 BAs. $78,000.

LARGE HOME IN-LAW AREA

BRIDGTON – Large intown home, move-in condition, 3 bedrooms in main house, large eat-in kitchen, formal dining room, large front-to-back living room with pellet stove, 2-room in-law apartment in the back. Walking distance to Highland Lake beach. $129,000.

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BRIDGTON – Older country cape, ready to move in. Living room has fireplace with built-in bookcases. 3 bedrooms, oak hardwood floors, enclosed back porch. Close to village, skiing and lakes. $129,900.

Waterford – Private home or business. This well-cared-for home has income opportunity. $375,000.

FARMHOUSE – ATTACHED BARN

BRIDGTON – Older farmhouse, intown location. 3 bedrooms, living room, dining room and kitchen.

Unique staircase, built-in dining room hutch. Large attached barn.

House needs some TLC. $88,900.

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LOCAL LAND AVAILABLE 1.7 ac. Hio Ridge Rd.............................................................$29,000 1 ac. Off Hio Ridge Rd..........................................................$33,500 1.7 ac. Hio Ridge Rd.............................................................$34,900 1.8 ac. Hio Ridge Rd.............................................................$49,900 .84 ac. Moose Pond beach....................................................$99,999 6.2 ac. Del Chadborne Rd.....................................................$45,000 6.1 ac. Del Chadborne Rd.....................................................$44,900 .7 ac. 302 visibility, Mt. view.................................................$25,900 3.2 ac. w/ Camper RV ..........................................................$45,000 13.7 ac. Kimball Rd...............................................................$51,900 4 ac. Frost Farm Rd view......................................................$53,900 1 ac. Lombardo Drive............................................................$33,500 1 ac. view of lake..................................................................$20,000 34 ac. Field & Wooded.......................................................$150,000 118 ac. View, Field..............................................................$295,000 1.1 ac. subdivision................................................................$10,900 67 ac. w/Timber value...........................................................$99,500 4.3 ac. near Stearns Pond.....................................................$35,000 1 ac. near Shawnee Peak......................................................$29,900 2 ac. w/drive & foundation ...................................................$29,900

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The next steps in the budget

This week, the governor announced his latest effort to keep the budget in balance.

While the last one only looked at the current fiscal year and only at the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), this one looks at the rest of the state government and goes through then end of FY 13 (June 30, 2013).

Some of the major items in the budget are: Cuts: • Eliminating all state funding for Maine Public Broadcasting — $1.7 million.

• 1% cut to Maine Higher Education — $2.4 million.

• Cut 91 positions (45 vacant) at Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center in Bangor — $2.5 million.

• Fund for a Healthy Maine — $4.2 million.

• Cut to General Assistance — funds for towns and cities.

Additional spending (including tax cuts): • Restructure funding at DHHS — $31.6 million.

• Tax cut for retirees —

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$28 million (these take effect in 2014).

• Disaster Funding Assistance — $700,000.

• Computer Crimes Unit — $362,000.

I am personally very gratified to see funding for the additional positions in the Computer Crimes Unit. This was the heart of my bill, LD 1731, and it will go a long way toward rescuing kids who are victims of sexual assault online.

The budget does raise some concerns, however.

The open-ended nature of the cuts to General Assistance is troubling. This is the last resource for people who are truly desperate, and it is administered by the munici-

palities. This could result in additional local property tax burdens on already strapped communities. I also feel that higher education is the basis for building our future and these institutions have already taken some considerable cuts recently.

The proposal to cut taxes on pension income for retirees is also interesting. This is a group who are, by and large, living on fixed incomes, and some tax savings should be passed along to them. This is especially true for retired teachers and state employees, who saw some erosion of their retirement benefits in last year’s budget.

Hearings on this budget will be held on the afternoons

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NAPLES – Wonderful 3-bedroom, 2-bath contemporary ranch located in a desirable subdivision. Private, well-landscaped lot with large deck. Features great layout: open dining/ kitchen/family room, laundry/mudroom, living room, master bedroom with bath. 2-car directentry garage. Close to Naples Village and convenient commute. $174,500. MLS #1037093

HARRISON – Stunning, warm, inviting open concept 4-bedroom home with a serene, private setting! Sunny kitchen and great room with cathedral ceilings and tiled floors with radiant heat. Finished basement with a full bar, spacious family room, game room, workout room, and guest bedroom with a full bath. Near public beach on Long Lake and skiing only 15 minutes away! $234,900. MLS #1044777

Bridgton – Commercial Opportunity – One unit left, located across from Renys on Main Street, Bridgton. Great location to grow your business. $179,500.

Ray Austin 232-0500 (MLS 1012494)

THIS OFFICE IS INDEPENDENTLY OWNED & OPERATED

Bridgton – Absolute One-of-a-kind.

Recently-built Castle on a granite cliff above Long Lake. 200 ft. of private lakefront. 18 acres and views! $1,399,997.

Russ Sweet 693-7281 (MLS 1000304)

Bridgton – A quiet condo community located on Long Lake. 1600 ft. on the lake with gorgeous sandy beach. 3+ bedrooms, 4 baths, fireplace, deck and much more! $385,000.

Nancy Hanson 838-8301 (MLS 1039293)

Casco – Very nice 2-bedroom, 2bath Ranch in Point Sebago Resort location. Enjoy amenities that include 18-hole golf course, Sebago beach and activities for all! $198,000.

Jocelyn O’Rourke-Shane 838-5555 (MLS 1038504)

Harrison – Great Summit Hill farmhouse. 14 acres, views. “Lodge” has massive stone fireplace. Too much to list. This is a must see! $249,000.

J.R. McGinnis 693-7272 (MLS 1028814)

Harrison – Wonderful 4-bedroom, 2.5bath Gambrel on a very private 2.15-acre lot close to the village. Garage, 2 woodstoves. Very clean! $229,900.

Bob Blake 693-7277 (MLS 1026125)

WESTBROOK – Just move in and enjoy! This 1280 sq. ft. single-wide mobile is sure to please. Well-kept. Nice open concept, living/ kitchen/dining room, master suite with bath, 2 more bedrooms, another full bath, deck and shed. Easy commute, close to amenities. $64,900. MLS #1043665

NAPLES – Great Maine Farmhouse with newer roof, vinyl siding, septic. Oversized barn for all of your “Maine Toys,” with views of Sebago Lake from cupola. Beautiful lot with fields and woods.

Lakes and public beaches nearby. $147,000.

MLS #1044959

BRIDGTON – Two Homes for the Price of One! Impressive contemporary home setting on Long Lake with many extras! Open 1st floor with fireplace and all glass. Full basement.

Separate cottage with open floor plan, fireplace, 2nd floor with 2-bed sleeping loft. $539,900.

MLS #999895

naples – Well-cared-for 3-bedroom, 1.5-bath colonial with attached breezeway and 2-car garage.

2632 sq. ft. living space with finished basement, beautifully done in V-match pine. Maple kitchen, granite, big back deck with hot tub., all on ±2.33 acres that are nicely-landscaped with paved drive. $224,900. MLS #1004780

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Bridgton – Equestrian Property. Bring your horses to this wonderful historic property. 5-stall barn has electricity, water, cable, pasture on both sides of the road. $299,999.

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Bridgton – Spectacular Mt. Washington views from this beautiful 4-bedroom, 3.5-bath Ranch. 5-stall horse barn with riding arena, inground pool and pool house. $499,900.

Russ Sweet 939-2938 (MLS 1039003)

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SEBAGO – 36'x60' 2004-built 1-level ranch which was built to be a daycare center on ± 1.64 acres. Sprawling lawn and chain link fence with storage shed. Property has 1.5 baths, kitchen and full basement. Great place for a daycare center or residential home, set up for handicapped access. Great price at $155,900.

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HARRISON – 24 acres with westerly views of Pleasant Mtn. and Long Lake, ready to develop. R.O.W. to Rte. 35. $75,000. MLS #1044393 HARRISON – 19 acres with over 800 ft. of frontage on Rte. 35. 24’x40’ garage on site with electric and septic. $60,000. MLS #1044321 WATERFORD – 4+ acre building lot with westerly views on private road. Drilled well in. $35,000. MLS #11044651 BRIDGTON – 4.5-acre building lot on corner of Rte. 117 and Home Run Road. 350 ft. on Rte. 117. Great visibility. $35,000. MLS #1044597 BRIDGTON – 1.5-acre building lot off Frost Farm Road. Priced to go. $13,000. MLS #1044585 HARRISON – 6-acre building lot at Deer Hill Road and Chasegate Road. Westerly views. $45,000. MLS #1044480

CASCO – ±2-acre lot in good family neighborhood. Property needs to be surveyed and soil tested. Only $24,900. MLS #1043706 CASCO – ±2 acres of land with a R.O.W. to Thomas Pond for Only $37,900. Great price and place to build that home. Survey to be done. MLS #1043632 NAPLES – ±2.4-acre generous-sized lot in a beautiful subdivision of well-cared-for homes with good protective covenants and restrictions. Only $42,900. MLS #1041819 HARRISON – VIEWS, VIEWS, VIEWS – This ± 4.22-acre building lot offers beautiful panoramic views in quiet, rural setting. Great location to build your dream home. $55,900. MLS #931856 SEBAGO – Large lot for a great price, on a town-paved road and in an area of well-caredfor homes. Property located just over the Naples line. $39,900. MLS #1012917

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visualtour.com #0253-3928 Harrison – Stunning log home on the East Shore of Long Lake! Cathedral ceilings, stone fireplace, 4+ bedrooms, 3.5 baths, tile, hardwood, 3-car garage and more. $899,900.

Jocelyn O’Rourke-Shane 838-5555 (MLS 1021485)

Bridgton – Opportunity to develop 40.28± acres with year round chalet near Hospital. Town approved for 58Unit Development. Many possibilities for this Unique Property! $468,300.

Bridgton – Like-new 3-level slopeside ski-in/ski-out townhouse at Shawnee Peak offering huge game room/great room. 3 BAs, open kitchen/living area, decks, and fireplace. Wood & tile floors, walk to ski slopes & lodge. $225,000.

Bridgton – Turnkey 3 BR, 4BA “C” unit townhome with boat slip & beach rights on Moose Pond.

Fireplace, finished basement with wood stove, 1st floor MBR, loft & tennis courts. Seller offering $5000 credit for new carpeting. $269,000.

Bridgton – Bridgton’s finest new neighborhood. Super energy-efficient contemporary. Low maintenance exterior. Lakes, skiing, hiking & 4 season recreation out your doorstep. A green, eco-friendly home built with highest quality & care. $298,900.

Bridgton – Waterfront country living combined with in-town convenience is yours with this 10-room Victorian loaded with character & distinction.

1.5-acre pastoral lot with 200 ft. frontage on Stevens Brook. 4 BRs & in-law apartment. A must see! $129,900.

Denmark – 190 ft. private waterfront cove on lovely Moose Pond! Immaculate, sweet, cozy, well-built logsided home with master bedroom suite. Also has 230 ft. of shared association beach. Sold furnished. Great 4-season getaway. $295,000.

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visualtour.com #0243-6388 Naples – Location! Location! Location!

Investment Opportunity. 3 units with good rental history. Close to Naples Village and Causeway project. Brokerowned. $329,000.

Nancy Hanson 838-8301 (MLS 1027700)

Naples – Turnkey and ready for immediate occupancy. Year round 2-bedroom unit has lovely water views and boat slip on Brandy Pond. Close to village. $249,900.

Nancy Hanson 693-7270 (MLS 1006650)

Naples – Must See! Well-maintained on private setting, 4 bedrooms, 2 baths, daylight basement with laundry and nice finished space for entertaining. $154,900.

Lauri Shane Kinser 310-3565 (MLS 1042873)

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• LAND • visualtour.com #0254-1737 Naples – Attractive and well-cared-for Ranch on .5-acre lot with water rights on Sebago Harbor. Private water and septic. 2-car garage with apartment. $188,700.

Wendy Gallant 615-9398 (MLS 1041880)

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Naples – Enjoy pristine Trickey Pond and this friendly neighborhood. Springfed body of water, sandy swim beach.

3-bedroom cozy cottage with storage building and fire pit. $159,900.

Nancy Hanson 838-8301 (MLS 1039117)

Waterford – Lovingly-maintained and filled with warmth and charm. This home has many unique features and includes 3 bedrooms, 3 baths, fireplace, oversized garage. 3 acres. $169,000.

Nancy Hanson 838-8301 (MLS 1027593)

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Stoneham – Adorable seasonal cottage at water’s edge with 150 ft. private waterfront on Keewaydin Lake.

Gradual sandy entrance with mountain and lake views. $199,900.

Bridgton – Very pretty lot close to Shawnee Peak, area golfing and lovely lakes. Lot has stone walls and small pond. $19,900. Nancy Hanson, 838-8301. (MLS 982129) Harrison – Last available lot in nice Harrison subdivision! Potential views of Long Lake with clearing from this rolling lot! $34,900. Jocelyn O’Rourke-Shane, 838-5555.

(MLS 1041364) Naples – Great, level building lot. 2.15 acres, trees and close to lake. Private. A great spot for your new home in the Lake Region. $27,500. J.R. McGinnis, 393-7272. (MLS 923936) Sebago – REDUCED PRICE – Development potential on this ± 41-acre lot. Borders Hill Brook. Divide or keep as private estate.

Broker-owned. $52,900. Jocelyn O’Rourke-Shane, 838-5555. Scan this QR code with (MLS 1016402) your smart phone…

Call us at 207-693-7000, Toll Free at 1-800-639-2136 it will take you directly to our website. or visit our web site: www.lakesproperties.com

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Bridgton – Good-sized 3-BR waterfront access ranch with new family room boasting beautiful wood floors & floor-to-ceiling stone fireplace.

Mudroom entry, open kitchen, 2 BAs, 2 decks, garage. Across deeded waterfront, boat slip, walk to Shawnee Peak Ski Resort. $237,000.

Bridgton – Beautiful waterfront lot for sale on pristine Woods Pond with 166 ft. private waterfront! A lovely location for your dream home on this gently sloping, very private parcel. $165,000.

Bridgton – Bridgton’s finest new neighborhood. Super energy-efficient contemporary. Low maintenance exterior. Lakes, skiing, hiking & 4-season recreation out your doorstep. A green, ecofriendly home built with highest quality & care. $298,900.

Bridgton – Great 2.87-acre lot located with frontage on prime Route 302 in Bridgton. Lot cleared and flat - easily ready for any new venture. Property also includes professionally-designed stone enclosure for business sign. $159,000.

Norway – 15-acre parcel with waterfront access on Pennesseewassee Lake & great views of the waterfront & sunsets. Great opportunity to build your dream home. $149,900.

North Bridgton – 3-unit investment property with 2 units in brick house and 1 unit/home situated intown North Bridgton on approximately 2.17 acres. $225,000

Bridgton – GOLFERS! Situated on the 18th Fairway of Bridgton Highlands Country Club, this is your perfect getaway from it all. Relax & enjoy! Play golf in the summer & ski in the winter. You’ll love this spacious 3-BR townhome with loft. Enjoy the warm fireplace and deck overlooking the golf course. $225,000.

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MACHINIST WANTED — for some production, tooling and experimental work. Prefer experience in deep hole drilling, lathework, milling, machine and trepanning with both large and small products. Must be versatile and have common sense.

Send resume to: Machinist, P.O. Box 310, Fryeburg, ME 04037.

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PLEASE CONSIDER – donating your leftover garage sale items and your attic, basement and closet overflow to Harvest Hills Animal Shelter.

Go to our website www.harvesthills. org for details or call 935-4358, ext.

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SEBAGO — 1-bedroom apartment, carpeted, fireplace, covered patio, lake view, beach nearby, quiet, no smoking indoors, no pets. Includes heat & electric. $765 month plus security. 7872121.

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BRIDGTON — New commercial office space. Great intown location.

Second level is 580 square feet, $650 plus utilities or first level is 1,000 square feet, $1,200 plus utilities.

Private deck. Call 207-756-0650. tf48

NOW HIRING — Summer Camp Counselors for Brownfield’s Husky Camp. Full- and- part-time counselors needed for 10 weeks. Must have driver’s license, CPR & First Aid certification, be able to pass background check & be at least 18 years old. Send resume to Tara at brownfieldrecdept@yahoo.com, or Brownfield Rec Director, 82 Main St., Brownfield, ME 04010.

2t12 PUB AND KITCHEN HELP — Apply in person, Tannery Pub at the Magic Lantern, Bridgton. Ask for Mary.

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DAY CARE CATERPILLAR CLUBHOUSE — Childcare has full/part-time slots open for ages 6 weeks-10 years.

Individualized curriculum, meals and snacks provided. Over 180 hours in early childhood development as well as degree in K-12 education. 5955209.

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WORK WANTED EXCAVATING – Have hoe, will travel. Site work, foundations dug, back filling, septic systems, sand, loam, gravel. Call Brad Chute, 6534377 or 627-4560. tf44 GOTC’HA COVERED — Painting.

Interior, exterior, deck-staining, power-washing, quality workmanship at affordable rates. Free estimates.

Kevin 693-3684.

25t12x HOME REPAIR — /Maintenance.

Excavation, light tree service, camp openings. 30+ years experience. Fully insured with references. Call Scott at 207-890-6820, leave message. 8t12x SEMI-RETIRED CONTRACTOR — looking for plumbing and electric work in the local area. Call 6478026. tf45

HELP WANTED

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P.S.S — Needed for home health in local area. 40 hours weekly, average wage. Call between 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. at 693-5010.

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$5 FOR TATTERED – U.S. Flag when purchasing new U.S. Flag 3’x 5’ or larger. Maine Flag & Banner, Windham, 893-0339. tf46

Diesel Mechanic Alvin J. Coleman & Son Inc. is currently looking for an experienced diesel mechanic. This person should have extensive knowledge and experience in heavy equipment, trucks and crushing plants.

For further information call Jim Drouin (1-800-845-6707) or send resume to jdrouin@ajcoleman.com. Full benefit package available, all inquiries are confidential.

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SALESPERSON Great Northern Docks seeks a seasonal salesperson through August for our Naples retail store.

Must be computer literate. Job involves parts sales, packaging orders, answering phones, and some clerical work. Must be able to lift 40 lbs. occasionally. Applicant should be comfortable on feet, and handling metal parts. Accuracy and attention to detail is important, while maintaining a positive attitude and engaging multiple customers at one time.

Must be able to work all Saturdays during the Spring/Summer. Ability to grasp technical concepts is helpful. Position will be five days per week/ 40 hours.

Please send resume to P.O. Box 1615, Naples, ME 04055, or pick up an application at our store on Rte. 302 in Naples.

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FIRE­ARMS – Sup­plies. Buy, sell, trade. Wan­ted, firearms, ammunition & mili­tary items. Swe­den Trad­ing Post. 207-647-8163. tf43

WEST BRIDGTON — 2-bedroom apartment available, $650 month & security deposit. Includes heat. No pets.

No smoking. 1-year lease, 1-month security deposit. 207-450-4271. EHO

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FIREWOOD SEASONED — $225 a cord. Green $200 a cord. Cut, split NORTH BRIDGTON — Nice oneand delivered. Willing to travel. 890- bedroom apartment. Non-smokers.

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8t8x Heat included. $650 a month. Call 1617-272-6815.

4t10 FREE FREE FREE FREE — Metal removal - we also clean out BRIDGTON — Knights Hill 3-bedbasements, attics and garages. 207- room, 1½-bath, oil and woodstove heat 651-3173.

20t4x $850, 1st, last & security required. 781559-8463.

3t10 FIREWOOD — $165 cord, green, cut, split & delivered. Call 595- LOVELL — Very large apartment: 1 4016.

2t12x bedroom, full kitchen & bath, and living room with fireplace in new carriage SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL — house. $995 month includes electricity, Logger and heat with carbon neutral laundry hookup, and 50% of heat. Quiet wood or wood pellets. Purchase a with mountain views and Kezar Lake Central Boiler outdoor wood furnace access. No pets/ no smoking. 1 year on sale, EPA qualified to 97% efficient. lease/first and security deposit/reference 603-447-2282.

13t1x check required. (207) 925-6586. 5t9x HILLTOP FIREWOOD — HARRISON — Main Street, sunny 2nd Seasoned, $220 cord delivered. Call floor 2-bedroom apartment, fully -applifor details, 890-9300. tf20 anced in “like new” condition. Available FIREWOOD — Seasoned or green. now at $895/month heat included. For Cut, split and delivered. Call Wendell information or to apply, contact Susan Scribner at 583-4202.

10t8x at Heritage Rentals at 207-583-6001.

tf42 DRY FIREWOOD — $250 a cord, cut, split & delivered. Call 583-4694. DENMARK — Walkout one-bedroom

9t9x basement apartment. Includes heat, power, cable, Internet, plowing and VEHI­CLES FOR SALE garage space. Will consider small pet.

No smoking. $750 month plus deposit JESUS IS LORD – new and used and references. Call 207-452-2330/207auto parts. National locator. Most 595-7816.

4t10x parts 2 days. Good used cars. Ovide’s Used Cars, Inc., Rte. 302 Bridg­ton, NAPLES — 1-bedroom apartment. Off 207-647-5477.

tf30 Route 35. No smoking, no pets. $600 month includes heat & electric. Call FOR RENT 207-899-5052. tf9 BRIDGTON — Furnished 1-bed- BRIDGTON — Sunny 2-bedroom room apartment. Heat & utilities apartment. Very nice and quiet on deadincluded. $200 per week plus security end street, walk to downtown Bridgton. deposit. Call 647-3565. tf38 Section 8 accepted. $750, security BRIDGTON — Small efficiency, deposit required. 1-207-625-8812. 3t12x studio apartment. $450 month, plus HARRISON — 3-bedroom house, 2 utilities. Call 647-2143.

3t12x baths, $1,000 month, call 207-595-1466 BRIDGTON — 3- and 2-bedroom or e-mail: tipper1canoe@gmail.com 5t9x apartments and homes, great spaces. (different areas of Bridgton.) All rents BRIDGTON — 1- or 2-bedroom, 2need application and security deposit bath, in-unit W/D, dishwasher, heat, and first month rent when approved. hot water, basic cable, Wi-Fi, mowing, Call Ralph at Lake Country Property parking, cat ok, dog considered, Rentals (207) 693-3032. tf50 application/references required.

CASCO — Completely furnished $750/$850 plus deposit, 831-1470.

2t12x rooms, heat, lights & cable TV includ- ed. $120 weekly. No pets. Call cell, 207-650-3529. tf44 BRIDGTON — Large 2-bedroom, 2bath apartment with large eat-in kitchen, laundry, off-street parking.Very private. Section 8 accepted. $800, security deposit required. 1-207-6258812.

3t12x BRIDGTON — 2-bedroom apartment. Sunny upstairs. $500 per month, plus utilities. No pets. Available now.

207-229-6749.

2t12 HARRISON — Studio apartment. All inclusive. No pets. First month plus deposit. $650-$680. 583-9965. 5t9x

GARAGE/YARD SALES

MOVING SALE — Everything must go. Ongoing at 344 Naples Rd., Harrison. Call 669-4943 for details.

King platform bed with or without mattress, $100/$50; kid’s bunk beds with computer center underneath, two large “U” shaped computer REAL ESTATE FOR SALE $25; centers for family room or office, BRIDGTON — Hio Ridge Road, must see; ceramic tiles, box of 11, approx. 27 acres for sale by owner. 12”-x-12”, have 20 boxes, $6 per box; Good developable land, mostly rectangular kitchen table w/many cleared. $59,000. 207-650-5669. tf21 inserts, 6 chairs, $35. Free craft supplies of all types.

2t12x NORWAY — Lot on cul-de-sac at Frost Homestead. Offers quiet setting, spectacular Mt. Washington views, and tennis courts. $95K. 207743-8703. www.LandMaine.com

1t12x LAND — Owner financed land in Western Maine. www.tchad.com.

Tel: 207-743-8703.

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BUSINESS SERVICES HEAP HAULERS — Towing service. Cash paid for junk cars. Call 655-5963. tf12 J. C. HURD — Property Management/Caretaking. Home/ cottage, building and repairs, lawns, fields, trees and road driveway maintenance. Lovell & surrounding towns. Call 207-925-6125. tf12 B AND M REPAIR — Heavy and light duty equipment, small engines, welding, fabrication. $45 an hour.

890-5869.

8t8x RAZZL CLEANING — Homes, office, rentals cleaning, over 20 years experience. Reasonable rates, honest, reliable. Call for all your cleaning needs. 583-1006. 4t10x B & L ROOFING — 20 years experience, fully insured. New roofs and repairs. Call 207-650-6479.

tf20 THE DUMP GUY — Junk removal, basement and attic cleanouts.

Insured. Call 450-5858 or www. thedumpguy.com 4t10x ARCHITECT — Paul S. Brown, AIA. Maine license. Insured. Any project. 781-640-7413.

3t12x MOBILE FIREWOOD — Processor. Will work up tree length wood to any size firewood. Does a cord an hour. Willing to travel. $45 an hour. 890-5869.

8t8x DEN­MARK HOUSE — Painting, Inc. Inter­ior and Exterior Paint­ing.

Also, Paper­hang­ing. 40 years of painting ex­pe­ri­ence. Call for esti­ mates. Call John Math­ews, 207-4522781.

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Bridgton Police

These items appeared on the Bridgton Police Department blotter (this is a partial listing): Tuesday, March 13: 10:07 p.m. A police officer picked up a snake from an apartment building on Church Street that belongs to a person who no longer lives there. The officer was going to contact the snake’s owner and the Animal Control Officer.

Thursday, March 15: 12:14 a.m. Benjamin Glen McIntyre, 38, of Bridgton, was arrested on an outstanding warrant for failure to pay fines. McIntyre was transported to the Cumberland County Jail in Portland.

10:38 a.m. A caller from South High Street stated they have “a stray cat that keeps going through the trash and they would like it removed.”

6:04 p.m. Police officers responded to a domestic disturbance at an apartment on South High Street and charged Annmarie L. Doherty, 31, of Bridgton, with domestic violence assault.

9:32 p.m. Alexander M. Duff, 31, of Poland, was charged with possession of a useable amount of marijuana, following a traffic stop on North High Street.

Friday, March 16: 6:15 a.m.

No injuries were reported, when a 2005 Dodge Durango operated

by Lisa E. Lane, of Bridgton, rolled over on South High Street,

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DENMARK SELF-STORAGE 10' x 10' Unit $50.00 per month

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207-452-2157

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207-595-8741 or 207-647-2555 Green Assorted Hardwoods Loose Thrown Firewood Cut, Split and Delivered • State Certified

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Paying TOP DOLLAR for Junk Cars

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693-5499

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• We Buy Standing Timber • Crane Work • Firewood

• Tree Removal • House Lot Clearing • Pruning • Brush Mowing

Now Hiring Experienced in residential and commercial projects. *A minimum of 10 years of experience is required.

We offer competitive wages and a complete benefit package that includes:

Reservations Sales Associate who is highly motivated & dedicated to join their team.

The ideal candidate will be able to answer phones inquiries, book new reservations and enforce guest policies.

The candidate must have excellent phone communication skills, great customer service and strong computer skills.

Health Insurance • Simple IRA Retirement Uniforms • Paid Holidays • Paid Vacations Qualified applicants should apply within at: 65 Bull Ring Road, Denmark, Maine or forward resumes to: khiel@fairpoint.net Call 207.452.2157 for more information.

Ask for Rebecca.

Point Sebago Resort is looking for a

This is a full-time position and requires nights and weekends.

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Come by the Welcome Center at the Resort located just off Route 302 in Casco or fill out an application online at www.pointsebago.com

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McBurnie Oil / Country Gas & Casco Oil has an opening in the service department for a highly motivated service technician. Starting earnings potential to over $40,000 per year.

Applicants must have a Journeyman’s or Master’s License in oil.

Completions of Propane CETP courses are required.

We offer a benefits package including 401K, Health, Dental and Life.

Call to arrange an interview at 800-287-7475 or 207-452-2151.

Send resumes to PO Box 300, Denmark ME 04022.

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CLASSIFIED DISPLAY ADS Deadline: Friday 4:00 p.m.

CLASSIFIED LINE ADS Deadline: Monday 5:00 p.m.

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Town notices TOWN OF BRIDGTON

Home invaders arrested

3 CHASE STREET, SUITE 1 BRIDGTON, MAINE 04009

Public Notice Nomination papers will made available on March 19, 2012, at the Town Clerk’s Office located at 3 Chase Street, Suite 1, in Bridgton for the following offices: Two (2) Selectman/Assessor/Overseer of the Poor for three (3) year terms; Two (2) Planning Board Members for a three (3) year term; One (1) Planning Board Alternate Member for a three (3) year term; Two (2) MSAD 61 Director for a two (2) year term; Two (2) MSAD 61 Director for a three (3) year term; One (1) Trustee of the Water District for a three (3) year term.

The nomination paper filing deadline is the close of business hours on April 28, 2012 (however, papers will be accepted until April 30, 2012 because of the weekend per 21-A M.R.S.A. Section 6).

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE PURSUANT TO 14 M.R.S.A. §6323 By virtue of a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale dated October 14, 2011, entered in the Maine District Court, District Nine, Division of Northern Cumberland at Bridgton, Civil Action, Docket No. BRIDC-RE-2011-32, in an action brought by CASCO FEDERAL CREDIT UNION, Plaintiff, against GLORIA J. WARRICK f/k/a GLORIA RIVERA BAEZ and DANILO J. WARRICK, Defendants, for the foreclosure of Mortgage Deeds dated January 23, 2004 and October 3, 2005, and recorded in the Cumberland County Registry of Deeds in Book 20823, Page 261, and Book 23353, Page 237 respectively, the statutory ninety (90) day redemption period having elapsed without redemption, notice is hereby given that there will be sold at public sale at the offices of Casco Federal Credit Union, 375 Main Street, Gorham, Maine, on April 30, 2012 at 02:00 P.M., all and singular the premises described in said mortgage deeds and being situate in Standish, Maine.

price is to be paid within thirty (30) days following the sale. Failure to pay the balance due within thirty (30) days following the sale shall be deemed a forfeiture of the successful bidder’s deposit. Additional terms may be announced at the time of sale.

The above property is being sold “as is” and will be conveyed by Release Deed without any warranty as to the condition, size or location of the property or the state of title to the property.

The property will be sold subject to utility easements and rights-of-way of record and utility easements and rights-of-way that are visible on the face of the earth. The property will be sold subject to real estate taxes assessed by and due and payable to the Town of Standish.

Information regarding the terms and conditions of the sale of this property may be obtained by contacting the offices of Broderick The property shall be sold to the highest bid- & Broderick, P.A. at (207) 794-6557. der at the sale. The sum of Five Thousand Dated: March 19, 2012 Dollars ($5,000.00) will be required to be paid in cash or by certified check payable to /s/ Richard H. Broderick, Jr., Esq. Casco Federal Credit Union at the time and Attorney for Plaintiff place of sale. The balance of the purchase 3T12

PUBLIC NOTICE

TOWN OF SEBAGO Advertisement For Bids

NAPLES — Two men from the Lake Region have been arrested after allegedly using a baseball bat to intimidate the occupant of a residence on Crooked River Way in order to steal prescription drugs from the victim, in a home invasion here, last week.

Deputies from the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office responded

to a report of a home invasion, just before midnight on March 13, where they located a suspect vehicle leaving the area. Deputies stopped the vehicle and arrested one of the occupants, 22-year-old James Michael McCoy of Naples, and charged him with burglary, criminal threatening with a dangerous weapon and criminal mischief. Further investigation showed

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A. Successful bidder shall begin the Work on receipt of the Notice to Proceed and shall complete the Work within the Contract Time.

1.7 NOTIFICATION A. This Advertisement for Bids document is issued by Town of Sebago.

the incident was an armed robbery and police subsequently arrested a second suspect, Raymond Miller, 26, of Casco, and charged him with robbery. No injuries were sustained by anyone involved, police said.

Captain Craig Smith of the Sheriff’s Office said further investigation revealed the two alleged suspects targeted the residence to steal

PUBLIC NOTICE Bridgton Hospital will be purging its x-ray files from 1/1/2004 through 12/01/2007. If you believe you have had imaging services during that time frame, and you would like your images for your records, please contact us at 207-647-6095 before April 1, 2012. Otherwise, the records will be destroyed beginning April 15, 2012.

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NOTICE OF INTENT TO FILE MAINE WASTE DISCHARGE LICENSE/ MAINE POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM PERMIT APPLICATION Please take note that, pursuant to 38 MRSA, Sections 413 and 414-A, Mitchell A. Berkowitz of the Town of Bridgton, 3 Chase Street, Suite #1, intends to file a wastewater discharge permit application with the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). The application is for the discharge of 30,800 gallons of residential wastewater to the groundwater in the Town of Bridgton, Maine.

A request for a public hearing or request that the Board of Environmental Protection assume jurisdiction over this application must be received by the DEP, in writing, no later than 20 days after the application is found acceptable for processing, or 30 days from the date of this notice, whichever is longer. Requests shall state the nature of the issue(s) to be raised. Unless otherwise provided by law, a hearing is discretionary and may be held if the Commissioner or the Board finds significant public interest or there is conflicting technical information.

During the time specified above, persons wishing to receive copies of the draft permits and supporting documents, when available, may request them from DEP. Persons receiving a draft permit shall have 30 days in which to submit comments or to request a public hearing on the draft.

Public comment will be accepted until a final administrative action is taken to approve, approve with conditions or deny this application. Written public comments or requests for information may be made to the Division of Water Quality Management, Department of Environmental Protection, State House Station #17, Augusta, Maine 04333-0017. Telephone (207) 287-3901.

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PUBLIC NOTICE

1.1 PROJECT INFORMATION A. Notice to Bidders: Bidders may submit bids for project as described in this Document B. Project Identification: Sebago Fire and Rescue Building.

1. Project Location: Shaw Brothers Sand Pit, Route 114 north of East Sebago, Map 2, Lot 34, Sebago, ME 04029 C. Owner: Town of Sebago.

D. Architect: Ward Hill Architecture, 68 Wards Hill Road, West Baldwin, ME 04091. Tel: 207-625-7331. Contact: Jeffrey Fleming RA. E. Project Description: The Work involves the construction of a new Fire and Rescue Building at location indicated on Drawings.

Work also includes concrete foundations and slab-on-grade, wood structure, wood trusses and decking, roof shingles, wood stud partitions, insulation, gypsum board walls and ceilings, resilient flooring, carpeting, custom cabinets and fixtures, carpentry, painting, metal doors, wood doors, metal frames, door hardware, sectional overhead doors, metal fabrications, toilet accessories, fire alarm systems, electrical, and heating and ventilating, complete and ready for use.

F. Concurrent Work: Owner will award separate contract for the site work operations at Project site. Those operations will be conducted simultaneously with work under this Contract.

1.2 BID SUBMITTAL AND OPENING A. Owner will receive sealed lump sum bids until the bid time and date at the location given below. Owner will consider bids prepared in compliance with the Instructions to Bidders issued

by Owner, and delivered as follows: 1. Bid Date: April 27, 2012 2. Bid Time: 2:00 p.m. EST. 3. Location: Sebago Town Offices, 406 Bridgton Road, Sebago, Maine 04029 B. Bids will be thereafter publicly opened and read aloud.

C. The Sebago Board of Selectmen reserves the right to accept or reject any and all submissions. The Town of Sebago is an equal opportunity employer.

D. Any contract granted will be conditioned on subsequent approval by the voters of the Town of Sebago to fund the project.

1.3 BID SECURITY A. General Contract Proposals must be accompanied by a satisfactory Bid Bond in the contract amount.

B. The Selected General Contractor will be required to furnish a 100% Contract Performance Bond and a 100% Contract Payment Bond to cover the execution of the Work which shall be in conformity with the Form of Bonds contained in the Project Manual and for the Contract Amount.

1.4 PREBID MEETING A. Prebid Meeting: See Document 002513 “Prebid Meetings.”

B. Prebid Meeting: A Prebid meeting for all bidders will be held at Sebago Town Office on April 9, 2012 at 10:00 a.m., local time.

Prospective prime bidders are required to attend. Bids submitted by non-attendees will not be entertained.

1.5 DOCUMENTS A. Printed Procurement and Contracting Documents: Obtain after April 2, 2012, by contacting FMC Cadd Drafting, 141 Preble Street Portland, ME 04101, Ph. 207-878-8511. Documents will be provided to prime bidders only; only complete sets of documents will be issued.

1. Deposit: $119.00. Nonrefundable. Payable to FMC Cadd 2. Shipping: Additional shipping charges will apply.

B. Viewing Procurement and Contracting Documents: Examine after April 2, 2012, at the locations below: 1. FMC Cadd Drafting, 141 Preble Street, Portland, ME 04101.

2. Sebago Town offices, 406 Bridgton Rd., Sebago, ME 04029 1.6 TIME OF COMPLETION

prescription narcotics and that one of the suspects allegedly attempted to have the victim believe he was a Cumberland County law enforcement officer. Capt. Smith said a handgun and baseball bat were used in the commission of the alleged crimes, noting that the handgun turned out to be an “authentic looking CO2 pellet/BB gun.”

McCoy and Miller were transported to the Cumberland County Jail in Portland and have since been released on bail.

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TOWN OF SEBAGO

TOWN OF NAPLES PUBLIC HEARING Board of Selectpersons Due to a lack of a quorum, the Naples Board of Selectpersons will not be meeting on March 26, 2012. All agenda items have been tabled until the April 9, 2012 meeting.

Should you have any questions, please contact the Town Office at 6936364.

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TOWN OF BRIDGTON 3 CHASE STREET, SUITE 1 BRIDGTON, MAINE 04009

PLANNING BOARD PUBLIC HEARING CONTINUATION The Bridgton Planning Board recessed their Public Hearing on Tuesday, March 20, 2012 to be reconvened at the Bridgton Town Office, Three Chase Street, Suite 1, Bridgton, Maine 04009 on Thursday, March 22, 2012 at 7:00 p.m., to consider revisions to the Town of Bridgton Site Plan Review Ordinance. The Planning Board reserves the right to conduct any other routine business if necessary.

All interested individuals are invited to attend at the above place and time to present any comments.

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Advertisement For Bids

1.1 PROJECT INFORMATION A. Notice to Bidders: Bidders may submit bids for project as described in this Document.

B. Project Identification: Sebago Fire and Rescue Building – Site Work.

1. Project Location: Shaw Brothers Sand Pit, Route 114 north of East Sebago, Map 2, Lot 34, Sebago, ME 04029 C. Owner: Town of Sebago, Maine.

D. Civil Engineer: Terradyn Consultants, LLC, 111 Elderberry Lane, PO Box 339, New Gloucester, ME 04260. Tel 207329-5890. Contact: Jon H. Whitten, Jr., P.E. E. Retain “Construction Manager” Paragraph below if Owner has engaged a construction manager.

F. Project Description: Work includes but is not limited to, earthwork, site utilities and site improvements, paving, landscaping. Work also includes excavation and backfill for foundation; backfill for interior slabs and other associated site work associated within the building.

G. Concurrent Work: Owner will award a separate contract for the building at Project site. Those operations will be conducted simultaneously with work under this Contract.

1.2 BID SUBMITTAL AND OPENING A. Owner will receive sealed lump sum bids until the bid time and date at the location given below. Owner will consider bids prepared in compliance with the Instructions to Bidders issued by Owner, and delivered as follows: 1. Bid Date: April 17, 2012 2. Bid Time: 12:00 p.m. EST 3. Location: Sebago Town offices, 406 Bridgton Rd. Sebago, Maine 04029 B. Bids will be thereafter publicly opened and read aloud.

C. The Sebago Board of Selectmen reserves the right to accept or reject any and all submissions. The Town of Sebago is an equal opportunity employer.

1.3 BID SECURITY A. General Contract Proposals must be accompanied by a satisfactory Bid Bond in the contract amount.

B. The Selected General Contractor will be required to furnish a 100% Contract Performance Bond and a 100% Contract Payment Bond to cover the execution of the Work which shall be in conformity with the Form of Bonds contained in the Project Manual and for the Contract Amount.

1.4 PREBID MEETING A. Prebid Meeting: See Document 002513 “Prebid Meetings.”

B. Prebid Meeting: A Prebid meeting for all bidders will be held at Sebago Town Office on April 4, 2012 at 10:00 a.m., local time. Prospective prime bidders are required to attend. Bids submitted by non-attendees will not be entertained.

1.5 DOCUMENTS A. Printed Procurement and Contracting Documents: Obtain after March 28, 2012, by contacting FMC Cadd Drafting, 141 Preble Street, Portland, ME 04101 (207-878-8511).

Documents will be provided to prime bidders only; only complete sets of documents will be issued.

1. Deposit $45.00. Nonrefundable. Payable to FMC Cadd 2. Shipping: Additional shipping charges will apply.

B. Viewing Procurement and Contracting Documents: Examine after March 28, 2012, at the locations below: 1. FMC Cadd Drafting, 141 Preble Street, Portland, ME 04101 2. Town of Sebago, 406 Bridgton Rd., Sebago, ME 04029 1.6 TIME OF COMPLETION A. Successful bidder shall begin the Work on receipt of the Notice to Proceed and shall complete the Work within the Contract Time.

1.7 NOTIFICATION A. This Advertisement for Bids document is issued by Town of Sebago.

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LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT

March 22, 2012, The Bridgton News, Page B

Public Notice

TOWN OF BROWNFIELD PUBLIC HEARING April 3, 2012 The Municipal Officers of the Town of Brownfield will hold a Public Hearing on Tuesday, April 3, 2012 at 6:30 p.m. at the Town Office located at 82 Main Street. On the agenda: amendments to the Town’s Land Use Ordinance and Tower Ordinance and new proposed Fireworks Ordinance and “PACE” Ordinance. These documents are available for review at the Town Office. Public welcome.

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TOWN OF CASCO Change in Hours of Operation Casco Town Office *Effective March 6, 2012

Casco Town Office: �

M – W – Th – F 9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. *Tues 11:30 a.m. - 7 p.m. *No Longer Open Saturdays

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Public Notice

TOWN OF LOVELL Invitation To Bid

Notice is hereby given that The Town of Lovell will be accepting bids for Phase 2 of the restoration of the Lovell Town Hall.

This will consist of the following: Painting, Roofing and some Carpentry.

PAINTING 1. Removal of any mold, mildew, etc. on all wood surfaces as well as removal of all unsound paint. All surfaces to be sanded and smooth. Minor damage to unsound boards will be filled with an epoxy filler; damaged wood, clapboards/shingles will be replaced (existing new clapboards will have to be turned over or replaced).

2. Windows will be stripped, reglazed, and all joints caulked with a premium grade acrylic urethane caulk.

3. All surfaces will have 1 coat of alkyd primer and 2 coats of paint.

4. Ground will be protected from contamination and all paint chips, etc. will be contained and removed daily.

ROOFING 1. Strip Steel Roof — Clean up and dispose 2. Clean up and dispose of stripped wooden shingles 3. Install 1⁄2" CDX Plywood on entire roof 4. Install new 8" galvanized Drip Edge 5. Install Ice and Water Shield on eves 6. Install new Roof Guard on the rest of the roof 7. Install Galvalume Sheet Steel Roofing CARPENTRY WORK 1. A few small projects to be done, we want an hourly quote for this.

Bids must be completed and filed with the Town by 4:00 p.m. on Friday, April 6th 2012. Bids received after that time will not be considered. (A certificate of proof of insurance satisfactory to the Town must accompany all bids.)

Bids will be opened and read aloud at a meeting of the Municipal Officers held the following Tuesday at the Town Office at 7:15 p.m.

After consideration of all bids, and within 7 days after the bids are opened, the Municipal Officers shall announce their decision. The Municipal Officers reserve the right to waive all formalities and to reject any and all bids (and to accept any bid). The contract does not have to be awarded to the lowest bid. All bids will be judged on responsiveness, responsibility, as well as the bidder’s financial conditions, whether they have contractor’s liability, and their performance, skills and expertise in prior jobs. (Recommendations and a portfolio from prior jobs/employers would be helpful.)

Bid specifications and instructions to bidder may be obtained from the Town Clerk during office hours.

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Police news

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Blotter

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due to icy road conditions.

7:48 a.m. A caller reported that a sign hanging from the front of a restaurant on Main Street was “hanging by only one chain and looks like it’s about to fall.”

6:54 p.m. Robert L. Bailey, 49, of Bridgton, was arrested on outstanding warrants for failure to pay a fine for operating a motor vehicle after license suspension and failure to pay a fine for operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of an intoxicant. Bailey was transported to the Cumberland County Jail in Portland.

10:29 p.m. Police officers responded to a general disturbance at an apartment building on Main Street where several subjects were reportedly banging on a tenant’s door.

10:54 p.m. Police officers stopped a 1999 Volkswagen Passat on Plummer’s Landing Road where they arrested two local men. Derek P. Duchesne, of Bridgton, was arrested and charged with operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of an intoxicant. Duchesne was released on bail. Paul John Grenier, 27, of Bridgton, was arrested on two outstanding warrants for failure to pay fines and was transported to the Cumberland County Jail in Portland.

TOWN OF BRIDGTON

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE? THE BRIDGTON NEWS

TOWN OF BRIDGTON 3 CHASE STREET, SUITE 1 BRIDGTON, MAINE 04009

All applications and forms must be postmarked no later than April 1st, 2012, if you are applying for any exemption or entry into a current use program.

PLANNING BOARD MEETING RESCHEDULED

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Applications are available at the Town Office OR at www.bridgtonmaine.org.

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If you have any questions you may contact Dawn or Denis at the Bridgton Town Office, 3 Chase St., Suite 1, Bridgton ME 04009, or 647-8786, Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

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BUSINESS DIRECTORY

CONSULT OUR LISTING OF BUSINESS SERVICES AND LET AN EXPERT DO THE JOB! ACCOUNTANTS

CARPETING

Chandel Associates Accounting, Taxes Audits, Full Service Payroll 3 Elm St., Bridgton Office 647-5711

Thurlow’s Carpet & Home Center Sales & Service Meadow Rd. (Sandy Creek Junction) Bridgton 647-5562, 800-310-5563 www.thurlowscarpet.com

Jones & Matthews, PA Certified Public Accountants Accounting and taxes Roosevelt Trail Prof. Bldg.

Route 302, Bridgton 647-3668 cpas@maine.com

A Fine Kettle of Fish Catering Personal chef service/catering Sheila Rollins 583-6074 www.finekettleoffishcatering.com

McFadden CPA, P.A. Accounting Services Accounting/Payroll/Taxes 316 Portland Rd., Bridgton 647-4600 www.BridgtonCPA.com

ALARMS WAM-ALARM Systems Installation, Service, Monitoring Burglar-Fire-Temperature Sensors Free Security Survey 647-2323

APPLIANCE REPAIR Jones Appliance Service/Repair LLC Quality service you deserve All major brands jonesappliances@aol.com 595-4020

ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES

CATERING

CHIMNEY LINING The Clean Sweep LLC Chimney Cleaning Service Supaflu and Stainless Steel Chimney lining and relining Dana Richardson 935-2501

CLEANING SERVICES First Impressions Cleaning Inc. Residential & Commercial Seasonal 647-5096 John’s Cleaning Service Meticulous cleaning service Prof. carpet cleaning, windows Local family business. Exc. references 207-393-7285

McHatton’s Cleaning Service Carpet & Upholstery Cleaning WardHill Architecture Fire, Smoke, Soot, Water 25 yrs. exp.-Residential/Commercial Custom plans, Shoreland/site plan permit Certified Technicians Bridgton 647-2822, 1-800-850-2822 Design/Build & Construction mgmt. wardhill@roadrunner.com 807-625-7331 Servicemaster Prof. Carpet Cleaning – Home/Office ATTORNEYS Fire/Smoke Damage Restoration Shelley P. Carter, Attorney 1-800-244-7630 207-539-4452 Law Office of Shelley P. Carter, PA 110 Portland Street, Fryeburg, ME 04037 TLC Home Maintenance Co. Professional Cleaning and 935-1950 www.spcarterlaw.com Property Management Michael G. Friedman, Esq., PA Housekeeping and much more 132 Main St. 583-4314 P.O. Box 10, Bridgton, ME 04009 COMPUTERS 647-8360 Hastings Law Office, PA 376 Main Street – PO Box 290 Fryeburg, ME 04037 935-2061 www.hastings-law.com

EEcomputer Services Small business specialists eecomputerservices.com 603-733-6451

Robert M. Neault & Associates Attorneys & Counselors at Law Corner of Rte. 302 & Songo School Rd. P.O. Box 1575, Naples 693-3030

Ms. C’s Computer Repair Virus and spyware removal PC repairs 207-228-5279 27 Zion Hill Road, Bridgton

Naples Computer Services PC repair/upgrades – on-site service Virus and spy-ware removal

By The Book Bookkeeping Services Home and business networking 12+ years QuickBooks experience Video security systems A/P, A/R, Checkbook/bank reconciliations 71 Harrison Rd., Naples 207-693-3746 Tax preparation – References available CONTRACTORS 207-749-1007, businessonlinellc@gmail.com

BOOKKEEPING

CARETAKERS Caretake America Managing and Patrolling Kevin Rogers, Owner/Manager Rte. 35, Naples 693-6000 North Country Home Watch “We’ll be there when you can’t” www.nchw.us 207-713-0675

CARPENTRY Robert E. Guy General Carpentry – Additions Repairs – Remodeling www.bobguy@myfairpoint.net Harrison 743-5120 239-4804 (cell)

Dan’s Construction Homes/cottages/garages Siding/rep. windows/roofing Insured/ references/ 25+ yrs. exp.

No job too small – 625-8159 Douglass Construction Inc. Custom Homes/Remodeling/Drawings 30 years exp. in Lakes Region Phil Douglass, 647-3732 - Jeff Douglass, 647-9543 Sweden Rd. Bridgton Jeff Hadley Builder New homes, remodels, additions Painting, drywall, roofing, siding Kitchens, tile & wood floors Fully insured – free estimates 27 yrs. experience 207-583-4460

Jerry’s Carpentry & Painting Newhall Construction Carpenter & General Contractor Framing/roofing/finish Log homes – decks – remodeling Fully insured – Free estimates – 207-527-2552 Cellulose insulation – drywall 743-6379 798-2318 Northern Extremes Carpentry Quality Custom Carpentry Custom Decks – Additions Specializing in remodeling & additions Remodeling – Free Estimates Jeff Juneau Naples Log Hunting and Fishing Camps 207-655-5903 Insured Bridgton 647-5028

CARPET CLEANING McHatton’s Cleaning Service Carpet & Upholstery Cleaning Fire, Smoke, Soot, Water Certified Technicians Bridgton 647-2822, 1-800-850-2822

COPIES The Printery Black & White/Color Copies Special discounts for large orders Fax: Sending and Receiving Rte. 302, Bridgton 647-8182

The parties were told to quiet down by the responding police officer.

9:47 p.m. A police officer responded to a store on Main Street where a subject who was reportedly denied the purchase of liquor was allegedly refusing to leave the store. The responding police officer had the subject in question leave the area.

Monday, March 19: 12:58 a.m. The Bridgton Police Department assisted the Bridgton Fire Department by responding to an apartment building on Main Street where smoke was reportedly observed coming from the building’s basement.

ATTENTION BRIDGTON PROPERTY OWNERS

3 CHASE STREET, SUITE 1 BRIDGTON, MAINE 04009

The regular Bridgton Planning Board Meeting for the month of April will not be held on April 3, 2012, but has been rescheduled to Tuesday, April 10, 2012 at 7:00 p.m.

Saturday, March 17: 1:33 p.m. Police officers responded to a domestic disturbance on Pond Road, and peace was restored.

3:40 p.m. Police officers responded to a domestic disturbance on South Bridgton Road.

11:48 p.m. Damon M. Brooks, 50, of Bridgton, was charged with attaching false motor vehicle registration plates, following a traffic stop at the intersection of Brown Mill Road and North Bridgton Road. Brooks’ vehicle was towed.

Sunday, March 18: 8:57 p.m.

A caller reported “a very loud party” on North Bridgton Road.

COUNSELING Ellia Manners, LCPC In Her Own Image/Counseling for Women Call for brochure/Insurance accepted www.elliamanners.com 207-647-3015 Bridgton

DANCE INSTRUCTION The Ballroom Dance - Exercise - Yoga - Aikido Main St., Harrison, Maine 207-583-6964

EXERCISE/FITNESS Dee’s BodyCraft Personal Training, Aerobics, Pilates Certified – Experienced Bridgton 647-9599

FLIGHT INSTRUCTION Sheila Rollins Private/instrument/multi-engine instructor Flight training – Ground school Flight review 583-6074

FOUNDATIONS Henry’s Concrete Construction Foundations, Slabs, Floors Harrison Tel. 583-4896

GARAGE DOORS Naples Garage Door Co. Installation & repair services Free estimates Naples 207-693-3480

HAIRDRESSERS

DENTAL HYGIENE SERVICES Victoria’s Hairitage One Beavercreek Farm Rd Bridgton Dental Hygiene Care, PA (top of Packard’s Hill – Rte. 302) Complete oral hygiene care-infant to senior Vicki Crosby Owner/Stylist Most dental insurances, MaineCare accepted Tami Prescott, Nail Specialist 207-647-4125 email: info@bdhc.me 647-8355 Fryeburg Family Dental HEATING Preventative Dental Hygiene Services 19 Portland Street / PO Box 523 A –1 Thompson’s Services LLC 207-256-7606 www.fryeburgfamilydental.com Cleanings and repairs, Boilers Furnaces, Monitors, Oil tanks Mountain View Dentistry New installations, 24 hr burner service Dr. Leslie A. Elston Licensed and insured Cosmetic/restorative & Family Dentistry 207-693-7011 207-647-3628 MountainViewDentistryMaine.com Bass Heating

DOCKS Great Northern Docks, Inc. Sales & Service Route 302, Naples 693-3770 1-800-423-4042 www.greatnortherndocks.com

ELECTRICIANS All Service Electric John Schuettinger Licensed Master Electrician Residential, Commercial Alarms Bridgton Phone 647-2246 A to Z Electric “The Boss Does The Work” David S. Gerrish, Master Electrician Residential/Commercial/Industrial 30+ yrs. exp., Naples 693-6854 D. M. Electric Inc. & Sons Dennis McIver, Electrical Contractor Residential/Commercial/Industrial Licensed in Maine & New Hampshire Bridgton 207-647-5012

Oil Burner Service Sales and Installations Waterford (207) 595-8829 Thurlow’s Carpet & Home Center Monitor Heaters Sales & Service Meadow Rd. (Sandy Creek Junction) Bridgton 647-5562, 800-310-5563 www.thurlowscarpet.com

INSULATION Western Me. Insulation Inc Batts, blown or foamed Over 30 yrs experience Free estimates – fully insured 7 days a week – 693-3585

INSURANCE Ace Insurance Agency Inc. Home/Auto/Commercial 43 East Main Street Denmark 1-800-452-0745 Chalmers Ins. Agency 100 Main St., Bridgton Tel. 647-3311

7:12 a.m. The report of the theft of a motor vehicle from a Pond Road residence was investigated.

11:03 p.m. Justin P. Craig, 28, of Bridgton, was arrested and charged with Class C felony counts of domestic violence assault and criminal threatening

TOWN OF BRIDGTON 3 CHASE STREET, SUITE 1 BRIDGTON, MAINE 04009

NOTICE OF A PUBLIC HEARING AND INTENT TO FILE A WASTE DISCHARGE LICENSE AMENDMENT The Town of Bridgton will hold a Public Hearing on Tuesday, March 27, 2012 at 6:00 p.m. in the Select Board Room in the Town Offices at 3 Chase Street, to take both written and oral comments regarding the Town’s intent to file with the Maine Department of Environmental Protection an application to renew its waste discharge license.

The Town, in compliance with 38 MRSA, has notified the abutters of the proposed public hearing and filing.

A copy of the application will be made available for public inspection at the Town Offices during the regular business hours Monday thru Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The Town intends on submitting the application to the MDEP during the first week of April, 2012.

Mitchell A. Berkowitz Town Manager

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LP GAS Maingas Your Propane Specialist 1-800-648-9189

MASONRY D & D Masonry Chimneys/fireplaces/walks/etc.

Fully insured Free estimates Darryl & Doug Hunt 693-5060

MOVING Bridgton Moving Residential & light commercial bridgtonmoving@verizon.net – Glynn Ross 240 N. High St. – 647-8255 – 671-2556 (cell)

MUSIC LESSONS Up Scale Music Studio Piano Lessons – All Levels Composition-Theory-Transcription Evan 647-9599

OFFICE SUPPLIES The Printery General line of office supplies In stock or special orders Rubber stamps - Fax Service - Labels Rte. 302, Bridgton 647-8182

OIL DEALERS Dead River Co. Range & Fuel Oil Oil Burner Service Tel. 647-2882, Bridgton McBurnie Oil/Casco Oil Delivery and Service Denmark, Maine Tel. 207-452- 2151

PAINTING CONTRACTORS Bob Champagne Painting/papering/some carpentry Small jobs – reasonable rates Lead safe certified 26 Zion Hill Rd, Bridgton, 207-647-5571 George Jones Quality Painters Interior/Exterior – Fully Insured Free Estimates Excellent References 207-318-3245 Gotcha Covered Painting Interior/exterior-deck refinish-powerwash Serving the Lakes Region over 15 years Free estimates Kevin 693-3684 Jerry’s Painting Service Quality Painting – Interior/Exterior Fully Insured – Free Estimates 207-527-2552

PLUMBING & HEATING

J.P. Gallinari Electric Co. Residential - Commercial - Industrial Aerial - Auger - Lifting Service Bridgton 647-9435

Harrison Insurance Agency Full Service Agency 100 Main Street, Bridgton 583-2222

A Plus Plumbing & Heating Inc. Plumbing Supplies – LP Gas BBQ Gas Grill Parts & Access.

Portland St., Bridgton 647-2029

McIver Electric “Your on time every time electricians” 221 Portland Rd, Bridgton 647-3664 www.mciverelectric.net

Oberg Insurance Auto, Home, Business, Life 132 Main St., Bridgton Tel. 647-5551, 888-400-9858

Collins Plumbing & Heating Inc. Specializing in repair service in The Lake Region 647-4436

R.W. Merrill Electrical Contractor 24 hour Emergency Service Residential & Commercial Harrison 583-2986 Fax 583-4882 David K. Moynihan Master Electrician Licensed ME & NH Bridgton 647-8016 Stanford Electric Commercial, Industrial and Residential Wiring – Generators Naples 693-4595 Tuomi Electric Chip Tuomi, Electrical Contractor Residential & Commercial Harrison 583-4728

EMPLOYMENT SERVICES Bonney Staffing & Training Center Temporary & Direct Hire Placements Call us with your staffing needs Rte. 302 Windham 892-2286

EXCAVATION K.S. Whitney Excavation Sitework – Septic Systems Materials delivered Kevin 207-647-3824

Southern Maine Retirement Services Medicare Supplements & Prescription Plans Life and Long-Term Care Insurance 150 Main St., Bridgton 1-866-886-4340

KENNELS Bridgton Veterinary Kennels Boarding Route 117, Bridgton, Me. Tel. 647-8804 Wiley Road Kennels Groom & Board Wiley Rd, Naples 207-693-3394

LAWN MAINTENANCE Chapman’s Lawn & Yard Works Mowing - Cleanup - Brush Cutting Debris removal – Bark mulch Blaine Chapman 647-5255

LP GAS Bridgton Bottled Gas LP Gas Cylinders/Service Route 302 Bridgton 207-647-2029 Country Gas, Inc. LP Gas Bulk/Cylinders Box 300, Denmark Tel. 452-2151

with a dangerous weapon, for an incident that allegedly occurred at a residence on South Bridgton Road on March 17. Craig was transported to the Cumberland County Jail in Portland.

Tickets: During this reporting period, police issued 10 summonses and 29 warnings.

Ken Karpowich Plumbing Repairs/Installation/Remodeling Master Plumber in ME & NH Over 20 years experience 207-925-1423

PRINTING The Printery Single Color to Multi-Color Business Cards - Letterheads Brochures - Forms - Booklets Wedding Announcements Rte. 302, Bridgton 647-8182

PROPERTY MANAGEMENT Clement Bros. Lawn and Landscape Organic lawn & garden maintenance Shoreline restoration Creative stonework, property watch Snowplowing & sanding 207-693-6646 www.clementbros.com

REAL ESTATE Chalmers Real Estate 100 Main St., Bridgton Tel. 647-3311 Coldwell Banker Lakes Region Properties “At the Lights in Naples” Waterfront, Residential Commercial & Land 207-693-7000

REAL ESTATE Oberg Agency Residential, Business,Lake Shore Property 132 Main St., Bridgton Tel. 647-5551, 888-400-9858

RUBBISH SERVICE ABC Rubbish Weekly Pick-up Container Service Tel. 743-5417 Bridgton Trash & Rubbish Service Serving Bridgton Weekly & 1 time pick-ups Tel. 207-595-4606

SELF STORAGE Bridgton Storage 409 Portland Rd 28 units & 4000’ open barn Bridgton 647-3206 JB Self Storage Rt. 5 Lovell, Maine Monthly/yearly secure storage 207-925-3045

SEPTIC TANK PUMPING Bridgton Septic Pumping Free Estimates 647-3356 329-8944 Dyer Septic Septic systems installed & repaired Site work-emergency service-ecofriendly 1-877-250-4546 207-583-4546

SURVEYORS F. Jonathan Bliss, P.L.S. Bliss & Associates Surveying, Land Planning P.O. Box 113, Route 5 Lovell, ME 207-925-1468 Maine Survey Consultants, Inc. Land Information Services P.O. Box 485, Harrison, Maine Off: 583-6159 D. A. Maxfield Jr., P.L.S. Over 10,000 surveys on file Pioneer Surveying & Mapping Services Boundary/topographic/construction surveys Commercial/residential Kenneth Farrar PLS PO Box 368, W Paris ME 04289 674-2351

TOWING Stuart Automotive Free Junk Car Removal 838-9569

TREE SERVICE Q-Team & Cook’s Tree Service Removal-pruning-cabling-chipping Stump grinding-bucket work-bobcat Crane-licensed & fully insured Q Team 693-3831 or Cook’s 647-4051 Toll free 207-693-3831 www.Q-Team.com Rice Tree Service – Sheldon Rice Complete tree service – free estimates Removal-prune-chipping-stump grinding Licensed and insured – Utility and Landscape Arborist Waterford ME – 583-2474

VETERINARY N. D. Beury, DVM Spay/Neuter – Well-pet care North Bridgton For Appointment 583-2121 Bridgton Veterinary Hospital Small Animal Medicine & Surgery Rt. 117, Bridgton, ME 647-8804 Fryeburg Veterinary Hospital Small Animal Medicine & Surgery Route 302, Fryeburg 207-935-2244 Norway Veterinary Hospital Naples Clinic Corner Rte. 302 & Lambs Mill Rd.

By Appointment 693-3135 Rozzie May Animal Alliance Low-cost spay/neuter www.rozziemay.org - Conway, NH By appointment 603-447-1373

WELDING Welding Repair Services Aluminum, stainless, steel Tig, mig, brazing, soldering Route 114, Naples 712-3391

YOGA STUDIOS The Maine Yoga House Public/private/therapeutic yoga classes Teacher training certification 18 Beaver Creek Farm Rd, Bridgton 207-650-7708 – MaineYogaHouse.com

Regional Sports

March 22, 2012, The Bridgton News, Page B

Lasting honor

Effort aimed to name new voc building after Wiley, Hall

YOUTH ART AT MUSEUM — To celebrate Youth Art Month, the Maine Art Education Association and the Portland Museum of Art collaborated on a show of student work in the museum. Each art teacher is allowed to submit one student work per school. Artwork chosen by Stevens Brook Elementary art teacher Cathy Grigsby was done by fourth grader Grace Ross (above).

Artwork celebrated

In celebration of National Youth Art Month during the month of March, the Portland Museum of Art, in collaboration with the Maine Art Education Association (MAEA), has organized an exhibition of artwork created by Maine art students.

This year celebrates the 32nd anniversary of Youth Art Month Exhibitions in Maine and the 18th annual exhibition at the museum. The museum’s exhibition, on view through April 1, showcases more than 100 works of art by students throughout the state, from elementary school through high school.

All participating students received certificates of recognition. An exhibition celebration was held at the museum on Saturday, March 10.

The following area students will be featured in the exhibition: Hayley Huntress and Samantha LaMontagne of Lake Region High School in Naples; Andrew Whited of Lake Region Middle School in Naples; Morgan Fusco of Sebago Elementary School;

SELECTED FOR EXHIBIT — Andrew Whited, a seventh grader at Lake Region Middle School, displays a piece of art, which is being exhibited at the Portland Museum of Art as part of Youth Art Month — a month-long celebration of children’s art.

and Grace Ross of Stevens Brook Elementary School in Bridgton.

National Youth Art Month is an annual observance each March to emphasize the value of art education and to encourage public support for quality school art programs. The focus of this month is to convey to the public that art education develops self-discipline, self-esteem, and a sense of pride in self-expression. Youth Art Month has been observed nationally since 1961, and on the state level, sponsored by the Maine Art Education Association, since 1980.

The museum is located at Seven Congress Square in

PENGUINS — The artwork chosen by Sebago Elementary art teacher Robin Greeley was done by fourth grader Morgan Fusco.

downtown Portland. Hours are: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday, and 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Friday. Memorial Day through Columbus Day, the Museum is open on Mondays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Museum admission is $12 for adults, $10 for seniors and students with I.D., $6 for youth ages 13 to 17, and children 12 and under are free. The Museum is free on Friday evenings from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.

College notes

Thomas Hamilton of Naples has been named to the Thomas College (Waterville) Dean’s List for the fall 2011 semester. Thomas is studying Criminal Justice.

Ashley Hunt of Naples has been named to the Hartwick College (Oneonta, N.Y.) Dean’s List for the fall 2011 term. To be named to the Dean’s List, students must achieve a semester grade point average of 3.5 or better while completing at least 12 academic credits.

COOKING MEDALIST — Jacob Fleck, a senior at Lake Region High School, captured a third place bronze medal at the culinary cooking competition held in Bangor last Friday, March 16. Jake is the son of Michael and Susan Fleck of Naples.

Geographic whiz Liam Opie of Bridgton, son of Carmen Horton and Mason Opie, is one of the semi-finalists eligible to compete in the 2012 Maine National Geographic Bee, sponsored by Google and Plum Creek.

Liam, a fifth grader at Stevens Brook Elementary School, earned this honor by winning the Geographic Bee at his school and then earning one of the top 100 scores in a qualifying test for the state-level competition.

The 2012 Maine National Geographic Bee will be held on Friday, March 30, at the University of Maine at Farmington.

By Wayne E. Rivet Staff Writer Rosie Schacht doesn’t like the name of the new bus garage and vocational instruction building — ESB, short for Essential Services Building.

She has a better idea. The Lake Region Vocational Center director hopes to rename the structure after two individuals — Clifton “Clif” Hall and the late Stanley Wiley — who played key roles in the area’s vocational education and maintenance.

Wiley was SAD 61’s first maintenance director, and served the area school system before the district was formed for a total of 38 years.

Hall was the district’s first vocational director, and served 18 years. Schacht noted to the Facilities Committee Monday that SAD 61 has had just three voc directors in its history — Hall, Cal Chaplin (1987) and Schacht (1991 to present).

Schacht brought up the idea Monday to see if the school board is in the “mood for naming a building” before she seeks out the required 25 letters of recommendation and 1,000 signatures for each individual (duplicates would be accepted). Once those items are collected and a letter of support (outlining why the building should be named after the two men) is drafted by Schacht, the school board would then consider the request.

SAD 61 has named a variety of buildings and sports revenues after individuals. Some examples at the high school include Nutting Gym, the Bonnie Edwards Wing, the Art Kilborn Athletic Complex and Linda Whitney Field (field hockey).

White House, on hold. The plan is to sell the modular unit — known as the “White House” — that has housed vocational program. But until school construction and renovation moves further along, SAD 61 will hold onto the structure.

Andy Madura, director of Maintenance, Transportation and Food Service, told the Facilities Committee that he has held off seeking bids for the White House as shuffling continues due to construction.

At the moment, the school’s kitchen has been moved there as renovation works begins inside LRHS. Madura noted that school systems interested in purchasing the White House would like to move the structure by summer so it would be ready for occupancy when school opens in the fall. While LRHS construction continues to progress nicely, Madura remains hesitant about moving the White House until it becomes crystal clear that SAD 61 will no longer have a need for that space.

PCB removal. Work begins next week on another phase of PCB removal at the high school.

Seven-plus inches of material around windows and doors will be removed, and soil will be tested for contamination.

SAD 61 received a “reprieve” from the Environmental Protection Agency, which is requiring the district to “test

every other window.”

“It’s a total gamble when it comes to testing,” said Madura.

In one area, PCB levels were found deeper in the soil. The cause — a bush had been planted along the side of the school and PCBs likely followed the bush’s root system.

Window replacement. Rather than try to “piecemeal” and wanting to put the high school construction project “behind them,” Facilities Committee members supported replacing “42 openings” — doors and windows — all at once.

Madura projected that to complete the replacement project, the cost would be about $400,000. The school board had penciled in $50,000 in the proposed maintenance budget for window replacement. They later decided to move another $50,000 from the proposed capital reserve fund to the maintenance line for windows.

Following the budget theme

of keeping things “cost neutral,” directors supported financing the remaining $300,000 through a bond over 10 years at a 3.5% interest rate.

Madura projects an energy cost saving of $33,100 per year by installing new windows and doors.

Good Kids. Recognized for their hard work, good citizenship and efforts to make their school a better place, the following students received Good Kid Awards at Monday’s school board meeting. Students received a certificate and specially-designed t-shirt. They included: Sebago Elementary School: Kylie Cohoon, kindergarten, nominated by Chris Bennett; Justin Seal, first grade, by Randa Viitala; Matthew Douglas, second grade, by Paul Condello; Mikayla Allen, third grade, by Ted Bridge-Koenigsberg; Alan Bracy, fourth grade, by Anita Quinlan; Molly Foley, fifth

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SEBAGO ELEMENTARY GOOD KIDS (left to right) Mikayla Allen, Molly Foley, Alan Bracy and Justin Seal.

STEVENS BROOK GOOD KIDS (left to right) Grace Chute, Ellery Hunt, Grace Gagnon, Ian Carras and Acadia Webb.

SONGO LOCKS GOOD KIDS (left to right) Anthony Ahlemeyer, Hailey Engelhardt, Emma Madsen and Lillybelle Rendell.

Earn SJC degrees The following local residents earned their degree at Saint Joseph’s College of Maine in Standish: Hillary Allocco of Denmark with a master’s degree in Science in Education.

Jessie Toohey of Denmark with a master’s degree in Science in Education.

Amy Mayo of Bridgton with a master’s degree in Science in Education. Mayo is a chemistry teacher at Lake Region High School.

Joshua Wiseman of Casco with a master’s degree in LAKE REGION MIDDLE SCHOOL GOOD KIDS (left to right) Robert Caron III, Andrea Accountancy.

Johnston, Jacqueline Morse and Katelyn Sullivan.

School news

Page B, The Bridgton News, March 22, 2012

Rotary Club’s Good Citizen

Schools accepted to: USM, SMCC, NEIT. What is you favorite class?

GS. Drafting because it is a quiet place to work on any concept that comes to mind.

What is your toughest class?

GS. Social Studies because I have trouble visualizing what has happened in the past.

How do you balance class work and extracurricular activities? GS. Make “to do” lists.

What is the biggest challenge students face today? GS. No sense of generational identity.

Who has inspired you educationally? GS. Miss Woodson.

She has encouraged me to do better in classes.

Lions’ Student of the Month

Wesley Sulloway of Bridgton has been selected as the area Lions Clubs’ “Student of the Month” for March.

Each month, area Lions Clubs recognize a Lake Region High School senior who has excelled academically. The recipient is honored at a Lions’ dinner meeting and is presented a monetary award.

Student: Wesley Sulloway Class: 2012 Parents: Brook and Misty Sulloway Siblings: Clark, Lucien and Ella Sulloway Activities: Soccer, golf, alpine skiing, tennis.

Community activities: Laker Youth Community Action group Hobbies: Skiing Future plans: Taking a gap year in South America Schools applied to: University of Maine at Orono, University of Vermont, Montana State University, Harvard, Dartmouth.

Schools accepted to: University of Maine at Orono, University of Vermont, Montana State University.

What is your favorite class?

WS. Spanish 4. The class is pretty small, so we are able to cover a lot of material fairly easily. And, learning a second language is exciting to me.

What is your toughest class? WS. AP Calculus. The material is really challenging, especially in preparing for the AP test.

Students at Stevens Brook Elementary School took on the Pi Day Challenge and memorized “pi” to many decimal places.

All students who participated in this fun contest enjoyed pie and the top winners each won gift certificates for a personal pizza pie at the House of Pizza in Bridgton.

When you divide the circumference of a circle by the diameter of the circle you get an irrational number called “pi.”

Elementary math classes often round that value to the hundredths place, 3.14 but students at Stevens Brook learned that the number actually goes on and on, never repeating. It is an

behind the wheel of a car.”

Last Tuesday, Hansen went to the Fryeburg Academy Alumni Office and pulled the names of the

irrational number. March is the third month and March 14 is the 14th day of the month, thus Pi Day. Winners were fifth graders Susan Rose with 100 decimal

places and Shea Durgin with 69 decimal places, while the fourth grade victor was Lainey Laband with 26 decimal places.

Other participants were Matthew Mayo, Garrett Roakes,

Peter Vigna, Elijah Levesque, Nadia Smith, Mark Mayo, Hailey Plaice, Stefanie Ordway, Hannah Thurston, Madison McIntyre, Emma Sawicki, Vickie Ross and Veronica Messina.

How do you balance your class work and your extracurricular activities? WS. I try really hard to utilize the few free periods that I have in my day to get my class work done so that I have plenty of time for extracurricular activities.

What is the biggest challenge high school students face today? WS. In our high school, with all of the new changes, there are a lot of kids who basically give up on school. This makes it really hard for the few who are still trying their hardest and trying to make the most out of what we have. Luckily, I have most of my classes with a group of students who are still working their hardest and together so we are able to get the most out of LRHS. Who has inspired you educationally? WS. Mary Hubka, my Spanish teacher for the past two years. She has an amazing passion and dedication for Spanish and always works hard to make sure our class is engaged and learning.

SAD 61 Elementary School March 26 – March 30 MONDAY: Foot-long hot dog on roll, baked beans, veggie sticks, McIntosh apples, milk.

TUESDAY: American chop suey, wheat rolls, green beans, chilled

peaches, milk.

WEDNESDAY: Grilled cheese sandwich, pasta salad, mandarin oranges, milk.

THURSDAY: Pizza, fresh salad bar with carrot raisin salad, chilled pineapple, milk.

FRIDAY: Skillet omelet w/Colby cheese, baked ham slice, whole-wheat mini bagel, chilled pears, milk.

SAD 61 Middle School MONDAY: Pizza, chicken nuggets, dipping sauce, fresh deli sandwiches, Goldfish, applesauce, milk.

TUESDAY: Ravioli, Steakum & cheese sub, deli sandwiches, green beans, pretzels, fruit cocktail, milk.

WEDNESDAY: Baked ham, mashed potato, green beans, wheat roll, fresh deli sandwiches, chilled pears, milk.

THURSDAY: Beefaroni, wheat roll, fresh deli sandwiches, fresh salad bar, chilled peaches, milk.

FRIDAY: Pizza, fresh deli sandwiches, fresh salad bar, pretzels, fruit cocktail, milk.

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Come in and ask to take me out!” Visit our website at www.harvesthills.org to see other cats and dogs waiting for a new home!

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scholarship toward driver’s education courses thanks to the Fred Richards Jr. Scholarship and the generosity of the Hansen family.

ENJOYING PIE ON PI DAY at Stevens Brook Elementary School last week.

SUPER BUYS!

HOURS 10 - 3 DAILY

two winning students — Tariah Brown, a sophomore, and Seth Reil, a junior, both of Fryeburg.

Tariah and Seth will receive a

What’s for lunch this coming week

Radon Rangers, Inc.

Radon Levels in this area are elevated.

Have your home tested today!

DRIVER’S ED SCHOLARSHIPS — Seth Reil (left) and Tariah Brown (right) receive scholarships to assist with driver’s education expenses from Tina Hansen, who created the Fred Richards Jr. Scholarship.

Having fun with ‘Pi’ Day

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Known Fact:

FRYEBURG — After a single-car accident took the life of 21-year-old Fred Richards Jr. on Jan. 8, 2010, his family was overcome with grief.

His mother, Tina Hansen, and family decided to do something positive in Fred’s honor.

They began raising funds to give driver’s education scholarships.

“Fred was not wearing a seatbelt when he died. He was an inexperienced driver and had just gotten his license,” Hansen said. “I want other kids to take driving very, very seriously and I want them all to take driver’s ed. I want them to learn the skills required to get

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Graham Smith of Casco has been selected as the BridgtonLake Region Rotary Club’s “Citizen of the Month” for March.

Each month, the Rotary Club recognizes a Lake Region High School student who displays good citizenship and contributes to the school community.

The recipient is honored at a Rotary breakfast meeting and is presented a savings bond.

Student: Graham Smith Class: 2012 Parents: Gordon and Rebecca Smith of Casco Sibling: Wyatt Smith Activities: Lake Region Robotics, Skills USA, Lake Region Ski Club, Lake Region Band.

Hobbies: Side Show Acts, sailing, skiing.

Future plans: Attempt to get a mechanical engineering degree.

Schools applied to: University of Southern Maine, Southern Maine Community College, University of Maine at Orono, NEIT.

Fund assists young drivers

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School news

March 22, 2012, The Bridgton News, Page B

Stars mania

Student Show at gallery

FRYEBURG —The undefeated Harlem Superstars played the local Raiders Dream Team last Monday at Fryeburg Academy’s Ada Cram Wadsworth Arena.

The show was packed with slamdunks, razzmatazz passing, the chicken dance and plenty of laughs by the 850 in attendance.

FA senior Brenna Gerchman, captain of the Raider Dream Team, was unable to win the tip off at the beginning of the game against Ricky “7 Footer” Lopez, but her team gave the Superstars a great game as they dodged wedges, unnecessary fouls and frequent interruptions by Chris “Chicken” Turnquest, who was dressed in pajamas and holding an oversized baby bottle.

The Fryeburg Academy Raiders Booster Club would like to thank the Kearsarge Inn, Jockey Cap, The Bridgton News, WMWV and the wonderful volunteers that made this event a success.

Gallery 302 in Bridgton is happy to present the annual Student Show now to March 30.

Students from several area high schools, as well as Bridgton Academy, will be given an opportunity to exhibit their artwork in a gallery setting. Every year, it is surprising to see just how talented these young artists are. The quality of their work is always an eye-opener, and the Bridgton Art Guild is glad to support the students.

Gallery 302 is located at 112 Main Street in Bridgton and winter hours are 12 to 4 p.m. daily. For more information, visit www.gallery302.com or call 6472787.

FA jazz concert tonight

FRYEBURG — Don’t miss a special night of vocal jazz featuring Fryeburg Academy’s two talented, award-winning vocal jazz choirs and the University of Southern Maine’s Vocal Jazz Ensemble planned for Thursday, March 22.

This event will be held in Fryeburg Academy’s Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $8 for adults and $5 for students and seniors. Tickets are available online at www.fryeburgacademy.org or at the door.

Proceeds from the event will benefit Fryeburg Academy’s music program. For more information, call Brent LaCasce in the F.A. music building at 9357696.

FUN NIGHT — (Left) Ricky “7 Footer” Lopes shakes hands with C.A. Snow School fifth grader Nathan Knapp.

Above, Naomi Stoddard of Fryeburg shows off her new basketball.

(Rachel Damon Photos)

Day of laser tag benefits P-Grad FRYEBURG — The Project Graduation Committee for Fryeburg Academy was trying to think of something new and different to try this year to help in the fundraising efforts for the senior’s end of the year trip.

Although the area has had

lovely spring weather already, the Project Grad Committee thought why not think of something fun to do inside just in case the weather returns to winter! This Sunday, March 25 from 12 to 3 p.m., enjoy an afternoon of Laser Tag! Kids

of all ages are welcome to play the 10-minute games for $5 per person.

There will be a bouncy house for the little ones who might not want to try laser tag, and plenty of good food!

“This has been one of those events that was not hard to find seniors to help with,” said Project Grad Committee chairwoman, Sarah MacGillivray.

She explained that seniors are asked to help with at least two of the fundraising events during the year in order to qualify

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Girard; Emma Madsen, second grade, by Jean Martin; Rayne Wengland, third grade, by Kim Nielsen; Hailey Engelhardt, fourth grade, by Ann Fifield; Anthony Ahlemeyer, fifth grade,

by Amie Girard.

Stevens Brook Elementary: Acadia Webb, kindergarten,

by Mrs. Phillips; Ian Carras, first grade, by Ms. Granger; Grace Gagnon, second grade,

to go on the Project Graduation trip. “We have lots of seniors that have already qualified that have signed up to help too! I think they are all looking forward to this one!”

Although the money raised goes to help with the Project Graduation trip, this day of fun is open to the public!

The Laser Tag event will be held in the Wadsworth Arena (the gym) on the Fryeburg Academy campus. For more information, please contact Mrs. MacGillivray at 935-9232.

by Krystal Carriere; Noah Richard, third grade, by Barb Beeson; Ellery Hunt, fourth grade, by Dagny Leland; Grace Chute, fifth grade, by Deanna Woodward.

Lake Region Middle School: Robert Caron III, sixth grade, Cadillac Team; Andrea Johnston, sixth grade, by Kim Cowperthwaite and Kathy Minigell; Jacqueline Morse, seventh grade, Team Kineo; Luke Porter, seventh grade,

by Elizabeth Marx; Katelyn Sullivan, seventh grade, by Team Sugarloaf; Devynn Turner, eighth grade, by Team Katahdin.

WILDCATS WIN CHEERING TITLE — The Western Maine Dance and Gymnastics Wildcats captured first place out of a field of 11 at the Elite All-Star Challenge held at Westbrook High School on Saturday, March 3. Featuring some of the best cheer team programs, the Wildcats move on to the national competition next month at the DCU Center in Worcester, Mass. Team members include: (front, left to right on their knees) Madelyn Meserve, Ciara Harriman and Collette Woodson; (middle row) Shanell Acker, Delaney Meserve, Isabella Wears and Emily Ranco; (back row) Hannah Ranco.

Moonlight Challenge raises $23,000

The 17th annual Moonlight TOP TUMBLER — Ciara Charity Challenge at Shawnee Harriman of the Western Peak put the “fun” in fundraising Maine Dance and Gymnastics with a raffle and a free day of Wildcats was recognized by skiing and snowboarding, helping Elite All-Star Challenge judgraise more than $23,000 for Camp es for best tumbling for her Sunshine in Casco. double back handspring, back The longstanding winter event tuck during the March 3 comhosted by Shawnee Peak and the Homer Family, and sponsored for petition. the 11th year by Camp Sunshine supporter Downeast Energy, included a slope side barbeque for participants.

Funds were raised through the sale of raffle tickets with prizes including $3,500 in cash, prime Red Sox tickets and a season pass to Shawnee Peak. In an act of generosity, the winners of both top prizes donated them back to Camp Sunshine (www.campsunshine.org).

The event has raised more than $250,000 for Camp Sunshine since 2002 when the camp was named as a beneficiary. Funds have helped the Camp support and expand its winter and spring programming.

“The Moonlight Charity Challenge is a great event that is close to our heart here at Camp Sunshine,” said Matthew M. Hoidal, executive director of Camp Sunshine. “The money raised over the years has helped us expand our program in the winter and spring. And the match between Shawnee Peak and Camp Sunshine also has enabled us to build skiing into our winter program.”

Children and their families participating in Camp Sunshine’s winter program now spend a day skiing at Shawnee Peak, he said.

For additional information on Shawnee Peak, visit www.shawneepeak.com.

Hoidal also offered special thanks to Downeast Energy, the Homer Family Foundation, Migis Lodge, and all of the Camp Sunshine supporters who purchased raffle tickets.

SAD 61 notes: Good Kids, new coaches approved

grade, by Anita Quinlan.

Songo Locks School: Lillybelle Rendell, kindergarten, by Sue Shea; Logan Chiasson, first grade, by Amie

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Lake Region High School: Ashley Moore, freshman, by Linda Davis; Joshua Knox, sophomore, by Brian Cushing; Patrick Irish, junior, by Brian Cushing; Kelsey Winslow, junior, by Brian Cushing; Monica Couvillion, senior,

by Brian Cushing; Freemont “DJ” Jones, senior, by Lisa Woodson.

Personnel moves

James Clark was approved as a special education teacher at Lake Region Middle School, replacing Dan Irvine who resigned. Previously, he was a special education/physical education teacher at Governor

Baxter School for the Deaf.

There were three applicants, and two were interviewed.

Carissa Miner was approved as a special education education technician III at Lake Region High School, replacing Barbara Nichols, who resigned. There were four applicants, and two were interviewed.

Amy Butcher submitted her intent to resign as a special education teacher at Songo Locks School effective April 27.

Kelsey Jackson submitted her resignation as a grade 1 teacher at Songo Locks School.

She is currently on a leave of

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absence.

Coaching appointments

LAKE REGION HIGH SCHOOL GOOD KIDS (front, left to right) Ashley Moore, Kelsey Winslow and Monica Couvillion; (back row) Joshua Knox and Patrick Irish. Other award winners on Page 7B. (Rivet Photo)

Randy Heath has been named varsity baseball coach.

He succeeds Dan Leland.

Rich Hines has been named junior varsity baseball coach.

Baseball experience includes: SUNY, Oneonta, N.Y. 1984-88; Hudson Valley Rookie League, 1984-88; Saugerties High School, 1982-84. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree at State University of New York at Oneonta in 1989.

Brian Jahna has been named varsity football coach, succeeding Jason Simmons. He previously coached at Lake Region Middle School. Athletic Director Paul True said there were six applicants, and five were scheduled for interviews. Two applicants were “no shows.”

Laurie Frizzell has been named girls’ lacrosse team coach at Lake Region Middle School. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree in physical education/health from Northeastern University in 1976. Lacrosse coaching experience includes at Yale, Northeastern University and Harvard in the 1970s.

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CHAMPS — The Bridgton Celtics won the Lake Region Youth Basketball Grades 5-6 Championship on Saturday, downing the Bridgton Lakers. Members of the Celtics include: (front, left to right) Douglas Ross and Ryan Walker; (second row) Lucas Rogers, Shea Durgin, CJ Ferguson and AJ Scammon; (third row) Tyler Breton, Keagon Leighton and Nick Gagnon; (back row) Assistant Coach Scott Durgin and Head Coach Brad Scammon. Missing was Lowell Carr.

C’s upset Lakers in finals

Maybe they had a little luck of the Irish working for them, but on Saturday, the Bridgton Celtics put together a complete game to win the Lake Region Youth Basketball title.

AJ Scammon and CJ Ferguson each scored 10 points to lead the Celtics past the top-seeded Bridgton Lakers, 36-29 at the Lake Region Middle School gym.

A week ago, the Bridgton Celtics dropped a 28-20 decision to the Bridgton Lakers. Saturday with all the marbles up for grabs, the Celtics led from start to finish.

Each team showed solid scoring balance. The Celtics built an 8-4 first quarter lead as four different players scored. The C’s were up 14-12 at the half and 22-20 entering the final quarter of play.

Guard Ryan Walker helped the Celtics pull away, scoring all 7 of his points during a 14-9 run.

Other Celtic scorers were: Nick Gagnon 3, Keegan Leighton 2, Lucas Rogers 2 and Shae Durgin 2.

Elijah Meserve paced the Lakers with 6 points, while Ben Johnson and Mark Mayo each had 4 points. Connor Hunt and Cody Allen each chipped in 3 points, while Tim Moore, Adam Ranco and Zack Botros each had 2 points. Matthew Mayo connected on one free throw.

Here’s how the rest of the playoffs unfolded: Orangemen 30, Spartans 24: True Meyers scored 22 points to lead the Naples Orangemen past the Sebago Spartans 30-24.

Ethan Chadwick rallied Sebago with 7 of his 12 points in the second quarter as the Spartans took a 13-12 halftime lead. Meyers connected for 10 points in the third quarter as the Orange went on a 12-6 run for

a 20-19 lead. Meyers scored all six of the Orange’s points in the fourth quarter.

For Naples, Paul Walker chipped in 6 points while Mason Hager had 2 points.

Ayden Grass and Liam Grass each netted 4 points for Sebago, while Chris Harriman and Jarrod Maher each had 2 points.

Lakers 42, Orangemen 13: Adam Ranco scored 10 points to lead a balanced Lakers’ attack as Bridgton eliminated the Naples Orangemen in the tourney’s second round last Thursday night.

After a tight 7-4 first quarter, the Lakers blew the game wide open with a 17-2 run keyed by 6 points from Connor Hunt and 4 points from Mark Mayo. The Lakers did a superb job finding open players in the third quarter, led by guard Cody Allen, which translated into a 12-3 spurt.

Elijah Levesque netted 9 points for the Lakers, while Connor Hunt added 8, Mark Mayo 7,

Zack Botros 5, Ben Johnson 2 and Cody Allen 1.

True Meyers led the Orange with 8 points. Paul Walker added 5 points.

Celtics 32, Hornets 27: CJ Ferguson fired in 10 points to lead the Bridgton Celtics past the Casco Hornets last Thursday night.

The C’s broke open a 2-point game with an 8-3 second quarter run as AJ Scammon scored 4 of his 6 points.

Point guard Ryan Walker scored 7 points for the Celtics, while Tyler Breton added 4, Nick Gagnon 3 and Lucas Rogers 2.

Rogers had several blocked shots to lead the Celtic defense.

Derek Mondville was high scorer for the Hornets with 7 points. Other scorers were: Caleb Stevens 5, Seth Kalinyak 4, Dylan Betts Greenlaw 3, Robbie Crockett 2, Jalen Lacey 2, Matt Raser 2, Nick Hall 1 and Cameron Jackson 1.

Bobcats take title

The scoring punch of Lindsey Keenan and Lauren Jakobs of the Naples Bobcats was simply too much for the Naples Tigers to handle.

Keenan scored a game-high 13 points, including a 3-pointer in the fourth quarter, to lead the top-ranked Naples Bobcats to a 27-17 victory Saturday at the Lake Region Middle School gym to claim the Lake Region Youth Girls Basketball title.

Keenan was on target from the right wing side, connecting on several jump shots as the Tigers tried to protect the lane against Bobcat center Jakobs, who netted 12 points.

The Tigers played a methodical offensive game, making several passes before attempting a shot. The strategy worked well in the first half as the Tigers led 4-2 and trailed 11-9 at the half.

The Bobcats heated up from the outside in the final quarter as Keenan scored 7 points while Jakobs was 3-of-6 from the foul line.

Leia Hodgden scored 2 points for the Cats.

Rachel Shanks paced the Tigers with 9 points, while Olivia Deschenes added 5, Meaghan Goodine 2 and Autumn Tremblay had 1 point.