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Serving Bridgton and the surrounding towns of Western Maine since 1870 Vol. 152, No. 31
20 PAGES - 2 Sections
Bridgton, Maine
August 4, 2022
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Development beat goes on
By Wayne E. Rivet Staff Writer While inflation is pinching everyone’s wallet, the cost of doing business has yet to slow down Bridgton’s development push. The Planning Board Tuesday night put final approval stamps on two projects, reviewed a new parking facility to serve Shawnee Peak ski resort, and heard proposals to develop “recreational-based” structures on Brag Way as well as condo units on Mountain Road. Approvals • Nouria Energy, 443 Portland Road, scaled back its original redevelopment proposal of the convenience store and fueling station on Route 302 to gain Planning Board approval. Changes included reducing the number of fueling stations from 20 to 16 (10 pumps to 8); redesigning the fueling canopy (50 feet shorter than previously presented); and using a “pitched” roof. Conditions attached to the approval include: installing signage indicating “No Overnight Parking” and “No Long-Term Idling”; applicant will receive MDOT and DEP approvals prior to submitting a building permit application; provide letter from a financial institution proving financial capacity for the project; ensure driveway lanes are clearly marked, including “Driveway Only,” “No Parking” and/ or “Do Not Block”; applicant will submit for building and sign permits once approved. • Long Lake Marina, 255 Portland Road, gained approval to build a boat workshop structure. Reviewed • Shawnee Peak Holdings is proposing to construct a DEVELOPMENT, Page 4A
Fund provides ‘worthy poor’ with headstones
By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer NAPLES— Soon, something that is missing at Edes Falls Cemetery will be placed inside the fence. What appears, at first glance, to be an empty space in the cemetery is actually four graves with temporary markers instead of headstones. Katie Cash-Staley, who is the Naples Historical Society Museum Manager, brought to the attention of local elected officials that this family of four who passed away more than 100 years ago never got proper headstones. “I don’t know how they do it now. But, in the past when someone died, the funeral home would put a marker where they were buried so they would know where the headstones went. These were temporary markers,” she said. “There is a family in Edes Falls [Cemetery] who still have their temporary markers. It is a husband and wife, Albert and Maude Chaplin. They had two infant children that died at 9-months old Evelyn and at 2-months old Monte. There are 4 temporary markers for this family lined up in the front of Edes Falls Cemetery,” she said. The Chaplin Fund could be used to purchase these headstones, Cash-Staley said. Not only had she researched the history of the former Naples residents, but also she had done the legwork — locating a price for engraved headstones. She got a quote from Collette Monument, HEADSTONES, Page 3A
MOVE ON HORIZON — Lakes Region Recovery Center announced plans to move to 2 Elm St. in downtown Bridgton sometime this autumn. Posing with a sign painted for the new space are (from left to right) LRRC Communication Specialist Candy Greenberg, Executive Director Tracey Martin and Founder and Chief Executive Officer Catherine Clough-Bell. (De Busk Photo)
Recovery Center embraces change
By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer Every day, Lakes Region Recovery Center has a steady flow of people coming to the center for various activities. There are arts and crafts classes, journaling classes, detox acupuncture, peer support trainings, a games night plus AA meetings and NA meetings. Every week, the calendar is full. On a weekly basis, plenty of people are participating in the things that are being offered. The success of LRRC poses a problem: the dropin center has outgrown the space it rents from the Bridgton Hospital. This week, LRRC Communication Specialist Candy Greenberg announced the “exciting news” that the center will move from its space behind the hospital to a spot in downtown Bridgton. The exact timing for the move is uncertain, but it should happen this autumn, she said. “This has been a wonderful space. For four years, we have rented this space from Bridgton Hospital. Unfortunately, we’ve out-
grown the space and they are unable to accommodate us elsewhere on the campus. We definitely need more meeting rooms and more private offices for one-on-one counseling,” she said. “Our new space is right in the middle of downtown Bridgton,” Greenberg said. The address of the new location is: 2 Elm St. It’s a building with shingles across the street from the United States Post Office (USPO) in Bridgton, and a hop, skip and jump from Main Street. “We will be much more visible in the community. We are hoping that because of this, the stigma associated with those in recovery, especially those people with Substance Use Disorder (SUD), will lessen,” Greenberg said. “Being in this downtown location will allow us to say, ‘This is who we are. We are people in your community,’ ” she said. “We want to show what great neighbors we are. We are a great part of the community of Bridgton.” What is exactly is LRRC? The center is not a branch of the hospital. LRRC is it own entity,
MESSAGE ON CHALKBOARD — Lakes Region Recovery Center Executive Director Tracey Martin used chalk paint to put up a message in the center’s future space, located 2 Elm Street. (De Busk Photo) created by a federal grant four ter started up in September years ago. A grant proposal 2018. It does not have a nonwas written, and the cenCENTER, Page 3A
Weekly Cruise Nights turn heads By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer Most of the people who have been involved the longest in the car club are too modest to talk about themselves. After all, the vintage vehicles are the real stars of the show. “It started back in the late 50s as the Pleasant Mountain Chapter of the MOALs, the Maine Obsolete Automobile League,” according to Cindy Gorman. “We start these Cruise Nights at the end of May, and they’ll end in October, or in September.” The cruise night happens Wednesdays, from 5 to 7:30 p.m. The Cruise Night location is the parking lot at the corner of Depot Street and Main Street. “We have some good What: Cruise Night for Maine Obsolete Automobile League turnouts. We had the (MOALs) Pleasant Mountain Chapter Where: In the parking lot on the corner of Depot Street and Mainely Cheese Food Truck came a few times or they go Main Street. There is enough space for 50-plus vehicles. over to the Bridgton House When: Wednesday, 5 to 7:30 p.m. of Pizza,” Gorman said. Contact: Wess Gorman (207) 647-9411
“Anyway, it is fun. These people have taken really good care of the cars and put lots of money into the cars to preserve them,” she said. “Wess [her husband] has a car he has had since he was 16. It’s a 1923 Model T,” she said, adding the vehicle wasn’t at the cruise last Wednesday. The difference between a show and a cruise night is — a show is judged. During a cruise night, owners drive their vintage vehicles to a
designated spot for the public to view. League members hope that a few more car enthusiasts will join the MOALs. People with an antique “set of wheels” can start
by being part of the cruise night. Among the activities that the club does is another type of cruise, which involves a road trip. “We will do a few cruises during the summer. We’d love to have people join,” Cindy Gorman said. “Usually [someone in the group] has taken us on cruises, beautiful views on side roads and none of us knows where we’re at. We either go on picnics or stop at ice cream stands.” “It’s a nice group. A lot of people have been here for a long time. We are trying to OLDIES, Page 3A
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