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Flood of protest dent Robert Fogg said, “I would be in favor of clearing out the sluiceway. I know it could be done.”

After all, he owns a treeremoval service.

“Don’t touch the middle rock or the sides. I think we should leave the falls in Edes Falls,” Fogg said.

His comment was met with clapping from the crowd in the gymnasium of town hall.

The public hearing for the dam removal options was held on Monday during the Naples Board of Selectmen meeting.

Numerous people also testified in favor of removing only the center breach, and leaving the remainder of the dam intact.

The remainder of the dam spans across the Crooked River between Jug Town and River roads in Naples.

On Monday, the Regional Fisheries Biologist James Pellerin, of the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, presented a history of the dam, the two proposals to remove it, and a survey that predicted water flow if portion

of the dam were removed.

The department wrote a fish management plan for the Crooked River in 2018 that included removing the stone, the center breach of the Edes Fall Dam in order to restore a passage for salmon.

Because the Town of Naples owns the dam, the state must get permission for the project to move forward.

In the end, the selectmen decided to table making a decision until the town manager researched the cost and the permitting requirements of removing trees and debris from the river. This would be approached as a regular maintenance cost.

Pellerin said that salmon prefer going up the middle of the river, since that is safest from predators.

The proposal to remove the center stones included using those stones to make benches.

LEAVE THE DAM ALONE Ellen, a member of the Fogg family, stated she was strongly against removing DAM, Page 2A

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Strong opposition to Edes Falls Dam removal proposal

By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer NAPLES — Two proposals to remove portions of the remaining Edes Falls Dam caused a flood of protests and a surge of passionate opinions.

The majority of people who spoke favored removing the log jam on one side of the river instead of removing even one stone at the base of the dam in order to facilitate salmon spawning.

Lots of people were strongly opposed to the dam removal — in any shape or form. The reasons included preservation of the historical structure; concerns that removing the bottom stones would make structure unsafe and unsound; and the belief that salmon will be able to get up river despite any obstruction at the base of the dam. Many folks felt that the removal of the dam would cause water levels to change drastically. Some homeowners along the river expressed concerns about their wells if the dam were to be removed.

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SPAWNING SOLUTION? James Pellerin, the regional fisheries biologist with the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife (IFW), gives a presentation about options to remove the remains of the Edes Fall Dam. A public hearing on the dam removal was held on Monday in the gymnasium of the Naples Town Hall.

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By Wayne E. Rivet Staff Writer Deb Brusini thought it was odd that when planners heard an initial overview of a proposed solar farm off Chadbourne Hill Road in North Bridgton, there was no one from the public viewing via Zoom to ask any questions.

The board later learned that silence will likely the result of improper notification.

Planners held an emergency meeting last Wednesday when town office staff were unable to locate notifications to abutters. At last Tuesday’s board meeting, planners heard a presentation

by Civil Engineer David Albrecht and Project Developer Ryan Bailey regarding a two-array setup on property owned by Thomas Saliba.

Albrecht and Bailey also represent the landowner of the North High Street solar farm project.

Therein lies the confusion.

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Naples nixes Public Works proposal Why it took seven months

By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer NAPLES — People kept talking about the importance of taking baby steps, moving slowly from a maintenance department toward public works.

There were a lot of working parts to get in order first, people said. About 30 to 45 minutes of discussion preceded the vote on the public works proposal.

The creation of a public

works department was voted down at Naples Annual Town Meeting, which was held April 29.

It appears as though it wasn’t the extra cost of buying equipment that scared people away. Instead, it was the continued support of local businesses such as P&K Sand and Gravel that compelled people to vote against the public works.

Resident Ray White spoke toward the end of the

discussion.

“Most of the people in this town are communityoriented, focused on their neighbor. When I look at something like this P&K, Caretake Amercia, some of the businesses . . . I don’t know how these local businesses fit into a hybrid” version of public works, White said.

“I love the direction. I think the community supports itself here. The town

itself would rather invest in local companies,” he said He said that town officials might want to ask: What are the goals of a public works department? What will the townspeople get out of it?

“It seems like we are half-way there,” White said.

On that note, it appears that town officials may once again present a hybrid form of public works as part of next year’s budget.

SEBAGO LIONS DELIVER MAY BASKETS — On May Day (May 1), the Sebago Lions delivered more than 70 handcrafted May baskets to Sebago area residents. The baskets were filled with flowers and chocolates. The recipients were thrilled to receive the basket and the Lions really enjoyed seeing the grateful looks on their faces.

Of course, in some cases they were able to follow tradition and leave the basket hanging on the doorknob, ringing the bell and running! This was a fund raiser to purchase Maine State Flags for the flag sights in town. Pictured are Lion Ron Johnson delivering a May Basket to Don O’Donnell and Lion June Johnson delivering a May Basket to Ann Burns.

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By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer NAPLES — The neighbors and the business-owners of Gabby’s Roadhouse BBQ have arrived at a harmonious agreement over this summer’s music schedule.

“The consensus of the group is to allow Gabby’s to have outdoors entertain-

ment for this year, and then come back and revisit it,” according to Naples Town Manager John Hawley.

Some of the abutters’ worries were based on noise coming from the establishment during the time period that it had a different owner, when it was a different business, Hawley said.

Two weeks ago, Gabby’s

Entertainment Permit was tabled and they were asked to work it out with the abutters.

On Monday — since the abutters and Gabby’s had come to an agreement, the Naples Board of Selectmen unanimously approved the Outdoor Entertainment License.

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BBQ & Traditional Portuguese Cuisine plans to have karaoke night on the deck four nights a week, Thursday through Sunday.

Other music might be acoustic.

“We all met with attorneys on both sides. There was a consensus,” Hawley said.

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On April 29, the people at town meeting approved a $13.1 million budget.

This was after the budget was reduced by $95,940 because the Maine School Administrative District (SAD) 61 budget came in lower.

This was the second year the Naples town meeting was held at the Lake Region High School (LRHS) to accommodate social distancing requirements brought on

by COVID-19. Last year, the main room was the gymnasium. This year, tables for town officials were put on the stage and the majority of voters were seated in the LRHS auditorium. Before the start time of 6 p.m., copies of the warrant articles had run out. However, copies were made and distributed to those people who didn’t have any.

One hundred fifty-seven (157) people showed up to vote.

Naples Town Manager John Hawley explained the public works proposal.

“The public works initiative is something new to Naples voters this year. We do maintain a maintenance department that does quasipublic works details,” he said.

He added that the town takes a flat-line budget approach. In other words, a budget is designed to not raise taxes.

“All the expenses are rising faster than we are getting in new assessed values.

So, we went through the exercise [of reviewing] public works options to look at the possibility of not necessarily saving money but better utilizing the money NAPLES, Page 3A

By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer CASCO — Four months is a preferable amount of time to find a town manager, but seven months is what it took.

That’s according to Casco Interim town Manager Don Gerrish, of Eaton Peabody, who assisted with the search in Casco.

It was recently announced that Tony Ward had been chosen as the new town manager. The Casco Board of Selectmen finalized its decision when it signed the employment contract last Tuesday.

The Town of Casco has been in the process of hiring a town manager for about eight months since the job vacancy was first advertised in the late summer last year. Former town manager Courtney O’Donnell resigned, leaving the town on Sept. 11, 2020. She gave a twomonth notice. During that time, the selectmen hired Gerrish, who is a municipal consultant for Eaton Peabody, to assist with the process of hiring a town manager. Gerrish stepped into the interim town manager role after O’Donnell’s last day.

Around August 2020, the town put out the first SEARCH, Page 3A

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Flood of protest to Edes Falls Dam removal

(Continued from Page 1A) stones from the dam. The dam has historic value and aesthetic value, she said.

“It is a scenic asset in our town. I am a travel agent. I send people all over the world to see beautiful sights, and we have it right here,” she began.

“That dam needs to stay here. We cannot just take a crow bar and pry open the center of that dam… This is good time politically to preserve it. Taking out any stones will hurt the underpinning of that dam,” she said.

“I don’t want to see one stone removed from that dam. I don’t want to see them sold. I don’t want to see them as benches in someone’s yard. I want to see them in the Crooked River,” she said.

“This is our history. We are all for fishing. We are all for hunting. But, we are not for removing the dam,” she said.

She mentioned that record-breaking fish have been caught above the dam.

She referred to one specifically that is mounted at the state offices.

“It made it up over the dam, and so did a lot of its grandchildren,” Ellen said.

Doug Bogdan is a resident who lives below the Crooked River Bridge and has several thousand feet of frontage on the river.

He said the thought of removing the dam concerned him because it was an act that could not be undone.

“If we take this away, it is never coming back. Nobody is going to say, ‘Holy crap! We made a mistake. Let’s put it back,’” Bogdan said.

He suggested, as many people had, building a fish weir across the river.

“Fish have a tough time coming up the river, whether it’s deep or shallow,” he said, adding that the recent couple years of drought might be followed by a time period when the water levels are higher.

He said there was no 100% guarantee that the stone removal would increase the number of fish reaching the spawning grounds.

“Once this is removed, it is never going to come back. And, we don’t know if it’s going to solve the problem. That should remain as it is. Clean out the debris on sluice on one side,” Bogdan said. “This is a gem in our town. Before we destroy it, we should think about all the options.”

A woman representing the Naples Historical Society and Naples Museum spoke about how years from now, people would regret having removed the historical dam. She said that Edes Fall Dams has survived more than 250 year of floods and ice jams and anything else Mother Nature could throw at, including age.

“The only way it could be destroyed is if we allow it to be destroyed. Personally, I’d like it to be left alone,” she said.

“The Naples Historical Society recommends that we must do something,” she said. “We cannot let people outside of our town tell us what to do.”

On Tuesday, there was this post on the Naples Historical Society Facebook page: “A huge thank you to the Naples select board for being extremely cautious with the Edes Falls historic dam removal proposal. They tabled the decision until [Naples Town Manager] John Hawley can get estimates fro removing the logjam on the Casco side of the dam. This would mean leaving the dam as it. It really touched my heart to see so many passionate residents come to the meeting in support of keeping the dam in place!”

REMOVE THE CENTER BREACH Naples resident Dave Garcia, a member of Sebago Lake Anglers, favored removing the stones that created a barrier in the front of the dam structure when the

water levels are low.

“My relatives were Edes,” he began, explaining that his family history is tied to that specific area, too.

“I am in favor of cleaning up the dam, taking out whatever reason the salmon aren’t getting up river,” Garcia said.

Removing just the middle stones would leave the majority of the dam standing, he said. It would allow the townspeople to save the historical structure.

“People come here to see Maine, the real Maine. The Edes Falls Dam is the real Maine,” Garcia said.

He talked about the salmon that would have a better chance of reproducing if the middle stones were removed.

“There are only two strains of true land-locked salmon. The passage of those native salmon going up Crooked River is important. If we can preserve that, I am truly in favor [of the option of removing middle stones]. It’s truly important that those fish survive,” he said.

“Clean up that center. We should save that dam and the salmon,” Garcia said.

The audience clapped after his comments.

Another fishermen Rick Rydell “I believe a river is loved if it is taken care of,” he began.

The dam on the Crooked River has historic value and scenic value, he said.

“I am pleased to see the passion of all the people here. This is incredible that people have invested so much time and care in the river,” he said.

“At first, I wanted the dam mostly gone. [Now] I’ve changed my mind. I want the middle gone. Use the stones from the middle and recreate a commemorative area,” he said.

Resident Larry Anton stepped to the microphone.

“I think we have to do whatever we

can to make the wild salmon survive. We can keep the historical appearance of the dam. At the same time, let the salmon survive and reproduce,” Anton said.

Hadley Couraud is the conservation coordinator for Loon Echo Land Trust.

“When I moved to this region a few years ago, I was so touched by how much Maine residents care about the heritage of their place, and the natural places,” Couraud said.

She said Loon Echo recently conducted a survey, asking people about their primary concerns. Eighty percent (80%) of the people list top concerns as water quality, wildlife habitat and recreation.

She said the project to remove middle stones to help fish and keep recreational area intact is in line with what Mainers want. That importance of heritage and natural space comes up again and again as rating high for Mainers, she said.

“What I see in this project is chance to do both of these things. To support the heritage the dam that has been here and to protect the legacy of incredible natural spaces,” Couraud said.

Later on, when the selectmen were discussing the options, Garcia said he thought the majority of the people wanted to save the dam by removing only the middle stone. However, more people were in favor of not touching the dam at all.

One resident Amber Felts asked Pellerin if the state would pay to rebuild the standing structure if it crumbled once the bottom stones were removed.

Pellerin said there was no funding for that.

This concern — that the entire dam would need to be removed as a result of taking away the lower stones — convinced more people that leaving it alone might be the better option.

Great Northern Docks, town sign lease for lot year, asking to lease the land and to improve it with landscaping. However, because it is town-owned land, the town first put out Referrals for Proposals (RFPs) to see if other individuals or businesses were interested in the lot. There were no takers.

This week, the three-year lease discussion spurred a conversation about moving toward making that townowned space into a public parking lot.

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On Monday, Merriam’s request was on the agenda of the Naples Board of Selectmen meeting.

First, he talked about how his business had a positive ripple effect in the community, providing year-round jobs. He talked about the

need to have some space for expansion, which in this case means storing already sold dock sections prior to those products being shipped out.

He stressed the land would not be used for commercial or manufacturing, but a retail use — the storage of sections of docks.

“This is a temporary move. It’s an opportunity to generate some money for Naples while the land sits there,” Merriam said.

“We’d like to beautify the lot, to put evergreens spaced apart and staggered, not a straight row of trees, a more natural look,” he said,

(Continued from Page 1A) The neighbors thought that the night-time noise was the result of the new owners, not the previous business owners, he said.

Once that was ironed out, there were some unclear legal issues.

“There are a couple issues we legally don’t know answer to,” Hawley said, adding the town’s legal counsel hasn’t got back to him yet.

“That parcel was originally residential [district]. It is still residential,” Hawley said.

“But the [Naples] Planning Board gave it a permit, allowing them to operate as a business. One of the conditions was no outdoors entertainment.”

The attorney representing the business and the lawyer working on the behalf of the neighbors “had different opinions,” Hawley said. “One stated that planning board made the condition and it should be honored. The other stated that the town set the precedent by allowing entertainment to go on for last 30 years.”

Also, the selectmen have

approved entertainment permits for other establishments there, he said.

“I would make the recommendation that we approve it until we hear back from our attorney,” Selectman Bob Caron II said.

“We have grandfathered every establishment since 1992. This legal precedent has been there.”

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By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer NAPLES — A lot that hasn’t got a lot of use yet will provide some space for a local businessman to temporarily store merchandize.

That is until he can expand on his existing property or find another parcel for the expansion.

Great Northern Docks and the Town of Naples signed a three-year lease for the Begin Lot, which is located next to the Naples Fire Station.

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“What would be behind is retail: orders that are being held or stored, not manufactured. It is a sold order to be picked up by a local delivery company,” Merriam said.

Chairman Jim Grattelo clarified the plans for the land by repeating “There would be 100 feet of green space, dressed up and cleaned.

Then the retail space would be behind that.”

Merriam said yes that was the case.

Selectman Caleb Humphrey asked if the property might have other uses.

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Why it was tough search

IN-PERSON TOWN MEETING: Naples selectmen Bob Caron II, Jim Grattelo, Jim Turpin, and Caleb Humphrey are seated on the stage in the auditorium of Lake Region High School (LRHS) for Annual Town Meeting on Thursday, April 29. Voters passed a budget without a proposed public works department.

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(Continued from Page 1A) we have.”

The benefit to a public works department is having the equipment and full-time employees available yearround, and not having to rely on contractors, he said.

The existing Capital Improvement budget would be used to purchase vehicles such as dump trucks, plow trucks. So those purchases would not impact tax rate.

Also, four or five full-time employees would be part of the department.

“As we presented that to budget committee, there was some concern about jumping into it wholeheartedly,” he said, adding there was consideration to phase into the public works department.

“That being said, if [voters] consider hybrid public works that would change the number of the next four articles,” Hawley said. Those articles included Capital Improvement Projects, Town Maintenance, and Roads and Highways.

Resident Ed Cash was one of the first people to voice his opinion.

“I don’t think we need to step into this quagmire all at a once,” Cash said. “We don’t need to jump into this whole thing all at once. You don’t need this whole pile”

of equipment.

Resident Ken Norton said that given the current employment climate, “Contractors can’t find help.”

Norton asked if the cost of safety workshops and training programs is built into the budget. He asked if the town would hire a public works director.

“Not for the hybrid? The cost of hiring a director is a lot more,” Hawley said.

Norton agreed.

“It’s $30 a hour. Can you pay that? On the other side of the coin, if you don’t pay it,” you don’t get the most qualified employee, he said.

“If you cannot do it yourself, if the quality doesn’t match the cost, if you have to go back and do it again, then your quality goes to hell in a hurry,” Norton said.

“I am leery of doing this thing.”

Resident Sue Fleck didn’t like leaving a local business out in the cold.

“I am somewhat sentimental. I don’t know how many years that P&K has had the plowing contract.

It is fortunate that they’ve been able to provide a price that we can afford,” Fleck said.

Resident Nancy Murphy asked if the town has looked into sharing with other

towns to reduce the cost “To share a public work department. Bridgton is not interested and Raymond can’t take us on,” Hawley answered.

Resident Patricia Maxim said she was against a public works department.

“I am wondering where you are going to keep all the equipment. Where is a public works garage,” Maxim said.

As it stands, the brand new equipment of a proposed public works department would be parked outdoors in the elements.

Maxim shook her head.

Matt Plummer, part of the family who operates P&K Sand and Gravel spoke.

“We have a three-bay maintanance garage to take care of these things,” he said.

He talked about many times the company responded when Lambs Mills Road or other roads around town needed to be fixed pronto.

“We contrbiute about 1/5 of what you guys give to us in giving back in taxes to the towns,” he said.

Another voter stated why he was against it.

“The salaries we have to pay out is not worth it alone.

I believe you are going to be creating bigger government and more waste.”

(Continued from Page 1A) advertisements about the job vacancy in newspapers, Online job-search sites, and on the town’s website. After that first round of asking for resumes to be submitted, the town has advertised twice more, including January through February of this year.

Most recently, the board did hire someone. Brenda Fox-Howard arrived in person at the selectmen’s meeting on March 2 when the employment contract was signed. Less than two weeks later, Fox-Howard asked to be released from the contract, citing her decision to take another job offer.

Gerrish confirmed the dates that official paperwork was signed.

“They signed an employment contract on March 2. That is when they did that. They signed the agreement to nullify the contract on March 16, our second meeting in March,” Gerrish said.

He recalled that FoxHoward had contacted the town saying she decided to take another job offer on the Monday before the selectmen’s Tuesday night meeting on March 16.

In March, the selectmen regrouped and decided rather than advertise the job opening again, they would take a second look at the resumes.

“Casco is not the only community that is searching,” he said, listing the towns of Millinocket and Old Orchard Beach and Gray as ones having recently gone through town manager searches.

Four months is the amount of time it took for the Town of Gray to find the right person for the job, while the Town of Windham spent 18 months looking, Gerrish said. “Sometimes, it (hiring) works right away.

Sometimes, it takes longer,” he said.

The trend “has really been the last six or seven years. You may get a lot of people who think they

can be a manager. But, as far as people with experience, the numbers have decreased,” Gerrish said.

There are three reasons that there are fewer qualified town manager candidates.

“There used to be a program at the University of Maine, Orono, a public management program.

People would get into it, get a degree, move onto be a manager,” he said, adding, “That [program] was done away with years ago.”

Because the public management program no longer exists it has become more difficult to find younger people with this type of degree.

Notice snafu

(Continued from Page 1A) Planners thought what they had in hand were notices for the Chadbourne Hill Road project, but actually were looking at notices associated with the North High Street proposal.

The finding thus made the Chadbourne Hill Road application incomplete, forcing planners to cancel a scheduled site walk of that property this Sunday at 4:45 p.m.

Planners, however, will keep their 5 p.m. site walk appointment Sunday at the North High Street site where Woodlands Senior Living is proposing to construct a 26,000 square-foot facility.

“It was a mix up. Same applicant, two different applications. I don’t blame anyone, they didn’t send it, so we start over,” Planner Dee Miller said.

Brusini pointed out that in the past, planners asked to see certified letter receipts as part of the application.

“If we don’t have them, we stop,” she said. “In the future, let’s be sure that we physically see them…They should be stapled to the application; it’s their responsibility. We spent 40 minutes doing something we shouldn’t have.”

Ironically, during the initial Chadbourne Hill project presentation, Thomas Saliba mentioned to planners that he never received a notice regarding the approved solar farm at the adjacent Ricker Farm apple orchard.

“If the notice was mailed to my address or the Northeast Industries address, I never received it,” Saliba said.

Brusini said applicants find out abutters’ addresses to send certified notices from town tax records.

“I promise, I get the tax bill,” Saliba said.

Saliba mentioned the notification process when he brought to the board’s attention that the previously approved Chadbourne Hill Road solar farm lacks a utility easement.

“Never had one, don’t have one,” said Saliba, who attempted to negotiate the sale of some property so a utility easement could be reached, but talks were unsuccessful. “I am not against that project…By law, they do not have an easement. They have an easement for access but not utility.”

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Dock company, town sign lease pointing it out as a potential parking space. Plus, it is unsafe walking to and from because of the lack of continuous sidewalks.

“In three years, we could formulate something,” Caron said.

Selectman Ted Shane shared his thoughts.

“I’m not a fan of the town getting into rental businesses,” he said.

The town might want to use the front part of the lot for parking, and Great Northern could use the back third of the lot, he said.

People might need to park there for July 4 fireworks.

Chairman Grattelo asked Merriam if he would be willing to wait until after the Fourth Of July. Merriam agreed to postpone by a few months moving onto the lot.

Resident Dave Garcia expressed a concern about tying up for three years town-owned land.

He is the chairman of the Naples Parks and Land Use Committee.

He also brought to everyone’s attention that the committee nicknamed the land

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“We would like to see it available for public use.

This is what I see in the future. The Town of Naples should have events planned like Casco has Casco Days.

We should have something,” he said. “The more open land we have for the residents, the better.”

The selectmen unanimously supported the lease agreement.

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Humphrey asked about the proposition of using the lot as a parking place.

Selectman Bob Caron II said with connective sidewalks, it would be a suitable spot for a parking lot.

He suggested looking into getting state and/or federal grants. Currently, a drawback is there is no signage

Secondly, people don’t want to be in the town managerial profession because it’s hard, Gerrish said.

“Being in government today, you can see this everywhere, is not easy.

There are a lot of issue — the civility of it. So, the numbers have decreased,” he said.

The other thing is managers don’t stay with one town as much as they did in the past.

“The average tenor of manager is three to five years. In the past, it might be longer,” he said.

“Politics comes into play.

People try it and don’t like it so it’s hard recruiting.”

Police news

Page 4A, The Bridgton News, May 13, 2021

Bridgton Police blotter These items appeared on the Bridgton Police Department blotter (this is a partial listing): Monday, May 3 3:36 a.m. Motor vehicle crash on North High Street.

9:59 a.m. Citizen assist regarding elderly driver, who has no license and her vehicle is unregistered.

2:45 p.m. Fraud call to Arrowhead Road resident, who was told a warrant had been issued for her arrest and money was sought to cancel the order.

3:09 p.m. Fraud complaint regarding caller receiving an e-mail while at work requesting she purchase gift cards.

Tuesday, May 4 6:32 a.m. Caller informed police that a man continued to walk his dog on White Mountain Way after being told that it is a private road and he was trespassing.

Police informed the caller that “No Trespassing” signs should be posted to clarify the road is private.

10:22 a.m. Criminal trespass complaint at a Portland Road business.

2 p.m. Harassment complaint (vehicle honking its horn) at Ward Acres.

3:46 p.m. A caller reported that she received an e-mail informing her to pay $2,700

or her computer browsing history would be released to family and friends.

4:41 p.m. Controlled substance problem at Ward Acres residence.

Wednesday, May 5 4:51 a.m. Agency assist on Kimball Road.

2:10 p.m. Suspicious vehicle on Harrison Road.

Thursday, May 6 6:01 a.m. Pedestrian check on North High Street.

8:25 a.m. Speed complaint on Sandy Creek Road.

4:54 p.m. Citizen assist on Forest Avenue.

7:58 p.m. Motor vehicle crash on Main Street.

9:26 p.m. Citizen assist regarding service of a court order.

Friday, May 7 9:06 a.m. Disturbance at Baldwin store; police backup.

9:53 a.m. Welfare check of individual “passed out” on a Willett Road porch. Police returned to the residence at 3:46 p.m.

1:43 p.m. Welfare check at Sawyer Circle apartment.

6:43 p.m. Citizen assist at Portland Road store.

8:08 p.m. Report of theft on Willis Park Road.

Saturday, May 8 12:07 a.m. Officer dispatched to contact subject on

South High Street regarding a burglary.

1:22 a.m. Officers Johnson and George responded to a criminal trespass complaint on Willett Road (intoxicated subject trespassing). Subject located and arrested.

9:45 a.m. Citizen assist on Sandy Creek Road regarding tenant/landowner dispute.

11:05 a.m. Citizen assist (caller was yelled at by a passing motorist on Friday) on Willis Park Road.

Sunday, May 9 3:04 a.m. Officers assisted subject experiencing a mental health crisis.

3:21 p.m. Speed complaint on Highland Road.

Monday, May 10 2:24 a.m. Intoxicated subject disrupting business operations at Portland Road store.

9:24 a.m. Report received of people failing to wear face coverings at a Portland Road store; Officer George responded. A similar report was made at 3:38 p.m. at the same location; Officers Smolinsky and George responded.

1:21 p.m. Citizen assist regarding alleged assault; Officer George took the complaint.

7:02 p.m. Suspicious person on Brown Mill Road.

8:46 p.m. Fireworks complaint on Wayside Avenue.

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These items appeared in the Fryeburg Police Department log (this is a partial listing): Monday, May 3 4:57 p.m. Radar detail on Maple Street.

9:26 p.m. Civil matter on Island Road.

10:05 p.m. Assist agency at Main Street store; unfounded.

Tuesday, May 4 12:57 a.m. Traffic complaint on Main Street; unfounded.

9:03 a.m. Disturbance at Howe Street residence.

9:17 a.m. Fraud complaint at Maple Street residence.

5:06 p.m. Assist Fryeburg Rescue at Prebble Drive.

6:02 p.m. Traffic complaint on Main Street.

6:14 p.m. Alarm at Bridgton Road business.

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5 p.m. 9-1-1 hang-up on Porter Road.

6:33 p.m. 9-1-1 hang-up on Woodland Street.

7:05 p.m. Radar detail on Fish Street.

8:21 p.m. Restraining order served at North Fryeburg Road location.

11:11 p.m. Motor vehicle crash on Portland Street (town line).

Friday, May 7 2:21 p.m. Traffic hazard at intersection of Portland and Pine Streets.

3:12 a.m. Assist Fryeburg Rescue on Charles Street; subject transported to hospital.

2 p.m. 9-1-1 hang-up at Campus Way. 3:32 p.m. 9-1-1 hang-up on Bridgton Road.

5:33 p.m. Suspicious person at bridge on River Street; warning issued.

7:48 p.m. Assist Fryeburg Rescue at Main Street residence.

9:03 p.m. Suspicious activity on Harbor Road.

Saturday, May 8 12:02 a.m. Suspicious activity on Fairview Drive.

2:35 p.m. Motor vehicle crash on Bridgton Road, near Fryeburg Academy.

BRIDGTON ROAD CRASH — Robert Morse, 75, of Conway, N.H. suffered an apparent medical issue Saturday at 2:30 p.m., resulting in his 2004 Ford Explorer, which was pulling a trailer, to veering into hedge to the Pine Grove Cemetery. Morse was unresponsive when emergency personnel arrived. Fryeburg Rescue transported Morse to Memorial Hospital in North Conway, N.H., where he was pronounced dead, according to police.

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May 13, 2021 The Bridgton News, Page 5A

SAD 61 notes: Promising start to in-person return Ward is working hard to get numbers up,” Thornton said.

• Summer school will be offered during the month of July, three days a week.

Information will be sent out to families as the session gets closer. Bus transportation will be available.

Superintendent Al Smith offered “kudos” to families, students and staff for “doing the right things to keep everyone safe” and schools open to in-person instruction.

“We had a few (Covid) cases and will likely continue to have cases,” he said.

Not all students returned for full, in-person instruction. The “remote” population includes: 94 high schoolers, 80 middle schoolers, 56 students at Songo Locks Elementary and 49 at Stevens Brook.

Casco Director Phil Shane asked whether SAD 61 will look to offer clinics as the FDA this week approved the use of Covid19 vaccine for ages 12 to 15.

Working with Northern Light, Smith said SAD 61 could open clinics at the middle and high schools “for those wanting to participate.” At this time, Smith noted that SAD 61 is not mandating vaccinations.

Citing that some staff have bypassed vaccinations due to medical issues (such as pregnancy), Smith “hopes not to go down that path”

Principal’s Award

Abigail Scarlett of Bridgton, a senior at Lake Region High School, has been selected to receive the 2021 Principal’s Award, Principal Maggie Thornton announced Monday.

The award, sponsored by the Maine Principals’ Association, is given in recognition of a high school senior’s academic achievement and citizenship.

“I have had the pleasure of watching Abby grow from a seventh grader at Lake Region Middle School into a well-rounded young woman here at Lake Region High School. Abby has distinguished herself in the classroom, on the tennis court and in many clubs/ organizations,” Principal Thornton noted in making the award. “Abby is well deserving of this recognition.”

Scarlett, Thornton and other award winners and their principals will participate in a Live Virtual Scholarship Drawing Event on Friday, May 14 at 1 p.m.

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Ten $1,000 scholarships will be drawn in the names of former Maine principals and MPA Executive Directors Horace O. McGowan, Richard W. Tyler and Richard A. Durost.

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(mandatory vaccination), but he isn’t “ruling anything out.”

“The biggest challenge will be to get information out to families,” Smith said.

“Sometimes, 12-year-olds and older kids want a parent with them (when receiving shots), so we’ll have to see how to make that arrangement. We’re working through the pieces.”

Board meeting notes • Catching up. Lake Region Middle School Principal Matt Lokken reported that interventions for Grade 8 students to catch up on certain skills before they move on to the high school are working. 18 students are receiving help in reading and 21 in math. Last Friday, three tested out and no longer need additional assistance on the reading side, and two in math.

“Some nice successes there,” Lokken said.

• Looking to get classmates active, the National Junior Honor Society presented “Motivation May” encouraging students to take selfies illustrating their experiences and submitting them for points. The team with most points takes ownership of Laker Cup. Principal Lokken noted that the Drama Club is hosting performances every Friday night via live stream.

For links to the monologues and other entertainment — either “live” or to watch on another night — go to the school’s website.

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A LRMS seventh grade student, who has a passion for math and science, hoped to attend the Maine School of Science and Math summer camp in Limestone. She entered a lottery for a scholarship to the camp, but last Wednesday, she learned her name was not drawn. So, teachers who mentored the student helped her create a Go Fund Me page. It went active last Friday afternoon.

Within seven hours, enough money was pledged to send the student to camp.

Contacts pay off.

Vocational programming not only teaches skills, it opens doors.

LRVC Director David Morse called area businesses both very cooperative and collaborative in presenting opportunities for students to intern at job sites and even become full-time employees later on. Morse cited a senior student’s partnership with Profile Subaru, three students hired by Grondin Construction, three students from the LRVC advanced technology program hired

by Texas Instruments in South Portland, a construction student hired at Sabre Yachts for cabinet work, two students joining a custom canvas and upholstery operation and two working for a Lovell contractor.

“When some students walk across the stage (at graduation), they have careers in hand,” Morse

DASH OF GARDENING AND DASH OF READING — The First Congregational Church in Bridgton recently donated books on gardening to Stevens Brook Elementary School as SBES opened its new greenhouse. The church also donated a $100 gift card so school officials could purchase seeds. Pictured are Norah Foster and Brody Watkins inside the greenhouse, and a group photo that includes (front row) Benjamin Nieves, (second row, left to right) Nora Foster, Adam Keeton, Abigail Kane, Declan Barnes and Buddy Tucker, and (back row) Debbie McBride of The First Church, Elizabeth Shane, Peyton Toomey, Quincy Garrett, Brody Watkins and SBES Principal Cheryl Turpin.

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Also, on the employment front, Morse said a newly-created job board posting part-time and summer positions has grown in two weeks to almost 70 different jobs.

“Students pull out their cellphones and snap photos of the board,” Morse said.

“We even have staff from the Vocational Center and High School looking for summer work.”

Donations. A donation to Stevens Brook Elementary School from the Bridgton First Congregational Church of student books, books for the library on gardening and 22 greenhouse themed handmade masks (value $3,000) A donation to Stevens Brook Elementary School from the Bridgton Congregational Church of a $100 gift card to purchase seeds.

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By Wayne E. Rivet Staff Writer As Principal Maggie Thornton expected, the return to five-day, in-person instruction brought varied responses.

There was happiness.

There was relief.

Some were a little anxious.

Adjustments were made.

And, there was a need to occasionally retrain students regarding how to appropriately wear face coverings while inside the high school building.

Although it will take a while before normalcy fully returns, Thornton believes Lake Region is headed in the right direction.

“The senior class met for the first time in the same space — socially distanced, of course,” she said.

In her report to the School Board during Monday’s in-person/virtual meeting, Thornton noted that graduation planning is underway with the Class of 2021 capping their high school career with a ceremony on Thursday, June 10 at 5:30 p.m. at Fryeburg Fairgrounds.

Other notables included: • June 9 Zoom opportunity for parents of incoming freshmen to hear a powerpoint and ask questions.

• The school is actively recruiting for summer band camp. “(Director) Jason

Area sports

Page 6A, The Bridgton News, May 13, 2021

Catching up with Raiders

On the Fairway

By Whit Lesure Highlands Golf Columnist The past two weeks of golf at Bridgton Highlands showcased some of the cruelest conditions this side of Scotland with gusting winds and bitterly cold temperatures torturing the brave souls who craved “a good walk spoiled.”

In the first weekend “Sweeps” of the year, Cliff Walker showed no lingering signs of freezer burn and brought home First Gross at 76. Ken Mushrow made a triumphant return to action with a First Net 75 victory.

Kenny’s “verbal shots” on the porch afterwards were no less impressive. The Team Gross honors belonged to the aforementioned Mushrow and stellar newcomer Rob “open wide” Pressman at 163. Team Net was won by the smooth swinging duo of Cliff Walker and Bob Holden.

No doubt the “horse lover” Holden was channeling the competitive fight of “Medina Spirit” and now faces allegations of foul play himself. Individual Quota was won

by Nick Stuart, who chose to play the inaugural event incognito looking eerily similar to like Rip van Winkle.

Official results from the second weekend of Sweeps were not available at time of print, but I have it on good authority (the venerable Jim Thombs) that Cliff Walker went “lights out” to shoot a Mother’s Day best 71 and take home First Gross on Sunday. Andy Thombs returned to his native home pastures and recorded a 74 in his first round of the season. “Mom” had to be proud of that…The ever humble Thombs also offered up his own tee-ball on #8 as a shot of the week candidate, grazing the walking bridge some 30 yards from the tee-box.

Eight pars and that shot for Thombs on the front nine.

What else do you need to know about this crazy game?

A big crowd of players opened up the highly anticipated post-Pandemic Scramble season last week.

On Tuesday, the team of Jim “smoke ’em if you got ’em” Apovian, Brian Grosso, Dave Reine and Gary O’Donnell took home First Gross at four under 32. The Bridgton Academy foursome of J.J. “If I tour them, they will come” Clark, Will Hay, Jim Hopkins and Joe “Full House” Hemmings finished Second Gross. First Net belonged to the veteran squad of Mike Collins, Justin Conforte, Bob “Mr. 80%” McHatton, and Nick Klemik.

Second Net went to the group of Seth Purdy, Sam Ross, Mike “the buck stops here” Truman and Brady “Tom” Damon. Nearest to pin (NTP) #2 was captured by Laurie Frizzell while Dave Brown took home NTP #8.

On Thursday, First Gross was won by the team of Pete Boswell, Trevor Loubier, Jayden Gaudreau and Tyler Haines. Finishing Second Gross was the foursome of Jim Apovian, Brian Gross, Alyssa Harden and “Barefoot” Sue Attiannese. First Net belonged to Tim Ebling, Jeff Sands, Mike Karusus, and Scott “the sleeping giant” Cushing. Second Net went to the threesome of Dave Brown, Dave Reine and Gary O’Donnell.

“Barefoot” Sue won the NTP #2 while Bob “Mr. Scramble” Bissonnette took home NTP #8.

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Marra has got a lot of talent and has easy power. When she can control that power, she is dangerous. “She is firing on all cylinders at the moment which is great to see,” the coach reported. “She is confident and focus.”

At number 3, junior Naomi Harper’s tennis has improved every match.

Naomi uses his speed and her athleticism as a weapon.

She is mentally tough too and always has a positive attitude out there, the coach said. She is gracious whether she is winning or losing.

She plays with a lot passion out there. Always looking to enjoy the game and the competition.

The number one doubles team of dynamic duo Ainsley Foster and Chloe Sartory played superb in their last few matches.

Oxford Hills beat them, but Ainsley and Chloe fought hard.

“Ainsley and Chloe impress me every time they step on the practice court or are playing a match. They try their hardest and will fight till the end. Although they are new to competitive tennis they are playing like veterans,” Coach Chaffee said. “With Ainsley’s court awareness and placement accompanied by Chloe’s volleys and her quick handeye coordination they make for a great team. I’m happy for the way they compete each and every time.”

At second doubles, Alana Cini and Riley Miller have only lost one match this whole year. They are FA’s closers if Coach Chaffee was to use a baseball analogy.

“Having them as a doubles team really can close out wins for us. They are valuable players who round up the team. Alana usually can finish points up at the net and Riley’s speed makes them extremely difficult to beat,” he said. “They are in every point and every game.

All the energy, mentally and physically they put in shows how hard they play.”

The Fryeburg Academy Girls Varsity tennis team earned their second win of the season to improve their record to 2-3 on the season. The girls’ first win came against Oxford Hills and then had to play against one of the best teams in the MPA, Cape Elizabeth.

“Although we lost against Cape, it was a good experience for our team. You have to play against players that are a little more advance and have more experience in order to get better,” Raider Coach Chris Chaffee said.

“You don’t improve and become better by winning all the time.”

The girls took their eagerness and positive attitude to NYA and cruised to 5-0 victory.

“I feel like playing Cape motivated the girls to challenge themselves to play even harder. They are tough fighters and competitors,” the coach said. “It was an awesome performance and the girls’ played with intense focus and passion. They impressed me and make me proud every time they step out there. Their results and effort show in their performances. They don’t get down on themselves at all.

They have fun playing but also want to do well. They hold their head high, win or lose, and show a lot of class.

Giving it their everything you just have to smile at that. It is a job well done.”

Number one Daryna Serediuk improved her record to 2-3 on the season. Playing against all the number ones isn’t easy.

Daryna never beats herself and doesn’t miss. Her consistency makes her hard to beat.

Senior Marra MacMillan won her second singles match to get her record to 3-2. Marra did a great job harnessing her power and played the percentages well.

At third singles, Naomi Harper earned her second win of the year winning comfortably. Naomi is very steady and can grind down her opponents.

The Raiders’ first doubles team notched their second win together to go to 2-2. Ainsley Foster and Chloe Sartory play so well as a doubles team. With this being their first year of playing competitive tennis, they are playing with confidence and determination. Ainsley and Chloe are awesome sports and can surprise a lot of teams with their athleticism and volleys. They are learning to execute their shots better and better each time.

At second doubles, Alana Cini and Riley Miller are an impressive 3-1. Alana and Riley are valuable at filling out the FA line-up. With Riley’s speed and movement combined with Alana’s placement and shot selection, the number two doubles team is a key to have in clutch situations, especially when the matches are tight, Coach Chaffee added.

“We are preparing well and working on the things we need to work on in practice and trying to execute those little things in play.

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Hills. It was the Lady Raiders’ third straight win.

The singles players cruised in their victories against Lake Region and then Oxford Hills. Daryna Serediuk is playing solid and consistent tennis. She doesn’t give up and doesn’t beat herself, Coach Chaffee said. She makes you run and has long rallies. She has that determined will to be the one that wins the point.

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(Photo by Julian Zhu/FA) Go out there and play with a strong mind and play your heart out,” Coach Chaffee said. “The girls have and will continue to do that all season long.”

BOYS’ LACROSSE Report filed by senior team manager Christina Scheid.

So far, the Raider boys are 3-2 this year after a rough start. The boys lost their first two games against NYA (14-0) and GNG (3-1) along with losing an unofficial game against Kennett (15-2).

Since then, the boys have rattled off wins against St. Dom’s (7-6), Traip Academy (10-6), and most recently Oxford Hills (8-7) In a tight one against the Vikings, Fryeburg started

strong, putting up three goals in a matter of minutes at the beginning of the game. Oxford Hills’ defense soon caught up and even FA’s top shooter this season, Will Galligan, could not break them.

Will came through in the end, putting up three goals in a row over the last minute; along with the final winning shot by Myles Garland.

Other shooters for Fryeburg included Rohan Hikel with 1, Patrick Drosa with 1, Haden Fox with 1, and Gabe Mckenney with 1.

The game truly was between the defenses though, as both teams had a number of shooters.

Fryeburg keeper, Patrick Harris, made 9 saves as his RAIDER, Page 4B

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May 13, 2021 The Bridgton News, Page 7A Hancock Lumber’s

PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

Madison Martin

BIG WIN FOR THE LAKERS as they outlasted NYA 10-7. Above, Bella Russo wins a faceoff; (top right) Katie Keenan sets the offense; Gwen Gagnon records a save.

(Rivet Photos)

Laker Report

GIRLS’ LACROSSE Lakers 10, NYA 7. Bella Russo didn’t score a goal Saturday, but she could easily have been one of the most valuable Lakers on the field. Russo dominated winning face-offs, enabling the Lakers to enjoy a big possession differential in a win Saturday over the Panthers.

Katie Keenan, meanwhile, was the trigger to the LR offense, dodging NYA defenders and patiently waiting for passing lanes to develop in the offensive end. She collected 3 assists while also netting 3 goals.

LR shot out to a 1-0 lead on a quick release shot by Brianna Sargent. Senior Shauna Hancock used her quick cuts and sudden burst of speed to create many scoring opportunities. She cashed in four times, and dished an assist.

Rebecca Caron added two goals for the Lakers (3-2), including one at the

siren ending the contest.

LR built a 5-2 lead with 5:05 left in the half as Hancock fired a laser from a difficult, tight angle to the left of the NYA net, somehow finding the far corner for the score. But, NYA stayed close behind Natalie Ferrell, whose quick burst resulted in a pair of open shots on goal, which she converted as the Panthers trailed just 6-5 at intermission.

NYA’s Maggie Holt tied the game, but Hancock put the Lakers back on top four minutes later. She scored again on a nice set from Keenan. Up 8-6, the Lakers opened up some breathing room as Caron scored with 4:01 left.

LR goalie Gwen Gagnon was solid in net, turning aside nine Panther shots, including a couple at pointblank range.

Freeport 11, Lakers 9: Kate Tracy had three goals

and two assists to lead the way for the Falcons (4-0) over the Lakers (3-3) in Naples.

Katie Keenan had four goals and a pair of assists for Lake Region.

Goalie Gwen Gagnon made eight saves.

TRACK & FIELD The Lakers girls’ team rebounded from their third place a week ago to win Saturday’s meet at Poland (see sidebar story for standings and results).

“We were disappointed to hear that so many on the Poland team had to quarantine. This depleted some of the events of some quality competition,” Lake Region Track & Field Coach Mark Snow said. “Fortunately, Fryeburg Academy and Sacopee Valley were at the meet again and many events

had numerous participants.

We look forward to a full team rematch this Saturday at Fryeburg Academy.”

Leading the LR girls were the throwers, again.

The Lakers took the top three positions in all three throwing events. Madi Martin won the discus (personal record of almost 5 feet) and javelin while Leah Edwards won the shot put (with a PR of almost 3 feet).

The throwers earned a combined 44 out of a possible 48 points in those events!

Also winning events for the Lakers were Leah Plummer in the high jump (with a PR of 4-feet-10), Abigail Roberts in the long jump and triple jump (PR of 30-feet-8.5), Dionne Bradley in the pole vault (PR of 6-feet), and the 4x400 meter relay team of Leah Plummer, Abigail Roberts, Susie Butler, and Izabell Apovian.

The PR haul was led

by Abigail Roberts and Reannah Dingley with LAKERS, Page 8A

Madison Martin had a decision to make.

As the league champion in the Racewalk, Madi could try to defend her title, but it would come at a price — pain.

“She started the season knowing she was not in top racewalking shape due to no indoor meets this year or outdoor meets last year. She had also redeveloped an ankle injury that made racewalking painful,” Lake Region Track & Field Coach Mark Snow said. “We decided it was not worth the pain and frustration, especially in her senior year. She was already our top javelin thrower so why not do all three throwing events? So, that is what she decided.”

While Madi is a talented athlete, it is all the “little things” that she does that makes her a true team leader, Coach Snow said.

“The main reason we selected Madi (as Player of the Week) is she is the most thorough and conscientious about the little things the coaches need done,” he said.

“She checks that we have the equipment; she is aware of who has gone where; she just knows what needs to be done in order for us to practice or to go to or return from meets. She is a leader.”

In recognition of her strong work ethic, determination, commitment and good sportsmanship, Madi is this week’s Boosters and Hancock Lumber “Player of the Week.”

Name: Madison Martin Hometown: Casco Year in School: Senior Parents: Tonya and Robert Martin Sports you play: CrossCountry, Indoor and Outdoor Track & Field Why did you choose MADISON, Page 8A

Garreth Dyer

Garreth Dyer perseveres.

The senior sprinter and jumper fell in his first race at Sacopee Valley and was scarred up pretty bad.

“His legs, arms and hand were mended and he immediately looked to finish the long jump,” Lake Region Track & Field Coach Mark Snow said.

“I had already passed his remaining jumps due to the injury. He went on to run the 200 meters later in the meet. I’m not sure many athletes would have run the next race after getting all bandaged up like he was.’

In the second meet, Garreth set personal records in both the 100 meters and the long jump.

“Occasionally, he needs to ride his bike to practice.

That dedication and perseverance has impressed us to the point of naming him our Player of the Week,” Coach Snow added.

In recognition of his strong work ethic, determination, commitment and good sportsmanship, Garreth is this week’s Boosters and Hancock Lumber “Player of the Week.”

Name: Garreth Dyer Hometown: Casco Year in School: Senior Parent: Erica DiBiase Sports you play: Track & Field, Golf School groups/honors: High School Band percussionist Why did you choose track & field? I always enjoy being active.

Whenever there isn’t snow on the ground, I prefer to go outside and do something. Besides riding my bike and swimming, I enjoy doing track & field.

Sure, it’s a lot of exercise GARRETH, Page 8A

BIG MOMENTS — Raider players congratulate senior catcher Morgan Fusco after she homered; second baseman Kayrin Johnson flips a throw to first.

Tight finishes: Lakers take 2 of 3 from Raiders

By Wayne E. Rivet something it hadn’t done in back-to-back victories with Staff Writer a very, very, very long time. a 3-2 win Monday afternoon Melissa Mayo helped The Lakers beat rival in Naples.

Lake Region accomplish Fryeburg Academy for Mayo, who hadn’t struck out a hitter since the second inning, mowed down the Raiders’ 7-8-9 batters on 12 pitches to complete a dazzling 3-hit outing.

“I believe one thing that Melissa did more was use her off-speed pitch. She’s learning when to attack the batter and when not to.

It’s starting to show,” Lake Region Coach Shawn Rock said. “I do believe she settles in toward the middle/end of the game. Her confidence as a batter and making consistent contact right now is feeding her confidence in the circle.”

As she did in Friday’s WEB GEM — Laker third baseman Kasey Johnson 7-5 victory over the Raiders, snags a rocket off a Raider bat, ending a possible Mayo squelched potentially big rally moments by stayuprising. ing calm and executing

well-placed pitches.

FA left Morgan Fusco at third in the opening frame after Mayo surrendered a hit to Katy McIntyre, but escaped trouble by retiring Emila Desanctis on a ground ball out.

The LR defense were solid in the third as Fryeburg loaded the sacks but were unable to score as Mayo induced three gound ball outs.

Mayo helped her own cause by knocking a RBI triple in the fourth inning, scoring Caydence Riley who opened the frame by reaching on an error.

In the fifth, Emily Rock wasted no time making a big statement when she launched an outside pitch deep over the fence in rightcenter for a 2-0 LR lead.

Sadie Tirrell then walked, stole second, moved up to

IN POSITION FOR THE TAG — Lake Region shortstop Emily Rock stays low as she prepares to tag Raider pinch-runner Sophia Bruno. (Rivet Photos)

third base as Riley grounded an 0-2 pitch to rightfield. the ball to the right side, and Ella Bruno made the catch, then scored as Mayo drove TAKE 2, Page 5B

Page 8A, The Bridgton News, May 13, 2021

Area sports Players of the Week

Madison Martin

FASTER THAN A PANTHER — Lake Region senior Shauna Hancock goes on the attack against North Yarmouth Academy during Saturday afternoon game in Naples. The Lakers defeated NYA behind Hancock’s four-game game.

(Rivet Photo)

LR: Tough diamond outings

scored on a single by Gunnar The Raiders didn’t commit a Saunders and a single by single error in the field.

Tom Ontengco in the second “When your defense at inning. the varsity can make zero The Lakers struggled to errors, you are going to win put runs on the board and a lot of baseball games, had a tough time defensively and along with their timely containing Fryeburg, giving hitting and base running it up eight runs. made for a tough start to Noah Grant earned the the double header,” Lake victory on the mound for Region Coach Andrew Fryeburg. He surrendered Stacy said. one run on six hits over Raiders 4, Lakers seven innings, striking out 1, Game 2. Lake Region three. stayed in it until the end, Noah Duprey took the but Fryeburg pulled away loss for Lakers. The righty late in a 4-1 victory. The lasted three innings, allow- game was tied at one with ing nine hits and seven runs Fryeburg batting in the botwhile striking out one. tom of the fifth when Noah The Lakers racked up Grant grounded out, scoring six hits on the day. Jacob a run.

Chadbourne and Cayce The Lakers got things Lester each collected two started in the second inning hits for Lake Region. as Brody Sandberg hit into Fryeburg had 10 hits. a fielder’s choice, scoring Saunders and Gabe Rogers a run. each racked up multiple hits.

In the bottom of the second inning, Fryeburg tied things up on a single.

Gabe Rogers was the winning pitcher for Fryeburg, going seven innings, allowing one run on three hits and striking out seven.

“Threw strikes, mixed his fastball speed well, and executed in key counts,” Coach Stacy said. “FA’s staff really controlled our bats all day.”

Matthew Aker took the loss for the Lakers. Aker WE ARE SO lasted six innings, allowing five hits and four runs while PLEASED TO striking out four and walking zero.

WELCOME “Matt’s first full start, he showed a lot of promise and JEFFREY BEAN, DO, a lot of what we thought he was going to be for us TO OUR TEAM! this year,” Coach Stacy said.

“Too bad a few defensive plays weren’t made to have Dr. Bean has 12 years of kept the game tied to allow experience practicing in our bats to wake up. It was a nice reaction to having such Windham as a specialist in a rough first game.”

Dexter Thayer, Sandberg, Sports Medicine and NonJEFFREY BEAN, DO and Jacob Chadbourne all had one hit to lead Lake operative Orthopedics. His Region. team also includes experienced physical therapists, Ryan Brown, PT, Raiders 6, Lakers 1, Game 3 (Monday). FA’s FAAOMPT and Eric Bouchard, MPT, CMP. Noah Grant had the Lakers’ number again, pitching Our Windham location is proud to offer post- and non-operative another complete game and getting the win 6-1. treatment for conditions involving the shoulder, elbow, hip, knee, foot, “Kid was very talented, controlled the run game hand, wrist, ankle and spine, treating patients of all ages and activity well, commanded the zone levels. We provide treatments including: well a lot of credit goes to him,” Coach Stacy said.

Lake Region had a solid • Specialized • X-Rays • Running and start by Jacob Chadbourne, who only gave up one run physical therapy and casting throwing through the first 3 innings evaluations before running into some issues in the fourth. Getting the bases loaded, the Raiders pushed one run across on an infield fielder’s choice.

The Lakers got one back in the fourth and threatened to push across more but the Raider defense and Grant kept it quiet. Fryeburg scratched two runs across in the fifth, and got another two runs in the sixth, with Bryce Richardson and 584 ROOSEVELT TRAIL, UNIT 2 Isaiah Day scoring on a big ERIC BOUCHARD, RYAN BROWN, double by Ethan Lord.

MPT, CMP PT, FAAOMPT WINDHAM, ME 04062 “Fryeburg was a very solid team, top to bottom.

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(Continued from Page 7A) three each. Abigail’s PRs in the 800 meters and triple jump qualified her provisionally for the State Meet.

Reannah’s 4.3 second PR in the 100 meters was one of the biggest of the day.

Two PRs were earned by Dionne Bradley, Susie Butler, Izabell Apovian, Leah Plummer, and Madi Martin.

Some boys also jumped into the PR parade with two each. They were Jacob Gilmore, Colin Murphy, Ezra Gronlund, Garreth Dyer, and Alex Freitas. The biggest PRs for the boys were possibly Ezra and Alex’s splits in the 4x800 relay (by over 6 seconds), Colin’s PR in the pole vault (1 foot), and Garreth Dyer’s PR in the 100 meters (8.4 seconds).

Although finishing fourth

among the four teams, the boys were happy with their 25 points. It was a 7-point improvement from the previous week. The 4x400 meter relay and 4x800 meter relay both placed second and Bhavnish Tucker scored in two individual events (long jump and 800 meters).

Also scoring for the boys were Sanjay Tucker (javelin), Colin Murphy (pole vault), and Jacob Gilmore and Merrick Bryant (both in the high jump with Jacob winning).

The next meet is Saturday at Fryeburg Academy with an earlier start than normal, 9 a.m. Come see the fun!

BASEBALL Raiders 8, Lakers 1, Game 1 (Friday). Lake Region watched the game slip away early and couldn’t recover in an 8-1 loss at Fryeburg. The Raiders

CLOSE TO HOME AND HERE FOR YOU

(Continued from Page 7A) track & field? I chose track & field because I feel a greater sense of family in the sport than in the sports I have done in the past. The team is always so welcoming and warm. Yes, we can be a bit of a handful at times, but I couldn’t ask for a better team.

What do you enjoy most? The thing I enjoy most about track & field is how you can compete in many different events, but at the end of day you’ll still be going home to all your friends.

How has competing in sports changed you as a person?

I’d say that competing in sports especially track & field helped me grow more as a person because with so many different abilities on the team you strive to work harder and better yourself as an athlete.

During this period of Covid-19, what has been the most difficult adjustment? The most difficult thing for me would have to be the change in the track & field schedule. Saturdays are to be seen as a fun way to let off steam, but with Covid-19 rolling around, we have had to move our regular scheduled Friday meets to Saturdays. I’d have to say though that throwing javelin and cheering on teammates is an amazing way to let go of some steam.

What is one of your most memorable sports moments?

My most memorable sports moment would have to be my sophomore year and we were hosting WMC’s for track. I was so nervous to racewalk and then I ended up qualifying for states, winning first in my division, and first overall all in one go.

What is your most disappointing sports memory? My most disappointing sports memory is having to tell Coach Snow that I will no longer be able to continue to racewalk due to an old ankle injury that tends to flare up.

How has sports prepared you for your future? Sports have prepared me for long work hours on my feet as I run distance and I want to go into wildlife biology. Having an athletic body is an excellent pro for getting my dream job.

Name a coach who has made a difference in your life and in what way? I love all my past and present coaches dearly, but one coach that I will forever miss will be Coach Dors. Coach Dors, during cross country, would always chase us around with the gator with Coach Peterson. If it wasn’t for him making sure I promised to run cross country for the rest of my high school career, I wouldn’t be where I am today. He was/still is a big part of my life as a student and as an athlete.

What are your future goals? My goals for the future are to go to the University of Maine at Fort Kent and get my bachelor’s degree in biology with a concentration in field biology, which would be wildlife biology. Up at Fort Kent, the coach has already offered me a spot on their track & field team, which I gladly said “yes” to. After college though, I have no clue what I want to do.

All I know is that I want to work with animals.

Garreth Dyer

(Continued from Page 7A) but there’s so much you can do in it. Sprinting, running, jumping, throwing. I feel like there’s something for everyone. If there’s something you aren’t good at, there’s always something else that’s available to you and that’s what I enjoy about this sport.

What do you enjoy most? I may not be the fastest runner, but I just enjoy being active. I love how there is something for everyone. Usually in sports, you only get two sides to a team with minimum positions. In track, you have multiple events that you can sign up for. If you have a personal goal to be able to be a better thrower, you can work with shot put, discus, and javelin. If you strive to get the fastest mile, you can work on pacing yourself. I love how practice is broken up so that each group is divided into activities that would help you reach your goal.

How has competing in sports changed you as a person? I feel like being able to compete with people from other schools helps me learn. Sometimes, the best way to learn something is to watch others. During meets, I watch other players do their events and try to copy their movement.

During this period of Covid-19, what has been the most difficult adjustment? I think all of us can say that we don’t like using masks while participating in sports. Besides it being hard to breath, the moisture from your breath makes your mask all wet and makes you feel really uncomfortable.

I know some people while being active, while having their masks fall down, then having to put them back up again before someone calls you out. I do appreciate that we are able to take them off while competing in events as that helps us do a lot better.

What is one of your most memorable sports moment?

One of the things I find memorable is when I was at my first meet of the season. I was running the 100-meter dash and about maybe 70 meters in, I fell and scraped my arm and knees. Most people would probably just give up and leave the track, or stay there on the ground. However, I got right back up and finished the sprint before I realized that I was bleeding. I was shaken up for a good 15 minutes after that but I don’t think I’ll ever forget when I fell over in front of everyone at the meet.

What is your most disappointing sports memory? I had wanted to try pole vault, figuring I may be good at it and because I haven’t been able to participate in track the last few years. During one of my practices, my ankles started hurting and I had strained some muscles in my calf. Because my legs wouldn’t allow me to apply too much pressure to them, I wasn’t able to jump correctly and I couldn’t jump at all while attempting to do pole vault. I do hope I’m able to try pole vault again when I’m able to jump correctly so I at least know if I’m good at it.

How has sports prepared you for your future? I feel like sports teaches you to be aware of your surroundings. In every sport, you have to pay attention to what everyone else does to make sure you’re going to succeed. In track & field, I pay attention to the track so I can focus on where to place my foot. When I did golf, I had to pay attention to my surroundings to make sure I’d get the ball where I needed it to go.

Paying attention to the terrain and wind was a big part of that.

Sports has definitely made me more aware of what’s going on around me as I tend to notice every little detail around me.

Name a coach who has made a difference in your life and in what way? In my second year of golf, I wasn’t a very good golfer. Coach Kilborn would go out of his way to practice swinging technique and how to keep my back straight.

At the end of my third year in golf, I had improved drastically. Getting from a score of 76 for nine holes, to a score of 54 on average. If it wasn’t for Coach Kilborn, I probably would’ve continued to get my technique wrong and I probably would’ve lost interest in the sport.

What are your future goals? My future goals regarding track and field? I want to be able to sprint as fast as everyone else as I tend to be quite slow. I need to learn how to keep myself paced so I can run longer distances. I get cramps sometimes in my stomach and I want to learn how to prevent that so I don’t always slow down. As for my goal for my overall future, I do wish to attend college and be able to get some type of degree in science and/or architecture.

Opinion & Comment

May 13, 2021, The Bridgton News, Page 1B

In Ye Olden Times

by Michael Davis BHS Assistant Director

The Brocklebank Elm of Side City

Howdy neighbor!

Fetch down your compass and measuring chains, and pull up your best map of Bridgton; we’re going treasure hunting! Well, treasure of a sort… it’s not exactly buried treasure (though there are a few of those rumored in this vicinity, which we could make the subject a future column). But today, and for the next couple of weeks, we’ll be recalling certain distinctive trees which once stood “in these parts,” and the landmark status they enjoyed for many years.

I have always felt it is a sad thing, the death of particularly old tree; for the sudden loss of the great well of time that seems to have accumulated within them. How many summer rains and killing frosts had it endured, bearing the weight of the accumulating years, to stand in memory of a time and a people whose short, swift lives fell away with the world the lived in, all while the tree stood resisting change, a living holdover from earlier times. Could such trees speak, O for the wealth of knowledge they would impart! The trees of the next few columns are such as these, whose stories have not been entirely forgotten. Let us listen, then, to what they have to tell.

First on our list, and perhaps the most famous of all the trees we’ll cover, is one which we mentioned in passing in our column of Feb. 14 of last year, and which several of our readers have since asked about. This is the famed “Brocklebank Elm,” a great elm tree that once stood beside the Brocklebank home in Side City, now the stretch of Route 302 leading out of town from Sandy Creek Corner to the first turn off of the Burnham Road. Along this stretch, roughly opposite the new Campfire Grille restaurant, stood the home of the Brocklebank family, and the side street in this vicinity still bears their name.

The Brocklebanks came in what could be called the second generation of settlers, for the Chaplin Genealogy relates that the Brocklebanks came to Bridgton in 1790; “Joseph and Mary (Ellsworth) Brocklebank, parents of Frederick, had come to Bridgton from Rowley with John Chaplin’s family.”

Originally from Rhode Island, Joseph Brocklebank moved to Bridgton from Danvers, Mass., where he had first settled with his wife Mary following the Revolutionary War. After his service, he settled down in Danvers and married, setting up a farm and living in contentment for many years, until the late 1780s when a great migration north began to take place in his community. Several of his closest friends and relatives, the Chaplins included, had purchased land in the developing settlement of Bridgton, and he was encouraged to buy in to this promising venture. His father had already done so, having been allotted Right 77 in the district in the early 1770s, however his father’s failure to settle within the requisite seven years was a mistake Joseph did not intend to duplicate. And so, it happened that in 1790, Joseph and Mary Brocklebank came to Bridgton to stay.

Among other duties incumbent of a developing farm, as with the building of a cabin and the plowing of fields, Joseph Brocklebank also did something his neighbors did not do.

Instead of cutting down every tree around for firewood, or as his closest neighbor John Sanborn did “just to hear them fall,” Joseph also planted a tree; the one which would in later years bear his name. The Bridgton History refers to it, in pasBROCKLEBANK, Page 2B

Letters Golfing for food

To The Editor: The Bridgton-Lake Region Rotary Club has scheduled its 12th Annual Golf Tournament for Sept. 18, 2021. Support from the community, our sponsors, our golfers and our volunteers are always overwhelming. As chairwoman of the Golf Committee, I am very thankful.

The Golf Tournament is the Rotary Club’s biggest fundraiser each year. It allows us to contribute in the community. This past year was like no other, but we were in a position to help even more. In fact, the Chamber of Commerce awarded the Bridgton-Lake Region Rotary Club the Nonprofit of the Year Award at its April awards cer-

emony. We were honored.

This is what the Rotary Club has been able to accomplish during the past year with community support: • Supporting local food pantries with over 3,500 Health & Wellness packets and cleaning supplies allowing pantries to focus on food; funded in large part by a grant from Rotary District 7780.

• Taking boxes of food to as many as 60 families from Mexico to Poland in the early days of the pandemic. A year later, continuing to deliver weekly to 20 homebound families.

• Creating the drivethrough concept for Community Kettles at the Bridgton Community Center and hosting four meals during the pandemic. Free meals, except for those who wished to donate.

• Buying and donating new winter jackets, boots and ski pants for needy students in Stevens Brook and Songo Locks Elementary Schools

RED WAKEROBIN, the last of the aptly named Trillium nears the end of its three-week season. (Photo by Suzanne Richard)

Wood Ducks call for ‘Duck Alert!’

My husband calls out Duck Alert!, a signal for me to pick up my morning mug of tea and hurry over to the big window.

Down below, in a quiet corner of the cove, two Ducks have landed on the water, making a pattern of ripples on the surface of the lake. One is a female, modestly dressed in brown and gray. There is no mistaking the lovely white, teardrop shaped patch around her eye. She is one of our favorites, a Wood Duck. She follows closely behind her mate, as if pulled by a string. He is a spectacular creature, far more magnificent than he appears in pictures. His back is very dark, his belly is white, his breast is a rich burgundy color with white highlights, and his sides are a golden bronze. When seen through a spotting scope, it appears as if each feather is a work of art. His eye is red, and there is red on part of the bill. A long graceful crest, iridescent green with bold white stripes, drapes down from the back of his head. As if all this were not enough, handsome black and white lines accentuate the various parts of his plumage. There is no mistaking a male Wood Duck, one of the most colorful Ducks in North America.

In the early spring, when there is still ice on the lake, a narrow strip of water that opens up along the shore is enough to attract migrating Ducks. These Wood Ducks may

Bird Watch

by Jean Preis BN Columnist have spent the winter months in the southeastern parts of the United States on protected fresh water ponds, wetlands, or streams. It is very likely they paired up in the fall, and as northern ponds became ice-free the male followed his mate north. Wood Ducks feed on or near water, sometimes tipping the head down below the surface to reach for food, with tail pointing skyward. They are omnivorous, according to birdsoftheworld.org, eating a varied diet of mostly plant material, as well as aquatic and terrestrial invertebrates. Their esophagus is very flexible, allowing the Duck to eat large acorns, and they have been found to hold 20 to 30 acorns at a time in their esophagus. Sometimes, they will dive down a couple of WOOD DUCKS, Page 2B

Stop the war against nature

By Rev. Robert Plaisted Guest Columnist You’ve probably seen those anti-histamine commercials, which portray flowers and grass as raging monsters like the ones in superhero movies. The advertisers maintain that it’s just good, clean fun — illustrating the unpleasant allergic effects of grass and flower pollen in a lighthearted manner. But remember, advertising always operates at a deeper emotional level than its practitioners admit.

For drug makers, it’s not enough to offer short-term remedies for sneezing and runny noses. They’d like you to fear and distrust the natural world at an unconscious level. They’d like you to perceive the normal activity of the earth’s ecosystem as an enemy that can be conquered by taking a pill.

That fact makes our global climate emergency devilishly difficult to deal with. In a recent interview, Frans Timmermans, vice chairman of the EU environmental commission, said, “Sometimes I wonder whether we are aware of the transformation we’re heading to, and how profound it is…

We have to transform our economy. There are huge benefits, but it’s a huge challenge. The biggest threat is the social one.

If we don’t fix this, our children will be waging wars over water and food.”

As always, we Americans have the choice to take a statement like that seriously, or to blow it off as the ranting of a climate “alarmist.” Even if they don’t intend it, people who call over past two winters.

• Distributing 10,000 face coverings to local nonprofits, essential workers and food pantries for their patrons. A Rotary project funded by a Connecticut Rotarian, who made four million masks available in the Northeast from November 2020 through March 2021.

All this is in addition to our ongoing projects such as

dictionaries for third graders and other literacy programs; scholarships for academic, vocational and adult education students; Citizens of the Month for high school seniors; RYLA leadership program for high school sophomores, and support to programs for veterans and elders in need.

This work cannot be done without the support of The Bridgton News and the community as a whole. Thank you so much for all you do for the Bridgton-Lake Region Rotary Club and for the community in general.

Lisa Ryan Naples

Will miss Tom

STANDING TALL are several birch trees in Crystal Lake Park in Harrison. (Photo

by Pam Ward)

To The Editor: I just read Tom McLaughlin’s farewell column. While I have probably disagreed with him about 90 percent of the time (on his controversial topics), I will miss his column. Reading a well-written column by someone I disagree with is a better use of my time than reading any two that cater to my own views. I wish him and his photos well.

Neil Garston South Casco

Earth Notes

“Earth Notes” is an outgrowth of a deep ecology discussion group. Writers reflect a delight in, and concern for, the earth and are individually responsible for opinions and information.

Community members are invited to submit articles.

this “alarmism” are absolutely right. Every rational, informed person on earth is very alarmed about our climate emergency, and with good reason. We’ve never seen climatic instability like this before, and we know that we can ignore it only at the peril of the human species.

So, how do we bring an end to the war against nature that humans have been waging ever since the Industrial Revolution? How do we stop listening to self-interested propagandists and advertisers, and convince them that humans must stop living in disharmony with the natural world? For more than two centuries, no one has seen industrialized civilization act in co-operation with Earth, rather than exploiting it. Our approach has been to treat the natural world as an enemy to be defeated and plundered for our own short-term profit. We have yet to understand that this approach is well past its expiration EARTH NOTES, Page 2B

Dangerous traffic

To The Editor: In response to the statement made during the Bridgton Planning Board meeting last Tuesday, regarding the Memory Care proposal for North High Street that no traffic accidents in the area have been recorded, and again, noted in the May 6, 2021 The Bridgton News that “A traffic study showed no issues,” I would like to provide the following input from my personal experiences regarding traffic to date in the area.

I live in the white house directly across the street from Mr. Warren’s field, on which the Memory Care facility is to be built. My house is just past the curve in the road.

My family and I moved to this location in 1963. I vividly recall the first accident we witnessed. That evening, we were next door playing cards with the neighbors when we heard the crash. A convertible with two men in it heading toward Fryeburg had come around the curve, hit the rock wall in front of the house next door to where we were, bounced off the wall, crossed the road and ended up in Mr.

Warren’s field. In the process, one of the men landed in the middle of the road. Both the neighbor and my husband were then standing in the road frantically waving flashlights trying to divert Fryeburg Fair traffic from both directions until help arrived. The man thrown onto the road died. I’m not sure about the one who landed in the field.

The next accident I recall was that, after rounding the curve and approaching the straight-of-way toward Fryeburg, two cars decided to race each other. As I observed over the years, this is not an unusual occurrence. However, this time, one car hit a pine tree in front of the house adjacent to mine on the right. The mom was in the passenger seat holding a baby in her lap.

The baby died.

Another accident happened two doors down from my house. When rounding the curve, a Naples man flipped his motorcycle and landed in the road. As I recall, he died before the ambulance arrived.

Another accident involved a car coming from the Fryeburg direction and, somehow, ended up on the lawn in front of Mr. Warren’s mom’s house, adjacent to his field. I am not aware of any injuries, LETTERS, Page 2B

Opinion

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HIGHLAND LAKE — A clear and sunny morning on Highland Lake presents the possibility of a boating adventure. (Photo by Suzanne Richard)

Letters

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So, not only have there, indeed, been accidents in the area, due primarily in my opinion to that hidden curve, but at least three resulted in fatalities. I don’t understand why there would be no record of them. I know that when I go to pull out of my driveway onto Route 302, it might look like there’s no on-coming traffic from that direction.

But then, when I do start to pull out, all of a sudden there

appears a car seemingly out of nowhere. There have been times when I started to pull out, and have very quickly backed up. At least three cars can be hidden by that curve.

Although not immediately in the area of the field, numerous accidents have occurred a few doors down at the intersection of Route 93 (Sweden Road) and Route 302.

Also, I would be remiss if I didn’t mention the animals. At least three deer have been hit in front of my house near the driveway while heading to the lake from the deer yard in Mr. Warren’s wooded area. The latest incident occurred within

this past year.

I sincerely hope that this information will be taken into consideration.

Dot Kimball Bridgton

Solar concerns

To The Editor: To the Bridgton Planning Board: Bridgton residents are rapidly learning that there’s a “new kid” on the block! In fact, there are at least three — Chadbourne Hill Solar, North High Street Solar and a third one as yet unidentified. In

rapid succession, applications for approval of these solar farms have been brought to our planning board and our board of selectmen.

While solar farms do have their place in the energy mix, they need to be well-regulated. To do that, a new ordinance should be developed to address the specific conditions that are unique to the industry. For that to occur, it is urgent that the board declare a moratorium for that purpose.

To abutters of the North High Street Solar, noise is a major concern. It is unique in that the noise is constant as long as the sun is shining.

However, any noise level that can be heard above ambient noise is not acceptable. It is noteworthy that the technology is available to “wrap” an Inverter (the primary noise source) to achieve 100% silence. That condition should be required in every installation.

At the same location, fire is also a major concern. The proposed site is surrounded by dry woodlands, plus grasses that lie under the solar panels.

The solar farm will have up to 20,000 solar panels with up to 50,000 electrical connections — each operating at 1,500 volts with the potential to fail, possibly causing sparking or a fire. The solar arrays and PV Inverters are also considered fire hazards as they are at high risk for lightning strikes. Any fire can spread rapidly toward

The Brocklebank Elm of Side City

(Continued from Page 1B) sage taken from a history of Side City by Nellie M. Bryant, as printed The Bridgton News of Jan. 16, 1958: “The story is told of his planting an elm tree near his home; it grew and grew, and in 1870 by actual measurement the tree was 15 feet 4 inches in circumference, and 101 feet in height. It was known to Bridgton as ‘The Brocklebank Elm.’” Beginning its history in this manner, it is tempting to view the elm in the broader New England tradition of the Liberty Tree. Harkening back to that venerable landmark of old-time Boston, the great elm under which the Sons of Liberty so frequently protested the tyrannies of George III, in the years during and after the Revolution many soldiers would go on to plant similar elm trees in their own villages. Symbolizing both the living spirit of the revolution and the memory of the original tree, which was felled by Loyalists in 1775, such elms were once common throughout Massachusetts and Brocklebank, himself a veteran of the Revolution, would surely have known of this custom when he arrived here from Danvers, which had its own liberty elm. In fact, so common was this practice that in South Bridgton, along the road to the Perley farm, there had by 1790 already been planted a stand of elms which, legend has it, were transported here alive from Andover, as seedlings carried in bags of soil. And so, we are inclined to view the Brocklebank Elm as a local specimen of this custom; indeed, one account of its planting even relates

‘Duck Alert!’

(Continued from Page 1B) feet to pick up acorns. We have seen them in our back yard, picking up acorns that have fallen from the oak trees.

Wood Ducks have webbed feet, but unlike the webbed feet of other water birds they also have strong, sharp, curved claws. This enables them to move around in a tree and perch on limbs. It still looks slightly odd to us whenever we have seen them fly up from the water and land in a tree along the shore, but they move around effortlessly, and look quite comfortable on the branches. They nest in trees, too, in a cavity that the female lines with wood chips and soft down from her breast. They are not able to excavate a cavity, so they must find one that developed naturally or that may have been excavated by another bird such as a Pileated Woodpecker.

When the ducklings hatch, they are precocial, covered with down and fully active. Within 24 hours, they are ready to leave the nest. Their mother waits on the ground below, calling to them, and each little duckling uses its claws to climb up the cavity wall to the entrance, take a leap of faith, and land beside her. She then leads her brood on what can sometimes be a long and risky journey, to a quiet secluded stream, pond, or wetland, where they can grow safely.

Before long, the lakeshore will be busy with docks, boats, and vacationing families. By then, Wood Ducks will have retreated to quieter, more sheltered waters to raise their youngsters. This morning, though, as we sip our tea, we can still enjoy watching this handsome pair of Wood Ducks as they feed, swim around, or stand on low rocks to preen in the early morning sunshine.

Earth Notes

(Continued from Page 1B) date. How do we even begin to bridge that yawning gap in comprehension?

There are no easy answers to those questions, only increasingly difficult ones. The U.S. National Intelligence Council issues its Global Trends Report every four years. The new report was just released, forecasting five possible scenarios in the world for the year 2040. It is titled, “A More Contested World.” The good news is that one scenario envisions the United States leading the world to change our global economic system and avoid the most disastrous effects of climate change. The bad news is that the other four scenarios do not see us doing that, and produce results ranging from damaging to catastrophic for human civilization. Only the first scenario envisions the United States as the world’s leading nation 20 years from now.

I’ll deal with that report in greater detail another time.

For now, suffice it to say that our scientific and intelligence communities take a dim view of the future of our nation. We have a choice during the current decade. We can continue to drift along, alternating between progressive and regressive governments every few years, while our position in the world deteriorates. Or we can wise up, elect leaders who will lead rather than obstruct, and have a fighting chance of remaining a great power. It’s up to us.

that it was “set out when a sapling,” though it must be allowed that no personal writings of Brocklebank have yet been found to positively confirm this belief.

But whether Joseph Brocklebank noted in his book the precise day he planted the elm or not, and while it seems fated that whatever patriotic ceremonies might have accompanied its planting are lost to us, it remains safe in our view to suppose that the birth of the Brocklebank elm took place the year he came to Bridgton, over the summer of 1790 while he labored with his sons to raise a homestead in advance of the coming winter. The farm, which they established here flourished, as did their family line, and alongside this promising growth the Brocklebank elm took root, and the story is told of how it “grew and grew” with each passing year, until it eventually surpassed all the other trees around it. By 1800, it was as high as their cabin, and by 1812, when the first schoolhouse was established in Side City, it was already taller than the surrounding forest. Through the 1820s, the clearing of large patches of farmland in this district, particularly around the farmhouse, further set off the tremendous height of this tree against the horizon. By this point, the old “County Road,” which ran near the home, now Route 302, was due for improvements, which were made in 1825, at which time the tree seems to have become a landmark for travelers upon the road.

This landmark status gave to the tree several different roles, which we will touch on briefly. In the 1830s, when political dispute came to Bridgton, it is told that occasionally questions of honor were settled beneath its boughs, for at that time the Brocklebank road continued on over Choate’s Hill directly into South Bridgton where talk of anti-slavery and anti-alcohol movements was rousing the passions of many. By the 1850s, when the Temperance folk won out and Maine went dry, certain rum-runners along the highway used as a place for midnight rendezvous in the trade and caching of illicit liquors, and it is certain that all though the 19th century other, less illegal but by no means less illicit midnight rendezvous also took place there among the rural swains and their lovers of the district.

It is from the 1850s that the only known representation of the Brocklebank Elm comes, having been sketched in the boyhood journal of Charles O. Stickney, a soldier of the Civil War and later star reporter for the Bridgton News, becoming in his role there one of the earliest historians in Bridgton. Jumping forward in the timeline, to a history of Side City, he wrote on Jan. 31, 1908, Stickney printed his sketch of the tree, which he had commissioned for publication from the Shaylor Engraving BROCKLEBANK, Page 3B

our homes with the prevailing high winds frequently blowing in this area.

Following the moratorium, a new ordinance should be reviewed by the planning board and the board of selectmen, and then voted

by Bridgton residents. Once approved, we can make solar farms a good choice for residents, with a positive return on investment for developers.

Respectfully, James R. Curtis Bridgton

Wake up America!

To The Editor: There is a saying that has been around for a long time that is very approps to what has gone on in Washington, D.C. and most of the state capitals and major cities for decades. The saying goes something like this, “Money is the mother milk of politics.” What has gone on in recent election cycles and the election of 2020, in particular, has placed it front and center to every American in all its disgusting implications.

The havoc wreaked on our teetering election system in 2020, if repeated again, could find the nation entering the process of coming apart at the seams as large segments of the nation’s citizens lose fall faith and trust in our government.

The 2020 race for Maine’s Senate seat was appalling for most of the state’s voters, as the awful attack ads ran for more than a year. Voters were bombarded with ads around the clock that were, if not outright lies, at the very least gross distortions of their opponent’s positions. Over $200 million was squandered on the Maine Senate race alone, which is a disgraceful sum for one of the least populated states in the nation.

Television stations loved the $millions that came their way. Most voters hated it.

Many voters are so uninformed when it comes to the issues and the various candidates’ positions that they base their decision on who to vote for by what they saw on the most recent attack ad. What a terrible way to select those whose decisions are going to affect us all for years, if not decades to come.

George Soros, social media, big tech, hedge fund billionaires, as well as sports, Hollywood and assorted other multi-millionaires along with government employee unions stuffed Democratic coffers with untold $billions with which to pillage their hopelessly, outspent and outorganized Republican opponents. As we are seeing in the dismantling of the numerous America first programs that President Trump instituted, such as reviving the moribund economy he inherited from the Obama/Biden team, protecting the nation’s sieve like borders, rearming a military that had not kept up with the many nations that wish us harm, making us energy independent and many other positive accomplishments that have now gone by the boards as President Biden and his Marxist left party rewards the legion of special interest groups, big donors and the millions of Americans who have become dependent on government handouts.

Democrats are remaking the country as fast as they can because when Americans finally wake up to what is happening to our beloved nation, it will be too late, the damage will be catastrophic and beyond repair.

America will then be the

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Congratulations to them.

Robert M. Howe Jr. Bridgton

Eat peacefully

To The Editor: “Peace of Earth” starts when the killing stops.

In my last letter about veganism, I talked about carnism. In this letter, I’m going to answer a specific question I received from a reader related to that belief system.

The question was, “What is your hope for the future of humanity — will the future be vegan?” My answer, “I really hope so.”

Here’s why: Leo Tolstoy, a 19th century Russian writer, famous for writing War and Peace said, “As long as there are slaughter houses, there will always be battlefields.” What did he mean exactly? First, his quote is a very pithy rewording of the teaching by Pythagoras on this matter from the 500s BCE: “As long as man continues to be the ruthless destroyer of lower living beings he will never know health or peace.

For as long as men massacre animals, they will kill each other. Indeed, he who sows the seed of murder and pain cannot reap joy and love.”

Hence, my number one concern for the future of humanity. For our posterity to find peace, and enjoy a thriving, world civilization, including a healthy planet, peace must be practiced through the non-violent ideology of veganism — the direct opposite of the carnism, which 98 percent of humanity now embraces.

“Peace of Earth” starts when the killing stops.

For much more on the ideology of veganism, simply Google: ‘the village vegan, michael corthell.’

Thank you for taking the time to read this letter.

Michael Corthell, The Village Vegan Bridgton

Thanks BN staff

To The Editor: Kudos, Bridgton News!

Thank you for continuing to publish and distribute your fine newspaper. COVID-19 has prevented us from visiting our camp in Sebago for the last two summers. The Bridgton News has been our only contact to the happenings in the Lake Region. Your coverage in all areas with a tremendously reduced staff is outstanding. Please extend our thanks to your staff. We hope to see you in the near future.

Kathy and Carl Hurley Fairfax, Va.

War of the isms

To The Editor: It is a puzzlement understanding the mindset of progressive politicians, progressive judges, or the progressive base. It is problematic that Progressives hold the institutions of America in such disregard. Institutions that made the people of these United States the freest and most prosperous people the world has ever known. Is it their ignorance of America’s Constitution; of the fact that no part of the Constitution is greater than the Constitution as a whole; of government’s LETTERS, Page 4B

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est trees in town,” and on Jan. 5, 1892, we learn its particulars, viz; “About the tallest, biggest, and oldest elm in town is that on the “old” Stickney place, in Side City. Its girth is 18 feet and 6 inches.” Such was the state of the tree on its 100th birthday.

With Mr. Stickney’s article of 1908 we are brought into the 20th century, though sadly, it is here that the tree begins to show its age. By the 1920’s it is sick, and the Brocklebank house had burned to the ground. The woodpecker had begun to gnaw its trunk, and the upper branches began to die. A restaurant and lodging house were built nearby, still capitalizing on the great height and visibility of the tree from the road, and tourists in the motor age often stopped to look at it. (By this note, it is strange to us that we have no photographs of the Blue Goose Tea Room, which would surely also depict the tree in its later years. If anyone has such a photo, we would be most happy to see it!)

At last, the end came, as told in the News of April 8, 1932.

I will let the full text of this article relate the story.

“Ancient Elm Tree Succumbs to the Woodsman’s Axe Ernest H. Harris, who conducts the “Blue Goose” Tea Room, on the Roosevelt Highway, at what is locally known as Side City, has recently cut down an ancient Elm Tree, back of the camps, which is figured by local historians to have been more than Two Hundred years old. As far as can be learned it was one of the oldest, if not the oldest tree in this section of the country. It stood near where the old county road once was, which formerly extended from the Roosevelt Highway up over Choates Hill, coming out on the highway just at the brow of the hill a short distance from where the tea room is now located.

The tree measured six feet and eight inches diameter at

the butt when sawed down, and stood, according to best judgement, approximately one hundred feet in the air. The tree was found to be full of squirrels’ nests, there being upwards of twenty of these nests in the tree. In the decayed part of the tree hundreds of large grub worms had been hibernating.

According to old settlers of this neighborhood the location of this old tree is rich in local historical interest and its cutting down has recalled many pleasant reminiscences of many years ago. It is claimed that under this tree many local disputants had settled their grudges or imagined grudges, in hand to hand battle – without gloves – although there is no record of any duel having been fought in this vicinity. It is also claimed that it has been in years past a favorite spot for liquor caches, because of the fact that the marking place by such an enormous tree could not be mistaken by the rum runner. In recent years while plowing near this tree old mother earth has been known to yield quite a good crop of bottled liquors. The deeper the furrows were ploughed the better results were had, so it is claimed.

The tree when cut into cord wood produced three cords and half. Many bullets, probably those of hunters, were cut into, while the tree was being worked up. It is also claimed that this has been a favorite trysting place for lovers in the old days, and if this old tree could only speak it could doubtless tell many an interesting tale.

Mr. Harris was very sorry to part with this old historic landmark, but because of the fact that some of the large limbs well near the top, and the trunk was decayed, it was considered by him to be unsafe, as many tourists and local peoples have been accustomed to frequent this locality.”

O how the mighty have fallen.

Next time you pass by that way, look to the horizon and picture if you can the elm upon the hill. I hope you will agree with me in saying, peace to its ashes!

Till next time!

Marvin T. Milbury

Catherine A. Carsley

DENMARK — Marvin Thomas Milbury — Chaplain, Army Colonel, Kind Spirit…

A fine man passed into eternity on May 7, 2021, dying peacefully at his home surrounded by the loving care of family. At the time of his death, Marv resided at his home, named Mountain Gate Farm in Denmark, along with his dogs Jewel and Journey, a few chickens, and the love of his life, Kate.

Remembered by many for his role as chaplain to Maine Medical Center for 21 years, where he touched countless lives through a diverse ministry. From the trauma rooms of the Emergency Dept. to the oncology floors to the neonatal and intensive care units. He was a kind friend and servant to both staff and countless patients and families in crisis.

Prior to hospital chaplaincy work he served both Methodist and Nazarene churches in So. Boston, Woodsville, N.H., and Cape Elizabeth.

He served active-duty Army in the post-Korean war conflict where he participated in deadly night patrols along the DMZ, ministering to the wounded and dying. Following his hardship tour overseas he was stationed at Ft. Campbell, Ky., as Deputy Post Chaplain during the intensity of the casualties of the 101st Airborne Division in Vietnam. Family notification and support following soldier death was a major focus of this assignment.

Marv was born in Easton, Maine, northern Aroostook County in 1935, to Cecilia M. Cumming and Edward E. Milbury. Active in sports, and working early in the potato fields of the family farm, he was proud always to be a “county boy”. He studied engineering briefly in Longview, Texas, but later felt called into Christian Ministry and attended Eastern Nazarene College in Quincy, Mass. His graduate work was completed at Boston University. During these long years of education he worked his way through by taking any job he could find to pay his own way.

Most memorable were several years of night shift work while in school, working as an attendant at Boston City Hospital, for the insane. His real ministry began here and the stories from those years were frightening, heartwarming and sometimes hilarious.

He married his first wife, Carlene Emery of Pittsfield, in 1957. Together they adopted and raised son Philip, now of Dallas, Tex. Widowed in 1986, Marv married Kathryn “Kate” Brown Deering in 1988. Together they have enjoyed rich life and adventure, including incredible travel, multiple homes, gardens and the great outdoors. They founded the Peace WithInn Bed and Breakfast in Fryeburg, (now a wedding destination known as Hardy Farm). He loved his family with intensity, sacrificing vacation time repeatedly to take nieces and their friends on multiple camping trips and visiting the Aroostook County family as often as possible. He and Kate traveled the country together and much of Europe and especially loved their Alaskan trip. His Scottish legacy brought him twice to his beloved Scotland. “Blessed beyond measure,” he would often say by the love and adventure they shared. Endless hiking, paddling and boating with friends, and yearly trips to the Moosehead Lake region brought so much joy.

A selfless and courageous man of God, he bore witness of his faith to everyone he met and will be remembered and so missed for his kind, gentle spirit.

Marv spent 20 years of highly decorated military service.

Retiring as full Colonel from the Maine Army National Guard in his final position as State of Maine Area Command Chaplain. He was an unparalleled patriot in the finest sense.

Survived by his beloved wife, Kate, son Philip and so many admiring nieces, nephews and friends. This man will be deeply missed.

A public outdoor service will be held at his home on Sunday, June 6 at 2:30 p.m. Details on social media or by contacting his wife Kate at kmilbury1@gmail.com In lieu of flowers, please honor him by contributing to any of these fine organizations or just by extending kindness to a stranger today.

Denmark Fire Dept., 62 East Main St., Denmark, ME 04022 Visiting Nurses and Hospice of Carroll County/Western Maine, PO Box 432, No. Conway, NH 03860 No. Fryeburg Community Chapel, PO Box 204, Fryeburg, ME 04037 Arrangements are in the care of Hall Funeral Home, 165 Quaker Ridge Road in Casco where your kind words may be shared with Marvin’s family and friends on his Tribute Wall at www.hallfuneralhome.net.

Catherine A. Carsley, 65, of Bridgton, passed away Wednesday, May 5, 2021, at Central Maine Medical Center following a brief illness.

She was born April 9, 1956, in Bridgton, the daughter of Richard and Irene (Daigneault) Carsley.

Catherine was a graduate of Lewiston High School, class of 1974. She ran a small day care out of her home after high school. She worked at Louis Chevrolet, now Emerson Chevrolet Buick of Auburn. For many years, she worked as a MIS manager for St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center. Later, she was a Lifeline coordinator based out of Maison Marcotte until retirement.

She was a very active and committed member of the Vineyard Christian Fellowship Church in Mechanic Falls where she developed many friendships. She enjoyed crocheting and reading. She loved the ocean and enjoyed spending summers camping at Winslow Park and Campground in Freeport where she enjoyed kayaking.

Catherine is survived by a son Kevin Letourneau of Poland; a daughter Laura Auger of Sabattus; two brothers Leonard Carsley of Bridgton, James Carsley and wife Carline of Auburn; nieces Amy Carsley of Scarborough, Leslieanne FaddenCarsley of Bridgton, Kristina Kugle of South Paris, and Diana Carsley-Cleveland of Fla., and nephews Andrew Carsley of Auburn, and Jonathan Carsley and wife Dottie and daughter Ava Carsley of Lewiston. Grandnieces Desiree Grover and husband Daniel of Naples, and Kiara Gutierrez. Grandnephew Evaristo Gutierrez of Bridgton. Great-grandniece Nevaeh Manchester, great-grandnephews Carter and Daniel Grover Jr. and Jaden Manchester She was predeceased by a sister-in-law Sandra Carsley in 2020; two infant children, daughter Linda-Jo at birth, and son Baby Boy at birth, father Richard L. Carsley in 1976 and mother Irene B. (Daigneault) Roy in 2016; stepfather, who raised her as his own, Peter J. Roy in 2011.

Memorial visitation will be held 4-6 p.m. Friday, May 14 at the Chandler Funeral Home, 26 W. Dwinal Street, Mechanic Falls Online condolences may be shared with her family at www. chandlerfunerals.com.

The Brocklebank Elm of Side City

(Continued from Page 2B) Co. of Portland. Alongside this sketch, given in this article, he described the tree as “A Notable Landmark of Antique Bridgton… At the end of an upward running short lane, west of the main road and on the same estate, is seen a veteran landmark. It is the large, tall elm, which was set out when a sapling, a century or more ago, by Joseph Brocklebank, a Rowley Mass., soldier of the Revolution, who cleared up the farm and dwelt thereon until his death. His successors to the ownership were his son Frederick and daughter Mary, wife of Dea Stickney. This noble tree is over five feet in diameter and one hundred feet tall, and is one of the oldest elms in the town.”

Returning to our chronology, and Stickney’s earlier work for the News in the years following the Civil War, we find its growth between 1870 and 1908 documented in two issues.

First, from Nov. 21, 1890, we hear of “the giant elm nearby, planted by Mr. Joseph Brocklebank, is likewise one of the old-

John H. Reed SOUTH PARIS – John H. Reed, 77, of South Paris, passed away suddenly at his home on Sunday, May 2, 2021. John was born in Portland on Nov. 26, 1943, the son of Harold and Vellie (Gilman) Reed.

After graduation from Fryeburg Academy, he enlisted in the United States Army.

After completing basic training at Ft. Dix, N.J., he was stationed with the 50th Eng. Co. U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y., before being sent to Vietnam. After returning from Vietnam, he started cooking at his family-owned Blacksmith coffee shop, later working for area restaurants before retiring from Friendly’s in North Conway as assistant manager.

John was a member of Fryeburg-Lovell VFW post 6783. He loved fishing, hunting, gardening, and the outdoors. He was a collector of guns, coins, and baseball cards. His greatest enjoyment was spending time with his family.

John is survived by his partner of 20+ years Roberta Dailey, his children Mickey Reed, Renee Shanks, John Reed and his wife Kimberly, Roberta’s children Matthew Dailey and his wife Caitlin, and Michael Dailey and his partner Jo-Linn Townsend-Tibbets. His grandchildren Jaimelyne Shanks-Gustafson and her husband Chris, Casey Shanks, Audrey Reed, Madelyne Reed, and Emelia Reed; Roberta’s grandchildren Stephen, Liam, Connor, Ashlynn, and Everett whom John especially enjoyed and spent a great deal of time with, and his great Grandchildren, Cartur and Brielle Gustafson, his sisters Sandra Reed, and Joanne Reed, a brother Jimmy Reed and his wife Debbie, as well as Many Nieces and Nephews. He was predeceased by his parents Harold and Vellie Visitation with Military Honors will be held at Wood Funeral Home, 9 Warren Street Fryeburg, on Thursday, May 13, 2021, from 2 to 4 p.m. To share online memories and condolences with the family please go www.woodfuneralhome.org.

Arrangements are under the care of Wood Funeral Home.

Christopher S. Clough Christopher S. Clough, born August 26, 1964, passed away at his home on Gibbs Avenue in Bridgton, May 1, 2021.

Chris is survived by his Parents Nancy T. Corbeil and Ovide R. Corbeil of Bridgton, as well as his siblings Randy and Terry Clough of Standish; Kevin and Robin Corbeil of Maypearl, Tex.; Lori Clough of Bridgton; Verna Blanchet of Tamworth, N.H.; and Colin Clough of Kittery. He is also survived by his nieces Caitlynn Clough, Reagan Blanchet, and December Blanchet as well as his nephews Connor Clough, Hunter Clough, Jared Corbeil, Joshua Corbeil, Ricky Blanchet, and Cartwright Blanchet; and one great-nephew Gabriel Rutterford. He was predeceased by his biological father Garth Clough and nephew Jordan Corbeil.

Chris graduated from Bonny Eagle High School in 1983. He worked for Saint Joseph’s College in Standish in the maintenance department for 17 years. He also worked at K-Mart in North Conway, N.H., for 12 years.

Chris had a tender heart and loved to help others. He always had a joke to tell and had the best giggle. In his free time Chris enjoyed helping to take care of the family Basenjis Trixie, Moose and Elliot. Chris loved to experiment in the kitchen — he always had something new for family and friends to eat. He also loved to spend time gardening and transplanting plants.

Chris supported Harvest Hills Animal Shelter with donations for the animals as well as the thrift shop. He served at First Congregational Church of Ossipee, N.H., as an usher, and wait staff at their women’s breakfast. He helped to bring the “Beast Feast” men’s ministry to FCCO as well. Chris was also involved with men’s ministry known as Promise Keepers. Tres Dias is another Christian ministry that he was involved in.

Chris will be deeply missed by his family and community. In lieu of flowers please send donations in Chris’ memory to Harvest Hill Animal Shelter, 1389 Bridgton Road, Fryeburg, ME 04037.

To Share Memories and condolences with the family please go to www.chandlerfunerals.com. Arrangements are under the care of Chandler Funeral Home and Cremation Service 8 Elm Street, Bridgton.

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Harriett A. Connors Harriett Ann (Adams) Connors, 75, of North Monmouth, passed away peacefully on April 19, 2021, from kidney failure. Born on December 21, 1945, in Bridgton, and the daughter of Marguerite and Perley Adams, she graduated from Bridgton High School in 1964.

She then attended the University of Maine in Orono, graduating with a BA degree in Anthropology (Folklore) in 1970. It was there that she met her husband James F. Connors at an off-campus winter igloo party, and they married on September 9, 1967, in Bridgton. In 1971 they moved to Winthrop to begin their careers and start a family, buying a “homestead farm” in 1975 in North Monmouth.

After her children entered elementary school, Harriett received her nursing degree in 1984 from the University of Maine, Augusta and worked many years as Director of Nursing at Nicholson Nursing Home in Winthrop until retiring in 2007. She is remembered fondly by patients’ family members as well as doctors, lawyers, plumbers, and others as sweet, kind, funny, and compassionate.

Throughout her life Harriett was engaged in the community, volunteering for classroom assistance, co-leading a girl scout brownie troop, supporting Monmouth libraries, and serving as a docent at the Monmouth Museum as well as many years on its board of directors. She was a crafty person who enjoyed tole painting, acrylics, needlepoint, and knitting, with her handiwork and art decorating many family members’ homes. She had a particular fondness for owls, collecting hundreds of miniatures, hand-crafted birds, and artistic images as family gifts.

Harriett will be remembered for her quiet determination, courage, and grit, especially in facing difficult medical issues in recent years. She was a good listener who was thoughtful, understanding, supportive, and open-hearted, a lover of rescued Rottweilers and cats, an avid reader, and an excellent cook. We will miss her smile and her laughter.

She is survived by her husband of 53 years Jim, son Geoffrey Scott Connors and wife Katherine, daughter Beth Ann Connors, husband Jason Perow, and grandson Alden Connors Perow; brother-in-law Stanley P. Connors, wife Sheri McCann, and sons Michael and Brian; sister-in-law Cynthia L. Martin, husband Wayne, and daughter Kristen Hurd; as well as many Bridgton cousins.

A celebration of life for family and friends will be held on June 19 from 2-4 p.m., at her home in North Monmouth. If you would like to honor her memory, please send donations to the Monmouth Museum, PO Box 352, Monmouth ME 04256-0352.

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Letters

(Continued from Page 2B) purpose to secure the rights of the individual not the powers of government? Or, is the current Progressive cabal determined to destroy the Constitution and transform our Constitutional Republic into a Socialist totalitarian utopia? This is the question for our time: Constitutionalism or Progressivism?

Political elites have an interesting way of promoting the Progressive agenda. Progressive promote fear, chaos, and division.

Progressives’ latest scam, critical race theory, is working its way into colleges, high schools, grade schools, and our military. Our children and young people are being taught that the root of all evil in the world is the White race.

Critical race theory spreads the idea that White race people must atone for their whiteness, apologize for their whiteness, and accept that whiteness is original sin and must be eliminated in order to eliminate racism. What an absurd idea — use racism to eliminate racism, huh!

Critical race theory is a revolutionary tool used to destroy the norms of an existing society. Unfortunately for critical race theory advocates, it is unconstitutional; it violates the basic concept of the U.S. Constitution in general (government subordinate to the People’s Unalienable Rights) and more than a dozen specific Constitutional freedoms, among them Speech, Religion, Armaments, Property, Due Process, etc.

Woke is the blunt political enforcement instrument of critical race theory. Critical race theory and woke are the epitome of racist thought and action. So, if one is genuinely interested in eliminating racism, it is patently ridiculous to pit one race against another in the name of ending racism.

BLM, Antifa, Marxist

rhetoric, and ignorance of the Constitution form the perfect circle of chaos, intimidation, fear, and division. Balaclavaclad storm troopers led by BLM and Antifa, use ignorant and inane rhetoric to divide people; BLM, and Antifa smash, burn, and demolish America into rubble in order to rebuild an Amerika that grants to the few total power and takes from the many, their power, freedoms, property, and happiness.

Jock MacGregor Sebago

Border disaster

To The Editor: It has been almost four months since our president opened our southern border with a stroke of his pen.

Since that time, neither he or the vice president have visited the border. Henry Cuelar (D-Texas) was the first member of Congress to make public his shocking pictures of the terrible overcrowding taking place in his jurisdiction. They showed as many as 4,000 young illegal immigrants in a cage that was designed for 250! Many more Congressmen have followed up with similar reports and pictures while the DHS people tried to shield them from seeing the truth.

Recently, Democrats from Texas and Arizona have seen what is going on in their back yards and they have joined the call for more scrutiny of the Border crisis. (Mark Kelly and Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona and Vincente Gonzales of Texas have joined Henry Cuellar who calls this a “Shell Game” when the media shows new images of empty cages while ignoring those that are full.)

The Cartels are the big winners as they bring in illegal immigrants that pay large amounts of money, depending on where they come from, along with profits from human trafficking and the sale of illegal drugs.

We now have some statistics on the drug epidemic. Fentanyl is up 233% in March (year over year); 5,800 pounds have been caught so far this year, which already exceeds all of 2020. 1,800 pounds were caught last week alone and it takes only about 24 hours to distribute. 90% of all fentanyl comes from Mexico! 2.2 pounds of fentanyl contains 50,000 lethal doses. It is 50 time more potent than heroin and 100X more potent that morphine.

90,000 people die of overdose each year!

Alejandro Mayorkas (Secretary of Homeland Security) just visited the southern border and reconfirmed that the Border is closed. Do you believe that?

Neither do I. Bill Preis Bridgton

Knickers in a bunch

To The Editor: In his May 6 letter, “Overturned,” Don Vose claims that the Warren Court in its 1954 Brown vs. Topeka Board of Education decision overturned Plessy vs.

Ferguson (1896) and did so invoking the doctrine of stare decisis. His assertion is overly simplified and naive.

The Warren Court’s decision was based solely on desegregation in schools and ruled simply that “separate” schools cannot be equal, thereby violating the 14th Amendment. I might point out that in confirmation hearings to the Roberts Court, not one of the Trump nominees when asked if they embraced Brown would outright say they did, Justice Kavanaugh among them.

I as well assure Mr. Vose he needn’t worry about my undergarments — my “Fruit of the Looms” are adequately sized for the utmost comfort.

Jon St. Laurent North Bridgton

Raider weekly report

(Continued from Page 6A) defense blocked and recovered just as many shots.

Shooters for Oxford Hills included Grey Vanderwood with 1, Jake Mondor with 2, Alden Timm with 2, Derrick Brooks with 1, and Nick Bancroft with 1. Their keeper for the game was Troy Edmunds.

TRACK & FIELD This past Saturday, May 8, the Raiders traveled to Poland for their second meet of the season.

“We were missing eight seniors due to Project Grad but still had an awesome meet,” Coach Kevin McDonald reported.

FA boys and girls both finished in second place. Girls to Lake Region, which had a huge meet, and the Boys to Poland.

Poland was missing a lot of athletes due to Covid-19 but still managed to score 86 points. FA scored 82 points.

Armel Maloji had a day to remember.

Armel won the 100-meter dash, won the

200-meter dash, ran the anchor leg on the 4x100 relay that finished second by a hair, and won the triple jump. Armel has met the State standard in his three individual events and the 4x100 relay ranks fifth in the State Class B. “Whew, what a day he had,” Coach McDonald noted. “Not only is Armel an incredible athlete, he is also a fine young man. Armel will be attending Springfield College next fall — a place I am very familiar with having spent four years there last century.”

The Raiders are rounding into shape and coaches are very pleased with the progress the team is showing. This upcoming week will be a transition into the competitive phase and then it’s on to the WMC Championships on May 29.

FA’s home meet will be this Saturday at 9 a.m.

“If you enjoy high school track & field, come out and see some of the best in the State of Maine compete,” the coach said.

(Continued from Page 8A) they worked every at bat and whenever we made a mistake, they took advantage.

Sometimes, you run into mini slumps like this and you learn some things along the way. Hopefully after a good week of practice, we turn things around heading into Freeport.”

BOYS’ TENNIS Fryeburg 4, Lakers 1 (Friday).

In a cross-town rival match, LR played host to Fryeburg Academy and were defeated 4-1. Despite the scores, the doubles matches were pretty even until FA pulled away in the third sets. The third singles match was an even match featuring David DelVecchio (LR) and Austin Dorner (FA) that was decided in a third set tiebreaker 10-8 to give LR its lone match victory. #1 Singles Chris Kwon (FA) def. Omar El Alam (LR) 6-1, 6-4. #2 Singles Ethan Nemeth (FA) def.

Jonas Edwards 6-0, 6-3. #3 Singles David DelVecchio (LR) def.

Austin Dorner (FA) 6-3, 3-6, 10-8 tie breaker.

First Doubles Brian Lucy and Kevin Lucy (FA) def. Abe Richards and Wes Martin (LR) 4-6, 6-3, 6-3.

Second Doubles Owen West and James Harrison (FA) def. Dom Falcon and Hunter

Martin (LR) 4-6, 6-1, 6-3.

Third Doubles match Ray Jeong and Brian Yoo (FA) def. Justin Jackson and Hunter Martin (LR) 8-2.

Props to Omar El Alam (LR) for his ability to hustle to the ball and lay out for tough shots brought on by his opponent, Chris Kwon (FA). Props also go out to David DelVecchio (LR) and Austin Dorner (FA) for an entertaining third singles match!

• On Saturday, Lake Region sent two seniors to South Portland to compete in the State Singles Qualifying tournament. The first round was a pro set game to 8. Preston Rainsford of Scarborough defeated Omar El Alam of Lake Region, 8-5. Lukas Hradecky of Windham, who was ranked #8 in the tourney, defeated Jonas Edwards, 8-0.

“Both players played well, competed, and hopefully walked away with an experience of upper level play at its best,” Laker Coach Joe Dorner said. “My hope, as a coach, is that more players will see the level of competition from other schools and find that inner drive to want to push themselves to improve on the aspects of the sport. Sometimes, it just takes simple experiments to be more successful.”

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Legals

TOWN OF BRIDGTON 3 CHASE STREET, SUITE 1 BRIDGTON, MAINE 04009

PUBLIC NOTICE

PLANNING BOARD HEARING WOODLANDS SENIOR LIVING

The Planning Board for the Town of Bridgton will hold a Public Hearing at 5 p.m. on Monday, May 24, 2021. Public comments will be heard for Woodlands Senior Living Facility located on North High Street, known as Tax map 14 Lots 80 & 80A Planning board meetings will resume as in person meetings with a room capacity of 15 people. Please note that the standard Zoom meeting will still be available. A copy of the proposed project can be viewed at the Town office by appointment. Agenda and instructions for Public Hearing will be posted at a later date on the Town website.

Please direct any questions or make an appointment with Erin O’Connor, Administrative Assistant at eoconnor@bridgton2T19 maine.org or 207-803-9952

Public Notice

TOWN OF NAPLES Municipal Elections

The Town of Naples will conduct its municipal elections on Tuesday, May 25, 2021 from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., in the Gymnasium of the Naples Town Office located at 15 Village Green Lane. On the ballot: 1. Selectperson, Assessor, & Overseer of the Poor (2) 2. Budget Committee a. 1-year term (1) b. 2-year term (1) c. 3-year term (2) 3. Casco/Naples Transfer Station Council (2) 4. Planning Board (2) 5. MSAD 61 Board (1) For samples of the ballot, visit townofnaples.org/notices.

Absentee ballots are available. Visit or call the town office (693-6364) for details.

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Public Notice

TOWN OF NAPLES Select Board Public Hearing

The Naples Select Board will conduct a public hearing and meeting regarding an Entertainment Permit Application from the property located found on Tax Map U02, Lot 039, 770 Roosevelt Trail (also known as Randy’s Wooster Street Pizza).

The meeting will take place in the Town Gymnasium located at 15 Village Green Lane on Monday, May 24, 2021, beginning at 6 p.m. The public is welcome. Masks are required.

You may also send signed, written comments regarding the application to the address below. Comments must be received no later than 12 p.m. on May 24, 2021.

Town of Naples Select Board, c/o Jennifer Leeman, P.O. Box 1757, Naples, ME 04055, e-mail: jleeman@townof2T19 naples.org

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PUBLIC NOTICE

TOWN OF HARRISON Public Hearing Olde Mill Tavern Liquor License The Board of Selectmen will review the application for a liquor license renewal for Olde Mill Tavern on Thursday, May 13, 2021 at 6 p.m. at the Harrison Town Office, 20 Front Street.

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PUBLIC NOTICE

TOWN OF HARRISON Inn, Bed & Breakfasts, Vendor, Entertainment Licenses The Licensing Board will meet on Thursday, May 13, 2021 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 – Barbara & Raymond Stauble Vacationland Campground – RMO Holdings, Gretchen Osgood Hillside Cabins – Linda Klein Happiness Is – Adelaide Portash Olde Mill Tavern – Gary Searles Fluvial Brewing – Lisa and Shaun Graham

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Public Notice

TOWN OF NAPLES Planning Board Meeting

The Naples Planning Board will hold a meeting on Tuesday, May 18, 2021 at 6 p.m. The meeting with be both in person at the Naples Town Gymnasium located at 15 Village Green Lane and via Zoom. On the agenda: 1. A Modification to a Major Subdivision Application submitted by Naples Mountainview Associates, Inc. (c/o Titcomb Associates) for the property located at Top Hill Road, Map R05 Lot 014.

2. An Amended Site Plan Application submitted by K.P. Gagnon Co, LLC (Lake Plaza Shopping Center) 447 Roosevelt Trail Map U04 Lot 01. This if for a proposed Aroma Joe’s Drive Thru.

3. A Minor Site Plan Review Application submitted

by Alan Keefe of Keefe’s Marine. October Road Map U35 Lots 11 & 12. This is for marine storage expansion.

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

The public is welcome to attend in person (masks are required) or remotely via Zoom. To join via Zoom, please request the link by sending an email to the address below. If preferred, you may mail / email your remarks to Paula Miller, 15 Village Green Lane, Naples, ME 04055, pmiller@townofnaples.org. Signed submissions must be received by noon on Tuesday, May 18, 2021. 2T18

TOWN OF CASCO PUBLIC HEARING & SPECIAL TOWN MEETING MAY 18, 2021 CASCO COMMUNITY CENTER GYMNASIUM 6:00 PM The Casco Selectboard will hold a Public Hearing at the Casco Community Center Gymnasium, 940 Meadow Road, Casco, Maine on May 18, 2021, at 6 p.m., to review an application submitted by Avenue Media LLC for a Major Mass Gathering License for Point Reggae to be held at Point Sebago on June 12, 2021.

The Town of Casco will also hold a Special Town Meeting on May 18, 2021. This meeting is regarding the appropriation of funds for Assessing and Legal Fees. These two accounts were inadvertently left off of the 2020/2021 Fiscal Year Town Warrant.

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M.S.A.D. # 61, LAKE REGION SCHOOL DISTRICT INVITATION TO BID

CARPET/TILE BID CARPET/TILE BID NO. 52021 M.S.A.D #61 is inviting bids for the installation of Carpeting, Ceramic Tile, VCT Tile and Cove Base at schools throughout the Lake Region School District.

Bids will be accepted at the Superintendent’s Office, 900 Portland Road, Bridgton, Maine, 04009, until 2 p.m., on Thursday, May 20, 2021, at which time they will be publicly opened and read aloud. Bids must be in a sealed envelope clearly marked CARPET.TILE BID NO. 52021 in the lower left-hand corner. For a list of specifications/Bid packet, contact Roxanne Gagne.

Due to COVID 19, bids may be emailed to: Roxanne. gagne@lakeregionschools.org or FAXED to 207-6475682. Bids received after 2 p.m., on May 20, 2021, will not be accepted.

Interested bidders may arrange to inspect and measure the specific areas by contacting Mr. Andy Madura, Facilities Director, at (207) 693-4635 or (207) 415-2293.

Bidders will be held responsible for accurate measures, therefore, we strongly recommend that each bidder perform a site visit to verify measurements and become familiar with the scope of work.

Bidders may submit proposals differing from the specifications as an alternative proposal; such proposals must be clearly identified as alternatives and must be accompanied by detailed supporting information.

The Board of Directors of Maine School Administrative District No. 61 reserves the right to waive all informalities, to reject any or all non-conforming or conditional proposals, and to accept any bid or reject any bid (or any part thereof) should it be deemed in its best interests to do so. It is the intent of the Board to award bids subject to budget approval and authorization.

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TOWN OF BRIDGTON 3 CHASE STREET, SUITE 1 BRIDGTON, MAINE 04009

MUNICIPAL OFFICERS’

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

SECRET BALLOT REFERENDUM The Municipal Officers of the Town of Bridgton will hold a Public Hearing at 6:00 P.M. on May 25, 2021 in Bridgton to hear public comment on the following questions that will be presented to the voters via referendum ballot on June 8, 2021: Question 1. Shall an ordinance entitled, “Amendments to the Disorderly House Ordinance,” be enacted?

(Note: Copies of the text of the ordinance are available from the Town Clerk.)

Question 2. Shall an ordinance entitled, “Amendments to the Nudity Ordinance,” be enacted?

(Note: Copies of the text of the ordinance are available from the Town Clerk.)

Question 3. Shall an ordinance entitled, “Amendments to the Town of Bridgton Land Use Ordinance to Modify Certain Dimensional Requirements,” be enacted?

(Note: Copies of the text of the ordinance are available from the Town Clerk.)

Question 4. Shall an ordinance entitled, “Amendments to the Town of Bridgton Land Use Ordinance to Allow Uses Similar to Other Allowed Uses,” be enacted?

(Note: Copies of the text of the ordinance are available from the Town Clerk.)

Question 5. Shall an ordinance entitled, “Amendments to the Town of Bridgton Land Use Ordinance to Modify Landscaping Requirements in the IC, OC, and MUC Districts,” be enacted?

(Note: Copies of the text of the ordinance are available from the Town Clerk.)

Question 6. Shall the Town vote to appropriate the sum of $3,719,129.00 from Anticipated Revenues, the Unassigned Fund Balance, Bridgton Trust Fund and Moose Pond Trust Fund to reduce property taxes for the 2021/2022 fiscal year?

Board of Selectmen Recommend a YES vote.

Question 7. Shall the Town vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $3,347,017.00 for the cost of General Government to include Contingency and Long-Term Debt?

Board of Selectmen Recommend a YES vote.

Question 8. Shall the Town vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $1,713,569.00 for the cost of Public Safety?

Board of Selectmen Recommend a YES vote.

Question 9. Shall the Town vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $2,671,405.00 for Public Works and Capital Expenditures/Other Services?

Board of Selectmen Recommend a YES vote.

Question 10. Shall the Town vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $16,500.00 for the cost of annual stipends for the Board of Selectmen and Planning Board?

Board of Selectmen Recommend a YES vote.

Question 11. Shall the Town vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $62,550.00 for Outside Agencies?

Board of Selectmen Recommend a YES vote.

Question 12. Shall the Town vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $193,937.00 for Outside Services?

Board of Selectmen Recommend a YES vote.

Question 13. Shall the Town vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $893,406.00 for County Fees and Taxes?

Board of Selectmen Recommend a YES vote.

Question 14. Shall the Town vote to appropriate the sum of $198,767.00 from the Community Development Block Grant for community development projects approved by the Board of Selectmen?

Board of Selectmen Recommend a YES vote.

Question 15. Shall the Town vote to appropriate, and authorize the Board of Selectmen to expend, up to $259,096.00 from the Route 302 Tax Increment Development Program for the purposes of that program?

Board of Selectmen Recommend a YES vote.

Question 16. Shall the Town vote to fix the date when property taxes become due and payable with the first quarter payment being due and payable on August 15, 2021; second payment being due and payable on November 15, 2021; third payment being due and payable on February 15, 2022; fourth payment being due and payable on May 15, 2022 and that an interest rate of 6% per annum be charged on all unpaid taxes after these dates until those taxes are paid in full (36 MRS § 505.4)?

Question 17. Shall the Town vote to set an interest rate of 2% as the rate to be paid to taxpayers who pay amounts in excess of amounts finally assessed and authorize any such interest paid or abatements granted to be charged against the annual overlay (36 MRS § 506)?

Question 18. Shall the Town vote to fix the rate of interest on delinquent wastewater charges at 6% interest per annum?

Question 19. Shall the Town vote to authorize the Tax Collector to accept pre-payment of taxes not yet due or assessed (36 MRS § 506)?

Question 20. Shall the Town vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen to enter into boundary line agreements with abutting property owners to establish the boundary line of any property of the Town, including the boundary lines of the rights-of-way of roads?

Question 21. Shall the Town vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen to waive the foreclosure of a tax lien mortgage pursuant to 36 MRS § 944 upon a finding by the Board of Selectmen that ownership of the property subject to the lien would be contrary to the Town’s best interest?

Question 22. Shall the Town vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen, on behalf of the Town, to sell and dispose of any real estate acquired by the Town for non-payment of taxes thereon, on such terms as they deem advisable, and to execute quitclaim deeds for the property; with property to be disposed of by written policy and on terms the Board of Selectmen deem advisable, except that the Municipal Officers shall use the special sale process required by 36 MRS § 943-C for qualifying homestead property if they choose to sell it to anyone other than the former owner(s)?

Question 23. Shall the Town vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen, on behalf of the Town, to sell and dispose of any real estate acquired by the Town for non-payment of wastewater assessments thereon, on such terms as they deem advisable, and to execute quitclaim deeds for the property; property to be disposed of by written policy and on terms the Board of Selectmen deem advisable?

Question 24. Shall the Town vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen to sell Town-owned land that the Board of Selectmen has determined to be surplus, other than land acquired for non-payment of taxes or wastewater assessments, and to conduct the sale of such land by sealed bid, public auction or through an agent or multiple listing, whichever the Board of Selectmen deems to be in the best interest of the Town; and to deliver a quitclaim deed to the successful purchaser; provided that at least 30 days prior to selling, or obligating the Town to sell, such surplus land, the Town shall mail written notice to the abutters at their addresses on file with the Town, give notice on the Town’s website, post at least one notice on a social media platform used by the Town, and publish at least one notice in a newspaper of general circulation in the Town? The net proceeds of any sale shall be deposited into the Town’s general fund.

Question 25. Shall the Town vote to authorize the transfer of all unexpended balances to fund balance, excepting those carried forward funds, and to authorize any overdrafts that may occur in the Town operations in the 2021/2022 fiscal year to be taken from fund balance?

Question 26. Shall the Town vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen to sell or dispose of equipment that is no longer of any use, or is unusable?

Question 27. Shall the Town vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen and Treasurer, on behalf of the Town, to accept gifts, real estate, and funds, including trust funds, that may be given or left to the Town?

Question 28. Shall the Town vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen to apply for and accept grants on behalf of the Town, and to expend the proceeds thereof for the purposes for which they are received, provided that the terms of the grants do not require the Town to expend other funds which have not been appropriated by the Town?

Question 29. Shall the Town vote to participate in the Cumberland County Housing and Community Development Programs of the Federal Department of Housing and Urban Development, including but not limited to the Community Development Block Grant Program1TX (CDBG) and the HOME Program; to designate its population to be included in the calculation of Cumberland County’s funds by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and to authorize the Board of Selectmen to execute an agreement with Cumberland County to formalize the same?

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Laker weekly report (Continued from Page 4B) • Against Cape Elizabeth on Monday: #1 Singles Eban Harrison (CE) defeated Omar El Alam (LR) 8-0. #2 Singles Crispin Durwee (CE) defeated Jonas Edwards (LR) 8-0. #3 Singles Tyler Rodeberger (CE) defeated David DelVecchio (LR) 8-0.

First Doubles Matt Narowitz and Joey Labrie (CE) defeated Abe Richards and Hunter Martin (LR) 8-0.

Second Doubles Gabe Berman and Jack Carigaan (CE) defeated Wes Martin and Justin Jackson (LR) 8-0.

GIRLS’ TENNIS Fryeburg 5, Lakers 0 (Friday). #1 Singles Mercedes Martin (LR) lost to Daryna Sereduk (FA) 6-7 (6-8 tiebreak); 1-6 #2 Singles Kate Rose (LR) lost to Mara MacMillan (FA) 2-6; 2-6 #3 Singles Freedom Potter (LR) lost to Naomi Harper (FA) 2-6; 4-6 #1 Doubles Fiona Murphy/Sarah Solomon (LR) lost to Ainsley Foster/Chloe Sartory (FA) 1-6; 0-6 #2 Doubles was a forfeit by LR “Our girls played short-handed but put out such a great effort,” Laker Caoch Jenny Dunn said. “Mercedes Martin was able to fight to a first set tiebreaker and had amazing shots. Freedom Potter stepped up for us to play singles for the first time and really showed her true talent. The girls are playing so well this season!”

Cape Elizabeth 5, Lakers 0 (Monday) #1 Singles Mercedes Martin (LR) lost to Caroline Gentile (CE) 3-6; 2-6 #2 Singles Ioanna Katsigiannis (LR) lost to Sarah Hagan (CE) 3-6; 0-6 #3 Singles Kate Rose (LR) lost to Isa Kesselhaut (CE) 0-6; 1-6 #1 Doubles Abby Scarlett/Freedom Potter (LR) lost to Alison Gerety/Aurora Milton (CE) 1-6; 0-6 #2 Doubles Fiona Murphy/Sarah Solomon (LR) lost to Harper Gilbert/ Analiese Gordon (CE) 1-6; 0-6 “This was our first match with our entire lineup and the girls played amazing!” Coach Dunn said. “They continue to improve with every match!”

BOYS’ LACROSSE Oxford Hills 9, Lakers 8: Zach Vogel had a terrific game against Oxford Hills on Saturday, scoring 4 goals and recording an assist. Zach, a sophomore attackman, has 11 goals and 2 assists on the season. He also fills in as a midfielder, takes half of the faceoffs, and always brings a defense stick to practice in case he is needed to step in on defense.

“He is early, dressed and ready to play every day at practice. He listens to coaching, puts into use what he learns, and makes great suggestions. He is type of player that will intentionally improve his game and share what he knows with team mates,” Laker Coach George Lawson said. “In addition to all that, Zach helps with the Bridgton Rec youth lacrosse program. Many of his teammates also help. These sophomore and freshman lacrosse players are terrific people and community minded.”

On Saturday, Oxford Hills got off to a

PROTECTING THE BALL — Laker defenseman Tyler Jones rounds the corner against St. Dom’s. (Rivet Photo) quick start scoring the first 3 goals. With 41 seconds left in the quarter, Vogel received a pass near midfield from the defense and drove all the way to the goal, dodging two opponents and taking a quick hard shot to put Lake Region on the board. The second goal immediately followed, with 15 seconds in the quarter, off a face off win by Zach and some good passing. It wound up in senior Jason Harlow’s stick and he put it away. The third score also came from Jason Harlow.

Zach Vogel scored the fourth and fifth goals for Lake Region, both on great passes from freshman Kolbie Kaeser. The sixth goal came out of Zach’s stick on a pass from senior Aden Lajoie with 4 minutes left until the half, which ended 6-3 with Lake Region in the lead.

The third quarter ended 8 to 5, Lakers, with both teams scoring twice. Sophmore Connor Lajoie scored on a pass from sophomore defenseman Josiah England, who had just streaked all the way up the field.

Connor’s brother, senior captain Aidan Lajoie, scored Lake Region’s last goal on another great pass from Kolbie Kaeser, who ended the day with 3 assists.

The fourth quarter was tough for the Lakers. Senior captain Jason Harlow was injured early in the quarter and could not play. This brought the Lakers already small squad of 14 healthy players down to 13.

Oxford Hills, with well over 20 players, was able to keep fresh legs on the field and wore down the Lakers, scoring 4 goals in the fourth quarter.

“It was a tough loss for the Lakers who gave 110% until the final buzzer,” Coach Lawson said.

“High school lacrosse is an exciting sport. It is like an emergency from the starting buzzer. Any athlete can pick up the game, and we need some athletes, even if they have never played. Right now, we have four first-year players who are playing in every game, making an impact, improving by the day and beginning to love this ancient Native American sport,” the coach added. “We hope to see many new faces next season. If you are interested, come on down to practice to check us out. If you are an eighth grader, stepping up in the fall, come on down with a parent and friend. We are there every afternoon between 4:30 and 6:30.”

LR takes 2 from Raiders

(Continued from Page 7A) but was unable to throw out the speedy Tirrell, who showed her toughness when she shook off a stinger to her foot on a foul ball hammered by Mayo.

The run proved to be a big one.

Bruno opened the sixth by reaching on an error. Fusco, a perennial All-Conference selection, hammered a drive to the fence for an RBI double. Desanctis plated Fusco on a ground ball out.

Mayo, however, would not wilt. She retired six straight FA hitters to earn the win.

“Melissa pitched very well today and certainly executed a well-pitched game based on what she learned from last Friday’s games against Fryeburg,” Coach Rock added. “The fact that we’re making fewer errors each game is giving the kids more confidence in the batter’s box. I can’t say enough about this team’s positive attitude in every game we’ve played.”

Desanctis allowed just five hits, including a pair to Kylie Myers and a single to Kasey Johnson. She struck out five.

Doubleheader split In Game 1 on Friday at the Academy, it was a back-and-forth affair with the Raiders rallying for a 5-3 win.

LR jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first as Sadie Tirrell reached on an error, and Caydence Riley’s slap grounder resulted in a bad throw to second base, which skidded past a drawn-in outfield enabling Tirrell to motor around the bases and score. Riley later scored on Melissa Mayo’s sacrifice fly to right.

Fryeburg tied the game in the third on hits by Ella Bruno and Morgan Fusco.

Mayo opened the fourth with a double and advanced on a pitch in the dirt. Playing good fundamental softball, Kasey Johnson fought off a tough 1-2 pitch to bounce the ball to the right side, enabling Mayo to score.

Down 3-2, the Raiders rallied in the fourth. Although Mayo surrendered base hits to Brooke Emery and Camden Jones, she wiggled out of a big inning for Fryeburg as the defense recorded a force out. A couple of walks, however, set the stage for two wild pitches, plating two runs. Mayo settled down, and ended the threat with a strikeout.

Emilia Desanctis stifled the LR offense over the late innings, retiring 12 straight hit-

ters, including 3 up, 3 down over the final three frames.

In Game 2, Lake Region provided the late inning heroics, scoring four times in the sixth inning to pull out a 7-5 victory.

Again, LR capitalized on the Raider tight slap defense as Sadie Tirrell singled and scored when Caydence Riley’s slap resulted in another throw getting past second base and deep into the outfield.

FA responded with a pair of runs in the home half. Camden Jones led off with a single and stole second. Morgan Fusco hit a bullet that handcuffed LR third baseman Kasey Johnson. After Katy McIntyre drove in a run on a comebacker to the mound, Desanctis launched a high drive that just barely got over the head of LR outfielder Shawna Silke for a RBI double.

LR tied the game 2-2 in the fourth on a pair of FA errors and a Kylie Myers double off a 3-2 pitch.

With two out in the fifth, Emily Rock singled. Tirrell then cracked a liner to center, which appeared to graze off FA outfielder Katy McIntyre’s sunglasses as she lost sight of the ball’s flight. Rock scored, and Tirrell reached third but would not score.

Down 3-2, Fryeburg rallied for three runs in the fifth with two out. Jones reached on an error, Bruno singled and Fusco cleared the bases with a towering home run to center.

Rather than hang their heads, the Lakers not only got even, they went ahead to stay with four runs in the sixth. Mayo tripled, Johnson reached on an error, Myers and Hailey Gove each singled and Mallory Smith scored a run on a ground ball out to the right side.

The Raiders looked ready to answer as Desanctis and Kayrin Johnson (bunt) each singled, but Mayo silenced the uprising by retiring Emma Rydman on a ground ball out, catcher Tirrell caught a pop up and Mayo recorded a strikeout.

Fryeburg had one last chance in the seventh with hitters 1-2-3 up. But, Mayo was equal to the challenge, retiring Jones on a pop up, Bruno on a comebacker to the mound, and Fusco on a ground ball to short, which Rock fired a strike to first to end the game.

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(Continued from Page 5A) A donation to Lake Region High School Boys’ Baseball Team from Matthew and Alison Duprey in the amount of $250.

Personnel moves.

Jenny Coyne Hopkins, as a Grade 2/3 multiage teacher at Stevens Brook Elementary School. This is a two-year funded position.

Anne McNair, as a Special Education Teacher in the Resource Room at Crooked River Elementary School, replacing Caroline Reid who was in a oneyear position for Danielle Spearin, who has resigned effective end of the 20202021 school year.

Rosemary Wiser, as School Nurse at Stevens Brook Elementary School replacing Lisa Gattermann, who is resigning at the end of the 2020-2021 school year.

Jennifer Doucette, as School Psychologist at Lake Region High School replacing Daniel Brangwynne, who is resigning at the end of the 2020- 2021 school year.

Amy Rossetti as a

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Library Media Ed Tech at Crooked River Elementary School. This is a two-year funded position.

Micah Peterson, as Administrative Secretary at Adult Education replacing Tricia LaFontaine who has transferred to the Administrative Secretary position at Lake Region Vocational Center, replacing Lega Medcalf who is retiring at the end of the 2020-2021 school year.

Ryan Guptill as a Permanent Substitute at Stevens Brook Elementary School effective May 3, 2021.

Samuel Carignan as a 4/5 multi-age Teacher at Crooked River Elementary School. This is a two-year funded position.

Victoria Codrey, Regular Education Social Worker at Stevens Brook Elementary School. This is a two-year funded position.

Samantha Parlin, Regular Education Social Worker at Songo Elementary School. This is a two-year funded position.

Brigitte Morse, Special Education Coach/IEP Coordinator at Lake Region Middle School is

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CELEBRATING THEIR SES HEROES — Students at Sebago Elementary school celebrated School Lunch Hero Day. It is a national celebration in honor of the hard-working individuals who prepare healthy meals to our students every single day. SES felt it was important to recognize the heroic efforts of school nutrition professionals as they work hard to feed our children on the frontlines of a global pandemic. Pictured are second grader dressed up as Super Hero with Morgan Therriault, kitchen manager. Barbara Nichols, director of School Nutrition, pictured with Morgan Therriault and Tammy Robinson, lunchroom professional.

(Photos by Kathy Harmon) transferring to a two-year funded Math Strategist position at Lake Region Middle School for the 2021-2022 school year.

Tracy Philbrook, Second Grade Teacher at Stevens

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European Capitals

ACROSS 1. RPM gauge 5. Have a bawl 8. *”Neutral” capital 12. Paella pot 13. Mend, healthwise 14. Deadly snake of southeastern Asia 15. Multicolored horse 16. Estimator’s phrase (2 words) 17. “The Addams Family” manservant 18. *Northernmost European capital 20. One of British Isles 21. EUR, pl.

22. Ensign, for short 23. Pieces of glass, e.g.

26. Vacuum cleaner alternative 30. “____ the land of the free...”

31. Oxygenate, as in lawn 34. Insane, in Spain 35. Just harvested, e.g.

37. A in IPA 38. Church song 39. Tiny amount 40. Military marksman 42. Fake tooth 43. Devoid of liquid 45. Jet setters’ vessels 47. Address abbreviation 48. Sports stadium 50. Japan’s highest mountain 52. *Capital that hosts Nobel Prizes

56. Sophia ____, Italian actress 57. Genesis twin 58. Curved molding 59. Tequila source 60. Non-permanent office worker 61. Like dental surgery 62. *Capital on a fjord 63. Possesses 64. Big top DOWN 1. Unit of pressure named after Torricelli 2. Post sun-bathing relief 3. Wallace & Gromit modeling material 4. Desire 5. Aussie gas station 6. Desert wanderer’s hope 7. Alexander Alexandrovich ____, Russian poet 8. *Also the capital of European Union 9. James ____ Jones 10. Paddy grain 11. To the ____ degree 13. Like voice after a pep rally 14. “A Fish Called Wanda” actor Kevin 19. Judea, alt. sp.

22. Mama sheep 23. *Bulgarian capital and actress Vergara’s given name 24. Long-necked bird 25. Rocky ridge

26. Pas 27. Hunt illegally 28. Audienceís approval 29. Frolics 32. “Atlas Shrugged” author Ayn 33. Cassius Clay 36. *Balkan capital and 1984 Olympics location

38. Practical joke 40. Canine command 41. Eyeball washing vessel 44. Offer two cents 46. Collusion 48. Away from harbor (2 words) 49. Drifts

50. *London was famous for these pea soup particulars 51. Russian mountain chain

52. Comedian Rogan 53. Shrek, e.g.

54. Not fatty 55. Patty ____ 56. ____ Tzu

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ferring from a Special Education Social Worker position to a Regular Education Social Worker position at Crooked River Elementary School. This is a two-year funded position.

Country Living

May 13, 2021, The Bridgton News, Page 7B

Fryeburg Rotary Club’s new members

PARTNERING — Lynne Barboza, Food City Assistant Manager (left) and Rotarian Carol Madsen kick off voucher program.

Rotary Club, Food City partner for pantry Bridgton-Lake Region Rotary Club member and past president Carol Madsen worked out details of the voucher program with Bridgton’s Food City Manager Jennifer Millett Morin and Assistant Manager Lynne Barboza.

The $5 vouchers can be used for laundry detergent or other household cleaning supplies by food pantry patrons. Over 200 vouchers have been distributed over the past few weeks by local pantries.

This is part of a yearlong program the local Rotary Club has managed with the help of a Rotary District 7780 grant to provide Health & Wellness supplies to local food pantries during the pandemic. The District Grant was matched by local donors, individual Rotarians and the Club’s reserves.

“The grant is nearly complete so we wanted to finish with something people have really appreciated in the past,” remarked Carol Madsen, Covid-19 Project Coordinator. “And, laundry and cleaning products are not covered by SNAP, Maine’s supplemental nutrition assistance program, formerly called food stamps. Our work with the pantries has allowed them to put more of their own funds directly into food products and produce.”

Madsen and Julie Forbes, Rotary president, want to thank the community as a whole for their support of this project. It

has resulted in a wealth of new Friends of Rotary who focus on service work, several of whom became new members of Rotary, and many others who have donated time and money to this effort.

A new Rotary project which will require assistance is service work on the Stevens Brook Trail. Bridgton-Lake Region Rotary Club has started this project in partnership with Lakes Environmental Association. If you are interested in helping out, meet club members at 2 p.m. this Friday, May 14, at the Bob Dunning Bridge at the entrance to Pondicherry Park. The group will continue a survey of needs along the trail between the Park and Food City. Bring work gloves and clippers. All are welcome. For more information, contact carjmad@hotmail. com.

For more information about Bridgton-Lake Region Rotary Club, visit LakeRegionRotary.com and Like Us on Facebook. The e-mail address is LakeRegionRotary@gmail.com Community Kettle on Thursday, May 20 at 5:30 p.m. at the Bridgton Community Center. Volunteers needed. Let Rotary know if you can help by e-mailing LakeRegionRotary@gmail.com. This community supper is free. Donations are gratefully accepted. Masks and distancing.

Nicholas Orgo and his staff will have a strong hand in this event.

FRYEBURG — The Fryeburg Area Rotary Club is pleased to announce that Charlotte Gill has been inducted as the newest member of the service club.

Gill is a Realtor with the Bean Group in Fryeburg. A native of North Carolina, she resides in Fryeburg with Todd Flagg. Gill was first exposed to Rotary as a high school junior when she spent a semester in Belgium as a Rotary exchange student. Prior to moving to Maine, Gill worked in publishing in Connecticut and in New York City. Before moving to Fryeburg, Gill lived in Portland and worked for the Portland Symphony Orchestra. She loves the natural beauty of western Maine, and she also enjoys music, hiking,

running, and a variety of other outdoor activities.

“We are extremely excited to have Charlotte join our club. She shares a passion for our town, and for our area of the state,” Fryeburg Area Rotary Club President Ron Briggs said. “More importantly, she shares a passion for the Rotary ideal of Service above Self. Also, given the fact that our club has such an active Interact Club at Fryeburg Academy, it’s fitting that Charlotte got her first exposure to Rotary as a high school student.”

Rotary is an organization of business and professional leaders united worldwide who provide humanitarian service, encourage high ethical standards, and help build goodwill and peace around

the world. Founded in Chicago in 1905, Rotary is now an international organization with well over 1 million Rotarians in 160 countries worldwide.

The Fryeburg Area Rotary Club meets every Tuesday at 7:30 a.m.

When permitted, the club will return to St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church in Fryeburg as its permanent meeting place for breakfast. In the interim, the club has resumed in-person breakfast meetings at the North Fryeburg Community Chapel.

For more information on the club’s initiatives or to join the Fryeburg Area Rotary Club, ask a Rotarian, or contact President Ron Briggs at 603-694-3393, or e-mail ron.briggs6959@gmail. com.

WELCOME — The Fryeburg Area Rotary Club recently welcomed vaccinated members and guests back to breakfast meetings. Shown left to right are President Ron Briggs, Rotarian David Chaffee, new Rotarian Charlotte Gill, Lydia and Doug Gill, and Todd Flagg.

Upcoming Area Events Area Blood Drives Upcoming American Red Cross blood drives include: Bridgton, Monday, May 17 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Masonic Hall, Harrison Road, Route 117.

Windham, Saturday, May 22 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the North Windham Union Church, 723 Roosevelt Trail, Route 302.

Naples, Thursday, June 10 from 1 to 5 p.m. at the Naples Town Hall, Town Hall, 15 Village Green Lane.

Individuals of all blood types are urged to schedule an appointment now to give blood, and in most cases, those who have received a Covd-19 vaccine can donate.

However, knowing the name of the manufacturer of the vaccine they received is important in determining donation eligibility. Appointments can be made by downloading the Red Cross Blood Donor App, visiting RedCrossBlood.org, calling 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800- Author Phuc Tran has 733-2767) or enabling the Blood Donor Skill on any rescheduled his visit to Charlotte Hobbs Memorial Alexa Echo device. to Tuesday, May 25. at 7 p.m.

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Meet the author at Hobbs LOVELL — A new date for Charlotte Hobbs Memorial Library’s Meet the Author: Phuc Tran has been scheduled — Tuesday, May 25 at 7 p.m.

Due to a conflict with the Maine Lit Awards Ceremony on Thursday, May 27, the author needed to reschedule the event to May 25. The library apologizes for any inconvenience.

Phuc Tran is the author of the nationally acclaimed memoir Sigh, Gone. Included in the Today Show’s list of “10 Feel-Good Stories to Read Right Now” and win-

Uptown Cruizahs new gathering spot

The Rufus Porter Museum of Art and Ingenuity in Bridgton will hold its Annual Meeting virtually at 8 a.m. on Wednesday, May 19, prior to its monthly Board of Trustees meeting.

New board members will be elected and there will OXFORD — Spend an be a brief synopsis of the organization’s activities in evening with the Uptown 2020. Members and donors can e-mail info@rufusport- Cruizahs Car Club at their ermusem.org to request the Zoom link. new location — Daddy O’s on Route 26 in Oxford (in the Oxford Mini Mall)!

The first cruise night is Monday, May 24 from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Cruise Nights The Bridgton Historical Society will present the his- will be held weekly on tory of the Steamer Fawn, the first passenger steamboat Mondays, weather permiton Sebago Lake, which operated out of North Bridgton ting. Hamburgers and hot from 1847–1857. The program will take place on dogs will be provided by Sunday, May 16, at 1 p.m. at Narramissic Historic Farm Daddy O’s on a donation basis. All food proceeds will in South Bridgton. go to the annual recipients Rain date will be Sunday, May 23.

There is no charge to attend, and donations are appre- of Daddy O’s regular charities. So, bring the whole ciated.

Compiled from local histories, newspaper accounts, family and enjoy good food, and newly discovered company records, the public is fine music, take a chance on invited to attend our socially-distanced presentation the 50/50 raffle and take a for a never-before-seen look at this pioneer steamship stroll down memory lane. and the cast of interesting characters involved in her Proceeds from these cruise brief career. From the likes of national figures such as nights will go to the club’s Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Ralph Waldo Emerson, and John Jacob Astor, to others of a more local renown — as with the boisterous, 300-pound hotelier Benjamin Chadbourne, and the wily Yankee stagecoach driver Eliakim Maxfield, the Historical Society welcomes you to take a ride again on the old steamboat, and journey back with BHS to the very beginnings of the Lake Region tourist trade.

For more information, please contact BHS at 6473699.

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For more information, call Dan Tripp at 890-8778 or Garry Allen at 595-2691.

ner of the 2020 Prize for Non-Fiction from the New England Book Awards, Sigh, Gone” is the “best, the funniest, and the most heartfelt memoir of the year,” says reviewer Catherine Hollis of BookPage.

“For anyone who has ever felt like they don’t belong, Sigh, Gone shares an irreverent, funny, and moving tale of displacement and assimilation woven together with poignant themes from beloved

works of classic literature.

In 1975, during the fall of Saigon, Phuc Tran immigrates to America along with his family…a memoir about immigrating to small-town America from Vietnam and learning to fit in through reading, skateboarding and punk rock.”

Phuc Tran also teaches Latin, and runs an acclaimed tattoo parlor, Tsunami Tattoo.

His wife is from Maine, and the family lives in Portland.

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Camp Mataponi in Naples, Maine is looking for a full-time, year-round team member with skills in either Plumbing or Carpentry. Starting pay $16.00/hour or more based on experience.

Job includes health benefits and 401k plan.

Classified line ads are now posted on our website at NO EXTRA CHARGE! www.bridgton.com

HELP WANTED

To Apply: Call Steve Jordan – 207-318-3079

ASSISTANT FACILITIES DIRECTOR — Camp Mataponi, Naples looking for full-time yearround team member with skills in either plumbing or carpentry. Starting at $16 per hour based on experience. Includes health and 401k plans. Call Steve Jordan 207-3183079 tf14

Full and Part-time Help Wanted

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

ARIES — Landscaping & Maintenance. Looking for part-time/fulltime help. Call 461-1539. 4t17x FOOD SERVICE HELPERS — and dishwashers needed for Camp Encore-Coda in Sweden, Maine.

Full time. Mid-June through midAugust. Contact Ellen DonohueSaltman at ellen@encore-coda.com

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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.

Must be physically able to lift, load and unload canoes on and off canoe trailers independently.

Please contact us by phone 207-935-2369 or e-mail info@sacorivercanoe.com.

ATTENTION

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HOUSEKEEPER — needed, 40-60 hours per week for summer camp in Naples. Excellent job for the person who takes pride in cleaning done right. Must be experienced, dependable and able to handle rigorous work. Good salary and meals provided. If you have a “can do” attitude and good references, call Ed to learn about joining our dedicated team: 207-693-6414 or apply online at www.skylemar. com.

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HELP WANTED

HELP WANTED

FOR SALE

SACO VALLEY — Sports Center, Fryeburg, 207-935-3777. Help Wanted. Over 18 and with good work record.

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MAINTENANCE WORKER — needed to join our outstanding team at Camp Skylemar in Naples.

Carpentry, landscaping, plumbing, janitorial, lawncare, etc. Lots of physical work involved — lifting, climbing ladder, crawling under buildings. 40 hours per week now, with overtime hours June-August.

Competitive salary (dependent on experience). Delicious meals provided. We seek a loyal, qualified, dedicated worker to be a part of our happy and hardworking summer family. Background check and own transportation required. Call Ed at 207-693-6414 or apply online at www.skylemar.com.

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8’X8 SWIM RAFT ­­— Red cedar with ladder, like new, Long Lake, best acceptable offer. Call or text 207-329-7215.

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SEASONAL HELP WANTED — at Wyonegonic Camps in Denmark: Full and part-time kitchen positions including assistant/prep cook and general kitchen assistants; part-time housekeeping; part-time grounds maintenance/driver; parttime office administrative support.

Positions available starting within flexible start dates between May 30 – June 20 and ending between August 14-29. Online preliminary application available at Wyonegonic. com; compensation commensurate with experience. Call 207-4522051 to arrange a local interview.

3t19 AMAZING SUMMER WORK — opportunities. Chefs/cooks 40 hours starting $19/hr. Housing provided. Laundry flexible 4 days a week, AM schedule at $17/hour.

Office assistant 5 days a week, weekends required $15/hour. Contact information@winonacamps. com 207-647-3721.

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is looking to hire for a few positions: concrete laborer, concrete floor finisher, and Class B boom truck operator.

Full and part-time positions are available.

Holidays & weekends are A MUST!

LOOKING FOR — Houses or Camps to paint for the 2021 season.

Fully-insured. Free estimates. 33 years experience. Dirigo Custom Painting. 743-9889.

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Please DO NOT respond if you: are unable to set your alarm, text out sick once a week, have to find a ride to work, or think checking social media every five minutes is part of your daily tasks.

Interviews are Sunday, May 23 and Monday, May 24, or call and leave your name and number for an appointment.

Please call or text 207-557-2801

CAMP & CANOE RENTAL

FOR SALE

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DO REPLY if you are a dependable hard worker that doesn’t whine, is able to be part of a team that provides quality work, you don’t mind working 50+ hours a week earning great pay, staying fit and getting a great tan and have a never give up attitude.

GREEN: $225/cord GREEN: SEMI-SEASONED:

$225/cord $275/cord

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22 cord cord minimum minimum

Town of Sweden HELP WANTED

We offer extremely competitive wages and a comprehensive benefit package including: Company paid Health and Dental Insurances, Retirement plan with Employer Match Program, Uniforms, Paid holidays and vacation time.

For more information or to request an application Contact Rebecca at (207)452-2157 or rebecca@khiellogging.com

The Town of Sweden, Maine is seeking an individual to serve as Town Clerk and Registrar of Voters. This parttime position is responsible for Town records and vital statistics; presentation, recording and maintenance of official documents; supervision of elections; issuance of various licenses and permits; recording and preparation of reports; and serves as the registrar of voters. Work will be performed at the Sweden Town Office which has COVID-19 safety protocols in place. The ideal candidate will have an associate’s or bachelor’s degree and/or at least two years’ experience in public administration. Top-notch attention to detail is an essential skill for this role. Must also have strong computer skills, particularly in MS Word and Excel.

FOR RENT

COMMERCIAL/RETAIL — space for lease/rent, 240 Main St., Bridgton. Small standalone building on Main St. Great for salon or retail space. $1,400 plus utilities includes on and off street parking.

Call for details 781-963-0100.

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Near Shawnee Peak, Moose Pond on LELT Mountain Rd. Seasonal or longer. Best for one, or two, as small. FUTURE SITE DoD NonProfit, 2021. Utils. included, Wi-Fi cable A/C, heat. Price by season or $700. Call 452-3006, Houseshare or DoD. 2t19x

VEHI­CLES FOR SALE

JESUS IS LORD — new and used auto parts. National locator.

Most parts 2 days. Good used cars.

Ovide’s Used Cars, Inc., Rte. 302 Bridg­ton, 207-647-5477. tf30

BUSINESS SERVICES

KIMBALL PROPERTY MAINTENANCE — Spring cleanup, Bark mulch, loam, aggregates installed.

Brush removal, chipping available and more. Fully Insured. Call 207-5958321 6t14x IF YOU NEED ANYTHING ­— cleaned up or cleaned out, my trailer is 7x12. Call Chuck’s Maintenance 743-9889.

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Classifieds WORK call

647-2851

207-452-2157 Bella Point FryeBurg

Positions Available!

Full-time CRMA – Day Shift (7 a.m.-3 p.m.)

Full-time CRMA – Evening Shift (3 p.m.-11 p.m.)

Full-time PSS/CNA – Evening Shift (3 p.m.-11 p.m.)

Full-time CRMA – Night Shift (11 p.m.-7 a.m.)

$500 sign-on bonus.

Call 207-935-3351 or apply on Indeed.com

TOWN OF BRIDGTON 3 CHASE STREET, SUITE 1 BRIDGTON, MAINE 04009

HELP WANTED

Public Works Foreman

Town of Sweden HELP WANTED Administrative Assistant to the Board of Selectmen (part-time) The Town of Sweden, Maine is seeking a part-time Assistant to support the Board of Selectmen with recordkeeping and other administrative duties. This is a part-time position anticipated to require an average of 12 hours per week. Work will be performed at the Sweden Town Office which has socially distanced workspaces and other COVID-19 safety protocols. The ideal candidate will have an associate’s or bachelor’s degree and/or at least three years’ experience in an administrative capacity. Top-notch attention to detail is an essential skill for this role. Must also have strong computer skills, particularly in MS Word and Excel. Municipal experience is a plus but not required.

LOGGING • CHIPPING EXCAVATION

Now HIrING forwarder operator

Experience operating forestry equipment is required. Applicants must also have a clean driving record and strong work ethic.

Low Bed trUCK drIVer

Applicants must possess a valid Class A CDL, a clean driver's record, and a minimum of 2 years' experience moving heavy equipment.

We offer competitive wages and a comprehensive benefit package that includes health and dental insurances, retirement program with company match, uniforms, and paid holidays and vacations.

Contact rebecca at 207-452-2157 or rebecca@khiellogging.com to request an application or for more information.

The Town of Bridgton is now accepting applications for a Public Works Foreman. The Public Works Foreman will work under the supervision on the Public Services Director and will be expected to perform administrative and professional work in the planning, organizing, directing, and supervising of work in the Public Works Department, including environmental, street, traffic control, maintenance and other public works projects and programs. For a complete job description please visit https:// bridgtonmaine.org Applicants must possess a Class B Commercial Driver’s License (or the ability to obtain within 12 months of hire.) The successful candidate will be required to submit to a post-offer/ pre-employment Independent Functional Capacity Evaluation, drug screening and background check.

This position includes some weekends, holidays and regular workday extended hours. This is a unionized position with an excellent benefit package including paid vacations and holidays. Salary will be commensurate with experience.

Interested candidates must submit a completed Town of Bridgton Application for Employment, cover letter, and resume to: Nikki Hamlin, Executive Secretary, by e-mail at nhamlin@ bridgtonmaine.org or by mail to the Bridgton Town Office at 3 Chase Street, Suite 1, Bridgton, ME 04009 by Friday, May 21, 2021 by 4 p.m.

The Town of Bridgton is an equal opportunity employer.

Job Description Direct: https://bridgtonmaine.org/wp-content/ uploads/2021/05/PW-Road-Foreman-Rev-050421.pdf .

Job Application Direct: https://bridgtonmaine.org/wp-content/ uploads/2017/08/Job-Application-Town-of-Bridgton.pdf

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Qualified candidates should e-mail their resume and cover letter to albertaridlon@swedenmaine.org, or mail the information to Town of Sweden, Attn: First Selectperson, 147 Bridgton Road, Sweden, ME 04040.

The Town of Sweden is an equal opportunity employer.

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Qualified candidates should e-mail their resume and cover letter to albertaridlon@swedenmaine.org, or mail the information to Town of Sweden, Attn: First Selectperson, 147 Bridgton Road, Sweden, ME 04040.

The Town of Sweden is an equal opportunity employer.

DRIED FIREWOOD — Dried twelve months. Selling seasoned hardwood year-round. One cord $265, cut, split, delivered. Call 207-595-5029; 207-583-4113. maineseasonedfirewood.com

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10' x 10' Unit – $75/mo.

10' x 20' Unit – $125/mo.

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EXCAVATION LABORER

• Experience not required • Applicants must be hard working, reliable, and safety minded

$5 FOR TATTERED — U.S. Flag when purchasing new U.S. Flag 3’x5’ or larger. Maine Flag & Banner, Windham, 893-0339. tf46

DENMARK SELF-STORAGE

Town Clerk and Registrar of Voters (part-time position)

NOW HIRING

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REDS FIREWOOD — by the cord any amount. 124 State Park Rd. Naples, ME 04055. 207-6156342. Philmorton57@gmail.com.

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Applications are being accepted for Summer full-time and part-time positions • Camp and canoe maintenance • Canoe shuttle drivers • Office receptionist • Camp security

ARE YOU LOOKING — for a fun place to work? Do you want to be more involved in your community? The MSAD 72 School District in Fryeburg, Maine, has a variety of anticipated and current positions available! We are an E.O.E. See our website www.msad72.org for specifics and to learn how to apply.

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NIGHT WATCHMAN — Security Guard needed in Naples, June 1-September 1. Potential for maintenance work beginning now. Must have good references, be willing to work nights independently, and have a strong yet friendly character.

Excellent salary plus meals. Warm, family-oriented atmosphere with management who appreciates you!

Call Ed at 207-693-6414 or apply online at www.skylemar.com. 4t16

LITTLE GUYS FIREWOOD — Cut, split, delivered. Prompt delivery. 603-960-2537 or 9356302. Fryeburg area $210 cord, over 20 miles add $10.

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Country living

May 13, 2021, The Bridgton News, Page 9B

Group plants tree in memory FRYEBURG — Those lost due to COVID-19 will be remembered with the planting of a Robin Hill ServiceBerry tree on the grounds of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church in Fryeburg.

A Social Justice and Peace Commission (founded by Ed and Kathleen Sullivan) was formed in January 2021.

To commemorate Earth Day, Creation, Arbor Day and All Lives Lost During the COVID-19 Pandemic, the group decided to plant a tree in their memory.

Once choosing a location site, which took a while, the group decided on the tree, thanks to McSherry’s owner Jeff O’Donal’s patience and guidance which members greatly appreciated!

The 12-foot tree is beautiful in all four seasons — early pink blossoms, June berries that the birds love to devour, also edible berries for human consumption making jam, brilliant fall color, and smooth silvery grey winter bark.

“We are also planting 10 memorial-themed perennials named Blue Paradise Phlox, Not Forgotten Daylily, Immortality German Iris, and Jacob’s Ladder Heavenly Habit!” reported Sue Belmer, commission member. “It has taken extensive work cleaning out an overgrown existing garden bed! A few of us transplanted shrubs, removed old roots, rototilled the soil twice, pruned dead branches and overgrown Azaleas, took four loads to the dump and surfaced a wooden border edge along with beautiful stone paver edging that was buried beneath the ground.”

McSherry’s Nursery in Conway, N.H., was at the church on Monday, May 10, to plant the tree.

A short dedication ceremony will be held on Sunday, May 30 at 11:30 a.m., immediately following the 10:30 a.m. Mass. Everyone is welcome to attend! A plaque has been ordered for the dedication ceremony. Other committee members are using recycled materials to make a hanging, Holy Spirit Dove for the tree!

Same Great Market, Same Great Spot, New Time!

BFM returns for 26th season, new hours 8-1

Denmark Library’s COVID Plant Sale

DENMARK — The Denmark Public Library is happy to announce a special 2021 Plant Sale – Self-Serve by Donation — in keeping with Covid19 restrictions, beginning Saturday, May 29 at 9 a.m. and continuing daily as long as the plants last.

In response to many requests, the Library Plant Sale Committee is determined to offer the usual wide variety of perennial plants for sale Memorial Day Weekend. Generous supporting gardeners have agreed to dig up their hardy perennials and bring them to the library. Sale organizers will mark groups of plants with suggested contributions and ask that people choose plants and leave donations in a locked box.

All proceeds will go to the Denmark Public Library.

The most popular plants will go quickly — but you can also stop by as long as the perennials last to choose plants and leave a donation.

Denmark Library is disappointed that it will not be able to offer all those delicious baked goods, fascinating book and annual flowers traditionally part of the annual plant sale.

But, DL is hoping that in 2022 it can again enjoy all those wonderful goodies! In the meantime, the library hopes you will also visit Mayberry Farms, (763 Bridgton Road, East Sebago, 207-787-4113, the library’s loyal supporter).

Call 207-452-2200 for more information.

Classifieds BUSINESS SERVICES

YARD SALES

DK PROPERTY MAINTENANCE — Property watch/caretaking.

Mowing, trimming, tree/brush removal. Light tractor work, gravel/ stone, driveway repair. Snow removal, roofs, decks, walkways.

Dan Knapp 207-713-0779. 6t18x

MULTI-FAMILY — yard sale May 15, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Rain or shine.

19 Sandy Creek Rd., Bridgton (behind Paris Farmers Union). 1t19x

DENMARK HOUSE PAINTING — Since 1980. Interior and exterior painting. Free estimates. Call John Mathews 452-2781. tf40x

CRAFT FAIR — May 15, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Rain or shine. 19 Sandy Creek Rd., Bridgton (behind Paris Farmers Union).

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Great Part Time or Second Job HELP WANTED SPRING & SUMMER

had!), and we are continually thankful for that,” Market Officer Darcy Winslow said.

What other exciting changes are afoot at the Market? BFM has many new vendors this year to round out the market: Rock and Fortress Farm are bringing their nutrient-rich and flavorful microgreens, the Naturally Jammin’ booth is packed with honey-filled goodness, Hanson’s Garden will be bringing farm-fresh summer vegetables, Padruig Design features hand-made unique jewelry pieces and the freshly baked goods from Goodness ME are simply delectable! You’ll find all these new vendors tucked between your favorite returning farmers and artisans: Olde Mills Farm, Patch Farm, Rams Farm, Maine Morning Micro Roasters, Thunder Hill Farm, Bob Hatch Signs, High View Farm, Hosac Farm, A Country Flavor, Lollie Papa Farm and Banks MARKET, Page 10B

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SPECIAL PLANTING — Sue Belmer and Father Edward Clifford, pastor of St. Joseph Church and St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church, pose next to the memory tree. At right is Brad Macdonald of McSherry’s Nursery.

By BrennaMae Thomas-Googins Bridgton Farmers’ Market The Bridgton Farmers’ Market has been bringing the public fresh, local farm raised products and beautiful artisan made crafts and breads for over 25 years, and it is excited to share that once again, during the 26th season, they will be doing just that!

BFM would like to announce that hours of operation have changed to 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. this season. The Market does recognize that this is slightly shorter than in the past, but it will afford time for hard-working farmers and artisans to get home in time to do chores, unpack their wares and tend to their farms, bakeries and workspaces.

“Our wonderful customers have always shown us that they are flexible with CHANCE TO ADD SOME COLOR TO YOUR changes and understandPROPERTY by checking out the Denmark Library’s ing (and what a year full of pandemic pivots we all plant sale on Saturday, May 29 beginning at 9 a.m.

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Ask for David Allenson 207-693-3988

Green Firewood $225 per Cord Minimum two cords for delivery.

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Work in a supportive, flexible environment that fosters teamwork and excellence! We are looking for caring individuals who have a genuine interest in providing home care assistance to adults and seniors so that they can remain where they call home.

Due to agency growth, we are now hiring. All postings are 32 hr. schedule with benefits.

Payroll Clerk and Insurance Verification Specialist - This dual role requires a talented person

$500 LNA - Licensed Home Health Aids assist SIGN ON clients with activities of daily living and BONUS! perform tasks on care plan competently and consistently. We seek NH licensed LNAs who want to help those who wish to remain at home, with a 1-2 hour visit model. 32 hour schedule, fully benefitted. NO nights and weekends. Must be licensed in NH.

RN Opportunity -We're recruting for a registered nurse to provide direct care to patients in the home care setting. An RN in home care not only provides direct care but works with the rest of the team to provide comprehensive person centered care. The position requires excellent assessment skills combined with an ability to critically think and problem solve. Per Diem RNs welcome.

$500 Homemakers - Develop meaningful SIGN ON relationships with your clients as you work BONUS! with them one-on-one. Clients depend on you to be there when they need you. You can offer them the only smile they may see that day. 32 hour schedule, fully benefitted.

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Continuations

YOU ARE APPRECIATED — Staff at Sebago Elementary School was given the royal treatment during Teacher Appreciation week. The P.T.C. had special treats every day for the staff including delicious snacks, a luncheon, plants, flowers,

chocolates, and a take home meal. A beautiful Sebago Staff sweatshirt was also given to every staff member! Thank you, P.T.C. for always being so supportive and thoughtful. “We felt very appreciated!”

(Photo by Jasmine Lab)

Broadband Committee to hold info meeting fordable and reliable Internet service for all residents and businesses in Denmark.

The committee includes: James Ritter, resident and committee chairman; William Findeisen, resident/business owner; Jeremy Hammer, SAD 72 School Representative and technical consultant; Bert Kendall, Town Manager; Betty LeGoff, selectmen chairman; Amy March, Denmark Library representative; and Christopher Wentworth, Fire Chief and business representative.

The committee participat-

ed in the Maine Broadband Boot Camp to learn about the broadband planning process last summer and fall.

The group applied for and received a small grant to conduct a survey of the town to determine what Internet service is available, where and at what cost. As a result of enthusiastic participation from the community (over 28% of Denmark residents responded), the committee has determined that many locations are under served or not served at all. This became very clear last summer and fall when

the pandemic forced people to work remotely, students to study at home and residents to be dependent on telehealth.

The committee’s purpose took on a new urgency.

Note: Minutes of past broadband committee meetings are available for review on the town’s website.

If you are a Denmark resident and have completed the Broadband Survey and the speed test — the committee’s grateful thanks! If not, please take a few minutes to do so. You will find it on the Denmark town web-

OTISFIELD — Have you been outside checking to see what delights are coming up in your garden? What a joy! If you’d like to add perennials to your garden, give some to a friend or share some of your perennials that need to be thinned, here’s the deal.

Come to the Perennial Plant Sale, buy from an assortment of beautiful, healthy, home grown, Maine win-

ter hardy perennials and at the same time benefit the Otisfield Winter Carnival.

Otisfield’s ever-energetic Noreen Edwards spearheads this event for the Otisfield Volunteer Firemen’s Association and she would love donations of plants. To make arrangements for donations of plants or for more information, please call her at 207-627-7033. Masks are

required at the sale.

This sale happens every three years at the Spurr’s Corner Fire Station, 994 Route 121 in Otisfield. It is the only fundraiser to

allow families to attend Otisfield’s popular Winter Carnival for free. The sale will be held on Saturday, May 22 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

(Continued from Page 9B) Family Farm!

You’ll find the Bridgton Farmers’ Market on Saturdays, rain or shine, from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. on the Depot Street Green behind Renys. It is great to return, year after year, to this small piece of land amidst the beautiful town of Bridgton.

To return to selling wares to wonderful diverse custom-

ers, those local and those visiting. BFM knows that while changes are made from time to time, that its fine customers will stick with the Market.

“Without your support, we couldn’t do what we do, and we are ever so grateful for you all.”

Here is to another wonderful season at the Market — see you on Saturday!

Otisfield plant sale May 22

Farmers’ Market

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site at denmarkmaine.org on the righthand side of the home page. Only complete the speed test from your local home or business computer. If you are not a Denmark resident, you can still complete the speed test from a computer in Maine. Results of the test will help create better maps and show state officials where Internet service is (and is not.) This will help the community be ready for grant funding.

For the speed test go to: mainebroadbandcoalition.org/ speed-test-info During the fall and winter, the committee researched the various options for affordable, reliable, service, including meetings with potential service providers.

Members also met with State Senator Richard Bennett, State Representative Walter Riseman and Congressman Jared Golden’s office to share experiences and needs as they consider broadband legislation.

The next step is to con-

Sweden news

SWEDEN — The Sweden Board of Selectman voted to hold a special town meeting at 9 a.m. on Saturday, May 22 at the Sweden Town Meeting House, 144 Bridgton Road, in Sweden. The primary purpose for the meeting is to elect a third member of the Select Board to finish out the term recently vacated by Patrick Carty.

Anyone interested in holding the position should go to the meeting and express their interest. Various other issues The Perennial Plant Sale in Otisfield on May 22 will will also be voted on at the meeting. benefit the Otisfield Winter Carnival.

In addition, the Board of Appeals is looking for two alternate members. These positions do not have to be elected but can be appointed by the selectmen.

In other news, the Comprehensive Plan Committee has begun its work to review and revise the town’s Comprehensive Plan. The committee will meet at the Sweden Town Meeting House at 6 p.m. on the first Wednesday of each month. Town residents are welcome to attend, but the committee is not accepting input from the public at this time. Committee members will be working on a questionnaire to send to all Sweden residents asking for input regarding their vision of the town’s future.

Anyone who has news about Sweden to report or would like to be added to the Sweden Communication Committee e-mail list should contact PerriBlack@swedenmaine.org

This week’s game solutions

Lakers take 2

Bear

(Continued from Page 5A) every doubleheader and come back to win the second game is very unusual and shows how much heart, positivity and drive this team has,” Coach Rock said. “I’m so impressed because not only is this a relatively young team, but most of them have never played a varsity game before this year.

It just shows how much potential we have for the next half of the season and future years. Our pitcher, Melissa Mayo, put this team on her back for 14 innings today and is hitting the ball with consistency and strength. With almost every at bat, she gets on base, moves runners or puts herself in a position to score.”

The Lakers improved to 4-5, while the Raiders fell to 5-2. FA sits atop of the current Heal Ratings, while the Lakers moved up to #2.

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DENMARK — The Denmark Broadband Committee will hold its second Informational Meeting at the Denmark Town Hall on Wednesday, May 26 at 6 p.m.

It will be broadcast live via Zoom. Go to the Denmark town website at denmarkmaine.org for the Zoom link.

The Denmark Broadband Committee, under the auspices of the Town Select Board and made up of town residents, convened in March 2021 to research and present options for fast, flexible, af-

sider possible plans to provide affordable Internet service available to all residents.

“We are asking the town to pass a warrant article that raises $7,000 to be used as our matching contribution for an anticipated planning grant from ConnectMaine. The grant will enable us to retain a consulting firm to help with mapping, technology, infrastructure, and financing for a workable Internet service plan that we will then present to town residents,” committee members said. “The $7,000 request is currently part of the proposed town budget and will be presented at the June 2021 Town Meeting.”

The committee is holding Broadband Informational Meetings to explain what they are doing and to answer questions in the hopes that town residents will support the funding request.

The committee would like to hear your questions or comments. Please e-mail the committee at broadband@denmarkmaine.org or join the on May 26 at 6 p.m. at the Denmark Town Hall or via Zoom. The Zoom link will be posted on the town website.