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Serving Bridgton and the surrounding towns of Western Maine since 1870 Vol. 152, No. 18

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Lil’ Mart targeted for big redevelopment

By Wayne E. Rivet Staff Writer How big is too big?

Size of a proposed redevelopment of the existing Lil’ Mart convenience store and gas station on Portland Road was a prevailing issue during Tuesday night’s Bridgton Planning Board public hearing.

Nouria Energy Bridgton LLC (Worcester, Mass.) proposes to expand its pump island to include 10 units resulting in 20 pumps, as well as additional pumps to the left of the site for diesel. The new retail space

calls for a 60-by-100 foot structure that will house a convenience store, as well as an Amato’s. The building includes 12-seats inside for the restaurant, a drivethrough and three four-seat tables for dining outdoors.

Norman Chamberlain, PE, of Walsh Engineering Associates of Westbrook provided an overview of the project, while Michael Durant of Nouria Energy, who serves as a Construction Permitting Manager, answered questions posed by the public and planners.

Nouria owns three parcels totaling 9.93 acres (433,085 square feet) with approximately 400 feet of frontage on Portland Road.

One parcel (1.58 acres) is “largely developed with an existing convenience store and a fuel delivery business toward the back” while the other two lots are “largely undeveloped” — one parcel to the right is 1.31 acres, the other is to the back side (7.04 acres) stretching to the left.

Immediate abutting properties include (to the left) the former First and

Last Resort site and (to the right) the Fradolika LLC (Denmark) site.

Other elements to the project: • Parking, 25 spaces: 12 spaces in front of the convenience store; parking spaces to the right of the building, which includes 2 spaces for future electric vehicle charging station; 2 truck spaces at diesel and high-speed DSL dispensers to the left of the building; 4 truck spaces in the back portion of the property.

• A drive-through line can accommodate 10 to 12

vehicles.

• Storage tanks for kerosene (4,000 gallons), diesel (15,000 gallons), RUL (10,000 gallons)/Premium (10,000 gallons), and RUL (20,000 gallons).

• New water well at the northeast corner of the site.

• Two retaining walls, “not more than 6-feet high,” will be used.

• Underground chamber/ filter system will be used for stormwater drainage and phosphorus removal since the site is in the Otter Pond watershed.

• Property is in the

Naples voters add to $13.8 million budget

By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer NAPLES — Naples voters saw fit to cover the cost of two items that were separated from the proposed budget and presented to the public as stand-alone budgetary warrant articles.

The Naples Budget Committee did not include in the proposed 2022-23 budget the requests for heat pumps in the museum ($25,600) or an engineer’s study of fire suppression system water tanks ($30,000).

The majority of residents at Naples Annual Town Meeting decided to set aside money for those two requests.

It wasn’t exactly a landslide though.

The vote for the heat pumps was 27-26 with one person abstaining.

Meanwhile, residents supported the water tank study, 34-16, with three abstentions.

Fifty-five people registered to vote at annual town meeting, which was held in the theater of the Lake Region High School (LRHS) on April 28.

Those 55 voters who attended town meeting approved the $13.8 million budget, and added another $55,600 by okaying the stand-alone budget items.

According to the budget summary sheet, paperwork which accompanied the warrant articles, the tax rate would be $13.37. However,

the tax rate will be readjusted this autumn after the Town of Naples wraps up a property revaluation.

This year was the first time that Naples residents used clickers to vote. Those handheld clickers were attached to a computer system. A screen on stage allowed people to see how many people voted yes or no by recording those votes in columns.

This system allowed the voting process to happen much faster than in years’ past. That — coupled with many ordinance-related items being saved for the Primary Election in June — expedited the meeting. It ended up being slight more than an hour.

The questions were fairly minimal regarding the main budget. There was more discussion regarding the stand-alone budgetary items, which came up for vote at the end of the meeting.

Water Tank Study Resident Ed Cash explained why the engineer’s report was needed.

Basically, in order for the town to access grants to help with the cost of replacing the water tanks used in fire-fighting, an engineer’s study is required, he said.

“The tanks came from Jim Sisco. We are talking 35-to 40-year-old tanks. I don’t think they are going to last much longer,” Cash said. “We have an obligation to replace the system.”

Outdoor Corridor District, which allows for convenience stores and gasoline stations.

• Other permits being sought: Maine Department PROJECT, Page 3A

Jim Turpin explained why the budget committee didn’t vote in favor for this.

“It is clear that the fire department needs attention on new tanks, and it also needs a new well,” Turpin said.

He said that not only does the existing water suppression pipe not have enough pressure but also the cost to expand to the residential areas is very pricy.

“As Ed [Cash] mentioned once we have the study in place, the powers that be are able to apply for matching grants, so none of this free,” Turpin said.

“Is this how we want the money spent?”

Resident George Klauber spoke, beginning with, “I respectfully disagree with Jim Turpin.”

“It is not uncommon that commercial and industrial are covered with hydrants, and the residential are not.

The thought of expanding [to residential] is farfetched,” Klauber said.

“But we need to look at the commercial area, below the fire station. And, if those tanks go,” the town’s firefighting abilities would be compromised.

“We need to protect what we have,” he said.

“There are many opportunities to apply for grants that would help this type of project. But it not going to happen unless we do the study. I hope the people NAPLES, Page 2A

By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer CASCO — One thing that was loud and clear: Casco residents do not want franchise businesses such as Family Dollar, Dollar General or Dunkin’ Donuts in their community.

Even if those businesses are inside a traditional New England-style building, people said no.

“You told us very overwhelmingly that you don’t like franchises,” according to Senior Planner Vanessa

Farr, with Greater Portland Council of Governments (GPCOG).

Town officials could court the mom-and-pop businesses, encouraging them to set up shop in Casco, she said.

“One idea is go out and recruit them,” she said, adding, “It helps if you have the space, a building and a lot, that you can match someone to.”

Another action step is to amend ordinances in order to control not only where development occurs, but

also how business buildings should look, she said. The feedback from residents was that some development was desired to assist with paying property taxes.

GPCOG was hired to help the Town of Casco with its Comprehensive Plan, a process that should be near completion by March 2023.

On Monday night — on the heels of five days of activities and workshops — Farr presented IDEAS, Page 5A

RAYMOND — Kickingoff with a celebratory Open House this Saturday, May 7, from 1 to 4 p.m. — to which the public is cordially invited — the boyhood home of the legendary author of The Scarlet Letter in Raymond (40 Hawthorne Road) will be transformed into a cozy, inviting events center avail-

able for everything from meetings to receptions to small weddings to crafts fairs to birthday parties and more, from May through September each year.

The free Open House on May 7 will feature refreshments, hors d’oeuvres, and live music from popular singer-guitarist Gary

Wittner from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. The occasion will mark the successful completion of Phase 1 of The Hawthorne Community Association’s three-yearlong effort to raise $75,000 to make urgent structural repairs to the building affectionately referred to as “the Hawthorne House.”

Those funds enabled essential repair of the building’s foundation and other critical elements of its structure, as well as an attractive makeover of the interior into a cozy, welcoming meeting place. Phase 2 of the fundraising campaign will seek to raise an additional HOUSE, Page 5A

FRYEBURG — The art and care packages put together by Molly Ockett School third graders in Brian Cushings’ classroom for Ukrainian families were delivered to the Poland refuge camp by Mary Brigid Curtis of Casco and her sister, Sheila Donahue of Norway.

The sisters volunteered MURAL CREATED AT POLAND REFUGE CAMP using pieces of artwork from Molly Ockett School to work at the World Central Kitchen at the Polandthird graders in Brian Cushing’s class.

Ukraine border. Sheila sent the following e-mail to Cushing this past Sunday: We are well. Our lives are consumed by this little self-contained refugee city (the actual mall I am referring to, not to the city in Poland where it is located). Our daily pattern is the same and I never know what day of the week it is, it doesn’t matter here.

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LIKES AND DISLIKES Rae-Anne Nguyen, the chair of the Casco Comprehensive Plan Steering Committee, and her daughter, Natalie Nguyen, add red or green dots to pictures of infrastructure. This was one activity that was part of Casco Planning Days.

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Naples meeting

(Continued from Page 1A) here are listening and support the project,” Klauber said.

Heat pumps for museum Chairman Jim Grattelo explained to the voters on April 28 why the budget committee put the cost of heat pumps for the Naples Historical Museum & Visitors Center as an item separate from the budget.

“The budget committee was concerned that heat pumps would not solve the humidity problem. There are other alternatives than buying heat pumps to help with the humidity. The budget committee felt there were other options,” Grattelo said.

Reducing humidity is a by-product of a heat pump, he said.

Selectman Colin Brackett said the expert from Dave’s World “presented the heat pumps to us as addressing both the heat and the humidity issue in museum. The radiant heat in the floor did not provide enough heat” during the winter.

Turpin said the humidity was only a problem during

VOTING RESULTS are shown on a screen. Naples voters used handheld clickers to vote on the proposed 2022-23 budget during Naples Annual Town Meeting on April 28.

(De Busk Photo) the summer. ing a way to reduce the two years ago.”

“There are more cost- humidity to protect the arti“The heat pump can effective ways to resolve facts in the museum. go two ways: heating and humidity than to spend “We don’t know any reducing humidity. It is $30,000,” Turpin said. other alternative. It would green energy — not using Brenda Leo, who oper- cost more money to just get fossil fuels,” Leo said. ates the visitors’ center a study done. The heat sysSelectman Bob Caron stepped to the microphone. tem is 10 years old. We are II told voters, “This would She said that nobody assist- not saying the heat is no appropriate the funds. But, ed the staff when they asked good,” she said. “No one we would still have to go two years ago for help find- helped us when we asked out to bid.”

SHOWING APPRECIATION — Chairman Jim Grattelo (at left) presents Vice-Chair Bob Caron II with a plaque, thanking him for nine years of service on the Naples Board of Selectmen. The presentation happened at the end of the Naples Annual Town Meeting on April 28. (Photo courtesy of Kevin Rogers)

Life changes elected official’s course

By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer NAPLES — Changes in his family life was the main reason that Bob Caron II decided not to run for selectmen again — after nine years on the board.

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Therefore, he decided not to take out nomination papers when his term expired this spring.

His eldest son is finishing college this year and his daughter, who is senior

at Lake Region High School, has been accepted at the Maine Maritime Academy.

In 2013, Caron ran for the seat that had been held by his father Bob Caron, Sr.

By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer CASCO — It comes as no surprise that the cost of asphalt is rising at the same pace as the petroleum prices.

When the Casco Board of Selectmen was confronted with the decision to pay more or to delay road improvements, the board decided to put the money toward the roads.

All the bids were more than what had been set aside.

The lowest bids came in $94,929 more than what the

town anticipated.

The road repair and drainage work that was put out to bid last month is to take place this summer on Overlook Lane off Libby Road, Quaker Ridge and Sunny Hill Road.

On Monday, Casco Town Manager Anthony Ward told the board that the bids had come in higher than what had been budgeted for the roads.

“The board can say they don’t want to do any road repairs because of the high costs. Or, they can spend the original amount and remove some of the project,” Ward said.

The other option was to move $94,929 from the Capital Improvement Reserve Fund, he said.

Selectman Scott Avery said that the board has made strides in road repair, and in saving for paving and he’d hate to slow down the pace.

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Citizens raise concerns over project size cerns about traffic, wondering if at some point a traffic light will be needed along that stretch of Route 302.

In regards to the facility’s size, Chamberlain said, “Size is based on what Nouria feels the need is (based on market study) — that’s what drives the size of these things.”

Whether a traffic light or some change in the travel lane pattern are aspects discussed during scoping meetings with MDOT, Chamberland added.

Planners raised the question whether Nouria might include New England features such as a dormer or stone work in its architectural design.

“How does it meet local design standards? There’s no architectural distinction at all,” Planner Dee Miller said.

Durant said all colors and architectural features “are a branding design unique to Nouria.” To include a local feel, art work depicting the community is part of the interior design, Durant said.

“The building looks sharp, very nice,” Durant said. “The size is similar to new convenience stores plus food service. The Amato’s operation requires a certain amount of space to efficiently serve customers, and not have long lines and cause traffic back-ups onsite.”

Nouria did a major overhaul of the Fryeburg Lil’ Mart a year ago, developing more retail space to accomodate the addition of an Amato’s (there is no seating, only a food prep area).

Resident Deb Lyons questioned whether a town this size warrants that many pumps?

“It doesn’t appeal to me for a small town,” she said.

Planners then took their turn to pose questions and request more information for the next meeting.

Planner Dan Harden asked about lighting, and Chamberland noted that a majority of lighting will be part of the pump island can-

SCHEMATIC drawing of the redeveloped Lil’ Mart on Portland Road in Bridgton, owned by Nouria. The site will have two entrances. In front of the expanded retail building (dark shaded area), the facility will have a fuel island with 10 gasoline dispensers — 20 pumps. The plan also calls for a drive-through, opy. Perimeter lighting will designed to use the two par- “we have a lot of parking and disposed of according be LEDs. cels,” Brusini added. “I’d for a small building.” to state and federal regulaPlanner Rolf Madsen be interested in seeing the The convenience store tions. If the town wishes to requested additional infor- marketing study…It feels and gas pumps would be receive any report regardmation on traffic impact, oversized.” open 24/7. Daily hours for ing soil conditions, planarea gas needs (how often Madsen agreed, “My ini- Amato’s remain uncertain, ners could create a condiwill tanks need to be tial reaction is it is too big; at this point. tion of approval that such refilled) and effect on the maybe you consider reducBrusini asked devel- tests results are forwarded neighborhood. ing the size.” opers to include a “good to town officials.

Brusini kept with the Another question was narrative” regarding septic Chairwoman Brusini size concern, noting “size how many employees will expansion. concluded the session (the impacts other standards; be at the store/restaurant Miller asked if any study public hearing remains how it fits in the neighbor- and parking spaces needed is planned to look at poten- officially “open” and will hood, landscaping, buffer- for them. Typical staffing tial impacts from the exist- reconvene when the project ing. The sheer size impacts was estimated at 10 to 12 ing operation? is placed on an upcoming other standards.” per day. “More business, During construction, agenda, likely June 7) by “It feels like the size staff goes up,” Durant said. onsite soils are tested, and reading a list of information fills up the space…it is Chamberlain pointed out impacted soils are removed requests.

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Once Chamberland completed his overview, Bridgton Planning Board chairwoman Deb Brusini allowed for public questions. Via Zoom, resident Donna Joss felt the proposed project had not been “adequately advertised” to alert the public regarding this sizable redevelopment.

Joss felt the proposed fuel station is more “turnpikestyle refueling” and “not very attractive.”

“I don’t think it is suitable for Bridgton,” she added.

Joss questioned why “proposers put something this enormous in a small town?” which seems to go against the direction of Bridgton’s Comprehensive Plan.

Brusini clarified that the proposal was “properly advertised” in the newspaper and additional information (as mentioned in the ordinance) could be found through the town office.

She noted that planners had sought additional information and a map diagramming the project (which was shown by the developers Tuesday night).

Planner Ken Gibbs wondered whether the map should have been included in public notices, thus giving the general public a better visual regarding the proposal.

Resident Don Gooding has favored Bridgton adding to its business base, supporting the arrivals of McDonald’s and the future Memory Care facility being built on North High Street, but “the scale of this and look reminds me (of the facility) just off the turnpike in Auburn. Near a turnpike, it’s a good fit, but it’s not a fit or look we’re trying to achieve in Bridgton.”

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These items appeared on the Bridgton Police Department blotter (this is a partial listing): Monday, April 25 8:06 a.m. Welfare check on South Bay Road.

8:20 a.m. Traffic detail on Portland Road, near school zone.

11:36 a.m. Assist citizen with prescription drug disposal.

12:24 p.m. Report of intoxicated subject on Main Street; unable to locate.

2:58 p.m. Motor vehicle crash on Pond Road; driver sustained minor injuries.

3:17 p.m. Criminal trespass complaint and property damage on Snow Valley Road.

5:28 p.m. Fire and police responded to alarms sounding on Herbeth Lane; homeowner claimed smoke alarms sound-

ed while cooking.

5:59 p.m. Vehicle hung up on concrete barrier on Main Street; car lifted and freed by towing company.

Tuesday, April 26 8:15 a.m. Traffic detail on Portland Road, near school zone; no violations observed.

3:09 p.m. Verbal domestic situation on Fowler Street; officers able to “de-escalate” situation.

3:55 p.m. Suspicious vehicle on North Bridgton Road; operator ran out of gas.

8:19 p.m. Welfare check on South High Street.

Wednesday, April 27 8:15 a.m. Traffic detail on Portland Road, near school zone; no violations observed.

1:03 p.m. Disturbance on South High Street; one male arrested and charged with

domestic violence criminal threatening, violating conditions of release and refusing to submit to arrest.

1:46 p.m. Assist citizen to retrieve personal property from a residence.

Thursday, April 28 7:42 a.m. Attempt to locate driver who passed a stopped school bus on North High Street; unable to locate vehicle.

10:22 a.m. Assist citizen to retrieve personal property on Highland Road.

Friday, April 29 8:27 a.m. Theft of gas on Main Street.

9:12 a.m. Dispute between neighbors on Beaver Creek Farm Road.

3:14 p.m. Motor vehicle crash on Portland Road; no damage, no injuries.

6:05 p.m. Welfare check on

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11:10 p.m. Assist Portland Police with an investigation and attempting to locate a suspect on Portland Road.

Saturday, April 30 8:57 a.m. Disturbance on Main Street; officers able to de-escalate situation.

2:38 p.m. Report of erratic operation on Main Street; officers located vehicle, no action taken.

Sunday, May 1 8:34 a.m. Officers responded to an alarm at a Portland Road business parking lot, and found a subject “clearly under the influence.” Subject transported to the hospital.

10:10 p.m. Mental health event on Kansas Road.

11:13 p.m. Suspicious vehicle on Church Street; vehicle left upon officer’s arrival.

Grant to buy office heat pumps WATERFORD — A group of volunteers known as PEER Waterford (Partnerships in Energy, Efficiency, and Resilience) has landed a State Community Resilience Partnership program grant — $43,000 will go toward installing heat pumps in the Waterford Municipal Building to increase efficiency and provide cooling to the entire building, allowing it to serve as an all-season refuge site during extreme weather periods or events.

The remaining $7,000 will go toward the establishment of a community garden at the Waterford World’s Fairgrounds.

Community Garden work starts at 9 a.m. on Saturday mornings. The upcoming schedule is as follows: May 7: Garden Area

Clean Up. Want to learn how to prepare a space for your garden? We will be working together to trim trees, clear the land and prepare the space to build raised beds the following week. Come on out with your shovels, rakes, and trimming tools.

May 14: We will be building our raised beds, installing a culvert to support an ADA entrance with close parking and working on our Little Hands garden. Do you want to learn first-hand how to construct your own raised beds? Come join us! We also welcome experienced gardeners and those who enjoy building. The grant will be providing materials.

May 21: Building our garden fence. We will be installing a fence to keep woodland critters out. There will be three gates and plenty

to do should fence building be an area of interest for you.

We may also start planting this day if available.

May 28: Finishing touches. Planting started plants and seeds. Installing garden signs.

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E-mail waterfordcommunitycoordinator@gmail.com to sign up.

Yellow Tulip Project, take part on Saturday, May 21 at 3:30 p.m. on a walk for hope. Bring your pups and friends!

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Meet at the base of the trail.

Parking is available along the road. We will hike up together and at our own pace.

There is a less steep route down the mountain that we have the option to take. We can break and explore at the top before hiking down.

The Waterford Farmers’ Market is opening next month and is looking for vendors to join the market. The market meets every Monday, 2 to 5 p.m. on the common from June to early September.

For more information and to request an application to become a vendor, contact Hannah at: wanderingrootfarm@gmail.com Insurance is required for all vendors and licenses are required for certain products.

All about Books: Join authors in the picturesque backyard of the Waterford Library at 11a.m. on the third Saturday each month.

May’s Author, Rowland Creitz of Stow, is a former Marine and grade schoolteacher. He has published two novels of literary fiction: A Debt too Dear which is set on Monhegan Island and To Touch the Earth Again.

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RAYMOND — A Raymond woman was seriously injured when her vehicle struck an embankment on Webbs Mill Road last Thursday afternoon.

At approximately 2:45 p.m., the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office was dispatched to a single-vehicle crash on Webbs Mills Road in Raymond. The caller stated that the operator had been ejected and was trapped underneath the vehicle.

Sheriff’s deputies and Raymond Fire Department personnel arrived quickly and were able to free the operator, identified as Melissa Dube, 44, of Raymond, and transport her to Maine Medical Center for treatment of her serious and potentially life-threatening injuries.

Dube was driving her 2007 Toyota Yaris, without a seatbelt, when she lost control of the vehicle, crashing into an embankment.

The Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office was assisted at the scene by Raymond Fire Department. The roadway was closed for approximately an hour. At this time, the cause of the crash is under investigation. Speed, impairment and vehicle defects are being considered as factors in the crash.

Fryeburg Police

These items appeared on the Fryeburg Police Department log (this is a partial listing): Tuesday, April 26 5:34 a.m. Radar detail on Bridgton Road.

Wednesday, April 27 3:06 a.m. Assist agency on Main Street in Conway, N.H. 4:42 a.m. Radar detail on Main Street.

7 a.m. Radar detail on Molly Ockett Drive.

9:34 a.m. to 12:34 p.m.

Three motor vehicle stops (Portland Street 2, Bridgton Road); warnings issued.

3:30 p.m. Criminal trespass complaint at Walgreens.

7:03 to 7:46 p.m.

Three motor vehicle stops (Portland Street 2, Lovell Road); warnings issued.

8:30 p.m. Assist county deputy on Denmark Road in Denmark.

Thursday, April 28 5:17 a.m. to 4:37 p.m.

Five motor vehicle stops (Bridgton Road and Lovell Road 4); warnings issued.

5:06 p.m. Theft complaint on Bridgton Road.

Friday, April 29 12:39 a.m. Following

a motor vehicle stop on North Fryeburg Road, police charged Wayne L. Johnson Jr., 39, of Fryeburg with operating while his license was suspended/ revoked and failing to register a motor vehicle.

4:37 p.m. Motor vehicle crash on Main Street.

4:50 a.m. Motor vehicle crash on Main Street.

2 p.m. Radar detail at Molly Ockett Drive.

10:58 p.m. Suspicious activity at Town Garage.

Saturday, April 30 12:45 to 2:38 p.m.

Four motor vehicle stops (Warren Street, Main Street 3); warnings issued.

8:26 p.m. Gas drive off at Lil’Mart on Main Street.

9:27 and 11:11 p.m.

Noise complaints on West Fryeburg Road.

Sunday, May 1 5:36 to 10:28 a.m.

Three motor vehicle stops (Portland Street, Bridgton Road, Main Street); warnings issued.

3:31 p.m. Assist county deputy on Pequawket Trail in Hiram.

Monday, May 2 12:26 a.m. Animal complaint on Bridgton Road.

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By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer CASCO— It was more than 20 years ago that the last comprehensive plan document was done in Casco.

“I am so pleased. I am just ecstatic for this to finally be taking place after two decades. The last one was 2003,” said Mary-Vienessa Fernandes, the chair of the Casco Board of Selectmen.

Three of the four selectmen were present during Saturday’s workshops that were planned as part of the Casco comprehensive plan process.

Greater Portland Council of Governments (GPCOG), which was awarded the job last year, led the activities that were part of Casco Planning Days, from April 28 through Monday night.

After the community check-in on Saturday night, the board members commented on the progress so far.

“The turnout — the turnout was just phenomenal. I’m just so pleased with our key committee members,” Fernandes said.

Roberts “Bob” MacDonald said that it was standing room only during the kickoff event last Thursday. Lots of residents showed interest in Casco’s future by showing up, he said.

“It went very smoothly. I think GPCOG did a great job. They have been very attentive to what we were asking them for.

They spent a lot of time guiding and giving us ideas,” MacDonald said.

“They are working with us and not telling us what to do.”

Fernandes agreed that the planning team with GPCOG was designing options for the future based on the ideas from the public in Casco.

MacDonald said the people who participated did represent a wide swath of the community.

“The turnout has been great. It is nice to have the same people who’ve been here throughout.

We have had new people, new families here. It goes across the whole gamut of people — young and old,” MacDonald said Selectman Eugene Connolly “It has been very educational for me,” he PLAN, Page 8A

ON SATURDAY NIGHT, people discussed the characteristics of different areas in the Town of Casco.

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(Continued from Page 1A) Ukrainian pet owners. One woman evacuated with one dog and six cats. She made it here. The animals were all healthy and she went off to her new country. A single woman with her husky arrived here and didn’t know which country she was going to relocate to. That is typical of all of the refugees here. She decided to go on to Norway, so that her dog could be in its native environment. She doesn’t speak the language nor does she know anyone in Norway!

We do not hear any shelling. The number of refugees daily is 500 to 1,200 people, which is down from two weeks ago. I just heard from a new Italian friend that we have just received some refugees from Mariupol.

Mary Brigid and I drove to the border, an eight-minute drive. There is a small town right there called Medyka.

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— Casco Town Manager Anthony Ward Farr and her team discovered that people craved more community-wide activities.

“We heard very strongly from you that you want more robust activities. There is a desire to do these things, not just for seniors, not just for children but interaction between all generations,” Farr said.

Tied into offering activities is providing a way for people to get around.

Transportation was a challenge listed by many residents.

In other communities, groups have fundraised the money to buy a van or small bus to fill the transportation void, according to Farr. It could be used to take seniors shopping or to events. It could be used to bring children to the community center for activities.

Also, maintaining the look and feel of the Village Districts was important to people. Those were identified as Casco Village, Webbs Mills Village, and South Casco Village.

“The villages — your town should be protecting rather than transforming them,” she said.

Farr commented that

the people who participated had a good handle on the town’s ordinances and how those might not be aligned with the townspeople’s vision of their future community.

“The things that you don’t want to be here are the things that you are vulnerable to,” she said.

“There is nothing in your ordinances about the character of buildings, the size of buildings,” she said.

The process of drafting and adopting an ordinance amendment is a time-consuming one.

Luckily, there are some action items that could be done right away.

Communities have been able to create bike paths by painting white dotted lines along the shoulder of roads. This is less expensive than the cost of putting in sidewalks.

The town could do a traffic calming test, which could be installed after Casco Planning Days and left up to the until the snow flies. The town could recruit the Bicycle Coalition of Maine and Build Maine to help with those goals to make areas safer for cyclists and pedestrians.

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(Continued from Page 7A) Boys: Roy Mugabe finished second in the 100m. JoJo Jensen second in the 200m. Luke Dupuis and Arkie Baptista came home second and third in the 1600. Luke was also second in the 3200m. Arkie won the high jump. Lenny Essisima won the long jump. Padric McGrath finished second in the discus.

Overall, it was a great meet to start the season, Coach Kevin McDonald said. “Kennett is very kind to invite us over and we appreciate it. It’s always a positive experience for the kids and a great way to kick off the Spring,” he said.

• Next, the Raiders traveled to Cape Elizabeth on Friday, April 29.

“Awesome meet, weather was terrible. Wind was blowing with gust of 35 mph. A tough day to say the least,” Coach McDonald reported. “All the times, distances and heights were compromised due to the weather.”

(See meet results sidebar, Page 8A) A few highlights included Isabel Macht, first in the 400 and third in the 200. Jacob Adams second in the 100m and second in the long jump. Luke Dupuis won the two-mile. Arkie Baptista won the high jump. Denali Jensen came in second in the 300m hurdles. Ben Vlug had an impressive opening in the triple jump, finishing in third place. Padric McGrath took second in the discus.

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(Continued from Page 1A) $30,000 to cover the costs of a new roof and new siding and painting.

Event rentals at the Hawthorne House will help fund Phase 2 of the fundraising campaign. Rates are $25 per hour for nonprofits and Hawthorne Community Association members, and $50 per hour for nonmembers (minimum of two hours).

To donate to Phase 2 of the effort to fully repair BIG IDEAS are put on pieces of paper that were part of the brainstorming process for Casco’s comprehensive Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Boyhood Home, please considplan.

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(Continued from Page 1A) the findings and offered up some solutions. More than 70 people showed up for the closing night presentation held at the Casco Community Center.

After the presentation, people were invited to walk around the room and look at the visual boards — which had details added based on the community feedback, both Online and in real life.

Again and again, it was pointed out that the comp plan is still in its infancy.

“This is just the beginning,” Farr said.

Casco Town Manager Anthony “Tony” Ward said a few words prior to Farr’s presentation.

“Thank you on the behalf of select board and GPCOG and the Comprehensive Plan Steering Committee that spent 45 hours here these past five days to help with where this plan will go,” he said.

“For those who have been involved in a comp plan before, we are in the beginning stages, getting input about what the community wants to see, what direction they want to go,” he said. “This is the first step and it will go on for the next year.”

Once it is wrapped up sometime in March 2023, there will be public hearings for the document.

Then, it must get final approval at annual town meeting, he said.

Ward commended the residents who took part in the process dubbed Casco Planning Days.

“The energy you have shown this weekend is remarkable and it shows how vibrant this community is. Please stay involved,” he said.

During the process of collecting public input,

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HONORING STUDENTS OF THE MONTH — It was difficult to award honors during the era of Zoom meetings. The Bridgton Lions Club fell behind in making their Student of the Month awards, requiring Monday night’s recognition of three LRHS seniors. Class of 2022 members are pictured left to right: Elizabeth Smith, David DelVecchio and Aleah Warren shown holding their certificates and scholarship checks awarded by the club. Two members of the selection committee, President John Schuettinger (left) and Ruth Schalline flank the honorees.

STUDENT OF THE MONTH BANQUET — The Naples Lions Club on Sunday, April 17 held a banquet for five Students of the Month from Lake Region High School and their families. Students shared their plans for the future and King Lion Dave Gerrish (left) and past State District Governor Lion Harvey Buzzell, who is the Student of the Month chairman, presented each student with a plaque and a check to help them with future expenses. Students honored were (left to right) Kathryn Rose, Rebecca Caron, Leah Plummer, Brooke Toole, and Elle Hall.

REAL WORLD VIEW — Lake Region senior Katie Keenan takes part in a therapeutic play group session at Play Warriors in Bridgton.

WORDS AND STORIES TO SHARE — Speakers at Bridgton Academy’s class address were (left) Sam Bonder, Ryan Peters (top right) and Max Toscani.

Inspiring messages to classmates

By Sebastian Soltes BA Class of 2022 As the fourth quarter comes to a close, student involvement on campus is at an all-year high, as evidenced by three students who volunteered to address the class in Chapel: Sam Bonder, Ryan Peters, and Max Toscani. While the topics were varied, all of these students’ stories shared common themes: resilience, bravery, and strength.

Sam Bonder gave the first remarkable speech on the importance of mental health advocacy among men and checking on your friends. Before taking the podium, he took to the community, talking to his peers to learn how suicide has played a part in their lives. These conversations revealed that a large part of the student population had been affected by suicide.

Sam used these conversations as inspiration, even embedding some of the conversations with students into his speech, anonymously to show that

suicide doesn’t just affect a specific demographic; it is a universal problem.

Sam began his speech by sharing that in 2019 there were nearly 2½ times more suicides than homicides in the United States; it was the second leading cause of death for people aged 10-34, with men being 3-8 times more likely to commit suicide than women.

For Sam, the issue is personal, “I know four people who have successfully taken their own life; I’m sure many of you know someone too.” He also touched upon the common societal narrative that suicide is “selfish” and/ or “cowardly.” Sam went on to say, “Imagine living every day of your life with a voice in your head telling you that everyone is better off without you. For some people, they don’t have to imagine this; it is their reality.”

Sam then took the opportunity to urge anyone in the community who is having dark or depressive thoughts to reach out, be it to a friend, teacher, or

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staff member. He ended the speech by offering to be a safe person to talk to for anyone who may be struggling or feeling alone.

Ryan Peters was the next student to take the podium, addressing his peers about the importance of perseverance, which brought him to Bridgton and will take him to Curry College in the fall.

“I’ve been a fighter from the beginning — I was 12 weeks old when my mom realized that I couldn’t support a crayon with my own hand.”

By the time Ryan reached preschool, he had enrolled in the occupational, physical, and speech therapy programs to strengthen his motor and communication skills.

As he got older, Ryan became passionate about working out, football, and wrestling, helping him overcome his feelings that he was different from his peers.

“When I was lifting, playing football, or wrestling, I was forced to find out more about myself and feel more comfortable in my own skin…I was stronger now that I had found my outlets.”

Since coming to Bridgton (Academy), Ryan has done a bit of self-reflection, “I’ve learned that I’m a good person, kind-hearted, and so much stronger than I ever thought I was.”

Ryan closed by offering encouragement to his fellow Wolverines, “No matter what you have, a physical difference or a mental disorder, you are not bound to any diagnosis or anyone else’s thoughts.

If you persevere and never give up, you are capable of anything. You are so much greater than you think you are, so much stronger than you know.”

The next week brought Max Toscani to the podium to discuss “apprecia-

tion and why you should appreciate those who care about you before they’re gone.” Max was born to a teenage mother in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, and ultimately lived in an orphanage there for four-and-a-half years.

He was then adopted by Lisa, a single mother in Pennsylvania, who would raise Max on her own.

He touched upon how he was bullied in the first and second grades for being different and his difficulty making friends.

He remarked that he spent most of his days alone while Lisa was working, often wishing that she was more like “other moms” who had more time to spend with their children.

A few years later, Max learned that his mother was in the hospital.

“I was told she had stage four lung cancer, I didn’t understand what that meant at the time, but from the adults’ reactions, I knew it wasn’t good.”

Lisa passed away on December 22, 2016.

Max says that he deeply regrets comparing her to other mothers, rather than just appreciating who she was. He closed by saying, “comparison is the thief of happiness, and it stole all the happiness I could have had with her.

I try to appreciate everything I have; I recommend you guys do as well. You never truly know someone’s worth until they are gone for good. Accept rather than expect because expectations are easily disappointed.”

BA Calendar • Class of 2022, 214th Commencement Exercises, ticketed event only open to guests this Saturday, May 7 at 11 a.m. at Chalmers Ice Arena.

• Virtual Open House, Monday, May 23, 7 to 8 p.m. For more information, go to the Bridgton Academy website.

LR senior gains career insight Lake Region High School senior, Katie Keenan, volunteers at Play Warriors, Inc. during a therapeutic play group session. She sits bedside Ella Whelchel of Waterford, as they observe and draw caterpillars. In the coming weeks, they will watch the caterpillars form chrysalises and later emerge into butterflies. During this series, children will relate to the activity discussing the life cycle, fears of the unknown and overcoming obstacles in their own lives.

Play Warriors, Inc., a child life private practice, is the first of its kind in Maine. It has been owned and operated by Bridgton resident Kimberly Leighton, MS, CCLS, since early 2019. Child life specialists use therapeutic play techniques to explain complex topics to children using non-threatening, developmentally appropriate language.

“More than ever, children need opportunities to process what is happening in the world around them. From personal traumas such as loss and divorce, to anxieties about COVID and even war. Here they get to have control, ask questions, play, and just be kids,” Leighton said.

Keenan plans to pursue a career in child life and begins college this fall. New programs coming soon to PW, Inc. will include a series around loss called “Grief Soup” and monthly movie nights followed by a short discussion. For more information, please visit www.playwarriorsinc.com or call 387-7366.

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Honor society inductees Patrick Malia of Fryeburg, who attends the University of Maine, and Molly Miller of Raymond, who attends the University of Southern Maine, were recently initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest and most selective collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines.

Places first in discus

Riley Silvia of Raymond, a sophomore majoring in sports management major, placed first overall in the discus for the Lasell University (Newton, Mass.) women’s track & field team during the 2022 GNAC Outdoor Championships Sunday at Colby-Sawyer.

Silvia set a personal record in the discus with a mark of 32.21 meters, while also tallying a career-best distance of 9.52 in the shot put, earning a fifth-place finish in the event.

“This meet had so much energy and I feel each of the athletes matched it,” said Riley Silvia Silvia. “We had personal records left and right all day, which is exactly what we want to see. There was encouragement every corner you turned, no matter what event was going on or who was competing. This team dynamic is very unique and I feel as though that attributed to much of the success today.

Regardless of results, I am so proud of everyone for giving it their all and leaving everything out on both the track and fields.”

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Laker recaps

BASEBALL Poland 4, Lakers 3: It came down to the last play, but the Lakers were on the wrong end of a 4-3 defeat to Poland last Thursday. The game was tied at three with Poland batting in the bottom of the seventh when Grady Hart singled on a 2-1 count, scoring one run.

“Tough way to lose, always, but it was a good reaction from our previous game. So, we will just continue to build on it,” Laker Coach Andrew Stacy said.

Poland fired up the offense in the first inning when Hunter Gibson’s sac fly scored one run.

In the bottom of the sixth BALL IN THE AIR — Lake Region’s Shelby Sheldrick puts a shot on goal, but the ball is scooped out of inning, Poland tied things up the air by Fryeburg Academy goalie Eden Voter.

(Rivet Photos) at three when Sam Paladino singled on a 1-1 count, scoring one run. Paladino pitched Poland to victory. The bulldog allowed two hits and one run over two innings, striking out one and walking zero.

Brock Gibbons took the loss for Lakers. The southpaw went two-thirds of an inning, allowing one run on five hits, striking out one and walking one.

“He did his job, we just have to be better in certain spots,” Coach Stacy said.

Matthew Aker started the game for the Lakers. The righthander lasted five and a third innings, allowing three hits and three runs while striking out two.

Gibson started the game for Poland. The fireballer lasted five innings, allowing three hits and two runs while striking out five Gray-NG 3, Lakers 2: The Lakers watched the game slip away early and couldn’t recover in a 3-2 loss on Friday. GrayNew Gloucester took the lead in the first and didn’t look back.

BACK AND FORTH ACTION during Saturday’s “Really battled the last two LR/FA girls’ lacrosse game. Left, Laker Olivia games, and GNG had a very England fires a shot; right, FA’s Maddie Foreman is solid pitcher out there. Couple chased by LR’s Rebecca Caron. of missed opportunities and allowing early runs put us in a tough spot against an ace,” Coach Stacy said.

The pitching was strong on both sides. Gray-New Gloucester pitchers struck out five, while the LR staff sat down seven.

Gray-New Gloucester got on the board in the first inning when Sweeney grounded into a double play, but still managed to knock in one run.

Libby took the win for Gray-New Gloucester. The hurler surrendered two runs on five hits over seven innings, striking out five and walking one.

Michael Chase took the loss for Lakers. The pitcher went three innings, allowing two runs on four hits, striking out two and walking one.

“He’s had a couple really good outings, and then Garland came in and kept us in a close game to allow our offense to get back into it,” the coach reported.

Brody Sandberg led the Lakers with two hits in three at bats.

Gray-New Gloucester totaled nine hits. Mulry and Albert each collected multiple hits for Gray-New Gloucester.

SOFTBALL Poland 7, Lakers 4: A rattled start — 3 hits and 4 errors producing 3 runs — put the Lakers in a hole in the first inning, but Coach Shawn Rock’s club battled back to take a 4-3 lead in the fifth. But, Poland responded with two runs in the fifth and two more in the sixth to capture the win at Poland last Friday.

With two out in the second, Mallory Smith reached on an error and then scored when Hailey Gove belted a triple.

LR plated a run in the third as Sadie Tirrell (3-for-4) singled, moved into scoring position on Margo Tremblay’s sac bunt, and scored on Melissa Mayo’s single.

In the fifth, LR sent up eight hitters and scored twice on RBI singles from Tremblay and Smith. Mayo finished 2-for-4, while Lyla Levesque knocked a single.

Mayo surrendered nine hits, struck out three and allowed just BIG HIT AFTER THE SHOT — Fryeburg Academy’s Rohan Hikel takes a shot from an Oxford Hills defender after firing a shot on goal. three runs.

Lakers 16, Gray-NG 7: For the second straight game, the Lakers fell behind the eight ball, trailing 3-0 after the first inning.

GNG had three hits, before LR pitcher Melissa Mayo put out the early fire with three consecutive strikeouts. The junior hurler fanned 11 hitters, allowed just one walk, but scattered 10 hits as the Lakers improved to 3-2.

With two out, Mallory Smith walked, Hailey Gove singled and Kylie Myers (3-for-3) knocked a RBI single in the second inning.

Down 4-1, the Lakers pulled closer in the third as Smith knocked in a run with an infield ground ball out.

Momentum clearly shifted in the fourth frame. Down 4-3, the Lakers took advantage of five walks, a RBI single from Lyla Levesque and a blistering line drive 2-run double to center by Sadie Tirrell to take a 10-4 lead.

The Lakers didn’t look back. They added a run in the fifth, and closed out the Patriots with a five-run blitz in the sixth keyed by a 2-run triple by Tirrell, a RBI single from Margo Tremblay and a 2-run single by Caydence Riley. Hailey Gove (2-for-3) and Kylie Myers each had hits during the scoring barrage.

Mayo went 2-for-2 with 4 runs scored.

BOYS’ LACROSSE Lakers 8, Traip Academy 3: Sophomore Jacob Lemery had a big day last Wednesday with 4 goals and 1 assist. Junior midfielder Aiden Bourgoin scored twice and had one assist, junior attackman Zach Vogel scored once with 4 assists. The eighth goal came the rocket with a long pole, Josiah England, who also had one assist.

Junior goalie Aundrew Edwards made 12 saves frustrating Traip’s efforts.

Bonny Eagle 20, Lakers 5: Saturday was not as much fun.

The Class C Lakers, with two key players sick or injured, lost to LOOKING TO DISH OFF — Raider goalie Patrick Harris circles the net in search for a teammate to pass to after making a save against Oxford Hills.

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GIRLS’ LACROSSE Freeport 12, Raiders 0 Lake Region 14, Raiders

St. Dom’s 16, Raiders 6 The team continues to grow and improve in each game. Senior Eden Voter made a number of great saves against a tough Freeport team. In FA’s first home game on Saturday against the Lakers, senior Maddie Lavertu-Foreman scored three goals giving the team their highest point total to date. Sophomore Heather Shackford also played well offensively while fellow sophomore Greta Grant was a strong presence defensively.

At home Monday against St. Dom’s, Greta Grant put in another superb effort defensively, stopping one of St. Dom’s top players. Several players scored their first career goals. Junior Grace Murley scored twice, freshman Grace Audette and sophomore Lainey Rousey all found the back of the net while senior Maddie LavertuForeman scored in her second consecutive game.

BOYS’ LACROSSE Raiders 16, Westbrook 2: Patrick Harris had 5 saves.

Owen Galligan had three goals, Job Fox had a goal along with the Mckinney brothers. Owen Reinbach had 2 goals.

Oxford Hills 6, Raiders 5: Rohan Hikel had 2 goals, Gabe McKinney had one, Seamus Coleman had 1.

Patrick Harris had 10 saves.

BOYS’ TENNIS Raiders 3, Hyde School 2: The week got off to a strong start with Raider boys’ tennis getting a 3-2 win at Hyde School last Wednesday.

FA swept the doubles matches. The tandems of Jacob Indeck with Brian McCarthy and Austin Dorner with Jordi Gimeno both sailed to straight-set victories. The clincher was won by Chris Kwon at second singles.

Chris took the third-set tiebreaker 10-5.

Kent’s Hill 4, Raiders 0: Friday, the Raiders ran up against strong competition at Kent’s Hill, who swept FA 4-0, with one retirement.

Unfortunately, first doubles couldn’t play to completion as Ethan Nemeth twisted an ankle.

Hebron 4, Raiders 0: Saturday, Fryeburg again traveled, this time to Hebron Academy. Although Hebron swept the match, the competitive FA team made it close, especially in the doubles matches, where Kevin and Brian Lucy were very entertaining.

FA has matches against Hyde School, Gould Academy and Kent’s Hill this week.

BASEBALL Raiders 4, Cape 3 Yarmouth 3, Raiders 0: FA managed just 3 hits against the Clippers.

York 3, Raiders 1: Bryce Richardson doubled and Sean Davis singled to account for Fryeburg’s lone run against the Wildcats.

SOFTBALL Cape 7, Raiders 1 Raiders 14, Yarmouth 10 York 11, Raiders 1: The Wildcats shut down the Raider attack by recording 10 strikeouts. York, meanwhile, struck for 17 hits and 11 runs to improve to 4-0.

TRACK & FIELD • Meet on Tuesday, April 26 against Kennett, Berlin, Kingswood, St. Thomas Aqinas and White Mt. Regional.

Girls: Eliza Thorne and Isabel Macht finished 1, 2 in the 200m dash. Isabel won the 800m dash with Alana Nataluk in second. Alana won the 1600 m. The 4x100 relay — consisting of Alana, Isabel, Eliza and Enna Carbone — finished second.

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WMC track meet

At Cape Elizabeth, April 29 Girls’ Results 100 Meters: 1. Tori Hews, CE, 13.26; 7.

Hailey Brewer, LR, 14.77; 15. Nyla Charest, FA, 16.13; 19. Jonalisa King, LR, 16.30; 31.

Sage Cormier, LR, 17.80; 33. Pauline Pierce, FA, 18.09; 34. Lizzie Brewer, LR, 18.13; 38.

Reannah Dingley, LR, 19.07; 40. Samantha Kilgore, LR, 20.45; 41. Aleigha Monroe, FA, 29.02 200 Meters: 1. Tori Hews, CE, 27.60; 3.

Isabel Macht, FA, 29.82; 5. Leah Plummer, LR, 30.19; 7. Hailey Brewer, LR, 31.51; 9. Campbell Johnson, LR, 32.02; 12. Nyla Charest, FA, 33.41; 14. Enna Carbone, FA, 33.96; 17. Jonalisa King, LR, 34.98; 23.

Pauline Pierce, FA, 37.42; 24. Lizzie Brewer, LR, 38.56; 26. Sage Cormier, LR, 39.31; 27.

Reannah Dingley, LR, 40.26; 28. Kacey-Jane Clark, FA, 41.32 400 Meters: 1. Isabel Macht, FA, 1:05.90; 2. Leah Plummer, LR, 1:09.94; 5. Sadie Plummer, LR, 1:12.55; 7. Enna Carbone, FA, 1:19.23; 11. Halley Littlefield, FA, 1:26.19 800 Meters: 1. Hadley Mahoney, CE, 2:29.58; 3. Abigail Roberts, LR, 2:39.98; 4.

Alana Nataluk, FA, 2:41.94; 8. Sadie Plummer, LR, 3:04.75; 16. Kacey-Jane Clark, FA, 3:39.38 1600 Meters: 1. Hadley Mahoney, CE, 5:27.73; 3. Abigail Roberts, LR, 5:51.11; 4.

Alana Nataluk, FA, 5:58.06 3200 Meters: 1. Nora Goldberg-Courtney, NYA, 13:50.85; 3. Susie Butler, LR, 17:04.56 4X400 Relay: 1. Cape Elizabeth 4:35.86; 2.

Lake Region 4:51.31 High Jump: 1. Campbell Johnson and Leah Plummer, tied, LR, 4-6 Long Jump: 1. Graca Bila, NYA, 13-4.50; 6. Halley Littlefield, FA, 9-9.50 Shot Put: 1. Marion Robbins, NYA, 26-5; 3. Leah Edwards, LR, 22-4; 9. Campbell Johnson, LR, 18-6 Discus: 1. Izabell Apovian, LR, 71-5; 3.

Leah Edwards, LR, 64-11.50 Javelin: 1. Izabell Apovian, LR, 92-8; 4.

Leah Edwards, LR, 67-7; 5. Susie Butler, LR, 64-8; 8. Halley Littlefield, FA, 51-10; 15.

Samantha Kilgore, LR, 34-9 Boys’ Results 100 Meters: 1. Joaquim Bila, NYA, 12.18; 2. Jacob Adams, FA, 12.20; 9. Roy Mugabe, FA, 12.93; 12. Jacob Gilmore, LR, 13.50; 13.

Ben Vlug, FA, 13.57; 17. Ethan Kutella, LR, 13.96; 19. Michael Clarke, LR, 14.11; 23.

Aiden Dean, FA, 14.20; 27. Lucian Bassett, LR, 14.60 200 Meters: 1. Nick Garey, Poland, 24.68; 5. JoJo Jensen, FA, 26.33; 7. Arkie Baptista, FA, 27.15; 8. Jacob Stone, LR, 27.41; 11. Colin Murphy, LR, 27.85; 12. Domenico Falcon, LR,

Continuations

28.08; 14. Andrew Irwin, FA, 28.18; 15. Ethan Kutella, LR, 28.25; 17. Ben Vlug, FA, 28.63; 18. Lucian Bassett, LR, 29.27; 23. Aiden Dean, FA, 30.00; 26. Jonah Densmore, FA, 30.95 400 Meters: 1. Domenic Antonelli, Poland, 56.28; 4. Jacob Stone, LR, 1:01.95; 5. Colin Murphy, LR, 1:03.16 800 Meters: 1. Vaughn Lindenau, CE, 2:12.37; 5. Sam Laverdiere, LR, 2:21.05; 6.

Ezra Gronlund, LR, 2:23.50; 8. Bhavnish Tucker, LR, 2:28.18; 9. Grady Kemp, LR, 2:30.47; 10. Michael Clarke, LR, 2:32.96; 12.

Denali Jensen, FA, 2:47.25; 14. Andrew Irwin, FA, 2:53.65; 15. Luke Staires, FA, 2:54.21; 18.

Calvin Kestner, LR, 3;02.39 1600 Meters: 1. Vaughn Lindenau, CE, 4:48.82; 4. Sam Laverdiere, LR, 5:02.09; 5.

Luke Dupuis, FA, 5:11.37; 8. Arkie Baptista, FA, 5:23.51; 10. Grady Kemp, LR, 5:29.62; 11. Bhavnish Tucker, LR, 5:32.24; 15. Tristan Cormier, LR, 5:54.40; 17. Luke Staires, FA, 6:08.88 3200 Meters: 1. Luke Dupuis, FA, 11:41.82; 2. Tristan Cormier, LR, 12:59.59 110 Hurdles: 1. Nolan Garey, Poland, 16.88; 3. Zack Emery, FA, 21.46 300 Hurdles: 1. Nolan Garey, Poland, 45.38; 2. Denali Jensen, FA, 47.10; 3.

Alecssander Freitas, LR, 47.65; 4. Zach Emery, FA, 51.02 4x100 Relay: 1. Poland 48.06; 3. Fryeburg Academy 49.22; 4. Lake Region 53.00 4X400 Relay: 1. Poland 3:49.76; 3. Lake Region 4:05.07 4X800 Relay: 1. Lake Region 10:03.25 High Jump: 1. Arkie Baptista, FA, 5-6 (tie with Cadyn Langlois of Poland); 5. Ezra Gronlund and Jacob Gilmore, tied, LR, 5-0; 7. Matteo Sbuell, FA, 4-10; 8. Geri Daiu, FA, 4-6 Long Jump: 1. Cadyn Langlois, Poland, 19-6.50; 2. Jacob Adams, FA, 19-0; 10.

Matteo Sbuell, FA, 15-3.25; 11. Geri Daiu, FA, 15-2.25; 12. JoJo Jensen, FA, 15-1; 18.

Domenico Falcon, LR, 13-5.50; 20. Ethan Kutella, LR, 13-1.50 Triple Jump: 1. Oscar Gustafson, CE, 35-11; 3. Ben Vlug, FA, 32-3.75 Shot Put: 1. Tommy Gray, CE, 40-1.50; 4. Padric McGrath, FA, 32-11.50; 10. Tristan Nylin, FA, 24-5; 12. Alex Kuvaja, LR, 24-1.50 Discus: 1. Tommy Gray, CE, 108-0.50; 2. Padric McGrath, FA, 94-5.50; 7. Tristan Nylin, FA, 64-0.50; 8. Alex Kuvaja, LR, 64-0; 9. Calvin Kestner, LR, 63-3.50; 10. Jonah Densmore, FA, 61-05; 13. Sam Johnson, FA, 53-11; 17. Ben Allocco, FA, 48-2 Javelin: 1. Tommy Gray, CE, 122-3; 8.

Alex Kuvaja, LR, 73-10; 10. Jacob Gilmore, LR, 66-2; 12. Calvin Kestner, LR, 63-2; 14.

Tristan Nylin, FA, 60-10; 18. Sam Johnson, FA, 58-9; 19. Ben Allocco, FA, 56-10; 20.

Jonah Densmore, FA, 55-10

Lake Region

(Continued from Page 7A) Class A Bonny Eagle.

The Eagles tested junior goalie Aundrew Edwards who still made 19 saves.

“Bonny Eagle was able to find the open player inside again and again,” Laker Coach George Lawson said. “Our boys worked their hardest, with Aiden Bourgoin leading the scoring with 3 goals, followed by Zach Vogel with 2.

Assists were made by junior Tyler Jones, Jacob Lemery, Josiah England and freshman Ray Tucker, with his first assist of the season.”

• On Sunday, Lakers HS Lacrosse assisted Bridgton Recreation Director Gary Colello to paint lines on two boys’ and two girls’ youth lacrosse fields at the Ham Complex in Bridgton. A big “thanks” goes out to players Josiah and Olivia England (girls’ lacrosse), Gabe Lunt, Chris Caron and Zach Vogel.

Coaches Don White, Ryan Vogel and George Lawson also helped.

Bridgton Rec is hosting a multi-team tournament at the Ham Complex on Saturday, June 4.

GIRLS’ LACROSSE Waynflete 8, Lakers 7 Lakers 14, Fryeburg Academy 3 York 14, Lakers 10: Katie Keenan scored 4 goals and had 3 assists, while Carly Dyer and Brianna Sargent each netted 2 goals in the Laker loss to the Wildcats (3-0). The Lakers are 1-3.

GIRLS’ TENNIS Cape 5, Lakers 0 S. Hagan (CE) def. M. Marcelli (LR) 8-1 I. Kesselhaut (CE) def. K. Johnson (LR) 8-1 A. Gordon (CE) def. K. Rose (LR) 8-1 A. Milton/E. Rosenberg (CE) def. A. Smith/S. Sullivan (LR) 8-3 M. Hansen/P. Duryee (CE) def. K. Cohoon/J. Jordan (LR) 8-0 Cape 5, Lakers 0 S. Hagan (CE) def. M.

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For the care you’ve given.

For the comfort you’ve created.

For the lives you’ve touched.

For everything you’ve endured.

THANK YOU.

(Continued from Page 5A) began. “I am glad to see that younger people are coming.

Younger people are beginning to move into the area.

They have a voice. We are just letting them know they have a voice and we want to hear it.”

“I am finding also that the elders and the younger people want to work together. And, they want the town to grow and now, they have a say how it grows. This is good for them,” Connolly said.

Going forward, with the suggestions offered by GPCOG, the board can begin to implement some of the brainstorming that occurred.

“We have a lot of ideas that we are going to work on,” he said.

Marcelli (LR) 8-1 I. Kesselhaut (CE) def. K. Johnson (LR) 8-2 A. Gordon (CE) def. K. Rose (LR) 8-1 A. Milton/E. Rosenberg (CE) def. A. Smith/S. Sullivan (LR) 8-1 M. Hansen/P. Duryee (CE) def. K. Cohoon/J. Jordan (LR) 8-1 BOYS’ TENNIS York 4, Lakers 1 First Singles: Abe Richards (LR) defeated Brody Waters (York) 6-1, 6-2.

Second Singles: Connor Di’Quila (York) defeated Hunter Martin (LR) 6-1, 6-0 Third Singles: Paul Seah (York) defeated Kolbie Kaeser (LR) 6-0, 6-0.

First Doubles: Ben Soares & Matt LeClerc (York) defeated David DelVecchio & John Kimball (LR) 6-0, 6-1 Second Doubles: Nathan Pfirman & Lucas Matson (York) defeated Sam Brown & Brady Emery (LR) 6-0. 6-2.

Cape 5, Lakers 0 First Singles: Eben Harrison (Cape) defeated Abe Richards (LR) 6-3, 6-3.

Second Singles: Gabe Berman (Cape) defeated Hunter Martin (LR) 6-0, 6-0.

Third Singles: Theo Rodrigues (Cape) defeated David DelVecchio (LR) 6-0, 6-0.

First Doubles: Jack Carignan & Owen Bromage (Cape) defeated Kolbie Kaeser & Wes Martin (LR) 6-1, 6-0.

Second Doubles: Luke Fredericks & Finn Brucker (Cape) defeated John Kimball & Sam Brown (LR) 6-1, 6-0.

TRACK & FIELD Friday was cold and windy day at Cape Elizabeth and that always brings concerns to the athletes – how will it affect my events; how do I prepare for it; how do I stay warm! It was a headwind going into the finish which affects every race on the track. It was against the high jumpers, discus throwers, and long jumpers.

The only event with a tailwind was the javelin, but how much sail does a spear have?

Hopefully not much as Izzy Apovian and Susie Butler threw personal records (PRs) by over 10 feet to place first and fifth respectively. Teammate Leah Edwards had a seasonal best placing fourth. Izzy’s throw of 92 feet 8 inches automatically qualified her for the state championship. She is LR’s first automatic qualifier. All three have been working hard with Coach Caron on their throwing events.

Izzy and Leah finished 1st and 3rd in the discus. Leah was also 3rd in the shot put.

Leah Plummer and Campbell Johnson tied for 1st in the high jump. The tie was not broken since it is early season and a bit cold and windy.

Ezra Gronlund and Jacob Gilmore finished 5th and 6th for the boys.

Abigail Roberts won the triple jump with a seasonal best 31 feet 4.5 inches. That effort is only 4.5 inches away from the

automatic state mark.

In the sprints, Leah Plummer placed in the 400 meters (2nd) and 200 meters (5th). Sister Sadie placed 5th in the 400 meters.

The 400-meter event was a good event for the boys as well as Jacob Stone (4th) and Colin Murphy (5th) also placed in the meet.

Although she did not place for scoring on Friday, LR coaches have been impressed with newcomer Hailey Brewer.

Hailey finished 7th in the 100 meters and 200 meters just missing out on scoring. She has been very focused on all the drills with teammates Reannah Dingley, Lizzie Brewer, and Jonalisa King. The four of them combined to place 5th in the 4x100 meter relay.

The boys’ relay of Michael Clarke, Ethan Kutella, Lucien Bassett, and Jacob Gilmore placed 4th. LR’s best finish in the sprints was by Alex Freitas in the 300-meter hurdles. He placed 3rd with a PR of 47.65 seconds. That time provisionally qualified him for states.

“Alex has only been able to practice the hurdles three times this year. We expect him to get the automatic time later this season as the weather improves and he gets in more sessions with the barriers,” Laker Coach Mark Snow said.

Abigail Roberts continues to do well in her new 1600-meter event, placing 3rd on Friday.

She also placed 3rd in the 800 meters, provisionally qualifying for the state meet.

Susie Butler (3rd) and Tristan Cormier (2nd) placed well in the 3200 meters.

Tristan also had a grand achievement in the 1600 meters by breaking 6 minutes for the first time.

Sam Laverdiere had a nice meet with 4th place and a PR in the 1600 meters and a lifetime best in the 800 meters (good for 5th). Ezra Gronlund placed 6th in the 800 meters. Sam and Ezra teamed up with Jacob Stone and Domenico Falcon to place 3rd in the 4x400 meter relay. Ezra and Jacob teamed up with Bhavnish Tucker and Alex Freitas to win the 4x800 meter relay. It is early in the season, but the boys have the fastest time in the league in that event.

Abigail Roberts, Izzy Apovian, Leah and Sadie Plummer all had seasonal best splits in the 4x400 meter relay, finishing 2nd in a seasonal best time.

Amazingly, Izzy Apovian had three PRs in the meet. 12 other Lakers had one each.

The biggest of those PRs not mentioned yet were probably Samantha Kilgore (1.6 seconds in the 200 meters), Calvin Kestner (3.3 seconds in the 800 meters), Bhavnish Tucker (almost 9 seconds in his 4x800 meter split), Ethan Kutella (1.2 seconds in the 200 meters), and Michael Clarke (4 seconds in the 800 meters).

Up next: The Lakers next travel to Freeport on Saturday, May 7. The meet starts at 3 p.m. and also has Wells and Yarmouth in it.

We’re forever grateful for your skill, dedication, and perseverance.

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Opinion & Comment

May 5, 2022, The Bridgton News, Page 1B

In Ye Olden Times

by Michael Davis BHS Assistant Director

We would be building

Howdy neighbor!

Today, I wanted to reflect on a local event, which I had the pleasure of witnessing last May Day, when on Sunday at 6 p.m. I joined a congregation of about 20, who gathered in the old South Bridgton Church for something of a revival. Now perhaps you don’t know the old South Bridgton Church, or perhaps if you do know it, it has been many years since you last stopped by. Certainly, I fall into the latter category, despite my deep love for the building and my regular familiarity with its history, and the influential role it has held in local history and politics since the first Church was built there in 1830. But driving by earlier that week, I had seen a sign announcing it was to be reopened for May Day, and since that news was something I was not sure I would ever see again, after the difficulties of COVID closed its doors a year ago, I resolved to attend in company with friends. And I must say, I was very encouraged by all I saw.

Deacon Field and his wife had the whole of the church done up in fine spirit; there was music to be had from the usual piano and violin, and the less familiar though equally lovely mandolin and bagpipe; the minister from Sebago came over the hill to preach a memorable sermon on the rebuilding of Jerusalem; and the whole of the sanctuary was re-dedicated to the tolling of the faithful Revere bell up in the steeple, in notes still as sweet and bright as once rang out all those generations ago, when first it was brought to town by canal boat, ringing out every turn on the old Songo River. I had the unique pleasure, among the faded photographs mounted on the wall of the vestry, of viewing the face of our first minister, Rev. Joseph Fessenden — Parson Joe to his congregation — who in his life was so tireless an advocate for truth and justice, who first planted the seeds of Temperance in this community and who, over the course of this life, remained ever a stalwart and vocal proponent of abolitionism, helping an uncounted many runaway slaves seek freedom in Canada along the Underground Railroad. It was a unique joy, to at last look upon the face of one with whom I have been long familiar with in deed and folklore. Truly, as the psalms were read and favorite hymns sung once again, and motes of dust danced in the oblique rays of a setting sun which, declining on the village and on the forest that is beyond the village, streamed through the stained windows to clothe the faces of the singers with its warmth of gold and scarlet, I saw in that light the shine of hope and promise for the future, not merely of an old and beloved institution, but for the whole of our town itself. “We Would Be Building,” we sang together; a message which I think more of us need to hear nowadays.

So today, we are turning to an article of The News of Nov. 27, 1891, when following a similar revival at the old church, then not quite so old, a short history of the building and its religious society was printed. I hope you enjoy it, and with the Field’s planning a course of concerts and benefit suppers through the summer, the first to begin this coming Saturday at 5 p.m., I hope to see many of you there. In the meantime, let us continue to build up the good BUILDING, Page 2B

Letters Thanks for the cleanup

To The Editor:

A simple, but heartfelt “thank you!” to the person or people who cleaned the roadside on Chadbourne Hill Road during Earth Day Week. And, a “thank you” to everyone who cleaned our roadsides and public spaces.

Leslie McAllister Bridgton

A church is reborn

To The Editor:

What a community we have!

Months of fundraising and planning led to achieving our goal of the South Bridgton Congregational Church holding its first evening service, and re-dedication on Sunday, May 1.

We would like to thank the many hands and hearts who made this possible; the musicians and cooks for our fundraising dinners, as well as the Sebago Congregational Church, our sister church, for all their help as well as sharing their pastor, Fred Fortier with us. Fred aptly spoke on Nehemiah, who rebuilt walls in Jerusalem as we are rebuilding the congregation at SBCC. The bells were rung in celebration and to call all to join us.

This was the first of ongoing 6 p.m. Sunday Services.

Our fundraising continues with monthly dinner and a show events throughout the summer

and into fall.

We celebrate our Mothers this Saturday, May 7, doors open at 4:30 p.m., with a dinner of favorites such as macaroni and cheese, shepherd’s pie, baked beans and brown bread, and for dessert our home pies.

A requested donation of $12 per person for ongoing expenses to keep our doors open.

Reservations required due to seating limitations. For reservations or more information about South Bridgton Congregational Church, please call Paul and Shirley Field at 207-647-1218.

We appreciate the prayers, thoughts, working hands and donations of this incredible giving community.

God bless and peace, Heather Chandel Bridgton

UCC clarification

To The Editor:

A recent article on the South Bridgton Congregational Church quoted Paul Field, clarifying that the South Bridgton church is not part of the United Church of Christ (UCC). He went on to imply that churches in the UCC are told “how to run our services,” and that the denomination controls local churches in the UCC. That is not correct. Section 18 of the Constitution of the UCC states in part: “The autonomy of the Local Church is inherent and modifiable only by its own action.” The section goes on to guarantee each local church the right to call and dismiss its pastor, own or dispose of its property, decide on its own finances, worship and organize as it sees fit, and leave the denomination if it so chooses.

SPRING SUNSHINE — The day draws to a close in Denmark illuminating daffodils and deer fencing as the sun sets behind Pleasant Mountain.

(Photo by Suzanne Richard)

A review of what goes where

The Recycling Committee recently received a letter with the following questions. These were great questions that we thought everyone would be interested in, and we will answer them here. I’ve attempted to put as much information as I could find. If anyone has more information that I’m missing, or any questions, please send an e-mail to bridgtonrecyclingcommittee@yahoo.com.

Q. Batteries continue to disperse electricity for a period after they are dead. This includes rechargeable, or one use, and even the batteries in things like solar lights. Would it be possible to have some sort of container for these? They should not go with regular recycling and should definitely not end up in a landfill.

Single-use batteries, such as AA, AAA, 9V or C or D cell, are different, making their recycling process different from recycling rechargeable and cell phone batteries. These should be put in the regular trash. The good news is that our trash is sent to ecomaine, which is a trash-to-energy plant. They do not go into a landfill. The transfer station accepts recyclable batteries. You should bring them to the transfer station personnel so that they can recycle them. This is for batteries that include nickel, lithium, cadmium, etc.

Q. What do you need a sticker for?

Anything that goes to the transfer station requires a sticker.

In order to get a sticker, you must have proof of residency.

Recycling Matters

By Maureen McDevitt Bridgton Recycling Committee

Q. How is the “shop” run, and what kind of donations are acceptable?

Donations have to be dropped off at the transfer station with an attendant. Basically, everything is accepted, as long as it is in good condition. They are currently not accepting clothing, dishes, and books. This is subject to change. They currently have too many of these.

Q. What goes into the compost pile?

Grass clippings, leaves, and yard waste. No stumps or brush. Fruits and vegetables are currently being accepted at the transfer station, however, this is being evaluated at the state level to see if it is acceptable. (Rolfe Corporation accepts plywood, raw wood, brush, and stumps, but no painted or pressure treated lumber.)

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Delusions will lead to our end

One adjective often, and correctly, used for Putin’s invasion is “delusional.” Even if he manages to pound Ukraine into scorched rubble, he’ll still be further than when he began from anything resembling victory.

He and his henchmen will continue to be generally despised and feared, most intensely by the defiant Ukrainians themselves. As Hemingway wrote, “Man can be destroyed, but not defeated.” Another aspect of Putin’s delusion is projection: he rationalizes that he is destroying Nazis while behaving like a Nazi himself.

While we’re quoting Nobel prizewinners, here is a snippet from Faulkner’s Nobel speech: “Our tragedy today is a general and universal physical fear so long sustained by now that we can even bear it. There are no longer problems of the spirit. There is only the question: When will I be blown up?”

Putin happens to be the head of one of the nine nations who could answer Faulkner’s question. But he is hardly alone in his conviction that military force backed up by nuclear weapons will yield greatness, or security, or whatever it is he hopes to gain from his colossal misjudgment. We’re all a part of the general delusion of our time, that the trillions we have consented to pour into militarism will yield genuine peace.

Here’s one more quotation from a Nobel winner, this from Churches in the UCC are in a covenantal relationship with each other through Associations, Conferences and the General Synod. That relationship allows UCC churches to learn from and support each other and share more effectively in mission than a congregation can do by itself. For example, because the UCC maintains relationships with other churches around the world through the ACT Alliance, the church where I am pastor was able to send donations for Ukraine refugee relief to local clusters of congregations in Poland, Hungary and neighboring countries to provide refugee relief.

Rev. Franklin Anderson, Pastor United Parish Congregational Church of Harrison and North Bridgton, United Church of Christ

Taxpayer Alert II

To The Editor:

In the spirit of transparency, let us take a close look at the 2022-2023 budget (warrant) proposal for the Town of Harrison to be voted on June 14.

There are 28 Articles.

Articles 1-14 are basic “boiler

plate” items which need to be approved.

Article 15 (Administration) requests $740,406.00, an 18.5% increase. Included in that account is a request for two new positions — a deputy clerk and assistant town manager. Salary increases of 9.9%, 18.2%, 8.1%, and 10.0% are also requested for various positions. There are increases in many other accounts.

Article 16 (Public Works) requests a 9.5% increase over the current year. Wage increases of 10.4% and 13.2% are listed in the backup information.

Other increases are found in the road maintenance accounts such as fuel, salt, and crack sealing.

Article 17 (Fire Department) requests a 3.8% increase.

However, this does not include the costs for the Emergency Management program, which have been removed from this account and listed under Public Safety. It does not include a request by the fire chief for a full-time fire chief’s position and FF/EMT personnel to staff the station seven days a week.

This proposal will be found in Article 27.

Article 18 (Solid Waste) lists an 18.6% increase over the current year. Wage increases, and increased costs for trash hauling, tipping, and maintenance are listed.

All these proposals may

PeaceVoice

by Winslow Myers Guest Columnist T.S. Eliot: “Humankind cannot bear very much reality.”

Mass delusion is indicated by our clinging to obsolete paradigms. Remember how certain that clerical authorities were that the earth was the center of the solar system? Another obsolete paradigm clarified by the invasion of Ukraine is the usefulness of nuclear weapons as a way to prevent war.

Nuclear weapons did not deter Osama bin Laden. Nor did they deter Putin.

Instead, the record of near disaster over the decades of the nuclear age underlines our good fortune to find ourselves still alive and unradiated. Stanislav Petrov was on duty in a Soviet military bunker in 1983 when two signals indicated that U.S. DELUSIONS, Page 3B or may not be appropriate.

Unfortunately, the Select Board never took the time to debate their importance and make a recommendation for the warrant.

Richard M. Sykes Harrison Selectman

Response to “Taxpayer alert”

To The Editor:

I found it interesting to read the “Letter to the Editor” in The Bridgton News last week from Selectman Rick Sykes in which he stated that he was “disappointed and embarrassed to report to the citizens of Harrison that the Select Board has failed to prepare and present to the town a well thought out and agreed upon budget proposal for the 2022-2023 fiscal year.”

He then stated that six “budget workshops” were scheduled but two were cancelled.

Were the meetings cancelled because the selectmen felt they had done the necessary “discuss, review and make changes” to the budget. Weren’t those meetings the appropriate time for Mr. Sykes to present his concerns and work with the other Select Board members to reach a consensus rather than wait until the public hearing

(which was the time for concerned citizens to ask questions).

He also stated, “At the April 14 regular Select Board meeting, the Board voted 4-1, to present the existing warrant (budget) to the voters on June 14 without any Board changes or recommendations.” Is that not affirmation by the majority of the Board that they support the budget put forth by the town manager? Why didn’t Mr. Sykes address his concerns about “the process” at the first, or any of the four budget meetings rather than wait until so late to speak up? And if he did bring it up in a meeting and the others did not feel the same so went ahead with the process what does that tell us?

Are we seeing one disgruntled member voice his opinion contrary to the full board’s feelings? Is that the way the democratic process works? If I were a selectman, I would be highly insulted by Mr. Sykes’ remarks and the insinuation that I had not done my job.

Cannot we, as citizens of Harrison look at the budget numbers and make informed decisions without the Select Board “recommending” how we vote?

I know I can make my own decisions.

Kathy Bracken Harrison

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A review of what goes where

MONARCH by artist Sandra Tardo Long is this year’s Art in the Park Poster winner. Art in the Park, presented by Gallery 302 in Bridgton, will resume on Saturday, July 16, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Shorey Park.

Rain date is July 17. For event details and artist applications, go to gallery302.com

(Continued from Page 1B) Q. What happens to the cans and bottles donated at the end of the building?

Various nonprofits in town can sign up to take the bottles/ cans for redemption.

Q. What can be recycled, in detail?

Paper: All clean cardboard paperboard and pizza boxes (no food), newspaper and inserts, magazines, mail and catalogs, paper bags, office paper, envelopes and window envelopes, wrapping paper, phone books, books, paper plates (clean), milk and juice cartons, drink boxes and aseptic containers, shredded paper (put in clear plastic bags).

Plastic: Water bottles, milk jugs, detergent bottles and all rigid containers marked #1-7 (except Styrofoam).

Metal: Tin cans, aerosol cans (empty), aluminum cans and foil, pots and pans.

Glass (all colors): All glass bottles and jars.

All rigid containers must be empty (not perfectly clean).

This is not a complete lost. Search more than 1,000 items at ecomaine.org/101 What can’t be put into the recycling bin Plastic bags and wrap: Trash and shopping bags (empty or full), plastic wrap or film (this can be brought to Hannafords), bubble wrap or mailers, Tyvek or plastic envelopes, bread bags, potato chip and snack bags, sandwich baggies, animal food bags, frozen vegetable bags, wood pellet bags (a lot of the stores that carry these also can recycle them, please call first; newspaper bags, boat wrap or tarps, Styrofoam (even if

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PUBLIC NOTICE

Town of Waterford CEMETERIES

LEGAL NOTICE

Harrison self storage

Please remove all flowers and accessories from the Waterford Cemeteries by May 9, 2022 after that date they will be removed at the Sexton’s discretions.

Pursuant to the rental agreement between Harrison Self Storage and the party named below, their personal property shall become the property of Harrison Self Storage on April 28, 2022, in order to satisfy all liens brought on by the default of payment.

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PUBLIC NOTICE

TOWN OF HARRISON

Unit 21 – Rebecca Buck PUBLIC NOTICE

TOWN OF HARRISON Inn, Bed & Breakfast, Vendor Entertainment Licenses

Public Notice

TOWN OF NAPLES Public Hearing

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A public hearing will be held on Monday, May 9, 2022, at 6 p.m., at the Naples Town Office Building located at 15 Village Green Lane. On the agenda: • A Liquor License Application for 678 Roosevelt Trail (Gary’s Olde Towne Tavern) • A Liquor License Application for 171 Roosevelt Trail (Naples Lobster Pound) The public is welcome.

Zoom meeting info will be added to the event on the Municipal Calendar found at: townofnaples.org/calendars

The Licensing Board will meet on Thursday, May 12, 2022, at 6 p.m., at the Town Office for the purpose of renewing Bed & Breakfast Licenses and other licenses or issuing new licenses for the following: Greenwood Manor – Innovation, LLC, Joseph & Jillian Drew Camp Laughing Grass – Melissa Cumsky Vacationland Campground – RMO Holdings, Gretchen Osgood Hillside Cabins – Linda Klein Olde Mill Tavern – Gary Searles Fluvial Brewing – Lisa & Shaun Graham

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PUBLIC NOTICE

Public Notice

TOWN OF SEBAGO NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

NOTICE OF INTENT TO FILE

STORMWATER LAW PERMIT APPLICATION Please take notice that KOSF 1-Maine, LLC is intending to submit a Stormwater Law Permit Application with the Maine Department of Environmental Protection pursuant to the provisions of 38 M.R.S.A. – 420-D on or about April 12, 2022. The applicant is proposing to construct a single-story expansion to an existing self-storage facility at 17 Serenity Hill Estates off Roosevelt Trail (Route 302) in Naples.

The proposed area will propose approximately 13,800 s.f. of additional building area. Improvements will result in the creation of approximately 0.6 acres of new impervious surface and 1.5 acres of developed area. A request for a public hearing or a request that the Board of Environmental Protection assume jurisdiction over this application must be received by the Department in writing, no later than 20 days after the application is found by the Department to be complete and is accepted for processing. A public hearing may or may not be held at the discretion of the Commissioner or Board of Environmental Protection.

Public comment on the application will be accepted throughout the processing of the application. The application will be filed for public inspection at the MDEP’s office in Portland during normal working hours. A copy of the application may also be seen at the municipal offices in Naples, Maine. Written public comments may be sent to the Southern Maine Regional Office, 312 Canco Road, Portland Maine 04103 where the application is filed for public inspection.

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The Sweden Planning Board will hold a Public Hearing on Monday, May 23, 2022, at 6:30 p.m., at the Sweden Town Meeting House at 147 Bridgton Rd., Sweden, Maine to consider a proposed Solar Energy System Ordinance for the Town of Sweden.

The proposed ordinance document is posted for the public on the town website at www.swedenmaine.org. You may also obtain a copy of the proposed ordinance by visiting the Sweden Town Office. Note that the office has limited hours. It is currently open on Thursdays from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., and the first four Saturdays of each month from 9 a.m. and 12 p.m..

The public is welcome to attend the public hearing.

Written comments should be sent prior to the attention of Bill Graham, Planning Board Chair at 147 Bridgton Rd., Sweden, ME 04040.

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TOWN OF NAPLES

TOWN OF DENMARK

Planning Board Meeting

Absentee Ballots Absentee Ballots will be available on May 13, 2022 for the June 14, 2022 Municipal Referendum to vote on the proposed Charter Amendment A copy of the proposed Charter Amendment is available in the Clerk’s Office and can be viewed on the Town’s website at www.denmarkmaine.org Voters may make a written request for the voter’s own ballot, or that of an immediate family member by mail, in person or via fax.

To request an absentee ballot, please contact the Town Clerk’s Office at 207-452-2163; Mail requests to: Town Clerk, ATTN: Absentee Ballot Request, 62 E. Main Street, Denmark, ME 04022 or fax to 207-452-2333. Please include your name, telephone number, residence address, signature and the address that you wish the ballot to be sent to.

Absentee ballots may be turned in any time prior to the closing of the polls on Tuesday, June 14, 2022.

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Polls will be opened, from 8 a.m.-8 p.m. at the Municipal Building Community Room (Downstairs) on June 14, 2022 for people wishing to vote in person.

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Public Hearing — Liquor License The Board of Selectmen will hold a public hearing on May 12, 2022 at 5:30 p.m., for a new liquor license application for Greenwood Manor. Hearing will be held at the Harrison Town Office, 20 Front Street.

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LEGAL NOTICE

The Naples Planning Board will hold a meeting on Tuesday, May 17, 2022. The meeting will be in person at the Naples Town Hall Board Room located at 15 Village Green Lane starting at 6 p.m. On the Agenda: 1. Tabled Business a. A Dock for the Songo Shores Association shared ROW #2 on Dunton Road (Tax Map U15 Lot 22) submitted by William Newbegin and Brad Hokanson.

2. New Business a. A proposed plan for an Outdoor Pavilion for the Beacon Bar & Bistro located at 828 Roosevelt Trail (Tax Map U01 Lot 2) submitted by Mark and Lisa Cooke. b. A request for an extension for a Solar Project approved June 16, 2020, located at 30 River Road (Tax Map R12 Lot 41). Submitted by Verrill Law on behalf of ISM Solar.

Plans may be viewed online at www.townofnaples.org.

The public is welcome to attend the meeting.

Any questions or comments may be directed to Jennifer Leeman via email at jleeman@townofnaples.org.

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it’s #6), paper towels, napkins or tissue, needles and sharps (these can be put in a plastic detergent bottle, tape it shut, and place it in the trash).

Large metal parts (car, boat, truck, etc.). These can be put in the metal can. There is no charge for this.

Gas tanks (propane, helium, oxygen, etc.). Propane and helium tanks under 20 pounds can go to the metal can.

Propane tanks can be recycled when a new tank is purchased at both Hayes True Value and Hannafords.

Wood and lumber — This can be placed in can #3. You must first weigh your vehicle on the scale and pay the attendant (currently $.10/pound).

Pipes (metal or plastic) — Plastic pipes can be placed in can #4. You must first weigh your vehicle on the scale and pay the attendant (currently $.10/pound). Metal pipes can be placed in the metal can at no charge.

Clothing and shoes — If in good condition, they can be donated. You can place in the Salvation Army bin at the transfer station.

Bedding and pillows — If in good condition, they can be donated. You can place in the Salvation Army bin at the transfer station.

Batteries: Alkaline, button-cell, rechargeable and lithiumion (bring to the attendant at the transfer station), Light bulbs (any type) — Hayes True Value takes all fluorescent bulbs for recycling.

Other items: Garden hoses, diapers (baby or adult).

Food or plants — Plants can be put in the compost pile, as well as vegetables and fruits.

Kitty litter Knives and blades Toys — If in good condition, they can be donated.

Vinyl siding Wax-coated paper and boxes Rope, string, chain Places in town to recycle miscellaneous items: Transfer Station — Aluminum can tabs can be donated for Shriners Hospital. Please see the attendant.

Paint can go to either the transfer station or to Hayes True Value (go to Paintcare.org to see specifics).

Hannafords — Paper and plastic bags, propane tanks (with a refill), five-gallon water bottles (with a refill).

Hayes True Value — Hearing aids and glasses (donated to the Lions Club), fluorescent bulbs, paint (go to Paintcare. org to see specifics), five-gallon water bottles (with a refill).

They also do not charge for paper bags, and have never used plastic bags. Kudos!

Rolfe Corporation (91 Home Run Road) — Accepts plywood, raw wood, brush, and stumps, but no painted or pressure treated lumber). Rolfe’s hours are Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Saturday 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.

(April-October), and Sunday 8 a.m. to noon (May 15 to July 30).

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(Continued from Page 1B) things in our lives and in our town, with whose care we have been entrusted by those loved ones who came before.

“On June 20, 1825, the citizens of South Bridgton united in building a meeting house which should be free for the use of all ministers in good standing. John Perley, Asa Ingalls 2nd, and Francis Foster were the building committee. It was built near the schoolhouse, opposite the present new church, and dedicated Nov. 15, 1826 by Rev. Valentine Little, of Lovell, Me. The labor account shows, among the subsequent Temperance reformers, the following items: ‘gallon of gin, 2 quarts of rum, spirits; 40 cts.’As furnished by three of the leading citizens. But under the labor of Rev. Joseph Fessenden, a Temperance work was begun, which resulted in the present temperate character of their descendants. The Congregational Church was formed Dec. 30, 1829 by Enoch Perley and wife, Phineas Ingalls and wife, John Peabody, Betsey Burnham, and Lucinda Mead, members at Bridgton, who had applied for a dismission Nov. 29; Jonathan Fessenden, a member at Fryeburg, and John Perley and Almira Ingalls, new members. Enoch Perley died Dec. 6. A second petition was refused by the pastors on the 16th, and an ex parte Council called; Rev. Mr. Fessenden was chosen Moderator, and Rev. Carlton Hurd Scribe. Three other ministers were present. After communicating with the church at Bridgton, the Church was organized and John Peabody ordained Deacon. A donation of $1,000 each by Squire Enoch Perley and Lieut. Robert Andrews had been previously made to the Bridgton Church, to revert to South Bridgton parish on the settlement of a minister. Thomas Perley, of Boxford, Mass., presented $645, and on his death-bed Enoch Perley paid to his sons a sufficient sum to make, with $2,000 bequested in his will, a fund of $5,000 for the support of the ministry in this Parish.

Rev. Joseph Fessenden was the first pastor – from 1830, to his death in 1861. He was a man of high intellectual force, well fitted to fill a larger field; was lifelong BUILDING, Page 3B

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Letters (Continued from Page 1B)

Children’s story

To The Editor:

So, based on the Rev’s latest “spill,” he offers us evidence of a wider range of style in demonstrating and unfortunately sharing his peculiar views of reality.

Who knew that in addition to bombast and insult, his skill set includes puerile pandering as evidenced in his most recent childish alle-

gory. The misdirected inane point of his little fairytale is not worth a targeted response.

Its myopic misrepresentations are quite evident. However, what is amusing here is the certainty he sees no irony in the sharing of this fable with us through the medium of his “ill gotten” laptop, no doubt ably assisted by electricity and light and comfortable heat provided by those awful folks who created this awful hell hole he despises called the United States.

Does anybody ever wonder why he stays with us “dirty capitalists” when apparently there are so many other superior societies out there?

Don Vose Naples

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(Continued from Page 2B) a fearless opponent of human slavery, and made strong and eloquent public utterances against this ‘twin relic of barbarism,’ when to do so was to incur unpopularity, and even danger of personal violence. He sleeps in the village cemetery, beneath an altar surmounted by an open book, surrounded by his followers. He was a near relative, by the way, of the late ex-U.S. Senator and ex U.S. Treasurer William Pitt Fessenden.

Parson Fessenden’s immediate successor was Rev. S.G. Norcross, who died not long ago at North Conway.

He remained one year. The other pastors, successively, were Revs. B.F. Manwell, Addison Blanchard, John W. Brownville, Holland G. Frye, Wm. B. Hague, E.P. Eastman. The present pastor is Mr. Hague, who a year or so ago accepted a second call to this pastorate. Of the foregoing, Mr. Manwell is also numbered with the dead.

The present church edifice, which is of Gothic architecture of elegant design, was erected at an expense of $10,000, and dedicated July 11, 1871, by Prof. M. Barbour, D.D. of Bangor Theological Seminary, assisted

by Rev. E.P. Wilson or Bridgton. The committee in charge of its erection were Hon. Samuel F. Perley, Col. John P. Perley, Darwin Ingalls, Edwin J. Fessenden; all of whom today ‘sleep with their fathers’ in the silent home of the dead.”

Till next time!

Delusions will lead to our end

(Continued from Page 1B) intercontinental missiles were headed toward the U.S.S.R. He rightly decided there must be a malfunction in the Soviet early warning system and chose not to alert his superiors, risking his career. There are a number of such stories in the public domain, which would indicate that there may be even more close calls which remain classified.

What logic might be powerful enough to break the trance these weapons have induced in the governments of the world?

I only know what logical common sense tells me: we cannot go on like this, building and renewing weapons and playing nuclear chicken. We can’t continue forever relying on fiendishly complex computer systems that are subject to malfunction, being hacked, or coming to fatally mistaken conclusions, either on their own or in concert with the fallible humans operating them.

Imagine that aliens have swooped in from deep space to check up on our planet. As they circle the earth, they see no borders. It all looks like a single entity, menaced by rising temperatures and intensifying conflicts, both of which threaten the overall health of the living system upon which humans depend for their support. That is reality.

The aliens would say to us, “wake up from your delusion.

Shake off the trance. Grow up. Learn to get along. Greater Russia is an abstraction, a fantasy, an illusion. And so are all the ‘my country right or wrong’ mythologies of America, China, and others. Nations and people have more in common than what separates you. You share a single planet and single life-support system, a common evolutionary history, a collective wish to leave your children a better life than your own, and an interdependent future where your survival depends upon each other. Avoiding blowing yourselves up is your ultimate common self-interest — a reality upon which to build an international security regime not based in deterrence, nuclear weapons, and war — based instead in the need for a further level of cooperation necessary to address your many sustainability challenges.”

Biden and Zelensky are doing a heroic job within the existing delusional paradigm. But it is not too soon to start thinking outside the box: nuclear weapons are the problem, not the solution that establishment thinking fatalistically assumes they are. They are a solution only in the Holocaust sense of “final solution.”

What might lie beyond deterrence? Putin or no Putin, creative men and women of good will can end our present drift downstream toward the waterfall ahead. This begins by admitting that we ourselves, along with Putin, are deluded by the false power of nuclear weapons.

Winslow Myers, syndicated by PeaceVoice, author of “Living Beyond War: A Citizen’s Guide,” serves on the Advisory Board of the War Preventive Initiative.

To The Editor:

The First Quarter Gross Domestic Product (GDP) declined by 1.4%, which stunned most economists. The official definition of a recession is two quarters of negative growth.

Time will tell if we are already in a recession.

According to Axios, the Standard and Poor’s index (S&P Index) has seen a decline of 13% so far this year, which ranks as the worst decline since 1939! This is the latest gift from Joe Biden, which will become evident when you get your next financial statement.

Add, more than, 8% inflation and you can see the gravity of this latest Biden debacle for your financial security.

Democrats have lost the concept of “fairness.” They want to eliminate student debt even though about two-thirds of the American people never went to college. What about the contract those students signed when they agreed to pay back their debt as so many people

have done in the past? Cutting student debt would be an additional stimulus to the economy, which will further add to inflation.

Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of Department of Homeland Security (DHS), testified last week, that the southern border is secure and is being effectively managed. We can all see that this is not true.

What about the people who have been waiting in line to earn their citizenship? What about the known terrorists, drug addicts, sex offenders, Fentanyl, guns, and unknown “got-aways” that are a security risk to our country?

Sixty percent of voters disapprove of Biden’s handling of the border and 76% think the economy is headed in the wrong direction, according to Quinnipiac. Those statistics include a lot of Democrats.

Twenty-eight Democrats now believe that Title 42 should not be repealed, because that could result in a huge increase of illegal’s coming across the border, from the current 7,000 per day

to as many as 18,000 per day!

We simply can’t sustain those numbers.

The cavalry is coming and we must vote out these extreme left politicians.

Bill Preis Bridgton

Are they doing their jobs?

To the Editor:

When America’s number one celebrity Barack Obama became president, he infamously stated, “I have a pen and a phone and intend to use them.” He did with a vengeance, setting a terrible precedent. Taxpayers have paid a fearsome price ever since.

With a stroke of the pen, presidents can bypass Congress and enact policies that have devastating ramifications for every American.

Donald Trump unfortunately continued to use executive orders to implement policies

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Obituaries

Herbert Payne Memorial Service

A service for Herbert Payne, who passed away on Thursday, Dec. 16, 2021, at the age of 80, will be held on Saturday, May 14 at 2 p.m. at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery in Denmark. Herb was well respected and known for his trustworthiness and strong work ethic. His sense of humor brought laughter to any situation he was in. He will be remembered by all who knew him.

Dale M. Thorne 1948-2022

SEBAGO — Dale Manville Thorne, 73, passed away on Thursday, April 28, 2022, at the Lamp Memory Care facility in Lisbon, Maine, after a short battle with Alzheimer’s disease.

Dale was born in Gorham, Maine, on June 15, 1948, to the late Manville (Bud) and Barbara Thorne of Sebago.

Dale graduated from Potter Academy in 1966 before it closed after the 1967 school year. Dale was the first member of his family to attend college and graduated from the University of Maine Portland-Gorham, currently known as the University of Southern Maine, in 1970 with a B.A. degree in Accounting.

After college, Dale served in the U.S. Army at the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) in Panmunjom, South Korea, from 1971 to 1972.

After returning to Maine, Dale started his accounting career with the State of Maine and later worked for several private accounting firms. Upon retirement, Dale enjoyed working around his home in East Sebago where he lived for 43 years. Dale could often be seen walking or riding his bicycle around Sebago village with his dog.

Dale is survived by his loving family: sister Sharon (Thorne) Osgood and her husband Arthur from Baldwin; brother Michael Thorne from Otisfield; brother John Thorne from Hiram; nephew Steve Osgood and his husband Rick Fritz from Baldwin and Palm Springs, Calif.; nephew Kevin Osgood from Sebago; niece Leandra Womack and her husband Chris Sullivan from Gorham; niece Barbie Toye and her husband Ben from Windham; and several great-nieces and nephews as well as numerous cousins.

Dale is also greatly missed by his special longtime friend Arlene Thombs from East Sebago.

A funeral service will be held on Wednesday, May 18 at 1 p.m. at the Poitras, Neal & York Funeral Home, 71 Maple St., Cornish, with visiting hours beginning at 12 p.m. Burial will follow at the Lakeside Cemetery in North Sebago. Online condolence messages can be submitted at www.mainefuneral.com. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Sebago Fire and EMS.

Ralph J. Sweetland Jr. Retired North Reading Deputy Chief, Ralph J. Sweetland Jr. of North Reading, Mass., and Naples, Maine, died on Saturday, April 9, 2022. He was 89.

Ralph, known as Jack to his family and friends, was born to the late Madeline (Esty) and Ralph J. Sweetland Sr. in a house on Main Street and lived in town for over 65 years. Mr. Sweetland attended the Batchelder Elementary School; later graduating from Reading High School in 1952. He attended Franklin Technical Institute while working at his family’s business, D & S Service Station and as a part-time call firefighter.

During the Korean conflict, Jack enlisted in the United States Marine Corps and after serving for three years returned home to continue his 40 year career with the NRFD, serving as acting chief and retiring as deputy chief.

Jack married Priscilla (Burleigh) on Valentine’s Day 1959, raised four children together and celebrated 63 years of marriage. Throughout his life Jack was active playing tennis, gardening, skiing and home improvement projects. He is also well known for being there when needed. If the neighbors had bats in their living space, he showed up with tennis racket in hand.

When the snowstorms hit, he was plowing out the neighborhood. And when the river behind his house froze, he made sure it was safe for the neighborhood children to skate.

In his retirement, Jack could be found on the slopes of Shawnee Peak most mornings and in the summer months he enjoyed exchanging stories with other old-timers at the local bait shop in Naples. Jack loved gardening, but despised woodchucks. He spent over 50 years boating on Sebago Lake where he had taught many how to waterski.

Jack had a wit and sense of humor that came out at unexpected times and had a devilish way about him. At times he was known as Bad Jack, but he was truly a gentleman, was genuine, and will be missed by those who knew him well.

Jack is survived by his wife Priscilla, son Karl B. and his wife Kim of Tyngsborough, Mass., daughter Kristine P. and daughter-in-law Karen of North Reading, Mass., grandchildren Gabrielle, Joshua, and Tristan, several nieces, nephews, and is predeceased by his son Brian E., daughter Lissa R. and brother Gerald.

Mr. Sweetland’s funeral will be held at the Croswell Funeral Home, 19 Bow Street, North Reading on Tuesday, May 17 at 11 a.m. Visitation will be held on Monday, May 16 from 4 to 7 p.m. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the North Reading Fire Department.

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that he rightly knew Democrats would never pass because of their vendetta to torpedo his presidency at every turn — the hell with the collateral damage to America.

Joe Biden is another case altogether, as he has unleashed one insane program after another without bothering to justify them to Congress as the Constitution demands.

On his first day in office, Biden spitefully sabotaged America’s energy independence because President Trump had authored it. That one stupid act played a major role in the horrendous inflation that has brought such catastrophic suffering to tens of millions of American families.

Biden’s next major blunder was to throw open the nation’s borders to any and all who want to come here and take advantage of all the benefits that America’s taxpayers have worked so hard for.

Next on Biden’s agenda was the disgraceful abandonment of Afghanistan, along with billions ($) in weapons

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Objects are closer than they appear

If you drive a car manufactured recently, you’re familiar with that message inscribed on the passenger-side mirror, “Objects in mirror are closer than they appear.” It reminds us that the image we’re seeing isn’t a true reflection of what’s going on behind us. Convex mirrors distort what they reflect by widening the field of vision, making rear-view images appear smaller and farther away than they actually are.

My right eye no longer can see straight lines because of macular degeneration. Even though I know the lines are straight, my damaged eye always sees them as distorted and wavy. That’s my problem, but not all distortion of reality is caused by defective eyesight. Much of what we see and hear today should carry a warning label that it’s being deliberately distorted. A worldwide disinformation industry exists to distort everything we see and hear. Wherever it spreads, it’s financed by the same corrupt oligarchs.

As Vladimir Putin tells it, what’s happening in Ukraine today is a “special military operation” to liberate Ukraine from the control of “Nazis” backed by NATO and the United States. Nazis? It’s a damned lie. But, if anyone questions that official Kremlin lie, calls it a war, an invasion, or uses any other unapproved words, their “crime” is punishable by 15 years in prison. Ta-da! Ain’t tyranny wonderful!

The links between Putin’s disinformation machine in Russia and the MAGA disinformation machine in America are now obvious. Of course, Tucker Carlson parrots Putin’s lies every day. They serve the same cruel, vengeful deity, a relic of the Middle Ages. They share the same objective — to spew toxic sludge into our political bloodstream, so that rational conversation becomes impossible. As MAGA-HACK Steve Bannon put it, they just “flood the zone with s--t. This is about disorientation.” Fortunately, Americans are wising up to their game.

Columnist Kurt Bardella writes in The Los Angeles Times that, “ironically, while Republicans have sought to alarm voters with ludicrous fears of Democrats wanting to enact ‘communism,’ the America they want is much closer to that of Soviet and Putin’s Russia. In fact, the actions conservatives are embracing and what’s happening in Russia are so similar

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by Rev. Robert Plaisted Guest Columnist that comparisons cannot be considered hyperbole…These actions both in Russia and in the United States are enabled by a relentless propaganda machine that distorts reality and cripples people’s ability to discern facts from falsehoods…

With Russia as a mirror, Americans have the benefit of seeing the worst-case outcome of authoritarianism. The question is whether they are willing to step up and stop the decline of American democracy.”

Point made. Of course, crooked authoritarians in Moscow and New York lie about reality every day. They prefer confused, deluded people. Clear-thinking folks might throw them in jail and confiscate their stolen wealth. Much better to be cheered by adoring throngs who don’t know the difference between “Martial” and “Marshall.”

Some people clearly have decided to blow the whistle on the whole crummy con job. A slow trickle of evidence about the Jan. 6 insurrection has persisted for months, but in recent weeks, that trickle turned into a flood. Hardly a day now passes without another story about the seditious conspiracy between congressional Republicans and the MAGA White House. The stories are complete with prima facie evidence — text messages and taped phone calls, before, during and after the Capitol insurrection. Democrats finally are calling their GOP colleagues liars, frauds and traitors in public. That’s what they are. The evidence is irrefutable.

Lies planted in human discourse don’t become truth because they come from “official” sources. Perception is not reality. Deliberately distorting human perception is called propaganda. Propagandists twist and bend what we see to cre-

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ate an inaccurate reflection of the world we live in. They don’t yet realize that the demise of their dirty business also may be closer than it appears. Jesus said, “What you say in the dark will be heard in the daylight; what you whisper behind closed doors will be shouted from the rooftops” (Luke 12:3). Amen!

So be it!

Rev. Robert Plaisted is a retired United Methodist clergyman, formerly of Bridgton, now residing in Bath.

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Thursday, May 5 5K Trail Run/Walk.

Greater Lovell Land Trust and Lovell Rec are co-hosting a Cinco de Mayo 5K Trail Run/Walk from 5:30 to 7 p.m.

Cost is $12 pre-registration or $15 on the day of the race. The 5K-route (more or less) will leave from Parking Lot 4 of GLLT’s Heald & Bradley Ponds Reserve and circle the Hemlock and Whiting Hill Loop Trails, finishing near the foundations on the Homestead Trail.

There’ll be roots and rocks, ups and downs, and a bit of mud. Registration at gllt.org includes an aluminum water bottle for the first 50 to sign up and chips and salsa for all at the finish line, not to mention fabulous prizes!

No Man’s Land Film Festival, 6:30 p.m. The Fryeburg Academy Girl Up club is excited to bring the 2022 No Man’s Land Film Festival to the LHE/PAC. No Man’s Land Film Festival (NMLFF) aims to un-define PLUMBING & HEATING

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INSURANCE Chalmers Ins. Agency 100 Main St., Bridgton Tel. 647-3311

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Clement Bros. Lawn and Landscape Organic lawn & garden maintenance Shoreline restoration Creative stonework, property watch Snowplowing & sanding 207-693-6646 www.clementbros.com

Oberg Insurance CHURCH SERVICES DENTAL SERVICES ACCOUNTANTS Auto, Home, Business, Life 132 Main St., Bridgton (12/22x) Bridgton Dental Hygiene Care, PA Tel. 647-5551, 888-400-9858 (12/22x) Field of Grace Baptist Church Chandel Associates Sunday 10:30 a.m.; Wed. 6:30 p.m. Family & Periodontal Dental Hygiene Svcs.

Accounting, Taxes REAL ESTATE Southern Maine Retirement Services Infants, Toddlers, Teens and Adults 701 Pequawket Trail Audits, Full Service Payroll Medicare Supplements & Prescription Plans InNetwork; N.E. Delta Dental & MaineCare Chalmers Real Estate Brownfield 603-793-4984 (6/22x) 3 Elm St., Bridgton 100 Main St., Bridgton 207-647-4125 bdhc@myfairpoint.net (3/22x) Life and Senior Dental Insurance Office 647-5711 (TF) (TF) Saint Peters Episcopal 150 Main St., Bridgton 207-647-2900 (12/22x) Tel. 647-3311 Rev. Daniel Warren ELECTRICIANS Jones & Matthews, PA Kezar Realty INTERIOR DESIGN Sunday Service 10 a.m.

Certified Public Accountants Homes, Land & Vacation Rentals 42 Sweden Road 647-8549 (3/23x) D. M. Electric Inc. & Sons Accounting and taxes Lovell Village 207-925-1500 Universal Designz Dennis McIver, Electrical Contractor KezarRealty.com (12/22x) Roosevelt Trail Prof. Bldg.

Consulting – Design Residential/Commercial/Industrial CLEANING SERVICES Route 302, Bridgton Decorating – Aging in Place Oberg Agency Licensed in Maine & New Hampshire 647-3668 cpas@maine.com (12/22x) Residential, Business, Lake Shore Servicemaster Bridgton 207-647-5012 (6/22x) www.UniversalDesignzMaine.com 207-754-0730 (12/22x) Property Prof. Carpet Cleaning – Home/Office ATTORNEYS 132 Main St., Bridgton J.P. Gallinari Electric Co. Fire/Smoke Damage Restoration Tel. 647-5551, 888-400-9858 (12/22x) OIL DEALERS 1-800-244-7630 207-539-4452 (12/22x) Residential - Commercial - Industrial Shelley P. Carter, Attorney Aerial - Auger - Lifting Service RUBBISH SERVICE Dead River Co. Law Office of Shelley P. Carter, PA TLC Home Maintenance Co. Bridgton 647-9435 (12/22x) Range & Fuel Oil 110 Portland St., Fryeburg, ME 04037 Professional Cleaning and ABC Rubbish Oil Burner Service 935-1950 www.spcarterlaw.com Property Management Weekly Pick-up R.W. Merrill Electrical Contractor Tel. 647-2882, Bridgton (12/22x) Container Service (12/22x) Housekeeping and much more 24 hour Emergency Service Tel. 743-5417 (TF) 583-4314 (12/22x) Residential & Commercial PAINTING CONTRACTORS Michael G. Friedman, Esq., PA Harrison 583-2986 Fax 583-4882 (6/22x) Worsters Rubbish Removal 132 Main St. – P.O. Box 10, COMPUTERS Redo Properties.com Trash hauling Bridgton, ME 04009 Docks – Demolition “AWARD WINNING” FLOORING 647-8360 (12/22x) Naples Computer Services Snowplowing/Sanding Interior/Exterior painting & repairs PC repair/upgrades – on-site service Harrison 207-583-6914 (6/22x) Local, experienced & professional Hastings Law Office Virus and spy-ware removal Bolsters Decorating Center Call/text 207-693-4663 (Home) (12/22x) 376 Main Street – PO Box 290 Home and business networking Carpet – vinyl – ceramic SELF-STORAGE Fryeburg, ME 04037 Video security systems Always free decorating consulting Webber Painting & Restoration Bridgton Storage 935-2061 www.hastingsmalia.com 71 Harrison Rd., Naples 693-3746 (6/22x) bolsters@megalink.net Interior/exterior painting & repairs 409 Portland Rd. (6/22x) 9 Market Sq., So. Paris 207-743-9202 Waterfront specialists – Free estimates 28 units & 4000’ open barn DENTAL SERVICES (6/22x) Fully insured – References 207-831-8354 Bridgton 272-8085 (3/22x) CHIMNEY LINING

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Henry’s Concrete Construction Collins Plumbing & Heating Inc. Foundations, Slabs, Floors Specializing in repair service in Harrison Tel. 583-4896 (6/22x) The Lake Region 647-4436 (12/22x)

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F. Jonathan Bliss, P.L.S. Bliss & Associates Surveying, Land Planning 693 Main St., Lovell 207-925-1468 blissinc@fairpoint.net (12/22x) Maine Survey Consultants, Inc. Land info services – Surveys Boundary/Topographic/Flood elevation PO Box 485, Harrison, Maine Off: 583-6159 D. A. Maxfield Jr. PLS Over 10,000 surveys on file (6/22x)

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 (TF)

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 (6/22x)

VETERINARY Fryeburg Veterinary Hospital Small Animal Medicine & Surgery Route 302, Fryeburg 207-935-2244 (12/22x)

WINDOW TREATMENTS Bolsters Decorating Center Custom window treatments Always free decorating consulting bolsters@megalink.net 9 Market Sq., So. Paris 207-743-9202 (6/22x)

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Universal Designz Dyer Septic Window Treatments – Upholstery Septic systems installed & repaired Slip Covers – 207-754-0730 Site work-emergency service-ecofriendly www.UniversalDesignzMaine.com 1-877-250-4546 207-583-4546 (12/22x) (12/22x)

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The Clean Sweep LLC Chimney Cleaning Service Supaflu and Stainless Steel Chimney lining and relining Dana Richardson 935-2501

Bridgton Dental Associates Dr. Paul Cloutier Complete dental care 138 Harrison Rd., Bridgton www.bridgtondental.com 207-647-8052

feminine in adventure and sport through film. The goal of this festival is to connect like-minded individuals who are action-oriented, wish to support a shared vision of gender equality, have a desire to experience their passions and environments through a uniquely feminine lens, and above all, love adventure. A $10 suggested donation supports the F.A. Girl Up club.

The PAC is located at 18 Bradley Street in Fryeburg, on the Fryeburg Academy campus.

Violin and piano recital, “Dreaming the Intricate Details, featuring Margaret Hopkins and Chris Nourse, 7 p.m., at the Little White Church in Eaton, N.H. Admission is by donation.

The program presents a series of sonatas and a set of folk songs from the Slavic world.

Friday, May 6 Gallery 302 in Bridgton first guest artist of the season, fiber artist Catherine

This week’s puzzle theme:

The 1950s

ACROSS 1. a.k.a. vampire 6. Asian cuisine pan 9. Type of tide 13. Make more attractive 14. Lawyers’ grp.

15. China grass 16. *”West Side Story’s” Tony and ____ 17. Mourner’s acronym 18. Utilizing 19. *a.k.a. “The King” 21. *Kitschy art movement begun in ‘50s (2 words) 23. Mortar carrier 24. Back of the neck 25. *Kelly or Chanel 2.55, e.g.

28. Hurtful remark 30. “____ Margery Daw,” nursery rhyme 35. Paper unit 37. Duds 39. Eurasian antelope 40. Guesstimate phrase (2 words) 41. Unaccompanied 43. Disgust with sweetness excess 44. Brandish 46. Track competition, e.g.

47. Frustrated driver’s recourse 48. Legendary King of Pylos 50. Tsar, tzar or ____ 52. Greek letters on campus 53. Deprivation 55. Greek R

57. *”A Streetcar Named Desire” star 60. *Popular type of 1950s restaurant 64. Pro athletes’ move 65. Sea in Spain 67. Narcotics agent 68. Stringed instrument of India 69. Brewpub offering 70. Shakespearean “ergo” 71. *Gwendolyn Brooks’ “Annie Allen” entry, e.g.

72. *Doris of “Que Sera, Sera” fame 73. Disinfectant brand DOWN 1. Statue of Liberty: “I lift my ____ beside the golden door” 2. Sixth month of civil year 3. Encore!

4. *Like Maureen O’Hara and Samuel Beckett 5. Not digital 6. On one’s guard 7. ____-Wan of “Star Wars” 8. Fraternity K 9. *Space program established in 1958 10. Arabian chieftain 11. Are not 12. Margaret, for short 15. Raja’s money, pl.

20. Changes to a manuscript 22. Military moves 24. Fail to care

25. *_____ v. Board of Education 26. Eagle’s nest 27. Kr and Xe on the periodic table, e.g.

29. *Postwar prosperity 31. Per person 32. Farm structures 33. Ancient market 34. *”Rio Grande” and “Rio Bravo” star 36. Lose skin

38. *Egypt’s disputed canal 42. Sir Richard Starkey of the Beatles 45. Like certain Debbie 49. Unit of absorbed radiation 51. Relating to nose 54. Frances McDormand’s Oscar-winning 2020 role

56. Estrogen producer 57. Spiritedness 58. Equal to distance divided by time 59. Actor Driver 60. Squirrel’s nest 61. Units of work

62. International Civil Aviation Org. 63. Hall of Fame Steelers coach 64. Cooking meas.

66. Fla. neighbor

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Shoebox program speaker in Naples

GUEST SPEAKER Elena Nicholson of Operation Christmas Child Shoebox will speak in Naples next Friday, May 13.

Ever wonder what happens after an Operation Christmas Child Shoebox gets shipped? Come meet Elena and find out.

Elena Nicholson was 8 years old when she and her sister were moved from an abusive, poverty-stricken home into an orphanage in the former Soviet Union. At a time when she was feeling lost and unloved, she was handed an Operation Christmas Child Shoebox gift. It was the first gift she had ever received. With the gift, Elena was given a booklet, which seemed like an unbelievable fairytale. It said that the Creator of the universe loved her. She began to pray, hoping for a family for her and her sister — a prayer that was answered in 2004 by a loving family in the United States.

She is now an adult, who is speaking to groups about how that little shoebox changed her life. If you have ever filled a shoebox and wondered if it was worth it, you need to hear Elena. If you have filled a shoebox and questioned what happens afterwards, you need to hear Elena. If you have considered filling a shoebox but didn’t bother, you need to hear Elena.

Elena will be sharing and answering questions on Friday, May 13 at 3:30 p.m. at Cornerstone Gospel Church, 25 Sebago Road, Naples.

For more information, please call Kathleen at 207-3187525 or e-mail her at: kathleenmmcinerny@gmail.com.

New faces for SLLMF’s 50th

HARRISON — Violinist Jennifer Elowitch , founder and artistic director emerita of the Portland Chamber Music Festival, will play at the Sebago-Long Lake Music Festival as it celebrates its 50th season. Over the 25 years of her tenure, PCMF evolved into a cornerstone of Portland’s vibrant arts community. “I can’t wait to join SLLMF musicians for their 50th anniversary. I’ve played with many Festival artists, but never with Music Director Mihae Lee. We have been friends for years but have never had the opportunity to play together. So that will be a real highlight on my return.”

Currently, Ms. Elowitch is Director of Music at Walnut Hill School for the Arts in Massachusetts, where she was the recipient of E.E. Ford Faculty Awards for Exceptional Merit in 2016 and 2021. A noted chamber musician, she has appeared as a guest artist with Electric Earth Concerts, the Mark Morris Dance Group, Winsor Music, and Music from Salem.

Ms. Elowitch is the Assistant Principal Second Violinist of the Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra and performs often with the Boston Symphony, with whom she has toured Europe and Japan. In addition to her work at Walnut Hill, she has served on the faculties of the Longy School of Music, the New England Conservatory Preparatory School, and the University of New Hampshire.

Having presented workshops and masterclasses as a guest at New England Conservatory and the Curtis Institute of Music, Jennifer recently served as a guest teacher at the Yehudi Menuhin School in the UK. Her last

Local Happenings Coffee Call at Conservancy

HARRISON — Maine author Jennifer Dupree will read from and discuss her recently published novel, The Miraculous Flight of Owen Leach, on Monday, May 9 at 6:30 p.m. at Harrison Village Library.

A 19-year-old girl, alone and exhausted, follows a fleeting impulse and tosses her screaming infant son out a window. A woman, standing below, looks up, reaches out and catches that baby; is it meant to be hers? The Miraculous Flight of Owen Leach is a novel about what it means to be a “good” mother, and who gets to decide.

Jennifer Dupree is the director of the Charlotte Hobbs Library in Lovell, a freelance editor, and former bookstore owner.

She has an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Southern Maine’s Stonecoast program. Her stories and essays have appeared in Solstice, December, The Masters Review, and On the Rusk, among other places. She is the winner of the Writer’s Digest Fiction Contest for 2017, and both a winner and a finalist for the Maine Literary Awards.

Copies of her book will be available to purchase at the event.

Annual Spring Sale

St. Joseph Women’s Guild is having their Annual Spring Sale on Saturday, May 28, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., in the St. Joseph Church Hall, South High Street, Bridgton.

There will be a variety of plants, delicious baked goods, gently used clothing for all ages in the Boutique Section and special finds in the White Elephant display.

Enjoy a fun time searching and finding something special. There will also be complementary coffee and tea available.

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BINGO Wednesdays

Doors open at 5:30 p.m. • Game starts at 6:30 p.m.

TEXAS HOLD’EM

The artisans of gallery 302 have created a basket of marvelous hand-crafted earrings, pottery, cards and more for a Mother’s Day Raffle. Stop by the gallery to enter to win this special collection your mother will love!

Thursday, May 12

Doors open 6 p.m. • Game time 7 p.m.

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LOCAL AUTHOR Jennifer Dupree will speak at the Harrison Village Library Monday, May 9 at 6:30 Moms Love p.m.

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HARRISON — The Coffee Call at the Caswell Conservancy, located on Main Street Harrison, will resume this Friday, May 6 from 8 to 10 a.m.

Dinners will resume in June.

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music, ranging in style from folk to jazz to vocal chants.

Bernice Martin is an ordained minister, singersongwriter, and licensed massage therapist.

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appearance at Sebago-Long Lake Music Festival was in 2005.

Ms. Elowitch grew up in Portland. She graduated from

Author at Harrison Village Library

Community Sing DENMARK — Heather Pierson and Bernice Martin are once again offering a “Heart Songs & Circle Songs” community singing circle at Nurture Through Nature in Denmark on Sunday, May 15 at 4 p.m.

Heather Pierson is a singer-songwriter, pianist, song leader, and performer who has released 14 albums and several singles of her original

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Hospice to hold grief conference Hospice of Southern Maine will hold a virtual “Thresholds Conference; Grief is Individual and Universal” on Thursday, May 10 from 1 to 3:30 p.m.

Register at: www.thresholdshsm.org This year’s conference will be a conversation about grief. While grief is unique to each of us as individuals, it is also a shared, universal human experience. The last two years have seen loss on an unprecedented scale and changed the way grief is felt and experienced on all levels.

The time to talk about grief is now.

Hear from Elizabeth Gilbert, author of Eat, Pray, Love, on the experience of losing her partner, Rayya Elias, and from Michelle Zauner, who will read from Crying in H Mart, her poignant memoir about losing her mother. Each speaker will participate in a Q&A session following their presentation.

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Elizabeth Gilbert Michelle Zauner The general public, caregivers, healthcare professionals and students, faith leaders and anyone who is interested is encouraged to attend this community-wide event.

About Elizabeth Gilbert: Elizabeth Gilbert’s memoir, Eat, Pray, Love, exploded onto the scene in 2006. In the years since, people around the world have looked to Elizabeth for guidance in leading brave, authentic, and creative lives. In

SLLMF’s 50th

HEATHER PIERSON and Bernice Martin are offering a ‘Heart Songs & Circle Songs’ community singing circle at Nurture Through Nature in Denmark on Sunday, May 15 at 4 p.m.

Community Sing

(Continued from Page 5B) songbooks of their original songs that have found a home in choirs, communities, and hearts around the world. Their work is inspired by the power of music and song to cultivate harmony, connection, joy, well-being, and peace.

All ages and abilities are

welcome to the singing circle, no singing experience necessary. Nurture Through Nature is located at 77 Warren Road in Denmark. To register for the community sing, or for more information, please e-mail heartsongsandcirclesongs@gmail.com or visit www.heartsongsandcirclesongs.com.

her lectures, Elizabeth talks about her writing and seizing the opportunity to live a life guided by creativity rather than fear.

About Michelle Zauner: Michelle Zauner is best known as a singer and guitarist of the indie-pop band Japanese Breakfast. She is also the New York Times bestselling author of Crying in H Mart, an unflinching, powerful memoir about growing up Korean American, losing her mother, and forging her own identity.

(Continued from Page 5B) Deering High School in the eighties and still considers Maine her home.

Sebago-Long Lake Music Festival will perform Tuesdays at 7:30 p.m. at Deertrees Theatre in Harrison, between July 12 and Aug. 9, 2022.

Committed to bringing live classical music to the Lake Region of Maine, SLLMF has been performing at Deertrees Theatre in Harrison for the last 30 years.

For more information about the Festival and to order tickets, go to https:// sebagomusicfestival.org.

Covid-19 Vaccine Clinic Drop-in

May 12, 2022 v noon to 3:00 pm Naples Town OOices 15 Village Green Lane ~PPzer, Moderna and J & J available ~Covid -19 first & second dose for 5+ ~First booster for 12+ ~Second booster for ages 50+ who received first booster before January 12, 2021 Please bring insurance and vaccination cards

that were literally gift-wrapped for our enemies, Taliban thugs.

Biden is so enfeebled at every level that he has no idea what he is doing. In a daze he frequently blurts out, “they won’t let me say that.”

It is clear that Biden is not calling the shots. It is likely some combination of Clinton and Obama loyalists who infest government at all levels and won’t quit until they are fully

back in control.

May God help us.

Robert M. Howe Jr. Bridgton

CRT and Santayana

To The Editor:

At the Tuesday, April 26 Sebago School Board meeting, the chairwoman established a two-minute rule at the opening of the meeting and reiter-

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Worthington, show entitled “Textile Translations of Maine.” The Gallery to host an in-person reception featuring Worthington’s work from 5 to 7 p.m.

Coffee Call at the Caswell Conservancy (located on Main Street) in Harrison from 8 to 10 a.m. Dinners will resume in June Saturday, May 7 Pancake breakfast, 8 to 10 a.m., Lake Region High School cafeteria, to benefit the Lake Region baseball program. Cost $5 for children and students (under age 3 free), $10 for adults, $20 for family (group of four or more with parents and/or grandparents).

Met Opera Live in HD: Turandot at 1 p.m. at the Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center in Fryeburg (on the Fryeburg Academy campus, Bradley Street) Ukrainian soprano Liudmyla Monastyrska performs the role of Puccini’s icy princess. Estimated run time: 3 hours, 15 minutes. Opera enthusiast Joe De Vito will be hosting his Opera Lecture Series on Thursday, May 5 at 3 p.m. in the LHE/PAC Seminar Room. The lectures are free and open to the public. Box Office: 544-9066.

Ticket info, website: www. fryeburgacademy.org/pac Shredathon, 8 a.m. to noon, at the First Congregational Church, 33 South High Street, Bridgton. Bring your confidential documents to be shredded on-site. Donations benefit six local libraries. No appointment needed. Bag or box. For more information, please call Joanne Cohn at 617-306-1956.

Bird Workshop. Oxford County Soil and Water Conservation District has partnered with Maine Audubon to bring you an exciting workshop! Join the WCD and Maine Audubon from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. to learn about managing woodlands with birds in mind. All are welcome, and this workshop may be of particular interest to landowners, loggers, foresters, and land trust members. The group will be meeting at the Tenmile River Demo Forest in Brownfield.

This event is free, but pre-

registration is required. Please register no later than 2 p.m. on Friday, May 6. To learn more and register, please visit the website at oxfordcountyswcd. org/workshops.

Church supper, at 5 p.m., at the South Bridgton Congregational Church (16 Fosterville Road, South Bridgton). Menu: baked beans, brown bread, delicious casseroles, salads and homemade pies. With music and sing along songs after the meal. All for a donation of $12. By reservations only, please contract Shirley Field at 647-1218 to reserve seating. There will be a 50/50 raffle and auctioning of a May basket.

Celebratory Open House from 1 to 4 p.m., Hawthorne House in Raymond (40 Hawthorne Road). The house will be transformed into a cozy, inviting events center available for everything from meetings to receptions to small weddings to crafts fairs to birthday parties and more, from May through September each year. The free Open House will feature refreshments, hors d’oeuvres, and live music from popular singer-guitarist Gary Wittner from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.

Sunday, May 8 Mother’s Day pancake breakfast, 8 to 11 a.m., Oriental Masonic Lodge #13, Harrison Road, Bridgton.

Plain and blueberry pancakes, sausage, bacon, home fries, coffee and juice. Cost: $10 for adults, $5 for kids over age 6, Mom’s and kids under age 5 are free. Proceeds will help fund the replacement of the handicap ramp at the rear of the Lodge Hall.

Monday, May 9 Author Jennifer Dupree will read from and discuss her recently published novel, The Miraculous Flight of Owen Leach, at 6:30 p.m. at Harrison Village Library.

Tuesday, May 10 Harrison Maine Climate Action Group meetings are now on the second and fourth Tuesdays at 6 p.m., at the Caswell Conservancy Center (Main Street). Interested but can’t attend? You can participate without attending meetings: join Facebook group or e-mail Andrea at: harrisonmaineclimateaction@gmail.

CLOSE TO HOME AND HERE FOR YOU. Western Maine Surgery is pleased to welcome our newest surgeon, Stephenie Long, MD, FACS. Dr. Long provides a full range of general surgery procedures with special interest in breast surgery.

ABOUT DR. STEPHENIE LONG Medical School Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA General Surgery Residency Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA Board Certification American Board of Surgery

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com Wednesday, May 11 Harrison Historical Society, Haskell Hill in Harrison will be having a “May Celebration” program at 7 p.m. Light refreshments will be available. All are welcome!

Thursday, May 12 Drop-in COVID-19 vaccine clinic, noon to 3 p.m., Naples Town Office; Pfizer, Moderna and J&J available; first and second dose for ages 5-plus; first booster for ages 12-plus; second booster for ages 50-plus who received first booster before Jan. 12, 2021; please bring insurance and vaccination cards.

Fryeburg Academy Spring Concert, 7 p.m. at the Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center. The Fryeburg Academy Band and Chorus present their annual Spring Concert. Free admission.

Friday, May 13 Faces of Founders: Hiram, Maine the MOVIE, a partnership of Hiram Historical Society and the High School TV 2 Class of SAD 55, will be shown at the Hiram Arts Center at 8 Hancock Avenue at 6 p.m. In this production — unique in the state of Maine — the teacher/moderator presents the context of 15 founders — men, women, children — students follow in costume with photographic backgrounds and portray each settler briefly telling what it was like to live in the nascent settlement 1774-1830, voicing opinions unbound from restraints of the book “Faces of Founders: Hiram, Maine.”

Professional musicians, Hiram residents, perform Hiram music. Free to all.

Elena Nicholson will speak about Operation Christmas Child Shoebox program at the Cornerstone Gospel Church, 25 Sebago Road, Naples at 3:30 p.m.

Saturday, May 14 Art Walk, sponsored by the Town of Bridgton Arts and Cultural Committee, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Spring rummage sale, St. Catherine of Sienna Church, 32 Paris Street, in Norway, 9 to 11:30 a.m., clothing for the whole family, linens, household items, toys, books and more at very reasonable prices. Please bring your own bags. The parking lot is behind the church on Beal Street. The church is equipped with a lift to assist people that need help with stairs.

Friends of Norway Library to hold book sales at Norway’s Gingerbread House at 500 Main Street.

Book sales are from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. (also on June 11, July 9, and August 13). Rain may cause cancellation.

Raymond Village Community Church Pot Roast Supper. Menu: pot roast and gravy, potatoes, green beans, carrots, a roll, and a brownie for $12. Meals are take-out only. Taking orders for meals for pick up between 5 and 6 p.m. that Saturday at 27 Main Street in Raymond.

They will be hot and ready to take home! Please order in advance as it is unlikely that extra meals will be available.

To order your meals please call the office at 655-7749 before noon on May 14 and leave a message with your name, number of meals and time you will pick up. Or if you prefer, you can send an e-mail to office@rvccme.org with the information.

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SEASONAL HELP WANTED — at Wyonegonic Camps in Denmark: Full and part-time kitchen positions including meal cook, assistant/prep cook and general kitchen assistants; part-time housekeeping; full or part-time grounds maintenance/driver; part-time office administrative support. Position start dates available May 30-June 20 and ending August 18-31. Online preliminary application available at Wyonegonic.com; compensation commensurate with experience. Call 207-452-2051 to arrange local interview.

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SEASONAL HELP WANTED — Work at Knights Hill Association Inc. this summer. Full or part-time positions available from May 30 to September 30. Grounds maintenance and pool maintenance. Call 207-647-5107 leave a message and I will return the call.

E-mail – khainc@roadrunner.com 4t17x SEASONAL HELP WANTED — at Camp Tapawingo in Sweden: Full and part-time kitchen positions including cooks and general kitchen assistants; full or part-time maintenance. Kitchen positions start in early June and end in mid to late August. Maintenance positions are spring and/or summer seasonal.

Compensation commensurate with experience. E-mail JD@camptapawingo.com or call 207-6473351.

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WORK WANTED

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Searles Excavation is looking for dependable, motivated, experienced equipment operators, CDL truck drivers with current medical card and laborers. Competitive pay rates commensurate with experience. Paid health insurance for employee. Paid holidays and vacation time.

Please call (207) 583-4948 or e-mail resume to searles@keokabeach.net

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Saco River Canoe & Kayak in Fryeburg, Maine, is currently seeking individuals looking for full and part-time work.

If you enjoy the outdoors this may be the position for you.

Requirements include a valid driver’s license with a minimum age of 18.

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Please forward a letter of interest and an application to Katie Haley, Town Manager, Town of Fryeburg, 16 Lovewell Pond Road, Fryeburg, ME 04037 or e-mail to townmanager@fryeburgmaine.org. The position will remain open until filled. The Town of Fryeburg is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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Cross-training with the Transfer Station is necessary.

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ated it again at the beginning of the “non-agenda comment section.”

The board chairwoman firmly applied the two-minute rule when Billy Jo Karwowski, a candidate running against a sitting board member. Billy Jo spoke about the need for separate areas for special needs children. The board chairwoman even threatened to remove Mrs. Karwowski and with force if necessary if she didn’t stop promptly.

The chairwoman’s rule apparently applied only to people who challenged the board’s assumptions. When it came to a board friendly speaker, she was given five-plus minutes to defend Critical Race Theory (CRT). She claimed that CRT is merely history and that history shows that white Americans and their institutions are inherently racist. She finished with her often-used quote from George Santayana, “Those who cannot learn from history are doomed to repeat it.”

I agree with her view that history will repeat itself if not understood. However, I disagree with her racist view of history. Were there racists among white Americans, yes. Were there racists among American Indians, yes. Were there racists among Japanese Americans, yes. Were there racists among Hispanic Americans, yes. Were there racists among Black Americans, yes. In fact, there were and are racists among all of America’s races. Racism, as much as it is to be deplored, is racially universal. America, which has done so much to eliminate racism, will never completely finish the task.

Using the Critical Race Theory as a template for race relations will only create racial division among Americans.

Looking at history only through the lens of race is a prescription guaranteeing that, as Santayana said, “Those who cannot learn from history are doomed to repeat it.”

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Outdoor life

Rainy Cold River overnight

Looks like we’re stuck in the “rain every Friday” weather cycle again I wrote on April 4 to the Denmark Mountain Hikers. Weather predictions for Stow were 100% for rain all day Friday and 90% for all day Saturday. I added: “It is possible that we’ll be lucky, like Jeff and the hikers last Friday to Arethusa Falls were, and there might be a no-rain window to hike in. However, we also could not be lucky and have rain all day.”

I suggested three options for the planned two-day outing on April 8-9.

1. Continue as planned, hope for a break in the weather, and do our scheduled day hike to Lord Hill in the morning and go to the Cold River AMC Cabin after that. Do another hike on Saturday.

2. Cancel the Friday day hike, go to the cabin as planned and spend the day warm and snug around the wood stove swapping yarns and playing a board game or cards while the rain comes down. Decide on the Saturday hike depending on the weather.

3. Cancel everything and stay home, warm and dry. No charge to the overnighters for the cabin — we’ll absorb the cost.

As the weekend got closer and the weather forecasts did not improve, we cancelled the planned day hike to Lord Hill on Friday. The stalwart group of overnighters insisted on doing the overnight portion of the trip as planned, however, so option #2 was chosen. The “Convent” cabin at the Cold River AMC Camp had already been reserved and food for our meals already purchased, so we went for it, hoping for a break in the weather to at least get one short hike in.

The rain came down sideways in torrents all morning and continued as we drove into Evans Notch Friday at noon. I picked up the keys for the cabin from the Eastman’s on Route 113 on the way to the camp and we were able to drive right to the cabin door. In past years, we had to park at the locked gate at the road and haul everything in, so this was a treat.

There were seven Denmark Mountain Hikers at the cabin.

The cabin is insulated, with a wood stove in the small kitchen that kept everything toasty warm and it also has electric lights.

The kitchen is well-equipped with cooking gear, a refrigerator, microwave, and hot plate. There are bunks for six in the adjoining bunk room, and out back is an electrically heated outhouse. The wood shed was full of dry wood for the stove.

That’s my idea of “roughing it!”

We unloaded all our gear and put groceries away as the rain continued to come down, but now what had been a hard rain was now more of a mist than a downpour. Over cups of coffee and tea, we sat in the kitchen and everyone offered suggestions for hikes we’d like to take this spring, summer and fall. Some were old friends but by new trails, and some were mountains the Denmark Mountain Hikers had never climbed

and we relocked the chain at about 10 a.m., the rain started.

The hike down the Shell Pond Trail along the banks of the Cold River was wet, and when the group got to the Chester Memorial Dam across Cold River only two of the group chose to continue on up to the summit of Little Deer Hill.

As Denmark Mountain Hiker David Atchason reported: “We hiked today but some of us, me, Polly, Kathy, opted not to do the mountain climb, we were already wet enough.” The rain continued throughout the afternoon into the evening.

Hiking Trips & Tips It was a fine outing and overnight, despite the rain. Good company and great food were a fine combination. I have

by Allen Crabtree acquired a list of places for the Denmark Mountain Hikers to go for the next several months, and learned a new card game.

What could be better! Thank you all for bringing groceries and before. I jotted all the suggestions down on the back of brown goodies, and for pitching in to make this a wonderful outing! paper cookie sack, and will turn them into our monthly hiking Let’s do it again sometime! schedules (my horoscope said I was to “jot down facts and AMC Cold River Camp figures to back your words”).

The AMC developed the camp in Evans Notch in 1919 We then pulled out the Evans Notch hiking trails map in and operates it during the summer offering cabin lodging and case the rain let up and we could take a hike while we were outdoor activities. A winterized cabin is available for rent in there. Someone made a trip to the heated outhouse and report- the off-season. Go to (http://amccoldrivercamp.org) for more ed that the rain had stopped so we got our packs and drove information. up to the Shell Pond Road gate on The Cold River forms the western the way to a short hike to Rattlesnake border of Little Deer Hill, and at the Gorge and Rattlesnake Pool. The road foot of the mountain is the Chester was a terrible spring mess of frozen Memorial Dam across Cold River. snow and ice alternating with mud — This dam was an early project of the in another week it would be an impasAppalachian Mountain Club (AMC) sible muddy mess till mud season is and was given by W.R. Chester in over, but we made it there and back memory of Miss Mabel C. Chester, without incident. one of the original enthusiastic foundBoth the gorge and pool were gushers of the A.M.C. Cold River Camp ing full of water down Rattlesnake located on the banks of the Cold River Brook, and there were still large fringjust west of Little Deer Hill. The Baker es of ice hanging on the walls of the gristmill used to be located here and the gorge. Not a long hike either in time Chester dam creates a swimming pool nor distance (two miles or so, about in summer for the guests at the AMC an hour of hiking), but a great leg Cold River Camp. stretcher and a chance to work up an Cold River AMC Camp in Oxford appetite for supper. Back at the cabin, County, North Chatham, NH we started supper of pasta, sausage, Difficulty – Easy French bread, salad, and wine, while Trail distance (one way) – 300 yards we broke out the UNO cards. There to the cabin from Route 117 were small openings of blue sky in the Hiking times (one way) – 10 minDENMARK MOUNTAIN HIKER clouds as evening came, and we were utes Kathy Huchthausen at Rattlesnake hopeful for Saturday’s weather.

Coordinates – 43° 14’ 10” N 71° Pool.

Saturday morning, we had a huge 00’ 00” W breakfast of blueberry pancakes, bacon, scrambled eggs, and Topographic Map – USGS Center Lovell 7.5-minute quad juice. The predicted 90% chance of rain was holding off, so Directions to the Cold River AMC Camp: The Camp we cleaned things up, emptied the cabin, and headed out for is on Route 113, Evans Notch Road, about 16 miles north of a hike to Little Deer Hill. As the cars pulled through the gate Fryeburg. There is a locked gate to the camp at Route 113, and when reservations are made to stay at the cabin keys may be picked up nearby for the cabin, woodshed, and entry gate. The camp is a short, level walk from the gate.

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