ing, someone who was vaca tioning from Florida found a place to go to remember 9-11.Jim is a pilot based in Florida who is vacation ing with his wife, travel ing around in an RV. A few days ago, he was kayaking on Tricky Pond and met a couple on the water who told them about the 9-11 obser vance in Naples. He went because it was important not to forget.
were in the doctor’s office. He said we are going to have to do an X-Ray. So, I went out to go the bathroom when she went in there, and saw the second plane hit live,” he said. “I knew right away it Osama bin Laden because we had been hearing about him for years. I was work ing for Northwest Airlines at the time. And I was actu ally on a 757 which is one of the types of the planes that hit the building and also the pentagon.”“Wehad been hearing about them [al-Qaeda] for years. We knew about them
wonderful. The weather was beautiful,” according to LRRC Communication Specialist Candy Greenberg.
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SHOWING SUPPORT — Members of the Lake Region High School (LRHS) Varsity Field Hockey team walked and held signs in support of goalie Reiyn Leighton-Hart during the Recovery Remembrance Walk on Saturday. (De Busk Photo)
to remember how much he meant to us at LRRC, and to the recovery community,” GreenbergTheresasaid.Dumond, of Denmark, credited Leighton with helping her with her recovery journey — one that has led to volunteerism and her new job as the Resident Recovery Coach at LRRC.
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She reflected on the sor row of having lost Leighton.
Grants of $32,000 (no town match) will cover the costs of purchasing the dog, training, kennel facilities at the officer’s home, retrofit ting a cruiser for the exclu sive use of the K-9 unit, food and veterinary car for the first threeChiefyears.Jones noted that the town would also receive a $1,100 per week reimburse ment for every week (up to 14 weeks) of patrol school that the handler is unavailable for normal duties. Once a dog and handler have completed specialty certification (such as drug detection), the town/ department is eligible to be reimbursed $4,500 pending confirmation the K-9 unit has been
Remembrance walk draws 150
Since the one year anni versary of that infamous date, Shaw has been hold ing a service on the Naples Town Dock. As part of those annual ceremonies, he plays his bugle — an instrument he doesn’t regret learning how to play.On Sunday, Shaw com mented that playing “Taps” always makes his eyes tear up but when he plays “The Star-Spangled Banner,” he gets“Iangry.getangry every time I think that someone could do that to us,” he said, shaking his Becausehead. Shaw refuses to forget, he keeps on showing up at the Naples Town Dock every Sept. 11. Because the observance keeps on happen
“I wanted to just share a couple of things on how my husband’s legacy has
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“This year was a tes tament to how much we learned and improved upon the first walk in 2021. It was wonderful to see so many families with children walking, enjoying the lunch and games after, and tak ing advantage of the bounce house and water toys,” she said.“The ceremony at Dr. Leighton’s park bench was a moment for us all
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In both instances, Casco Code Enforcement Officer John Wiesemann via a letter to the board recommended that legal action be taken.
More than 150 people brought a message of hope and recovery to the streets.
The group — many donned in purple or wear ing the custom-made purple ribbon T-shirts — travelled a route in Bridgton from High Street to Shorey Park to Elm Street and then to Depot Street, where everyone walked through Pondicherry Park.
“Everyone remembers where they were at on 9-11. I was in Sarasota, Fla., which is my home, and my daugh ter had a broken ankle so we
NAPLES— Naples resi dent Ron Shaw believes it’s important not to forget what happened to Americans on Sept. 11, 2001.
CASCO— The locally elected officials gave the Town of Casco the go-ahead to take a landowner to court over a junkyard violation in the Kettle Cove area.
“It is a sad thing to think that somebody who was so big in the recovery commu nity (died). He was helping out the whole world. God works in mysterious ways. He (Peter) obviously had to be an angel for some one else,” she said. “You are not promised tomorrow, especially in recovery. So, it brought up a lot of feel ings.”On the other hand, Dumont experienced joy and a feeling of camaraderie as she walked with friends and“Ico-workers.lovedthat. We were walking down the street yelling, singing songs, say ing, ‘Honk for recovery.’ There were more people so there was more to cel ebrate,” she said.
“We have communicated with this owner on numer ous occasions for numerous years with no success.”
IN NAPLES, Ron Shaw, local resident and business man, plays Taps on the bugle while his son acts as flag bearer in background. (De Busk Photo)
THE BELL TOLLS for those lost in the 9/11 terror ist attacks. Post 67 member Richard Cerone rings the bell during a service Sunday. (Rivet Photo)
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Lives lost, lives remembered
Heroism transcends multiple generations, Liam Opie noted as American Legion Post 67 honored the life of Edward Lopeman, whom the local Post is named, and the lives lost (2,977 fatalities) on 9/11 to terrorist attacks in 2001.
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Peter’s wife Kimberly Leighton spoke first.
“John is recommending and I agree that we go to the next aspect and go through the legal process, through the district court to have that determined as a junk yard.”Recently, the town pre vailed after taking a Quaker Ridge Road residence to court for junkyard viola tion. In that case, the judge ordered the land-owner to remove the junk by a certain date or the town would con
“He was the beginning of my sobriety honestly. I came to Bridgton. He start ed me on my journey of Suboxone. And now, I can recover and actually give back,” Dumond said.
A brief ceremony was held in the Forest Hills Cemetery on Kansas Road Sunday morning. Opie, who is the Post’s first vice commander, read the fol lowing memorial speech: Good morning friends of Bridgton.Remembrance is the one word that marks our event today, so this speech comes with some his tory that follows a hun dred years. It begins not where you may think it does. Actually, let us travel back to the Bridgton of the past, specifically in 1895. In that year, a young infant destined by providence to scene
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After the walk, other activities took place on the lawn of Crooked River Counseling near the Bridgton Hospital. A free lunch was provided.
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Casco Town Manager Tony Ward presented the cases. The first one has a street address of 12 Harmony Rd., which is in the Kettle Cove area.
“If you’ve gone out there, you’ll know that it is a dead end. If you go out there, it is substantial. It meets the classification of a junk yard,” Ward said.
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The town must commit to the K-9 unit for a minimum of five years. The K-9 and handler must train at one of five Foundation-approved sites — one is the Maine State Police.Chief Jones presented the Select Board with a “model
Bridgton could soon be taking a bigger bite out of crime.By spring 2023, the Bridgton Police Department will add a K-9 unit to its law enforcement ranks. Police Chief Phil Jones included adding a K-9 in his proposed budget this spring, but the Select Board felt that “the time wasn’t right” based on otherUndeterred,needs. the chief looked for another path to fund a K-9 program. And, he found one. Chief Jones landed a grant from the Stanton Foundation’s K-9 Grant Program (based in New York), whose mission is to increase the number of communities with K-9 units.
Before the 5-0 vote, selectmen commented, “It is long overdue” and “It would make some residents happy.”Also, the Casco Board of Selectmen voted to hold the public hearings on Nov. 15 at the Casco Community Center, to determine if a structure is dangerous, thus starting the legal process for disposing of a building that was burned a decade ago. The address of that structure is 475 Poland Spring Rd. Abutters will be notified.
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AROUND THE STATUE — Participants in the 2nd Annual Recovery Remembrance Walk wave their signs as they pass the statue on Main Street. (De Busk Photo)
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So, in addition to hearing the familiar, emotion-evoking songs on the bugle, there was the sound that people hear when there is a town-wide emergency.Downat the dock, people informally shared with each other where they were that day, where family members were that day, how it felt to watch the events unfold on live“Mynews.brother at the time was a firefighter in Northern New Jersey,” Tricia Shaw said. “Some of the 911 calls were getting bounced to his firehouse. One of the people he talked to was a woman who was in the tower and things did not end well for her. So he carries that.”
Ward did not have to persuade the board to move forward. Nor did they have to discuss the matter for long.“This is long overdue. It has a history,” Select-board
stood in silent respect dur ing the impressive service for who typified not only all the Bridgton boys who gave their lives, but the great sacrifice of America and the world.”
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Another detail that added to this year’s ceremony: The town’s emergency siren sounded — twice. Once around the time the first plane hit the North Tower of the World Trade Center, which was 8:45 a.m., and again for the second plane hitting the South Tower, which hap pened at 9:03 a.m.
At the grave, a moment of silence was offered, a rifle squad gave an appro priate salute, and taps were played. He was committed to this very earth, and then the procession proceeded back to the Legion Hall.
become a hero was born. His name was Edward Lopeman.Lopeman was born in Bridgton on Sept. 16, 1895, the third of nine children of William and Rose (Douglass) Lopeman. Edward’s father William was born in St. John, New Brunswick, the son of Irish immigrants. His mother’s side was deeply rooted in West Bridgton. Edward’s Uncle, Samuel Douglass, served as a wagoner in Georgia during the Spanish American War. His mater nal grandfather Daniel Hill Douglass fought in Company G, 11th Maine Infantry during the Civil War, during which time he was wounded. That grand father and uncle are buried in the top left corner of this cemetery too. As far back as the birth of our free
“It’s a small world,” Schneider“Tragediessaid. like this, for a time, make it a smaller world,” Tricia said.
tract someone to do it. “We just went through that on Quaker Ridge. Before we are willing to move as staff, as the town manager, we want the sup port from the selectboard,” Ward said. “Last time, it was $15,000 to $18,000 to do it, which ultimately we can get reimbursed on. After we do this, it might be 3 years, we can get reim bursed through the foreclo sure process,” he said.
nation, Edward Lopeman had ancestors who bore arms for the United States. His great-great grandfa ther John Douglass was a Revolutionary War vet eran, serving in the 13th Massachusetts Infantry fromEdward1779-1782.himself con tinued his maternal fam ily’s tradition of military service. He enlisted at Norway, Maine to serve with Company D, Second Maine Infantry Regiment, on June 21, 1916. He served four months of active duty on the Mexican border at Laredo, Texas, and was mustered out of active service at Augusta in October of the same year. He remained with his National Guard outfit long enough to be ordered again to active duty, once the United States entered World War One on April 6,
Sept. 11, 2001, fell on a Tuesday, and all civilian air traffic was suspended for two days.“I finally flew again on Friday after 9-11,” Jim said. “And went into New York, LaGuardia, and you could see the smoldering remains. We went right the Hudson, north along the Hudson. We landed. The farthest we could get was city hall, New York. They had a temporary morgue set up. Saw all the memorials in town. People were still look ing. It was an active search at that“Neverpoint.”forget— that is our motto,” he said.
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“The orders were formed about the grave, and a very large number
On Sunday morning, Patricia Shaw was very pleased to see the Causeway flags at half-mast.
“It took them that long to dig in out,” Jim said.
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By open car, he was brought down to this spot, escorted by the Legion and several other orders, such as the Grand Army of the Republic and the Independent Order of Redmen. Noble veteran and goodwill organiza tions like these two had come out to support this young man.
As I read articles about this solemn event in the old Bridgton News articles, I came across a line that connected a few points in my head.
“The ripple effect of the tragedy and the anxiety and the trauma that even people who weren’t right there at the site. It just ripples out,” she said.tragedyNorman Schneider knew a couple who was at ground zero but got away safe.
1917. The company first served at Saco, shortly after it joined the 103rd Infantry Regiment. On May 4, he was promoted to private first class. After a few months stateside, Edward proceeded “Over There” to France on September 25. He was a part of the 26th “Yankee” Division, which were some of the first American soldiers to reach the Edwardfrontlines.servedgallant ly during the next nine months. While fighting near Champagne-Marne, he was gassed near Saint Agnant. He was sent to the hospital, and recovered in time to join his unit for the Battle of AisneMarne. Unfortunately, on July 20, 1918, Private First Class Lopeman was killed in action, and made the ultimate sacrifice for his country. He was initially buried in France, but in 1921 his remains were brought back to his native Maine. Now, Edward Lopeman is buried with his parents and siblings in Forest Hill Cemetery, Bridgton.Based on his service record, Edward Lopeman was eligible for two awards of the Purple Heart, the Mexican Border Service Medal, and the World War One Victory Medal with the Champagne-Marne and Aisne-Marne battle clasps.
Like so many others, Edward Lopeman was buried overseas in France. However, the Lopeman family would see to it that he came home. In late August of 1921, his remains were brought back from “Over There,” and returned to American soil.
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As I researched this event, I came to real ize that it was held on September 11, 1921, exactly 80 years before America’s greatest tragedy — the attacks on our soil in New York, Pennsylvania, and Virginia, better known today as 9/11. I need not share all the details of the tragic day. You folks gathered here remember it well, whereas I was just a young child. However, I want you to consider the connection of the attacks with the tragedy years earlier of Lopeman’s death. Personally, I real ized that despite being dif ferent eras, the tragedies of the First World War and 9/11 were connected in that one end line in the previous quote: The
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tance of remembrance, Bridgton’s two-year-old American Legion Post rose up to honor their fall en comrade. They were not alone, as the town came out to honor this hero. Let me share some brief details about the memorial event for Lopeman that took place on Sept. 11, 1921, exactly 101 years ago. At 9:30, his casket lay in state at the Town Hall on North High Street, guarded by members of the American Legion. Flowers were laid around him, and flags throughout the town were put at half-mast. At 2:30, the public services began for him, led by sev eral ministers of the gos pel. Following prayers and presentations of his mili tary service, it was time to bring Edward Lopeman to his final resting spot.
“The people I worked with were staying in at a hotel next door. They saw the plane hit. They just called for their car to leave but [He said his wife was in labor] They ran. Three years later they finally found the car. Nothing wrong with it, except the battery is dead. It was three levels below the street,” Schneider said.
but never thought they would do something so devious to take so many lives,” he said.
RIFLE TEAM members (left to right) Bill Vincent, Bill O’Neil and Mike Brady fire a round as part of American Legion Post 67’s ceremony Sunday honoring the life of Edward Lopeman and those who died in the 9/11 terrorist attacks. (Rivet Photos)
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ment (MAT) under our designation as an Opioid Health Home,” Clough-Bell said.She said after a quick tour, Dr. Shah sat down and they talked for about 45 minutes.“We talked at length about the increasing preva lence of stimulant use disor ders and the trend of many with opioid use disorders dropping out of treatment as a result,” Clough-Bell said.
Peter’s bench: Place where healing happens
Remembrance Walk
When the head of Maine’s Center for Disease
sponsor Ed Stevens, a client named Harold and several employees from LRRC.
When Kim Leighton stopped at the bench during the walk, she commented on the opioid overdose sta tistics and the work that still needs to be done.
Center (LRRC) put fund ing toward the purchase of the bench. The black, granite bench faces Stevens Brook. It is locat ed near the bridge that takes the footpath over the brook. On Saturday, someone placed a bouquet of flowers on the bench and a bunch of helium balloons behind it.
“He (Peter) would be really disappointed that we lost more than 630 people last year to addiction in Maine. He would be really frustrated. He would be really mad,” Kim said.
“Spending time on this bench is healing. I believe and I hope you will too that just sitting here and contemplating Peter or your loved one you have
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Bridgton Hospital, the Lake Region Recovery Center and“ItCRC.was an honor to meet and host Dr. Shah and his team,” according to CRC’s founder and Chief Executive Officer CloughBell.
Control (CDC) Dr. Nirav Shah visited Bridgton, the CEO of Crooked River Counseling greeted him with a six-pack of Diet Coke.On Aug. 31, Dr. Shah made an early morning visit to Bridgton, stopping at the
lost or your loved one who you are praying for, is healing,” Kim said.
DR. PETER LEIGHTON is immortalized with a bench in Shorey Park. On Saturday, approximately 75 people participated in the 2nd Annual Remembrance Walk. (De Busk Photo)
Nothing says hospitality like finding out your guest’s favorite beverage before hand and having it there when he or she arrives.
SECOND STOP — After touring the Bridgton Hospital, Center for Disease Control (CDC) Director Dr. Nirav Shah (middle) stopped at Lakes Region Recovery Center on Aug. 31, which was International Overdose Awareness Day (De Busk Photo)
Silver Linings is a new program she would like to start offering to the caregivers of the children with whom she works.
On a regular basis, people approach Kim Leighton and pass on sto ries about her husband, reminding her of the posi tive ripple effect that his actions had on others in recovery and in the recov ery“Ifield.can’t tell you how many people have come up to me and shared how Peter has saved his or her life, or a practitioner who says, ‘Peter taught me how to do this and I am doing it,’ ” she said.
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As had been evident in his life, she urged com munity members to find the time to reach out and help those struggling with addiction and to assist those seeking recovery.
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inspired me to do a few things, and what I am doing,” she told the group.
“Silver Lining — even if you are grieving and going through a lot, and it is a shit hand you’ve been dealt, there is always a way to look at it in a more positive way,” she said.
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The widow of Dr. Peter Leighton invited people to spend time at Peter’s bench and to discover the healing energy there.
PURPLE SMOKE — People who participated in the Recovery Remembrance Walk took part in a purple-powder cannon salute afterwards. (De Busk Photo)
She gave kudos to LRRC
inspire me to make that hap pen and to pursue my dream which I am doing now,”
Dr. Shah hears about opioid treatment program
“CRC works closely with LRRC and does many events together, including the visit with Dr. Shah,” she“Hesaid.inquired about the number of people CRC serves and are assessing medication assisted treat
providing MAT and the increased risk of overdose when people drop out of treatment,” she said. “This lead us into the discussion of the low barrier, evidence based contingency man agement pilot program that CRC will begin to deliver in mid-November.”“Thispilot program funded in part by the State of Maine, DHHS, Office of Behavioral Health and is specifically designed for people with stimulant use and other co-occuring sub stance use disorders,” she
“I have a child-life prac tice for children and fami lies that are grieving, that have experienced trauma, or have transition difficult whether going through divorce or family separation because of substance use disorder of a parent. I work with these wonderful chil dren in the community here at Play Warriors,” she said. “I absolutely love what I do. It was Peter who helped
“The center’s MAT pro vider discussed the diffi culty active stimulant use disorder presents when
The Second Annual Remembrance Walk on Saturday bought a crowd to the bench that was placed in Shorey Park in honor of Dr. Peter Leighton.Following last year’s walk in September, the Lake Region Recovery
During the afternoon, other people shared stories about Peter including his
She said he didn’t like being the center of atten tion.“He was very humble. He would never want a big party about him. It’s not about him,” Kim said.
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The second code viola tion on the agenda was a dangerous building, locat ed 475 Poland Springs Rd., also known as Route 11.
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stimulant use and other cooccuring substance use dis orders,” Clough-Bell said.
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“It’s about recovery and the power we all have inside of us to share his light and your light, to help those who are strug gling who need support,” she said. “There is always something you can do. There is always a hand that is reaching out. There is always enough time.”
Riflemen, please render two volleys for our important heroes. This first volley will honor Edward Lopeman, and the second will honor our Mainers killed 21 years ago today. Following this, I ask that we all take a brief moment of silence to let the echoes of the sacrifices of these brave Americans ring in your hearts, along with the echoes of our rifles.
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“We discussed the cur rent funding CRC has avail able through the State of Maine, DHHS for the unin sured. It includes coverage for the cost of medication for those who need it,” she said.“He did talk about over dose statistics for June and said they weren’t good but was not specific,” she said.
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Peter Leighton worked for Crooked River Counseling, and he served as the medical director for Lakes Region Recovery Center. He died on Aug. 3, 2021, after fighting a recurrent brain tumor that was discovered in May 2020.“Welcome to this spe cial, sacred place where my late husband Dr. Peter Leighton has been hon ored to be here in the community park forever,” Kim said. “It is a really big honor and a really wonderful pristine place to be. As his wife — and my family is here — we know how much we love him. We know how much you love him, too. We know that he deserves to have this place.”
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“It would make some residents happy. It is well overdue, and being that close to Sebago Lake also is scary,” Chairman Robert MacDonald said.
Thus, please remain silent as we toll the bell for the six Mainers who were killed in the attacks on the World Trade Center, and the Pentagon — Robert Jalbert, James Roux, Robert Norton, Jacqueline Norton, Robert Schlegel, Stephen Ward.
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Dr. Shah shared that he was familiar with the contingency management approach during his resi dency, she said.
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Jockey Cap IPA will make its public debut at Saco River Brewing this Friday, Sept. 16, at 4:30 p.m. as part of a celebration of the unique collaboration between the Town of Fryeburg, Upper Saco Valley Land Trust (USVLT), and state and federal funders to protect this special place. Net proceeds from the sale of the beer will help support the
sooner, he said, apologiz ing“This is a burnt out building, approximately 10 years ago. It has been a dangerous building for 10 years. It has sat there,” WardThesaid.landowner keeps up on the tax bill, he said.
“I wasn’t here when it burned down. He [CEO Wiesemann] had brought this to the town’s attention. And I hadn’t acted on it as I probably should have,” WardForsaidthe sake of pub lic safety and town safety, it should have been done
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“There’s nothing quick about this dangerous build ingTheprocess.”next step won’t happen for another two months— on Nov. 15 — when a public hearing will be held to determine if the structure does indeed fall into the category of “dan gerous building.”
explained.“Wediscussed some of the expected outcomes of this new program such as an increase in engagement in treatment, reduction of use, less risky behaviors and reducing the risk of over dose,” she said.
“Great sacrifice of America and the world.” 2,977 American men and women lost their lives at the hands of evil that day. 116, 516 men and women were killed in the First World War, too. Lopeman is our personal representative here in Bridgton of the great sacrifice of Maine in WWI, and indirectly joins our remembrance of those who perished on 9/11 today.
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“For people who haven’t been here, we just went through the process at 388 Roosevelt Trail. I’ll tell you it is a long pro cess. It took us a year with the other one,” he said.
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There was a point when Peter worried there was not enough time to do everything he wanted to do for the people in recovery. But, he kept on making time for his own recovery, his meet ings, Kim said. He kept on making time to help oth ers in recovery, she said. “He found the time. So our mantra became, ‘Time is abundant. There is always time.’ There is always time to reach out. Sometimes you don’t have to do anything — just lis ten,” she said. “There is always a minute of time that you can spend, even if it is just saying a prayer for people who are hurting.”
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member Mary-Vienessa Fernades said.
“He did state we should stay tuned for an announce ment from Janet Mills,” she said.Later that day, Gov. Mills office announced $2 million to be used toward treating Substance Use Disorder in rural“PeopleMaine. in this region will benefit by having access to low barrier, evi dence-based treatment for
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As you go forth today, never forget the memory of Edward Lopeman, those lost on 9/11, and the bravery of American spirit that has lasted for centuries, and can never be vanquished, whether on the fields of Chateau Thierry, the World Trade Center, or on the airport of Kabul, Afghanistan in August of 2021.
Ballet IV (ages 10+): 5:30 p.m.
According the Maine Drug Data hub, during the month of June, there were 965 overdoses and 69 fatali ties.During the first six months of this year, the total number of overdose deaths was 329, the website said.
11:23 a.m. Assist citi zen on Beaver Creek Farm Road.12:22 p.m. Ongoing dis pute between landlord and tenant on Harrison Road.
5 a.m. Traffic detail on Portland Road.
CASCO — A box truck rolled over on Poland Spring Road (Route 11) in Casco last Thursday, Sept. 8 at 12:24 p.m., according to the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office.CCSO and Casco Fire Rescue responded to the area of 1154 Poland Spring Road. The initial investigation revealed that Jean Carlos Ayala Ortiz, 32, of Salem, Mass. was operating a 2016 Hino Box Delivery Truck, when he left the roadway, causing the truck to overturn. Ayala Ortiz and his passenger, a 20-year-old male from Massachusetts, claimed only minor injury and were evaluated at the scene.
2:55 p.m. Motor vehicle stop on Bridgton Road, warn ing11issued.p.m. Assist Fryeburg Rescue at Willow Lane. Tuesday, September 6
Selectman Bob McHatton opposed continuing a mora torium, siding more toward keeping the door open for businesses to develop here.
Remembrance
Solar moratorium extended. With the mora torium on commercial solar facilities set to expire at the end of this month, the Select Board voted to extend it. However, the board changed the length of the exten sion from 90 days to 60 days, with an expiration on Election Day.
6:47 a.m. Animal complaint at Rail Trail off Porter Road.12:28 p.m. Radar detail on Bridgton Road.
These items appeared on the Fryeburg Police Department log (this is a partial listing):
10:22 p.m. Fireworks complaint on North Fryeburg Road.
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Poland Spring Road was closed at various times during the incident to allow Copp Motors to retrieve the vehicle. Driver inattention appears to be a factor in the crash. Crews remained at the scene for an extended period of time for cleanup of debris and equipment removal.
FURNITURE TRUCK rolls over on Route 11 in Casco last Thursday afternoon.(Photo courtesy CCSO)
6:20 p.m. Complaint on West Fryeburg Road.
8:30 p.m. Criminal trespass complaint at Recreation Drive.
for having the recovery coach program.
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These items appeared on the Bridgton Police Department blotter (this is a partial listing):
10:27 a.m. Two males allegedly caught on camera attempting to cut a cable securing picnic tables at Frances Bell Drive.
6:49 a.m. Animal complaint at Maine Visitors’ Information Center.
LRRC Executive Director Tracy Martin echoed the idea of fighting the stigma.
Monday, September 12 4:59 a.m. Traffic detail on Portland Road.
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1:02 p.m. Motor vehicle crash on Bridgton Road. 3:40 p.m. Noise complaint on Jeanette Road, unfound ed.4:41 p.m. Assist citizen at Pequawket Lane.
7:27 p.m. Disorderly complaint at a North High Street apartment. Thursday, September 8
6:42 a.m. Report of a female with “no pants on” at a Mt. Henry Road residence. Female fled on foot when police arrived. Officers were unable to locate the subject after an “extensive search.” Later, a female, who refused to identify herself, called BPD and informed authori ties she was okay and did not require assistance.
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“Visible is important. It’s okay to be in recovery. It’s okay to have a mental illness. We are all struggling with something,” Martin said.
1:08 p.m. Citizen com plaint (neighbors smoking
ulous,” he noted. “If some one wants to open a business during that time (October to Election Day), good luck to them.”Extending the morato rium for 60 days passed 3-1 (McHatton against).
10:48 a.m. Assist citi zen on Willis Park Road.
8:04 a.m. Radar detail on Frances Bell Drive.
In addition to that, LRRC aims to raise public aware ness about substance use disorder.
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Prior to starting the walk, Greenberg told the crowd: “We are celebrating recovery. We are fighting the stigma. We are celebrating community. We are ready.”
The moratorium allowed the Planning Board a chance to review and adjust current
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2:35 a.m. Abandoned motor vehicle on Portland Street (south of Lyman Drive) checked.
10:49 a.m. Citizen dis pute on North High Street. 11:58 a.m. Citizen dispute (ongoing matter between rental company and customer) on Holly Loop.
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4:34 p.m. Single vehi cle crash with injuries at the intersection of South High Street and Wildwood Road.7:17 p.m. Dispute between landlord and ten ant on Sandy Creek Road. Wednesday, September 7
cle on Smith Avenue with police “determining (he) was under the influence of drugs.” Police arrested the subject, and charged him with violating condi tions of release and operat ing a motor vehicle with a revoked license (habitual offender).11:37a.m. Theft of sev eral items at a Mt. Henry Road8:03residence.p.m. Missing person report on Swamp Road; subject later located. Sunday, September 11 2:44 p.m. Litter com plaint on South High Street.8:56 p.m. Tan colored boat seat cushion (flotation device) lost on Harrison Road.
McHatton noted standards currently“We’reexist.looking at ener gies from different ways, but then turn around and make it so restrictive…The number of adjustments to Land Use (Ordinance), I feel, are ridic
12:35 p.m. Dispute regarding property between customer and rental busi ness.1:03 p.m. Mental health matter at Salmon Point Road.1:08 p.m. Assist fire department with utility pole on fire on Highland Road.4:18 p.m. Report of verbal dispute at Sawyer Circle, unfounded.
7:24 p.m. Noise complaint on West Fryeburg Road.
“The recovery center is here with open arms welcoming so many recovery coaches that they have been trained and are going out into the community,” she said.
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4 p.m. Man arrested for disorderly conduct after allegedly causing a distur bance on Pond Road.
The vehicle was leased by Bob’s Furniture and was loaded with household furnishings.
10:59 a.m. Dispute between landlord and ten ant on North High Street.
Short takes from Tuesday’s Bridgton Select Board meeting:
10:38 p.m. Responding to a suspicious activity report on Walker’s Falls Road, police charged Joshua A. Towle, 30, of Bartlett, N.H. with violating conditions of release. Wednesday, September 7
Land Use standards regard ing commercial solar farms. Those amendments will be voted upon on Nov. 8.
Going the payment plan route. With Cumberland County transitioning to a 6-month budget (January to June) and a 12-month budget (July to June 2024), towns have been offered the
Fryeburg Police
7:35 a.m. Criminal trespass complaint at Main Street bank.2:02 p.m. Radar detail at Molly Ockett Drive.
3:06 p.m. Motor vehicle crash on Harbor Road.
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Tuesday, September 6 12:01 a.m. Assist to hospital emergency depart ment5:01staff.a.m. Radar detail on Portland Road.
1:52 p.m. Trespassing at a vacant building on Main Street.3:42 p.m. Report of suspicious man on Portland Road. Police located subject, found to be “cooperative” and “not suspicious.”
Saturday, September 10 1:47 a.m. Male found unresponsive in his vehi
4:49 a.m. Radar detail on Portland Road.
8:46 a.m. Prescription glasses reported lost on Highland Road.
Bridgton Select Board short takes
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5:12 a.m. Traffic detail on Portland Road.
Bridgton Police Department
Box truck rolls over on Route 11
7:43 p.m. 9-1-1 hang-up call on Leach Road.
9:45 p.m. Theft reported at Pequawket Lane.
Friday, September 9
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5:55 p.m. Suspicious activity report on Portland Street. Thursday, September 8
6:20 p.m. Motor vehicle crash on Main Street. Saturday, September 10
at an apartment building) on Pond Road.
2:20 a.m. Suspicious person report at East Fryeburg Fire Station on Denmark Road.
ments at 8 a.m., and shot gun start at 9 a.m. This is an 18-hole scramble format with barbecue and awards following play. A Myrtle Beach Golf Vacation, valued at $5,000, will be awarded for a Hole in One.
Main Draw (Finalists) John Waldie and Elizabeth Foukal on left; (Champions) Carol Kelley and Dave Chaffee.
In any case, Head Pro John Boswell and trusty side-kick Dan Cahill con tinue filling the tee-sheets (as well as the coffers) as the season shifts into a typi cally slower fall mode.
At only 15.6 acres in size, Jockey Cap is small but mighty: it contains rare pitch pine habitat, popular hiking trails and rock-climbing routes, and most notably, a large granite dome that offers sweeping views to the White Mountains. It is a popular destination for both locals and visitors alike seeking a beginner-friendly hiking area and offers some of the most unique rock climbing in Maine. It is also used by many local schools as an outdoor classroom and learning space due to its unique vegetation and accessibility.
fun and it’s for a wonderful cause, Harvest Hills Animal Shelter. Joan McBurnie of Harvest Hills ran the event and as the coordinator has done such a good job that she will no doubt be run ning it again next Congratulationsyear.to all the winners of the week!
past John Russell and Janet Leavitt 8-6.
Without a ton to report on this week, don’t mis
take the absence of regular weekly events for a lack of activity at the club. To the contrary, the unusual volume of play had this local scribe wondering if folks saw the memo that last week was the unofficial end of summer.
Ever feel like you just couldn’t put your thoughts into action? You can selfedit, but not self-repair? Yeah, me too. Many nonprofessional sports players experience this and I imag ine there are many pros who have similar feelings. It’s likely a big item on the sports psychologists’ agen das. It’s okay. Just enjoy the day, the competition, the course and the cama raderie.This week was a busy one for golf at Bridgton Highlands Golf and Tennis Club. On Wednesday, the club hosted the Chalmers Invitational golf event. As usual, it was well attend ed and I heard there were many new players to the competition.OnThursday, our ladies group played in two groups. One of nine-hole players and another of 18-hole players. Of the nine-hole group, the low gross win ner was Mary “Bash It” Barry. The low net win ner was Chris “Gangway” Gouterman.The18-hole player group low gross winner was a tie. Shari “Long Ball” Linsky and Maggan “Nuke” Nyberg shared the honors of low gross with a score of 95 each. The low net winners were “Dynamic” Diane Stillman and Ellen “Sizzling” Cyr. The pot this week was clos
By Whit Lesure BHCC Golf Columnist
In the consolation draw, Art Goldsmith and Lee Fitzsimons defeated Mike and Lynn Fusco to earn a spot in the finals.
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USVLT has conserved a considerable amount of land in the Center Conway area south of Conway Lake, all of which is so important to protect. Since then, I have seen the orga nization grow into a highly respected land trust serving the Mount Washington Valley and western Maine. Our brewery is proud to support their good work and the Jockey Cap project in particular.”
You’re never as bad as you feel when you’re los ing and never as good as you think when you’re win ning. It’s all an illusion. This holds true in many endeavors, but seems espe cially true in sports.
Each won more than one race but Eddy’s three wins,
we’re supporting the ani mal shelter and combining our love for animals and tennis,” Tennis Director Justin Chaffee said. “The tennis was fun to watch with a lot of great points played in every match and the atmosphere was top notch.”Justin would like to thank Mike and Lynn Fusco for setting up for the tournament; Joan and the team at Harvest Hills for their hard work; the tennis players for playing in the tournament; and Bridgton Highlands for hosting the event.
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finalSandyscore.Trend dominat ed the Dinghy Class with straight bullets, and VanRy captured Cruising Class. Race Class mirrored the overall results with Eddy winning, Dean second and Rampage third.
Consolation Draw (Winners) Walter and Martha Grzyb on left; Lee Fitzsimons and Art Goldsmith (Finalists).
ing race day weather deci sions and season prizes. Full results follow: Ties are broken by win going to sailor with the lowest throw-out, then best finish in an individual race
The Harvest Hills Mixed Doubles Tennis Tournament was held on Saturday, Sept. 10 at Bridgton Highlands. The strong draw consisted of 10 teams with a total of 20 players. Play began around 9 a.m. and wrapped up around 2:30 p.m. under a pleasant sunny day.
Tourney has strong field
In the bottom half of the draw, Dave Chaffee and Carol Kelley battled
There is still time to reg ister yourself or a team for the Bridgton-Lake Region Rotary Club 13th Annual Golf Classic this Saturday, Sept. 17. Contact the Rotary at upgmail.comlakeregionrotary@orjustshowatBridgtonHighlands
In the championship match, Kelley and Chaffee relied on strong doubles tactics to defeat Waldie and Foukal 8-2.
acquisition and stewardship cost of protecting this unique property.When asked about his partnership with USVLT, the cre ation of the Jockey Cap IPA and his support of the Jockey Cap Project, Mason Irish, owner of Saco River Brewing said, “I have been a Conway resident for 22 years and have followed USVLT’s progress ever since my neighbor, Tom Earle, of the Earle Family Farm became a founding member.
Bob Bean snared third with his solid performance in all the races. Peter and Dorcas Krug edged out Sandy Trend for fourth over all winning a tie-breaker for lowest throw-out race. All racers could throw out one of their races to come to the
1. Eddy, Kelly, Davis/ Thistle Windlord with 7.25 points2. Dean/Laser with 7.5 points3.Bean, Gillis, Johnson/
Tip of the Week: Practice may not make perfect, but it certainly helps.
Tally in, Eddy wins race series
Rotary: We want golfers
Upper Saco Valley’s partnership with Saco River Brewing is a natural one. Mason cited several examples, including USVLT’s partnership with the Granite Backcountry Alliance to create new backcountry skiing opportunities, acquisition of land preserves where hiking and biking opportunities exist, and demonstrating that recreation can be compatible with conservation. USVLT’s purchase of a 50% owner ship share of Jockey Cap, upcoming transfer to the town of Fryeburg, and subsequent conservation easement on the property guarantees that the town›s most iconic feature will be preserved and managed for the future generations to enjoy
One event that did take place was the annu al Wally Pearson Senior Tournament, which fea tured a record number of players contesting the handicapped affair. It just so happens that the BN ver sion of George Plimpton put together one of his bet
The tallies are in and the winner of first place overall for the Lake Region Sailing Club 2022 Tuesday Night Racing Series is… David Eddy with the assis tance of Josh Davis, Pete Kelly and on occasion Ed Markey sailing the yellow Thistle Windlord, squeaking by Greg Dean on his red Laser by ¼ point.
Country Club on Saturday at 8“Thisa.m. is the club’s big gest fundraiser and it’s always more fun with lots of golfers” said Aaron Hagan, Rotary Club president and avid golfer Registrationhimself.and refresh
one 2nd and 1 third edged out Dean who had two firsts, and three seconds. Wins score as ¾ of a point, and low score wins.
If you are interested in learning more about the natural history and historical features of Jockey Cap, please arrive early at 3 p.m. for a walking tour of the property led by USVLT staff. The hike is beginner friendly.
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BOCCE CHAMPIONS — Worster’s claimed the Harrison Bocce League title with a 22-16 victory over Mentus this past Sunday. The team included (top left to right) Stacey Worster, Louis Martin, Jason Moen, Chris Searles, Tom Higgins, (bottom left) Jenn Fogg, Joanne Gullicksen and Bre Worster. In the first round of the South division, Ace’s beat the Misfits 18-5, and in the North Division, F&M defeated Olde Mill Tavern 23-10. In the second round, Mentus rolled past Ace’s 15-5, and Henry’s cruised to a 17-5 win over F&M. In the semi-finals, in the South division, Mentus advanced to the finals with a 15-6 win over Ruby’s. In the North division, Henry’s lost a close game to Worster’s, 22-19. It was a great day and everyone played well!
Hit’em long and straight!
est to the pin on holes 10 and 13. Chris “Gangway” Gouterman won closest to the pin at both holes!
On Saturday, the BHCC hosted the annual Harvey’s Harvest Hills char ity golf and tennis event. We enjoyed 18 holes of golf, lunch, snacks and a raffle. In the golf event, the winning foursome for low gross with a score of 63 was Phil Allen, Quinn Allen, Todd Hammond and Mickey Huntress. The low net honors went to the solid foursome of Mike McEntee, Dan McGrath, Sam Schwarz and Brian Thopsey with a score of 55. This is another event that makes giving so much
While Walter and Martha Grzyb defeated Mike and Danielle Andrews. In the final match, the Grzybs defeated Goldsmith and Fitzsimons.“Harvest Hills is a spe cial tournament because
Many thanks are due to Rob Knowles and Pat Klofas who managed Race Course set-up and starting duties week after week, and to Sandy Trend for oversee
In the top half of the main draw, John Waldie and Elizabeth Foukal edged past Henry Coons and Abby Marble 9-8 (9-7) to book a spot in the final.
Rotarian Lisa Ryan, Golf Committee chair, remarked, “At $100 per player, teams and individuals should contact me. We’ll regis ter you. Just reach out comhttps://LakeRegionRotary.tioncom.”LakeRegionRotary@gmail.toFormoreinformaabouttheClub,gotooritsFacebookPage.
IPA to help
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By Suzie Kinney BHCC Golf Columnist
BOYS’ SOCCER
Up next: The Raiders had hoped to christen the new stadium field this Friday night, but the turf is not yet ready. At press time, arrangements were still being finalized for the game against Cheverus.
York 5, Lakers 1: At York, senior keeper Aiden Bourgoin had a very strong game making 12 saves. Jacob Chadbourne scored, Caiden Hall and Josiah England assisted.
Some positive takeaways:
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Poland 2, Lakers 1: Jacob Chadbourne netted the Lakers’ lone goal in a road loss to the Knights last Thursday.
Raiders blank Lakers CAPTAINS for this year’s varsity field hockey team are Eliza Thorne (left) and Grace Murley.
For Coach Mike Meehan, he hopes the final two quarters of the season opener against Yarmouth is what his foot ball team is and can be.
much of the game and were lucky to come out with a 1-0 win, against Gray, we were much more organized, espe cially in the backfield. Our defensive line of Emily Rock, Bella Smith, Caitlin Ross, Olivia England, and Abby Lavoie were strong all night,” Laker Coach Peter Webb said.
Lakers off to 3-0 start
Up next: The Lakers host Greely on Saturday at 6:15 p.m. Raiders 5, Gray-NG 2: Michael Kratz and Jacob Adams got Fryeburg Academy off to a good first half start, each net ting goals, and Matteo Sbuell made sure the Patriots would not orchestrate a second half comeback by scoring a pair of goals as the Raiders rolled to a win. Geri Daiu also found the back of the net for Fryeburg. Keeper Myles Willimann stopped three shots.
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Up next: The Raiders travel to Wells on Friday for a 6 p.m. game, and host Freeport on Tuesday, Sept. 20 at 4 p.m.
BOOMING KICK out of the Fryeburg Academy defensive end is provided by Florian Koeppel dur ing a game at Lake Region. (Rivet Photo)
The team’s work ethic has been really good throughout the 80 minutes of the last two
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In the fourth quarter, FA sealed the deal as Saunders rumbled five yards for a second, followed by a Saunders-to-Micklon con nection for the two-point try.
BLOCKED — Lake Region’s Emma Aker stretches to tip the ball away from a Greely attacker.
COVERING UP — Lake Region goalie Emily Rock makes a save on a point-blank shot by Gray-NG. (Photo by Kevin Murphy)
Freeport 4, Lakers 1: Lake Region traveled to Freeport Tuesday, and Jacob Chadbourne scored in his fifth straight game. Freshman goalie Colin Coyne had a remarkable game with 8 saves on 12 shots. Josiah England had another strong game on defense.
With the lights shining a little brighter as Lisbon ushered in Friday night football, Fryeburg Academy’s defense took center stage and turned in a stalwart effort.
Micklon also added an interception to his big stat line
After Lisbon tied the game on a 43-yard jaunt and two-point PAT, the Raiders regained the lead before halftime as Micklon caught a 7-yard TD pass from Cohen Carter. Again, Saunders (89 yards rush ing) tacked on the two-point point after.
• The second half was a 6-6 football game. “We were a different team in the third and fourth quarters. We gang tackled and moved the football. Ultimately, that is what we need to be doing moving forward — at the opening whistle,” the second-year varsity coach said. “I am proud of these guys. We are a young squad. Our aver age age out of 30 players between ninth and 12th grade is 15 years old. Our core right now is our sopho more class. We are asking a lot of these younger guys to step up and play at a level with 17 and 18-year-olds. Once some of these guys get settled in, we will be a force.”
Lakers 1, Gray-NG 0: In a defensive battle last Tuesday, Margot Tremblay made her shotEarlycount.in the second half, the Patriots were whistled for an infraction at about the 20-yard line. Tremblay bent her kick around the G-NG defensive wall and put it in the upper right corner for a score. It held up as the game winner as the Lakers captured a road victory.LRnetminder Emily Rock had 16 saves. Lake Region had 13 shots on goal while G-NG had “Unlike16.the first game of the season versus Fryeburg where we were unorganized
Other Lakers making a statement were senior line
scoring in the third minute with a beautiful shot from 20 yards out with an assist from AdiOtherKeefe.goal scorers were Margo Tremblay unassisted, Melissa Mayo with an assist from Leah Edwards, Brilee Mains with 2 goals, one being a nice volley in front of the net, Marissa Harlow from a corner kick assisted from Margo, and a beautiful header by Bella Smith from a corner kick. LR carried play for much of theGoaliegame.Emily Rock ended up with 6 saves.
Bottom line, that is how you get noticed. He wanted to be out there, you could tell. He wanted to be the first guy to the ball carrier — racking up 6 tackles and 4 assists,” Coach Meehan said.
(Rivet Photo)
Greta Hermanson scored what proved to be the game winner with just three minutes off the clock Tuesday as the Raiders blanked the Lakers at the Academy. Eliza Thorne assisted on the goal as FA improved to 4-1. Gabby Udota provided the insur ance tally late in the first half, assisted by Jocelyn Roy.FA goalie Rayna Wales stopped four shots, while her counterpart, Reiyn Hart recorded seven saves for the Lakers
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Lakers 7, Poland 1: In another road test, the Lakers passed with flying colors as they rolled past Poland 7-1 last Thursday.KayliGoodwin opened the
GIRLS’ SOCCER
Mt. Ararat 54, Lakers Yarmouth16 45, Lakers 6:
Gray-NG 6 Lakers 1: At Gray, Jacob Chadbourne scored his second of the season. Freshman Colin Coyne had 6 saves.
PUTTING THE BALL IN THE AIR is Lake Region’s Bella Smith. (Photo by Kevin Murphy)
After a scoreless first quarter, the Raiders struck first as Caleb Micklon rushed 10-yards for a score and Gunnar Saunders added the two-point conversion.
VOLLEYBALL Lakers 3, Lewiston 1 G1: 25 to 20 Lake Region G2: 25 to 22 Lewiston G3: 25 to 16 Lake Region
• One newcomer to the Laker line-up who “stepped up” was sophomore Nolan Cummings.“Once we got Nolan involved in the starting rotation (second quarter), he was all over the field.
The Raiders denied Lisbon three times in the red zone, held their hosts to just 42 rushing yards in the second half and spoiled the Greyhounds’ celebration of playing their first game under the lights at home with a 24-8 road victory.
CELEBRATING a goal are Lakers Kayli Goodwin (left) and Margot Tremblay. (Photo by Kevin Murphy)
The first half was one to forget.“This one is on me. It’s my job to recognize adjust ments that need to be made, and that just didn’t happen in time. That isn’t on them (the LR players). When you let up simultaneous scores in a short period of time, and then don’t turn around and fire one of our own, right back at them for 6, ‘time’ then becomes the additive enemy of the eve ning,” Coach Meehan said. “We had a bad quarter and a half, and that is what we are chalking this loss up too.”
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“Kayli Goodwin and Adi Keefe were solid at midfield, as well. Kayli had 2 shots on goal, while Melissa Mayo had 4 shots, Brilee Mains 2 shots and Margo had 5 on goal.”
“Unfortunately,(1-3).we had two starters out and sick players so we could only field one team. We haven’t played with all our var sity starters since our first game, which was a win against Greely,” Laker Coach Pauline Webb said. “The game was scoreless after the first quarter but Fryeburg scored 3 minutes into the 2nd quarter and
“We struggled in this match to generate a consis tent and powerful offense. We had many sweep bumps and tips that we need to work on converting into hits in our next match. We had the momentum in this match after winning sets two and three, but unfortu nately, we struggled to get it fully back after dropping set four to Westbrook,” Coach Shible reported. “They just ended up doing a better job of using their momentum and consistency to take the
Freeport 4, Lakers 1: Freeport was definitely on their game. They started strong and took a 2-0 lead in the first quarter. Emma Nadeau brought the Lakers within a goal, scoring off a rebound off the goalie’s pads during a penalty corner in the second quarter.
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G1: 25 to 21 Westbrook
“Rianna also was a huge help on defense, picking up 10 blocks,” Coach Shible added.Olivia Pearson, the out side hitter, earned 9 kills and 4 blocks, while setter Kaylee Maguire had “some fast feet in this match and was very consistent with her sets, which helped to keep our offense rolling,” the coach “Movingadded. forward, although we had some pretty good passing in the match, we will want to work on continuing to improve our passing percentage. This will be vital if we are going to remain competi tive in our future matches,” Coach Shible noted. “Also, improving the percentage of hits versus free balls we give to our opponents, and increasing the power of our hits will be Westbrookimportant.”3,Lakers 2
Goalie Reiyn Hart had 6 great saves and Fryeburg goalie Rayna Wales had 3 saves.
• Offensively, sophomore Brock Gibbons threw for 144 yards and a TD, and spread the ball nicely with a commit tee of players on the receiving end. Senior Colby Chadwick came through with a pair of big catches in key situations, and sophomore Tyler Rowe contributing with multiple catches and a 30-yard TD strike from Gibbons.
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QUICK FLICK — Lake Region forward Emily Reardon flicks the ball ahead as teammate Reannah Dingley looks on. (Rivet Photo)
Reiyn Hart had 5 saves.
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backer Ryan Stoker, rallying in 12.5 tackles and seniors Aundrew Edwards and Daniel Noyes with both having nearly 10 tackles each.
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Then, the defenses took over and the scoreboard tally remained Guest 2, Home 1 as Fryeburg fell short against the undefeated Wildcats, who handed the Raiders their first defeat. FA goalie Rayna Wales made five saves.
RegionG3: 25 to 20 Lake RegionG4: 25 to 21 Westbrook
Emily Reardon had some great free hits, playing with more“Hannaconfidence.Siebert is a great communicator and played a strong defensive game. Emma Nadeau is a steady strong force on both ends of the field and Reannah Dingley also played well, especially in the fourth quarter; she played with determination and drive,” Coach Webb added.Reiyn Hart was strong in the goal with 17 saves.
York 2, Raiders 1: York started quick with a pair of first half goals, but Eliza Thorne gave the Raiders hope by netting a goal with 8:37 left in the second quarter, assisted by Gabby Udota.
“We also had sophomore Sethlen Lester reeling in a 24-yard throw from Gibbons, while freshman Jaiden Meehan also made an impact in the passing game, reeling in 3 or 5 targets from Gibbons for 61 yards.
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again off a breakaway with 37 seconds left before the half.”“We battled the second half, but couldn’t find the goal. It wasn’t a win in the books, but we didn’t allow any penalty corners and the experience some of the players are getting should help us out once we get all our starters back on the field,” Coach Webb added.
Up next: The Lakers host Cape Elizabeth on Friday at 4 p.m. and then travel to Poland on Tuesday, Sept. 20 for a 4 p.m. contest.
The LR defensive line was led by Emma Nadeau in a sweeper position, Hanna Siebert as CB, Kalee Charette RB and Maddie Meserve LB.
Up next: The Lakers host Greely this Friday at 7 p.m. Both teams enter the game 0-2. The Rangers lost 26-12 to Gray-NG and 52-22 to Waterville.
Raiders 3, Greely 0 York 4, Lakers 0: The Lakers started timid in first quarter and allowed 3 goals but Coach Pauline Webb was pleased with the mental toughness the girls dis played in this game.
CLEARING THE BALL OUT OF THE SCORING CIRCLE is Fryeburg Academy’s Alegra Bartlett. The Raiders are off to a strong 3-1 start on the sea son. (Rivet Photo)
Teammate senior Grady Kemp was second in 18:18 in the field of 58 finishers.
Sophomore Sam Laverdiere won his third straight race, turning in a time of 17 minutes, 58 seconds at Twin Brook Recreation Park in Cumberland last Friday.
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Abigailadded.Roberts was the third girl overall at 22:05.
“Sophomore forward Audrey Philbrook had a great game; she is playing with more confidence and improv ing in every game,” Coach Webb noted. “Freshman Mya King started at right mid, played the whole game and once again played an impressive game for a freshman. She works hard and never gives up. Emma Nadeau is a workhorse and leaves everything on the field.”
Maddie Meserve had a great defensive stop on a breakaway in the fourth quarter.
• The team also saw strong performances from other scoring runners Bhavnish Tucker, Ezra Gronlund, and Tristan Cormier on the boys’ side and Susie Butler, Carly Dyer, Micaela Reed, and Sadie“InPlummer.futuremeets, it will be important for our 3rd through 5th runners to work on breaking up the packs of teams like York and Greely. We are right there, but need to work on racing with con fidence and strategizing,” Coach Pulito said. “We also need to keep working on get ting in shape!”
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“I was thrilled with her performance and proud of how she stepped up,” the coach said.
Freeport scored 2 more goals in the third quarter but the Lakers kept working hard and battled fiercely in the fourth quarter almost scoring a second goal.
Volleyball highlights
Region“Our team did a great job getting the ball up to our setter against Lewiston’s serve, which helped us to generate a consistent attack from our front row hitters,” Lake Region Coach Ryan Shible said of his squad’s 3-1 win over Lewiston last Thursday.Rianna Reynolds and Samantha Douglas were LR’s point leaders in the front row earning 16 kills
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G5: 15 to 6 Westbrook LR setter Kaylee Maguire did a fantastic job in this match getting the set-up, as well as with turning some tough passes into points with some wellplaced tips. Olivia Pearson earned 6 kills, and Rianna Reynolds picked up 5 kills.
The Raiders travel to Freeport on Tuesday, Sept. 20 for a 6 p.m. game, then host Greely on Thursday, Sept. 22 at 4 p.m.
“Grady is gaining con fidence with each race and we were happy to see him up there with Sam. We know there is a lot more left,” the coach
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Junior Cary Drake of York won the race in 19:46 fol lowed by fellow junior Molly Kenealy at 21:06. Drake was second in the Class B State Meet last year and fifth at New“AbigailEnglands.managed to place ahead of Greely’s Annie Reynolds (22:19, good for fifth), who was third in the Class B State Meet last year and also competed at New Englands. This should be a big confidence boost for Abigail, who is competing in her first-ever XC season and has only run three 5Ks in her lifetime,” Coach Pulito said.
2. Grady Kemp, 18:18
“It would have been easy to get discouraged, but the team pulled together and held York scoreless in the sec ond quarter despite York having 5 penalty corners,” she said. “We had to change our formation due to an injury, which took away our offensive attack. We played even stronger in the third and fourth quarter despite another York goal in the 3rd and only allowed 1 penalty corner in the fourth. I am pleased with the girls’ perseverance.”
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Both Laker boys’ and girls’ teams placed third behind York and Greely and ahead of Poland and St. Dom’s.“York and Greely always field strong teams, so it was a great experience for our runners to see some com petition, as well as to race on the course that will host Regionals and States this year,” Lake Region Coach Laura Pulito said. “Twin Brook is a notoriously dif ficult (hilly) course so while the team did not see any PRs (personal records), we had some very big perfor mances.”Coach Pulito said Laverdiere and Kemp were ahead of some very talented York and Greely athletes.
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G2: 25 to 21 Lake
G4: 32 to 30 Lake
“We were right there with them and had scoring opportunities but couldn’t finish them,” Coach Webb said.Freshman Mya King stepped in as a sub in the first quarter — her first varsity game — and played “above and beyond” what Coach Webb expected. She ended up playing all of the second and third quarter (after having played a full JV game of 7v7) and being a great asset to the team.
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Women’s Draw Consolation: Pauline Smith, Jill Craft, Bonnie Totman and Lee
The premiere Bridgton Highlands Pro-Am kicked off Saturday, Aug. 13. The draw consisted of nine teams and contained a Men’s Draw and Women’s Draw.The level of play was excellent from first ball to last ball under ideal playing conditions.The Pro-Am was designed to support Justin Chaffee’s sixth year as Tennis Director at Bridgton Highlands. The day was a special one with Justin’s father, David playing in the Men’s Draw and his twin brother and fellow pro, Chris playing in the ProAm.Justin “thanks everyone for their support and is hon ored to be a part of Bridgton Highlands and see the ten
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Women’s Doubles Final — Carol Kelley and Phoebe
Draw: Carol Kelley, Phoebe Smith, Sherri Bernier and Mikita Orsoz.
Smashing Pro Am debut
Men’s Draw: Joe Twer and John Waldie, David Chaffee and Parker Normann.
Consolation
Smith battled against Sherri Bernier and Mikita Orsoz, but in the end Sherri and Mikita were able to capital ize on their break of serve and win 8-6 to capture the title.Ladies’
Men’s Doubles Final — Joe Twer and John Waldie went up against Dave Chaffee and Parker Normann in the final. There were great doubles points throughout the match and in the end Twer and Waldie took the title, 8-5.
Up next: The 3-0 Lakers were scheduled to play Freeport at home yesterday (the game was moved from Tuesday). The Lakers travel Friday to Greely for a 6 p.m. game and host Sacopee Valley on Tuesday, Sept. 20 at 6 p.m. JV opens at 4:15 p.m.
Chaffee, David Chaffee, Chris Chaffee and John Waldie.
Men’s Consolation Final — Rick Siegrist and John Russell relied on their dou bles experience to overcome Chase Curtis and Dave Bernier’s grit to capture the consolation title 6-1.
in our play as we enter into the tougher part of our schedule.”
ter rounds of the year to take home 1st place. Jim Thombs was runner-up, while Jim Mains earned the 3rd prize. The venerable Thombs had plenty to say following the finish, “You know, I don’t
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nis community continue to grow with locals, members and“Theguests.”day was a memo rable one and to have my brother come to play in the Pro-Am was icing on the cake,” Justin said.
feel like our combination play has created some great scoring chances thus far. The team’s attitude has been very posi tive in practice and at games. We’ve had success in the first three games and that has helped build some confidence
Pro-Am: Jill Craft, Justin Chaffee, Chris Chaffee and Sherri Bernier.
different slant on things when questioned about a slew of “melt-downs” and “choke-jobs” down the stretch of multiple events recently. “Hey, you try playing this game with a newspaper deadline star ing you in the face.” But seriously, Lesure added,
generally make a habit of excuses, but it’s tough try ing to shoot a good score yourself when the other guy in the cart (Lesure) is pay ing you to caddy…I’ll tell you one thing, the rates are goingForup!”hisown part, Lesure, to no one’s surprise, had a
Final — Bonnie Totman and Lee Fitzsimons went up against Pauline Smith and Jill Craft in the final. Pauline and Jill overcame Totman and Fitzsimons 6-2.
Men’s Consolation Draw: Chase Curtis, Rick Siegrist, John Russell and Dave
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I noticed that a lot of the good players around here bowl so I went to the “alley” last night with the BA hoop team and taught the “youngins” a valuable lesson or two about us older folk and the youth ful mojo carried over a bit.
Pro-Am: Justin Chaffee, John Russell, Chris Chaffee and Rick Siegrist.
games. Our back line has been extremely solid and our mid fielders are linking well with our forwards,” Coach Webb noted. “There’s always room for improvement in every aspect of the game, but I really
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Up next: The Lakers host Cony this Friday with JV at 4:30 and varsity at 6 p.m., and host Greely on Monday, Sept. 19, 4:30 JV and 6 p.m. varsity.
Lynn is the Development and Outreach Manager at Loon Echo Land Trust.
The purpose of the campaign headquarters is for the distribution of Republican bumper stickers, lawn signs and pamphlets of the local candidates running for office in November. Stop by and learn where your candidates stand on various issues and learn more of the Republican principles in the Maine GOP platform.
“As a young person who has chosen to live and work in Bridgton, I am excited to contribute to a sustain able and vibrant future for Bridgton,” she wrote on her application.Welbourn is a retired Chief Advancement Officer at the Lahey Clinic and CEO of Essex County Community Foundation. After coming to Gallinari’s Camps for 50 years and built there in 2013, Welbourn made Bridgton his full-time home in 2021.
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The Lake Region GOP has opened a campaign head quarters at 293 Portland Road in Bridgton at the site of Lakefront Builders and Bridgton Storage.
Up next: The Lakers travel to York today, Sept. 15, with the meet starting at 4:30 p.m. Opponents: The Wildcats, Traip Academy, St. Dom’s, Wells and Waynflete.
Bridgton Select Board short takes
J22 Rampage with 13.25 points 4. Krug/Lightning with 23 points 5. S.Trend/Sunfish with 23 points 6. C.Trend, Guyot/Flying Scot Tickety Boo with 24 points7.Follansbee, E. Eddy/Lightning with 37 points 8. Fraser/Nomad with 37 points 9. Build/Daysailer with 40 points 10. Kennedy/Sunfish with 41 points 11. Happel/Daysailer with 42 points 12. Stillman/Daysailer with 43 points For Club happenings, go to Lakes Region Sailing Club on Facebook. Request to join the group and you’ll get upto-the minute requests for crew and event updates. Until next time, Sail Fast!
Moving forward, Coach Shible said his Lakers will work on controlling the pace of play, which will help them to maintain momentum.
GOP office opens
“This dog is with you 24/7, and training goes on all the time as they grow together,” Chief Jones added.When asked if current BPD officers have expressed an interest in becoming a han dler, Chief Jones said there is a “solid two” and possibly a third candidate. A committee (consisting of experts in the K-9 field) will be created to handle applicant interviews.
Maine Senior Games table tennis competition, drawing 27 (“it was a little down due to Covid concerns,” Preis noted). Bridgton play ers fared quite well, bringing home three gold medals and a silver.
Tax assistance. Bridgton approved a senior property tax assistance program for people 70 years of age and older, who have resided here for at least 20 continu ous years. One applicant
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“Regulars” chip in a $1 each week, while Preis extended an invitation to new players to try it out for free. “It’s great physical activity and it’s fun,” he Bridgtonsaid.hosted the
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BPD had a K-9 program before“We2007.are having growing issues with illegal drugs, traf ficking and transportation and overdoses. Having a K-9 to help detect drugs would be very helpful,” Chief Jones said. “I feel strongly this pro gram will immensely benefit the town.”
budget” provided by the Foundation. The three-year cost is projected at $30,470 with $1,530 reserved for future K-9 skills training, reaching the grant total of $32,000.BPD will need to provide the Foundation with quarter ly reports on K-9 unit use and financials for the first year, and annual reports for the next three years. “Timely” reports will be expected regarding K-9 incidents or complaints.Whydoes BPD need a K-9? In his letter during the budget process, Chief Jones said a K-9 will “increase officer safety, deter ongoing illegal drug trafficking, and equip the police department with a tool that can be used for tracking dangerous sus pects and locating missing persons.”Henoted a dog’s pres ence can diffuse certain situ ations. “The presence of a patrol K-9 is a deterrent to combative individuals and frequently leads to less need for hands-on police tactics to bring suspects under arrest,” he wrote. “This decrease in forcing officers to apply vari ous uses of force creates an environment with less oppor tunity for work-related injury and/or incidents that could result in litigation.”
board agreed, 4-0. Volley returned. Bill Preis and his fellow ping pong players appreciate the efforts made by the Rec Department that enables the group to play in the Town Hall each week.
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has benefitted for the past 18 years other departments with K-9s coming here to assist local law enforcement. Now, BPD would return the favor — of course, following policy with the shift supervi sor looking at requests on a case-by-case basis.
The Board agreed, sup porting the K-9 proposal by a 4-0 vote.
Ten applicants were approved for assistance, totaling $2,064.47 — awards ranging from a high of $340.10 to a low of $59.93.
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capital to pay the bill up front, Town Manager Robert Peabody pointed out, “The money is better in our pock et than theirs” and recom mended the board go the payment plan route. The
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The chief noted that the department has seen rising numbers of “searches” need ed to find individuals suffer ing from mental health issues andSelectmandementia. Bob McHatton questioned whether the K-9 is trained for a single han dler? While one handler will accompany the K-9 to the Academy for training, Chief Jones pointed out that unlike years ago, there has been a shift when it comes to a han dler leaving the department and taking the dog. The K-9 can be “re-purposed” — tak ing on a new partner, who undergoes training with the dog. Dog training includes search, apprehension and obedience, then it’s off to specialty certification (in Bridgton’s case, it will be drug“Mydetection).feeling, the (K-9) program promotes longevity in keeping an officer. That officer knows it’s at least a five-year commitment,” the chiefThesaid.K-9 becomes part of the handler’s family — with the officer 24/7.
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Sailing Club tally Ezra Gronlund, 20:32 Tristan Cormier, 21:29 Ethan Kutella, 21:37 Alecs Freitas, 21:54 Wesley Martin, 24:08 Michael Clarke, 25:24 Jacob Kuvaja, 26:36 Lucian Bassett, 27:22 Gabriel Lunt, 30:16 Girls Cary Drake, Y, 19:46 Abigail Roberts, 22:05 Susie Butler, 25:35 Carly Dyer, 25:54 Micaela Reed, 26:09 Sadie Plummer, 26:32 Emma Scribner, 32:38 Jonalisa King, 33:43 Caitlin Lees, 33:57 Sage Cormier, 36:48 Lizzie Brewer, 37:52 Samantha Kilgore, 43:43
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Next meeting of the Bridgton Select Board is Tuesday, Sept. 27 at 5 p.m.
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• Bridgton Fire Chief Glen Garland at press time Tuesday said the State Fire Marshal’s Office, Bridgton PD and
ability to pay their county tax for the six-month bud get all up front in Year 1 or spread the payments over a five-year period.
Welcome aboard. Nominations of Margaret (Maggie) Lynn to the Community Development Advisory Committee and David Welbourn to the Investment Committee were approved. Both were consid ered “wonderful additions,” the Select Board noted.
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The hours of operation are Tuesday 10 a.m. to noon, Wednesday through Friday from noon to 4 p.m., and Saturdays from 9 a.m. to noon.
Lone also asked whether the town would need to pur chase another cruiser for the K-9 unit. Chief Jones said “no,” a current cruiser would be fitted with necessary items for the LoneK-9.admitted she was against adding a K-9 ear lier this year during the bud get process, but after see ing violent crimes unfold ing in Greater Portland and Lewiston recently, she has changed her mind.
Poker Run approved for the Lake Region ATV Club on Sept. 25 at Five Fields Orchard in South Bridgton. The Texas Hold’em ride proceeds will ben efit Safe & Sound Wildlife Rehabilitation in Casco.
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• Speeding on certain town roads has been a lin gering problem, but maybe motorists will find it is worth slowing down and following the posted limits.
Police Chief Phil Jones said BPD has reviewed com plaint letters and has run reg ular traffic details in trouble spots, as well as the school zone on Portland Road. The result, 39 stops and a “pleth ora” of “Thesummonses.officershave been instructed to give the public what it has been asked for — putting some teeth behind speed limits,” Chief Jones said.When asked about data collected by the electronic speed limit signs, Chief Jones declined to go into full details, but noted that reports of vehicles traveling 10 to 15 mph over the posted limit on Kansas Road were accurate based on sign data
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As a sign of that appre ciation and support over the past 17 years, Preis and play ers made a $300 donation to the Rec Department for its annual Halloween party.
ment claims, and other unde livered services and benefits, including SNAP benefits from DHHS (Department of Health and Human Services). Failure is not an option. Same applies with political inaction from some legislative representa tives and senators, and this current administration, too.
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THE PLAYBILL for when Timothy’s Quest ran in the old Opera House in 1922.
Opinion & Comment
Ironically, I am a teacher, so yes, I realize the new school year has begun, but I surely haven’t given up on summer living. Long gone are the days that I buy a whole new wardrobe that consists mostly of fall outfits — this action of course represents the end of summer frolicking and a time to get serious about one’s studies. I also don’t have the children in my direct house that I must prepare for their new upcoming year, but I must admit, more and more, that I notice others aren’t giving up on summer either!Last week, I visited our family camp on Long Pond — it was midweek and close to the full moon so I figured it
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To The Editor: We Americans, includ ing Mainers, just celebrated Labor Day and will celebrate Citizenship (Constitution) Day this coming Saturday, Sept. 17. The people’s inherent natural, unalienable rights come from our Creator vs. the govern ment. One of those rights includes the right to work, earn a living, having a livelihood for thyself and for one’s fam ily. Much work must be done to improve Maine’s economy and its struggling job market
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The sun is strong and deep on my skin like a perfectly pressured massage. The air is warm and fragrant like aro
and labor workforce challeng es, including in western and southernAdditionally,Maine. it is impera tive and important that the Maine Department of Labor (DoL) re-staff and improve its operations, including with more open hours at all CareerCenters, going back to five days per week and also fully indemnify all unemploy ment claimants that were either denied or stiffed out weekly claims for unemployment funds while unemployed or under-employed. Thousands of claimants experienced numerous issues in 20202021 and into 2022, including locked-down accounts. This is totallyFurther,unacceptable!this situation must be fully addressed, cor rected and fully resolved at once, with full indemnifica tion for all unpaid unemploy
In Ye Olden Times
According to Cornell Lab of Ornithology www.all aboutbirds.org, the Osprey population declined precipi tously from the 1950s to the 1970s, due to widespread use of pesticides such as DDT, that poisoned the birds and caused thinning of egg shells that broke during incuba tion. There was severe widespread loss of Ospreys at that
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A large bird sits upright, at the end of a bare limb of a 200-year-old pine tree on the lake shore. The limb extends out over the water, and from its perch the bird has an expansive view of the lake. A Bald Eagle rests there occasionally, but this is not an Eagle. It doesn’t look quite big enough, and it appears slightly more slender than an Eagle. It has perched with its back to me. Through binocu lars, I can see some white on the back of the bird’s head, and when it turns its head to the left I can see its white throat. The beak is large, and hooked, but not the huge beak of an Eagle. This bird is an Osprey, a fish hunting raptor.Bald Eagles are fish hunting raptors, too. The Eagle hunts by swooping down over water to grab a fish close to the surface, and then continuing on in flight holding the prey in its talons. The Osprey, the only North American raptor that lives almost entirely on a diet of fish, hunts differently. It cruises high above the water, and when it spots a fish it flies down head first, but pulls up before it reaches the surface, thrusts its legs forward, and with outstretched talons spread wide it crashes into the water to grab the fish. In this manner, it can dive as deep as three feet below the surface. Special adaptations for diving from great height are nostrils that close, and nictitating membranes that slide over the bird’s eyes to protect them
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In 1922, exactly a cen tury ago, it was taken up, adapted, filmed and showed right here in Bridgton, in the old Opera House on Main Hill. That’s right, filmed; with scenes primarily shot in North Bridgton’s FarnsworthDecker House, and others nearby at Harrison, the Songo Locks, and Casco. To our readers in that town, this will be of especial interest, for the film includes scenes of the old Watkins Blacksmith shop — the focus of several articles last week — which had been lately saved and restored by the Raymond-Casco Historical Society, seen here a hun dred years ago in the very heyday of its operation.
To The Editor: I wish columnist Robert Plaisted wrote with greater care. It is possible JM Keynes had heard of game theory when he published his most important work (The General Theory of Employment, Interest, and Money) in 1936 since a first mention of game theory was in a paper by John von Neumann in 1928. However, game theory was not full-fledged until 1944 when von Neumann and Morgenstern published The Theory of Games and Economic Behavior. Besides, while it has been quite a few years since I used Keynes’ General Theory as a textbook in a graduate macroeconom ics course, I do not recall a single mention of game the ory in it. Certainly, nothing in the structure of Keynes’ macroeconomics needs game theory.More important, while Plaisted has the basic con cept of zero-sum games down he does not get the point. In game theory, there are positive sum, zero, and negative sum games and each has real world applications.
MORNING FOG — A Sunflower “tree” survived last week’s torrential rains to continue towering over this Denmark garden. (Photo by Suzanne Richard)
“I can’t believe summer is OVER!” She says this as I am unpacking my truck of wet gear — bathing suit still dripping, paddles, PFDs. I wonder to myself what she actuallyMaybemeans.thebeginning of the school year creates this feeling of the end of summer, or possibly the act of shut ting down your family camp says, “it’s all over folks, see ya next year,” but let’s face it, summer doesn’t technically end until the 21st of September and even then, who knows how many glorious days of boating, swimming and bbqing you still have in store for you.
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Howdy neighbor! Seen any good films lately? Now I don’t know about you, but sometimes I get tired of state of modern cinema, in an age where everything is digital and released on one of some dozen-score streaming channels which, to me, feel an awful lot like cable with extra steps. Apparently, television shows are being released all at once now? When did I miss that? I heard Netflix is going back to releasing their episodic content once a week, like television shows are supposed to, and this is somehow being widely criti cized these days? I can’t wrap my head around it, but then again, I’m a sucker for the silver screen and, in my view, if a film’s not self-respecting enough to premier in theatres when it releases, then I’m pretty sure I won’t like it. Give me the grandeur and pomp of the movie theatre, the ticket counter and popcorn booth, the hum of the projector and marquee lights and velvet seating — it does wonders toward increasing the enjoy ment of any film.
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to claimants. The next leg islative session in 2023 will have much to do, including with resolution of these hei nous unresolved matters, for the betterment of all Mainers, including for all unemploy ment claimants. Failure is not an option!Inclosing, let’s celebrate Citizenship Day this Saturday, uphold, defend and protect all of our human rights, includ ing our inherent natural and unalienable rights. Also, let’s elect better, more responsive state leaders, including for the Maine Legislature. Enough of inaction and “chirping crick ets” from some legislatures, including in this general area. Mainers deserve much bet ter, more responsive leaders and problem solvers. Let’s remember these issues, among others, come November.
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would be the perfect quiet night to have the lake and moon to myself. I was astonished to see a crew of six paddle boarders, two other motorboats and three canoes enjoy ing the perfect night, as well. Now, this in Long Pond in Belgrade Lakes — one barely sees that type of action on a busy weekend in July, let alone mid-September. I found it quite sweet as opposed to some kind of inconvenience on my peace. I smiled at the implication that the general public hadn’t actually given up on summer just yet. And more heart-warming than that, I was happily surprised by the notion that I actually wasn’t the only one still enjoying all that glorious beauty.
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It is absolutely imperative that all Americans, includ ing all Mainers, re-read the State and National/U.S. Constitutions, including dur ing this forthcoming weekend and protect and uphold one’s inherent rights. Remember, the National Constitution is the supreme law of the land we live upon.
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For now, DoL and also DHHS both get and still deserve fail ing grades for inadequate, poor responsiveness and prob lem resolution, including for all unpaid claims to claimants.
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while still allowing sight. Once it has grasped a fish, the Osprey uses its powerful wings to push itself back up to the surface and into the air where it shakes itself like a wet dog and resumes its flight. In the air, the bird rearranges its feet one in front of the other, to hold the fish head first and lessen wind resistance. The Osprey’s foot has four toes, but one toe is reversible, allowing the bird to grasp the fish with two toes in front and two toes behind.
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This week, it’s not just any old film being shown down to the Magic Lantern. Have you ever heard of Timothy’s Quest ? Even if not, I’m willing to bet good money that many of our readers are still famil iar with its author, Kate Douglas Wiggin, even if not by name alone. For she is the author of one our state’s best loved books, the charm ing idyl that is Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm . Well, this Maine author wrote another book too — actu ally several but these were her most successful — in the story of Timothy’s Quest which was hailed in its day as “the sweetest, dearest story ever told.”
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Much remains to be done to overhaul, fix and reform the Department of Labor, among other state departments and bureaus. Sadly, the Maine Legislature and this current administration failed to ade quately address and troubleshoot bureaucratic and sys tematic failures, including with unpaid unemployment claims, dealing with account lock-out problems and other system failures. Going for ward, the Maine Legislature must address, investigate, resolve and cure all bureau cratic system failures, as this current administration failed to do so adequately and timely. Additionally, all unresolved issues with unpaid unemployment must be ret roactively resolved and paid
HELPING WITH THE HARVEST — Linda Bradley, director of the Sweden Food Pantry, is shown helping apprentice farmer Bob Casimiro with the harvest at Frank Johnston’s Jesatoma Farm on Wildwood Road in Bridgton. Much of the harvest from Frank’s farm is donated to the Sweden and Bridgton Food Pantries. (Photo by Mike Daley)
Business, overall, is a posi tive sum game. Consumers get goods or services they want, workers get jobs and income, owners get profits (maybe). War is a negative sum game. Even if you win a war, you may lose more than you gain. For sure, the combined losses by all par ticipants (death, destruction) far outweigh the combined gains by all participants. In all these, including zero sum games, the “sum” tells you nothing about there being “no change.” If you play a hand of poker, someone wins, someone loses (zero sum), and there has been a change in the situation. Perhaps he meant to speak of a Nash Equilibrium (see the movie A Beautiful Mind) in which everyone playing keeps doing the same thing over and over since no one has a reason to change. This can happen in positive, zero, and negative sumTheregames.are real world zerosum games. The big appli cation is power — politics. Political scientists use zero sum games more than econo mists do because power adds up to 100% (complete con trol). If you gain power (over whatever) then someone else
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The self-proclaimed mas termind of the 9/11 attacks, Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, told his interrogators that he didn’t have to beat the United States on the battlefield, he just had to wait until the United States lost interest and pulled out. That happed a year ago with the disastrous Afghanistan withdrawal.Lifeexpectancy in the United States has declined another two years since 2019 due to COVID and drug over doses. Three hundred young people are dying every day from drug overdoses and Fentanyl poisoning. That is like an airliner crashing every day and nobody from the
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The history of this country is clear, more immigration leads to more jobs, more pro duction, more income and, while some individuals lose (as with any change), this makes immigration overall a positive sum game. (Recent research does not support the proposition that immigration lowers wages or employment for American workers.)
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I think the reason immi gration is painted as zero sum is that the concern is real ly about power, eventually immigrants will vote, or their children will.
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If people think about something which is not really zero sum as if it is, they make mistakes. The problem is not with zero sum games or people thinking zero sum – if something really is zero sum. The problem is acting as if something is zero sum when it is not. Thinking of immigra tion as zero sum is an exam ple. Thinking of immigra tion as zero sum leads, as in Plaisted’s column, to thinking if immigrants win (get a bet ter life in the United States) others must lose (e.g., jobs).
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Don’t believe the polls put forth by Democrats. There are millions of conservatives just waiting to pull the lever for Republicans in November and in 2024.TheCavalry is coming!BillPreisBridgton
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To The Editor: Faith communities in all parts of the world are rec ognizing the vital role they play in mobilizing their mem bers to address the deteriorat ing ecosystems of the earth. For Christians, we are in the Season of Creation, an excel lent time to attend to matters of creation, God’s first gift to us.In 1989, Ecumenical Patriarch Dimitros I pro claimed Sept. 1 as the Orthodox Day of Prayer for Creation becoming the World Day of Prayer for Creation as the initiative spread to other segments of Christianity. The World Council of Churches
states, but Ospreys from northern areas migrate to the coast of the Gulf of Mexico, coastal areas of Central and South America, and throughout much of South America, where they live in areas with shallow water and abundant fish.
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In July, 10 people on the FBI’s Terrorist List were apprehended, bringing the total to 66 since October! That is twice as many as the previous five years combined according to CBP. How many more are got-aways? Everyone knows that the open border is bad for this country. When will we change this bad policy?
Please vote “yes” on Bridgton’s Pay-Per-Bag proposal on Nov. 8.
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Since Joe Biden took office, inflation continues to hurt Americans. It now takes $1.14 to purchase the same goods that you could have pur chased in 2021. The new infla tion numbers come out this week? What will the cost of living be next year?
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In September, Ospreys pass through here on migration, so keep binoculars nearby, and take a second look at birds flying overhead near water. Look for a large bird, dark brown on the back and wings, and mostly white on the belly, breast, and throat. A dark brown line extends from the beak back through the eye. Seen from below, in flight, there is a distinctive crook in the wing, where the wing bends back at the “wrist” joint, and the underside of that is a dark patch. It might be an Osprey, on its way south, even as far as Brazil, for the winter.
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Biden administration is pay ing attention to the open bor der, which is the source of those drugs. Where is Kamala? Where is the inquiring press? According to CBP, Fentanyl interceptions have risen 203% since June of 2021.
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Towns that have implemented Pay-Per-Bag have almost universally increased recycling to 40% as opposed to Bridgton’s longstanding rate of 20%. Should the costs remain constant, and recycling rates increase from 20% to 30 or 40%, at the new rate of $79.50, the town could conservatively save $61,028.97 to $81,369.84 annually. In this time of fiscal strain, certainly these savings could be put to better use.
cizing conservatives as Ultra MAGA and semi-fascist. He is trying to divert the public’s attention so they don’t think about China, the border, infla tion, the botched Afghanistan withdrawal and the result ing Taliban and Isis takeover, which has subjugated girls’ and women’s rights.
The Recycling Committee is pleased that the Bridgton Select Board has voted to support passage of Pay-Per-Bag on the November ballot. The Board realizes that a major benefit of the initiative is fiscal savings for residents/ taxpayers.Bridgton pays two different rates to ecomaine for the disposal of recyclables and mixed solid waste (trash/ MSW). This is referred to as a “tipping fee.” Both are based on tonnage. Recyclables currently cost $35 per ton. Solid waste costs more than double at $76.50 a similar ton. The tipping fee for mixed solid waste rose to $79.50 per ton as of July 1, 2022. The following reflects the cost over Fiscal Year 2022 (July 1, 2021 to June 31, 2022) and the corresponding discrepancy in cost: 2.558.88 tons of mixed solid waste x $76.50 tipping fee per ton = $195,754.32.Evenifwe do not allow for what will most likely be an increase in the amount of mixed solid waste being handled through the Transfer Station, at the current tipping fee rate of $79.50, our costs increase to $203,430.96!
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time. One example was along the coast from New York City to Boston, where 90% of breeding pairs were lost. Concern about the killing of Ospreys was a major factor in leading the United States to ban DDT in 1972. Since then, Osprey populations have rebounded and are now at healthyOspreyslevels.nest in an open area near water, where they build a large stick nest on top of a tree or other high structure, including utility poles and channel markers. In areas where trees have been cut due to shoreline development, man-made nest platforms help provide sites. Maine is one of many plac es around the world where Ospreys nest. In North America, a year-round population lives in Florida and the southeastern
expanded the day to a season, from Sept. 1 to Oct. 4, the feast day of St. Francis of Assisi, a beloved saint among all Christians. In 2015, Pope Francis made the Season of Creation official for all Catholics.Eachannual season has a different theme. This year’s theme is, “Listen to the Voice of Creation.” Its symbol is the burning bush which “contrasts the fire of so many unnatural fires that aggravate the cli mate crisis with the sign of fire as the light of the Holy Spirit that unites Christians,” who are being asked to pray, participate in sustainability projects and advocate for cre ation to elected and appointed officials.Ina time of division
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CHANGING COLORS — This Hydrangea starts out with blue petals that fade to white with hot pink spots as the flower matures. The Hydrangea is among a variety of late blooming flowers that are part of the landscaping outside the Naples Town Hall, 15 Village Green Lane. (De Busk Photo)
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Services for Priscilla J. Lewis will be held at the Denmark Congregational Church at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 18. Refreshments immediately following next door at the Municipal Building. Burial will be at the Riverside Cemetery on Fish Street in Fryeburg at the convenience of the family.
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She is survived by her granddaughters Chenoa Sullivan and her husband Patrick, Amanda Lanzalotta and Aimee McCue; her great-grandchildren Reilly (14) and Liam (5).
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Our borders are now wide open to not only illegal immi grants, but also to terrorists and oceans of deadly drugs.
To The BravoEditor:toMr. Garston for his extensive commentary in last week’s letter. It presents an opportunity for dialogue and discussion, which is preferable to the more com monly encountered hysterical diatribes altogether too often encountered in these pages.
student debt and the GI Bill are similar. Shame on you, Mr.TheAngelo.GIBill was intended to reward American heroes who fought for and were will ing to die for this country. The current proposal for student loan forgiveness is nothing more than a blatant attempt to buy votes ahead of the midterms on the backs of the American taxpayer.
Any attempt to liken the GI Bill to student loan for giveness is disrespectful to the heroes who served, and continue to serve this country. The analogy, like the weekly rant, is delusional.MarkBridgtonLopez
His was an extensive wellwritten compilation of facts as he sees them. However, there is a peculiar thing about facts and that is they are seldom immutable nor unanimously agreedTherefore,upon. some com ments on his comments are in order.His point concerning Trump’s energy policy is unclear. While he acknowl edged Trump did not hin der evolution of our energy independence, he failed to acknowledge steps he took to encourage it while curiously ignoring Biden’s active efforts to destroy our traditional ener gy sources.Histheory of Putin’s Crimea activity spurring NATO misses the fact that took place three years before Trump took office, and had zero effect on NATO funding which remained underfunded until Trump took them to the woodshed.Heseems confused as to what happened to NAFTA. Trump did get rid of it and replaced it with a whole new deal treating U.S. citizens and industries much more advan tageously than under NAFTA.
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Our borders are now wide open to not only illegal immi grants, but also to terrorists and oceans of deadly drugs.
Julie is predeceased by both her parents, and her brother William Harmon Jr.
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may this unifying Season of Creation incline our ears and our hearts to listen to each other and collaborate on ways to continue this amazing gift of life that is ours to steward and bequeath to future gen erations.
Emma had a special passion for the education of young children which she exemplified through patience and kindness throughout her life. She was loved by many of her students and coworkers and kept in touch with them throughout.
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To The Editor: The American people have just gone through a mindnumbing period of being assaulted by an avalanche of television ads asking if you had any involvement with Camp Lejeune, the famous marine base, in the past 50 years. A virtual army of law yers would love to help you get a few bucks for the bad water you may have been exposed to on the base, while they reap millions of dollars for their minimal time and effort.This annoyance is nothing compared to what’s going to be inflicted on us during the weeks leading up to Election Day.America’s political process is now so vicious that most of the ads that will torment us around the clock will be
Emma grew up in Bath, Maine, with her parents Henry and Maude Hartleb and sister Ginny Hartleb where they spent summers enjoy ing beautiful Popham Beach; a place that Emma held dear until her passing.She attended Morse High School in Bath and went on to attend University of South ern Maine where she earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Early Childhood Education.
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Julie is survived by her husband James Corrigan of Bridg ton, brother Gregory Harmon of Bridgton, sister Stephanie (Harmon) Mains of Bridgton, daughter Nicole Harmon of Otis field, and granddaughter Scarlett Ross of Bridgton, along with many nieces, nephews and cousins.
Our military has become a lab to experiment with critical race theory, gender bending and all the latest woke trends. No wonder warriors want no part of our military.
Lloyd Graves
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total lies or gross distortions at best.Whether we want to admit it or not, America is in deep, nearly catastrophic trouble. Politicians are spending tril lions of dollars on a weekly basis without any plan to pay it back. Many of the nation’s largest cities have become vir tual hellholes for their help less residents as crime has reached epidemic levels. At the same time, our politi cal class attacks the police endlessly as they cut their funding. Why would anyone become a cop?
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Julie cherished her church and church family. She would offer her time to help with the church youth groups, assist in preparing the annual harvest supper, and whatever other tasks needed completing. She truly had a servant’s heart toward her LordJulieJesus.also enjoyed anything that involved being outdoors. She particularly liked going to Sebago Lake State Park, whether for just a walk, or to go on a run with her dog Boyd — she loved the state park. She also took pleasure in kayaking, boating on the lakes, or even just sitting out in the hot sun. Similarly, she relished being at the ocean. Listening to the waves crash in gave her a sense of peace. She enjoyed the beach at Ft. Lauderdale on the occasions she was fortunate enough to travel there.
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He was a gifted golfer from the age of two until the year before he retired. He earned many titles and won many tournaments but was most proud of his achievement of winning the Maine State Amateur Championship in 1974.
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CASCO — Emma Hartleb Fickett, 92, of Casco died of natural causes on July 17, 2022.
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CASCO — Raymond H. Fick ett, 70, of Casco passed away on Aug. 25, 2022, after a short battle withRaycancer.was born in Bath, Maine, on December 10, 1951, and grew up in Casco. He attended Casco High School and went on to re ceive his Bachelor’s Degree in business from Rollins College.
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Julie was born in Portland on Sep. 9, 1967, to William Harmon Sr., and Evelyn (Shane) Harmon.
©2019 MKJ Marketing We just completed a major renovation to be more comfortable and up-to-date for today’s families. And Chandler Funeral Homes is constantly advancing and offering more services than any other funeral homes in the area. Family and friends attending services now have a stunning reception area to share a meal after the service. Also, our casket selection is now online for your convenience. Improvements all done with our families in mind to give quality service above and beyond the rest at affordable prices. While we are adding more, we are still committed to keeping our prices fair. That’s one important reason we are the most preferred funeral home and we won’t ever forget that. 45 Main St. • South Paris (207) 743-8402 Fax: (207) 743-0497 26 W. Dwinal St. Mechanic Falls (207) 345-5691 Greenleaf Chapel 37 Vernon St. • Bethel (207) 824-2100 Oxford Hills Funeral Svc. 1037 Main St. • Oxford (207) 743-0270 Wood Funeral Home 9 Warren St. • Fryeburg (207) 935-2325 www.ChandlerFunerals.com Family Owned and Operated 8 Elm BridgtonSt., (207) 647-5502
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Upon graduation from Pierre’s School of Beauty Culture in 1985, Julie embarked on a 35-year career of hair design. She worked at sev eral prominent Portland area sa lons until 2006 when she opened her own salon, Jewlz Beyond Hair in Naples. She would later open another salon, Simplicity, in Casco. Julie enjoyed the challenges and hard work necessary to make a salon her own. She had a passion for her work, and she loved her clients.
Priscilla J. Lewis
To The AnotherEditor:week, another rant.Another week, another weakly worded, recycled and regurgitated rant by Mr. Angelo against the past presi dent. In his latest masterpiece, Mr. Angelo suggests that the current proposal to forgive
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A joint service for Ray and his mother, Emma who died on July 25, will be held at 2 p.m., on Sunday, Sept. 18, 2022, at the Lakeside Cemetery in Casco Village. In Lieu of flowers please make donations on Ray’s behalf to The NCC Junior Golf Program at Norway Country Club, 310 Waterford Road, Norway, ME 04268. Arrangements are in the care of the Hall Funeral Home in Casco; www.hallfuneralhome.net.
Robert M. Howe BridgtonJr.
We all know our politi cal system reeks of corruption and that includes both parties. Are we going to do anything about the current mess or are we found to let this mag nificent country collapse and become a vassal of China? Robert M. Howe BridgtonJr.
Bob is a United States Navy veteran and proudly served on the USS Skipjack, (SSN-585), the lead ship of her class of nuclearpowered attack submarines. He retired from a successful 30-year career at New England Telephone in the mid 90s. He and his wife moved to Bridgton to live out their retirement years. During his retirement years, he stayed active with many different jobs including: Bridgton Appeals Board Committee member, Bridgton Water Department, Frye Island ferry operator, bail clerk, ski lift operator at Shawnee Peak and a proud mem ber of the Bridgton Fire Department (Station 4) for nearly 20 years.He also organized an astronomy club and ran a success ful concert fundraiser at Pleasant Mountain. Bob was a de vout Protestant and member of St. Peter’s Episcopal Church. A proud member of the American Legion, Freemasons and past member of the Rotary Club. Bob was well-known around town and loved his daily stops for good conversation. He was always willing to help anyone, anywhere and anytime.
assaulted by an avalanche of television ads asking if you had any involvement with Camp Lejeune, the famous marine base, in the past 50 years. A virtual army of law yers would love to help you get a few bucks for the bad water you may have been exposed to on the base, while they reap millions of dollars for their minimal time and effort.This annoyance is nothing compared to what’s going to be inflicted on us during the weeks leading up to Election Day.America’s political process is now so vicious that most of the ads that will torment us around the clock will be total lies or gross distortions at best.Whether we want to admit it or not, America is in deep, nearly catastrophic trouble. Politicians are spending tril lions of dollars on a weekly basis without any plan to pay it back. Many of the nation’s largest cities have become vir tual hellholes for their help less residents as crime has reached epidemic levels. At the same time, our politi cal class attacks the police endlessly as they cut their
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Bob is survived by his loving wife of 59 years, Mary Mawhinney; son John Mawhinney and wife Susan as well as their five children, Isabella, Nina, James, Henry and Olivia; son Eric Mawhinney and wife Patty as well as their three chil dren, Donovan, Jade and Jasmine; brother-in-law Bill Grif fin and wife Janice; sister-in-law Jane Hamilton and husband Robert; sister-in-law Kathy McDonough and her late husband Francis; sister-in-law Pat Berry and husband Jack; sister-inlaw Terri Scardino and husband Phillip; half-brother Terry Martin; and numerous nieces, nephews and friends.
Julia Lee (Harmon) Corrigan, 54, of Bridgton went home to be with Jesus on Aug. 24, 2022, after her courageous battle with cancer.
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Robert “Bob” H. Mawhinney, 83, died at his home on Friday, September 9, 2022, surrounded by his family, after a long and courageous battle with cancer. He was born in Boston, Mass., on August 23, 1939, the son of Harry and Marcella Towne Mawhinney.
A celebration of life service is scheduled for Saturday, Oc tober 1, 2022, at Camp Skylemar in Naples at 10:30 a.m., fol lowed by a time of fellowship and remembrance.
Emma and her husband Reginald Fickett of Casco were mar ried on January 22, 1951, and remained happily married until Reg’s death in 2009. Together they raised their beloved son Ray mond Henry in their hometown of Casco.
Our military has become a lab to experiment with critical race theory, gender bending and all the latest woke trends. No wonder warriors want no part of our military.
The American people have just gone through a mindnumbing period of being
Bob will be buried at the Massachusetts National Cem etery in Bourne, Massachusetts at a later date. Arrangements are under the care of Chandler Funeral Homes & Cremation Service, 8 Elm Street, Bridgton. Online condolences may be shared with his family www.chandlerfunerals.com
Emma was known for her selflessness, compassion and abil ity to do everything with unconditional love.
He had a long and successful career as a sales manager for NRF Distributors. Ray was loved by many for his gener ous heart, snarky sense of humor and willingness to help any person in need. He will be missed by all those whose lives he touched.Heis survived by his daughters Chenoa Sullivan and her husband Patrick, Amanda Lanzalotta and Aimee McCue; his beloved grandchildren Reilly (14) and Liam (5). Ray was predeceased by his father Reginald Fickett (1928-2009) and mother Emma Fickett (1929-2022).
A joint service for Emma and Raymond Fickett will be held at the Lakeside Cemetery in Casco Village at 2 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 18, 2022. In lieu of flowers please make donations to The NCC Junior Golf Program at Norway Country Club, 310 Waterford Road, Norway, ME 04268. Arrangements are in the care of the Hall Funeral Home in Casco; www.hallfuneralhome.net.
In lieu of flowers, Julie would like any donations to go to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
We all know our politi cal system reeks of corruption and that includes both parties. Are we going to do anything about the current mess or are we found to let this mag nificent country collapse and become a vassal of China?
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erty and freedom, you know who to support. They will grant your wish in spades! Anyway, great letter Mr. Garston.
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a “ministry of truth” circum venting the First Amendment, and his getting slapped down for trying to use OSHA to assault bodily autonomy regarding shots. I guess in his foggy world some bodily autonomy is superior to oth ers.The bottom line here is as November approaches, look around and muse on the economic fiasco current ly unfolding under the most incompetent administration in the history of this country. If you love runaway infla tion, soaring energy costs, open borders, rising crime, and more and more consoli dation of government power at the expense of your lib
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long and opened the flood gates.It’s a little hard to know how to respond to someone who’s unhappy tax cuts put more money in the wallet of people who actually paid them.Our vets? The old VA sys tem was a disaster with its exclusive VA option. Trump eliminated that. Biden has doneFinally,nothing.I would be fas cinated to know the 18 spe cific instances Trump tried to go around the Constitution. Funny, I don’t remember 18 Supreme Court rulings against him in that area.
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The foregone TPP was an ill-conceived trade agreement not a strategic alliance and was opted out of specifical ly because our citizens and industries again were on the short end of the stick. The Chinese tariffs administered tough medicine to eliminate China’s ability to “dump” cheap subsidized goods into this country to the detriment of many workers and indus tries and was part of an overall strategy to eliminate Chinese theft of intellectual property.
At the beginning of Trump’s term, ISIS controlled tens of thousands of square miles of territory committing heinous atrocities protected from our military might by Obama’s lawyers and their restrictive “rules of engage ment.” Trump took off the shackles, let them “kick A” and in short order, they ceased to be a functioning caliph ate. It’s true they still exist in pockets, but it’s tougher to eliminate vermin than control them.As to the Chinese Navy, if you’re counting “rowboats,” they win. But if firepower or throw-weight counts, which Navy would you rather be with; the U.S, Navy with 14
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In case you didn’t notice, three of the “Guest Columnist” articles in the Aug. 25 News were from PeaceVoice writers, an organization whose mis sion, from their website, states: “We are devoted to chang ing U.S. national conversation about the possibilities of peace and justice and the inadvis ability of war and injustice.” It goes on to say: “We believe that nonviolent conflict from
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graph was apparently featured in The Bridgton News. What was disheartening, however, was the bold claim right on the ceremonial oversized check that the race is “the longest continuing road race in Maine.”Someone in the com munity, apparently aware of the demise of the Portland Boys (and Girls) Club 5-Mile Race, formerly held annually on Patriots Day since 1930, felt emboldened to make this declaration. But, it isn’t true. Not…even…close.TheBangorLabor Day 5-Mile Race, put on recent ly by the Bangor Parks & Recreation Department and the Sub 5 Track Club, recently enjoyed its 59th annual run ning. It was first held in 1963 when less than 10 men toed the starting line, and Dave Farley of Brewer and Brown University fame, won the event. In 1972, Robin Emery of Lamoine became the first woman ever to run the event and went on to post a record 15 overall women’s titles. For decades, legendary run ner Bob Hillgrove of Rockland held the record for overall men’s victories with eight titles, but in the past several years, Erik McCarthy of Old Town has tied and surpassed Hillgrove.Inmy 2019 biography, Robin Emery: Maine’s First Lady of Road Racing, I devote individual chapters to Robin’s record at what had been Maine’s oldest, most historic races. The loss of the legacy of the Portland race is very sad, but the Bangor run proudly continues: Bridgton has no claim to the title of “longest continuing” because 1976… is not…1963.
A week later, filled with sun and sand, I am return ing from a swim in the ocean with my jubilant dogs and friends. We are sun kissed and tired and joyously exhausted. The beach was pretty full today, as far as Maine beaches go. I smile and think, the countdown continues. One more week until the “end” of summer… Megan-Mack Nicholson is a registered Maine Guide, Shamanic-Reiki Practitioner, certified Nature and Forest Therapy Guide, Yoga Instructor and runs an Outdoor Leadership school in Northern Maine. You can contact her at holonhealingme.com
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that some letters to the editor are repetitive in nature and display visceral hatred for leaders. I refer of course to those who detest Trumplicans and Donald Trump himself. Come on guys, give it a rest. My letter this week brings out another issue that needs to be discussed, this being an election year for our next gov ernor and representatives. The issue is that of abortion, as it is likely that our elected officials will be called upon to sup port or restrict abortion in our state. I will not, in this letter, demean or try to insult people who believe otherwise. This is a real effort to bring out a meaningful discussion on the pros and cons of the abortion issue by presenting new ideas and arguments. The first idea that I will rebut is a woman’s right over her body and that she also has the choice to be pregnant or not. A woman’s right over her body is unde niable and logical. Once she becomes pregnant, however, she nor a judge nor doctor have any right to destroy that human entity. A woman also has the right to choose whether or not to become pregnant for whatever her rea sons. Again, once a woman becomes pregnant, that new life growing in her body has the right to progress to adult hood and enjoy the ability to love and be loved by a spouse, by a family, by friends, the ability to enjoy music and laughter, to enjoy golden sun sets and sunrises. Consider that eight billion people in this world have gone through the same process of concep tion and maturing as you and I — we have all been there. We are indeed fortunate to be here because no one had seen fit to destroy us when growing in our mother’s womb.
As Nov. 8 (Election Day) nears, please review the issues, not personalities that are defined by the media, and vote for those candidates that support life! Respecting and supporting all human beings will go a long way to correct ing our society’s
What is the story of Timothy’s Quest? Only the most heartfelt, charming piece of fiction you could imagine; a pair of young orphans, languishing in the gutters of a southern city, resolve to follow their dream of family north into the Maine countryside, there to arrive at the door of a hard-hearted spinster whose temperament, blackened by past sorrows, their love alone may work to thaw. Isn’t that lovely? It’s even hand-tinted; no dreary black and white is fit to tell such a moving, heartfelt tale! If you’d like to see this incredible piece of local history, as it was meant to be shown on the silver screen, you’re in luck! This weekend as a fundraiser for the Bridgton Arts and Culture Committee, we are proud to announce that Timothy’s Quest will be shown at the Magic Lantern on Saturday, Sept. 17 at 6 p.m. and Sunday, Sept. 18 at 2 p.m. Families, see it after the children’s hours of the Harvest Festival wrap up, or catch the late matinee on Sunday after church. Don’t be among those saying, “Gee, I wish I had seen Timothy’s QuestTill!”next time!
leaders. I refer of course to those who detest Trumplicans and Donald Trump himself. Come on guys, give it a rest. My letter this week brings out another issue that needs to be discussed, this being an election year for our next gov ernor and representatives. The issue is that of abortion, as it is likely that our elected officials will be called upon to sup port or restrict abortion in our state. I will not, in this letter, demean or try to insult people who believe otherwise. This is a real effort to bring out a meaningful discussion on the pros and cons of the abortion issue by presenting new ideas and arguments. The first idea that I will rebut is a woman’s right over her body and that she also has the choice to be pregnant or not. A woman’s right over her body is unde niable and logical. Once she becomes pregnant, however, she nor a judge nor doctor have any right to destroy that human entity. A woman also has the right to choose whether or not to become pregnant for whatever her rea sons. Again, once a woman becomes pregnant, that new life growing in her body has the right to progress to adult hood and enjoy the ability to love and be loved by a spouse, by a family, by friends, the ability to enjoy music and laughter, to enjoy golden sun sets and sunrises. Consider that eight billion people in this world have gone through the same process of concep tion and maturing as you and I — we have all been there. We are indeed fortunate to be here because no one had seen fit to destroy us when growing in our mother’s womb.
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matherapy. The breeze is soft and subtle, gently kissing the hairs on my arms, not into goose-bump fashion, but into soothing waves like watching a microscopic field of wheat. The water is velvety and warm — begging to hold me buoyant and still. The sounds are of simple music, simple textures, and endless life. And the moon, she begins to rise, and she is perfect — glowing and majestic. I feel all the feels one dreams about when they think of those perfect summer nights and I remind myself — yes, it is still my glorious summer.
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By the way, I ask of these PeaceVoice aficionados: Peace, for whom? Justice, for whom?
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Early Notice and Public Review of a Proposed Activity in a Wetland & Floodplain
SEPT. 19, 2022 • 6:30 P.M.
That decrease in costs in Maine comes as average small group premiums in many other northeast states are increas ing. Rhode Island is scheduled to see an average of 11.5 percent increase, Vermont an average of 11.7 to 18.3 percent, Connecticut by an average of 14.8 percent, and New York an average increase of 7.9 percent.
A public hearing will be held on Monday, September 26, 2022, at 6 p.m. in the Naples Town Office located at 15 Village Green Lane. On the agenda:
Cumberland County Cumberland County Manager Community Development Date: 9/15/2022
You know since my very first day in office when I signed the executive order expanding MaineCare as the people of Maine had voted to do by more than 60 percent, my adminis tration has also been working to make health insurance more affordable for Maine people.
In March of 2020, I signed into law, with the bipartisan support of the Legislature, my Made for Maine Health Coverage Act. This Act improves health insurance cover age and holds down health insurance premiums for small businesses. Thanks to that new law, we reversed the trend of steadily increasing health insurance costs for many small businesses next year for the first time since at least 2001.
Public Notice
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by Janet INSURANCE,GovernorMillsofMainePage10B well pass to the owner on the premises where it is located. To contact the owner of said premises the number is 207-749-2817.
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There are three primary purposes for this notice. First, people who may be affected by activities in floodplains and wetlands and those who have an interest in the protection of the natural environment should be given an opportunity to express their concerns and provide information about these areas. Second, an adequate public notice pro gram can be an important public educational tool. The dissemination of information about floodplains and wetlands can facilitate and en hance Federal efforts to reduce the risks associated with the occupancy and modification of these special areas. Third, as a matter of fairness, when the Federal government determines it will participate in actions taking place in floodplains and wetlands, it must inform those who may be put at greater or continued risk.
Written comments must be received by the Cumberland County Office of Community Development at the following address on or before Sep tember 29, 2022: Cumberland County Office of Community Develop ment; Attention: Courtney Kemp, CDBG; 142 Federal Street, Suite 109, Portland, Maine 04101, by e-mail at kemp@cumberlandcounty.org or by phone at 207-619-1036
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• November 8, 2022, Referendum Questions – voting on Municipal Land Purchase and new Community Center/Town Office/Post Office.
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The Municipal Officers of the Town of Bridgton will hold a Public Hearing on September 27, 2022 at 5:30 p.m. in the Downstairs Meeting Room located at the Municipal Office Building at 10 Iredale Street in Bridgton to receive public input regarding an application from Ovide’s Used Cars for renewal of an Automobile – Graveyard/Junkyard permit to be issued for October 2022 until October 2023 pursuant to the provisions of 30-A MRS 3753. 1T37
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• A Liquor License Application for The Galley Restau rant and Pub, 327 Roosevelt Trail.
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serves employers with 50 or fewer employees – will decrease by an average of 0.8 percent, instead of increasing by 12 per cent which would have been the case without the plan.
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In 2023, premiums for the small group market — which
The Municipal Officers of the Town of Bridgton will hold a Public Hearing at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, September 27, 2022, to accept oral and written comments on a special amusement permit application from Tarry-A-While Resort, Inc. (17 TarryA-While Road) for music at their events. 1T37
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Dilley several months ago, and he talked of cycles of cooling and warming, and that we are in one of those cycles that are of 200-230 years dura tion. Our Bridgton Library Non-Fiction Book Club read Natures Mutiny by Philip Blom, a discussion of the 17th century “Little Ice Age.” Can humans really interrupt these cycles?So, this trio of “Chicken Little” PeaceVoice envoys have assembled a catalog of false assertions built around anti-Trumpism, a collection of marginal actors of little inter est, in a tag team effort to inflame the discussion of these critical issues.
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My friends and I attended a lecture by Professor David
and I suspect very few of News readers know, or care to know, about these outliers. I do agree with him when he mentions the current Republican Party and previous Republican pres idents “would not recognize what their party has become (“Proud Men vs. Loud Boys,” Aug.The25).”third article, by Mel Gurtov, “Politics of Russia’s Energy Exports,” is of interest but, at the end, we get more polemics on “climate change,” with a need for “stopping and reversing global warming.” Really, are we humans capable of doing that?
Bob CasimiroBridgton
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We have restored programs that cut the costs of prescrip tion drugs for seniors, we’ve protected health insurance coverage for people with pre-existing conditions, we’ve expanded coverage for dental and reproductive health care services, we’ve invested in our current and future health care workforce, and we’ve targeted direct relief to Maine’s small businesses who are grappling with the high cost of health care and health insurance.
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There will be a Public Hearing held on September 19, 2022, 6:30 p.m. at the Casco Community Center Meeting Room, 940 Meadow Road, Casco, Maine on the following items:
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• An Entertainment License for the Galley Restaurant and Pub, 327 Roosevelt Trail. The public is welcome. 1T37
This average reduction in Maine health insurance costs is
The Municipal Officers of the Town of Bridgton will hold a Public Hearing at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, September 27, 2022, at the Municipal Building located at 10 Iredale Street in Bridgton to accept oral and written comments on the adoption of the local General Assistance Ordinance Yearly Appendices A-G which shall be in effect from October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2023. 1T37
This is to give notice that the Cumberland County Office of Community Development, has conducted an evaluation as required by Executive Or der 11988 and 11990, in accordance with HUD regulations at 24 CFR 55.20 Subpart C Procedures for Making Determinations on Floodplain Management, to determine the potential affect that its activity in the flood plain and wetland will have on the human environment for the Cumber land County Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program, and Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) grant B21-UC-23- 0001. Situated at Highland Road, Bridgton, ME 04009. The Proposed activity will extend the sidewalk from Shorey Park to Kennard Street. The addition to the sidewalk will match the width of the existing sidewalk with granite curb. The scope of work will consist of removing what remains of a deteriorated existing sidewalk. The project has been designed and sections will be prepared to match the Town of Bridgton’s ongoing streetscape improvement project.
The Municipal Officers of the Town of Bridgton will hold a Public Hearing at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, September 27, 2022, to accept oral and written comments on a new liquor license application from Mainly Melts (257 Main Street, Unit 2). 1T37
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• Dimensional Variance Appeal, Laurie and Sidney Shane, Tax Map 10, Lot 24, located at 498 Mayberry Hill Road, Casco Maine. Residential District. The owners are asking for a Variance to place a Park Model on a previous Mobile Home Site that was removed two years prior.
• General Assistant Maximums and Ordinance for 2022-23
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RUFUS PORTER MUSEUM joins Smithsonian Magazine’s 18th Annual Museum Day. Free admission on Sept. 17, 2022 with a downloadable Museum Day ticket.
There will also be a Historical Display in the Sanctuary — including old photographs, historical items, a video concerning the congregation’s history, and other items. The Sanctuary will be open from 2 to 5 p.m.
Scribner’s Mill last weekend
Historic 1847 Scribner’s Saw Mill and Homestead site will close out this summer’s sea son on Saturday, Sept. 17 from 1 to 4 Thep.m.Homestead ends this season by inviting those who have antique or classic vehi cles to join together with other antique auto enthusiasts who plan to be at the mill site. A great time to show and tell.
A $5 donation for each adult is requested. Check the website scribnersmill.org for more information about the mill.
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to get a haircut, all those who lived on his route knew that Jesse was passing by because of the roar of his car.
to bring fresh
Directions: Scribner’s Mill is found south of Bolsters Mills on Jesse Mill Road crossing over the Crooked River Bridge into the Town of Harrison, the mill is on the Fromleft. Routes 35 or 117, follow the Maine State
the congregation’s long-standing involvement and relation ship with the local community. The people of Otisfield and surrounding communities are invited to join the celebration! All events are free.
BCC Events
On Sunday, there will be a Community Church Service — including introduction of former pastors/wives, special music, congregational singing, a baptism, and a brief medi tation from Pastor Rick Mowery. It begins at 10 a.m., and will be followed by a relaxed reception of coffee, punch, donuts, cake, and conversation.
There will be tours of the mill explaining how a sash saw operates and about the production of barrels for the local apple industry. Also, en joy a tour of the 1850 Scribner homestead, its barn and ice house, and learn about the four generations of the Scribner family who lived in the house. Unfortunately, the blacksmith is unable to be present, but the blacksmith shop will be open for visitors to view the wood en hearth, the original bellows, and the interesting axe collec tion on display. New this year is the Exhibit Shed
Today, Thursday, Sept. 15, 6 to 8 a.m. Fitness class with Dan Lyons 7 to 9 p.m., Chickadee Quilters meeting Friday, Sept. 16, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Chickadee Quilters 1 to 4 p.m., Mahjong meets, weekly new players welcome Saturday, Sept. 17, 10 to 11 a.m., crafted fitness and art Sunday, Sept. 18, 1 to 3 p.m., Girl Scouts Wednesday, Sept. 21, Senior Lunch, cost $3, eat inside or to-go. Please call ahead at 647-3116 with pick up and to go orders so we have a count. Menu: turkey sandwich, chips. (Subject to change)
The annual event allows museums, zoos and cultural centers from all 50 states
Rufus Porter Museum of Art and Ingenuity, located at 121 Main Street in Bridgton, will open its doors free of charge to all Museum Day tickethold ers on Saturday, Sept. 17, 2022 as part of Smithsonian magazine’s 18th annual Museum Day, a national celebration of boundless curiosity in which participat ing museums emulate the free admission policy at the Smithsonian Institution’s Washington, D.C.-based museums.
This year’s event is sponsored by Quaker Oats and Regent Seven Seas Cruises. Museum Day tickets will be available for download at ticketRufusticketrufus-porter-museum/tickets/mag.com/museumday/museum-day-2022/https://www.smithsonianVisitorswhopresentaMuseumDaywillgainfreeentrancefortwotothePorterMuseumonSept.17.Oneispermittedpere-mailaddress.
Thursday, Sept. 22, Narcan training at 1:30 p.m.
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The theme for the celebration is “Celebrating 150 Years of God’s Faithfulness” and churchgoers are commemorating
to emulate the spirit of the Smithsonian Institution’s Washington, D.C.-based facili ties, which offer free admission every day.
1918 PICTURE of Jesse and his wife Birdena. Their 18-year old-son, Edward, is in the background on his bike.
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Historic Note: Jesse Scribner purchased his first automobile in 1917. It was a Buick which had the reputa tion of being a little difficult in shifting gears. It seems that Jesse never got the hang of shifting the car beyond second gear. When he went into town
On Saturday, a Community Fun Day will take place from 2 to 6 p.m. on the church grounds. It will include activities for children and families (a bounce house, games, facepainting, and other fun activities) from 2 to 5 p.m., and a Cruise-In Car Show at the Fire Department across the road from 3 to 5 p.m. The day will conclude with a Community Supper in the church basement beginning at 5 p.m.
Directional signs found at Carsley or Maple Ridge Roads respectively. For those fol lowing their GPS from Rte. 121, continue on Bolsters Mills Road to Jesse Mill Road instead of turning onto the Tamworth Road.
OTISFIELD — The congregation of the Spurr’s Corner Church in Otisfield will be officially celebrating their 150th anniversary on the weekend of Sept. 17-18 — on and around the church grounds at 1005 State Route 121 in Otisfield.
Otisfield Church celebrates 150th
SPURR’S CORNER CHURCH celebrates its 150th anniversary this weekend, September 17-18 on and around the grounds at 1005 Rt. 121 in Otisfield.
Join Jimmie Veitch of White Mountain Mushrooms on Saturday, October 1, for a guided mushroom foray at the Tenmile River Demonstration Forest!
Wednesday, Sept. 28, Senior Lunch, cost $3, eat inside or to-go. Please call ahead at 647-3116 with pick up and to go orders so we have a count. Menu: sweet/ sour meatballs, rice and veggie. (Subject to change)
Thursday, Sept. 22, Crafts with Annette, Breast Cancer bracelet
During the hike, par ticipants will learn about the weird and wonderful mushrooms that grow here in Maine. Topics covered will include identification, ecology, edibility, and util ity. Participants are invited examples mushrooms from their own locale (in paper bags or wrapped in paper towel). No
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There will be a $60 entry fee. Doors will open at 12 p.m. with a start time of 1 p.m. Please bring your masks. Great food and refreshment available. Proceeds will be used to support the Harrison Food Bank.
HARRISON — Marla Stelk, executive director at National Association of Wetland Managers and mem ber of the Climate Council’s Community Resilience Planning, Public Health, and Emergency Management working group, will present “Preparing for Climate Change” on Monday, Sept. 19, at 7 p.m. at Harrison Village Library.
While there is still time to mitigate some of the effects of climate change, some adaptation will probably be necessary. Marla will discuss what is being done at the state level, some climate change impacts to begin thinking about, and examples of actions people and businesses can take in support of climate action goals.
Christmas Craft & Bake Sale, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., North Sebago U.M. Church, Route 114 in Sebago. Light lunch.
Wednesday, September 21 Blood Drive. The Harrison Lions Club and the American Red Cross will be holding a blood drive from 1 to 5:30 p.m. at the United Parish Congregational Church, located at 77 Main Street in Harrison. Please call 1-800-REDCROS or go online to RedCrossBlood. org and enter HarrisonME to schedule an appointment.
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from Bon Appetit, 4 servings
The Bridgton Farmers’ Market offers a Community Tent to local organizations. Contact BFM at the e-mail list ed below for more information on how to reserve a date.
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Open Mic Night at 6:30 p.m. at Hewnoaks (68 Hewnoaks Road, Lovell). Indoor events at Hewnoaks will require masking. Sign up for a five-minute slot or just come to listen. Read a poem or story, tell a joke, the floor is yours! Co-sponsored by Charlotte Hobbs Memorial Library and Hewnoaks.
For more information, please contact the library at 583-2970.
Sunday, October 9
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Arrange peppers in a small Dutch oven or baking dish. Pour tomato juice around them, leaving about 1-inch of pepper exposed.
1 tsp. kosher salt, plus more Freshly ground black pepper
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½ lb. ground beef (20% fat)
Grab some peppers this weekend at the market and give this recipe a try. It’s good.
Do Ahead: Stuffed peppers can be made 2 days ahead. Transfer to an airtight container and chill. Reheat in a 350° oven, covered, until heated through, about 20 minutes.
Delta Masonic Lodge #153 will hold a fundraiser dinner at 920 Lovell Road, Lovell on Saturday, Sept. 17 from 5 to 6:30 p.m. or until sold out. Cost: $8 for adults, children under 12 eat free. Menu: Homemade baked beans (Family Receipts and Emerald Lagasse Miss Hilda’s baked beans), red and brown hot dogs and rolls, cole slaw, corn bread, drinks and homemade desserts (from the ladies of Project Sunshine Backpack). Eat in or take out.
The Market runs every Saturday from 8 a.m. to noon, through Oct. 29. You can find BFM on The Green behind Renys on Depot Street.
Book Shed Book Sale, 9 a.m. to noon, in the parking lot by the Bridgton Public Library Book Shed.
1 large onion, finely chopped ¼ cup chopped walnuts
Breakfasts & Suppers
Music on Main features American Ride and Bryan Frates, 6 to 9 p.m., 144 Main Street, Bridgton. Free of charge. Food trucks, ven dors, beer garden.
Blood Drive
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4 medium or 6 small bell peppers, any color
HARRISON — The Harrison Lions Club will be holding their Texas Hold’em Tournament on Saturday, Sept. 17 at the Lions’ Den, located in the back of the Block Building on Main Street in Harrison.
Tuesday, September 20 Board of Trustees Meeting, Bridgton Public Library, 7-8 p.m. by Zoom and in-person including the Corporation Annual Meeting.
4 cups tomato juice (100% juice)
Community Fun Days, Spurr’s Corner Church in Otisfield will be officially cel ebrating their 150th anniver sary on and around the church grounds at 1005 State Route 121 in Otisfield.
Resilience Planning, Public Health, and Emergency Management working group, will present “Preparing for Climate Change” at 7 p.m. at Harrison Village Library.
Free Harvest Moon Festival, 2 to 10 p.m., Depot Street, Bridgton. Music, games, food and crafts.
Women’s Barbershop Singing Open House for women interested in barber shop singing at 6:30 p.m. at the First Unitarian Universalist Church, 479 Main Street, Norway.
Top stuffed peppers with remaining ¼ cup cheese; season with pepper. Cover with foil and bake for 1 hour. Uncover and continue to bake until peppers are tender and cheese is browned, about 30 minutes more.
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BFM accepts credit cards and EBT. See you there!
Texas Hold’em Tournament
Marla Stelk, execu tive director at National Association of Wetland Managers and member of the Climate Council’s Community
BHS Walk at Narramissic
Bridgton Historical Society will offer a series of low impact informational walks once a month at Narramissic Historic Farm and the Peabody-Fitch Woods in South Bridgton. BHS Board President and Loon Echo Land Trust Stewardship Manager, Jon Evans, will lead the walks. This month’s walk will be held Friday, Sept. 16 at 9 a.m. For more information, please contact 207-6473699.
This program was rescheduled from June.
Raffle tickets available $5 each, only 150 printed. The winner will receive a $250 gift certificate to Hannaford’s Supermarket. The drawing will be Dec. 1.
Saturday, September 24
Tear Cap Workshops is hosting an Open House Celebration from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is free or by donation. The day will feature artisan demonstra tions, a small craft fair, live music by the Happy Wanderers, and delicious food. The event is part of the Maine Craft Weekend, an annual statewide tour of Maine craft studios and events. 22 Hampshire Street, Hiram, ME 04041; tearcap workshops.org
1 cup cooked rice ¼ cup golden raisins
For a full list of vendors and information on ordering visit https://www.facebook.com/BridgtonFarmersMarket/ or contact BFM at bridgtonfarmersmarket.me@gmail.com
erage, and ice cream sundaes. Come spend some time with your neighbors and friends, and meet the church’s new lay minister, Gail Brooks. Bring a lawn chair! September is “Feed the Hungry” month, so bring a canned item or pack aged item for the Food Pantry.
If you bring your dog, please maintain a short leash and control over your animal. Thank you!
The Casco Village Church, United Church of Christ is hosting its annual “September Saturday Night Supper” on Saturday, Sept. 24, from 4:30 to 6 p.m. This month’s dinner will be a Maine Harvest and will feature ham and potatoes, baked beans, roasted vegetables, squash, zucchini and pumpkin breads, cider with home made apple pie or crisp and ice cream! It’s all for only $10 for adults, and $5 for children ages 8 and under. The church is located at 941 Meadow Road in Casco or contact 207-627-4282.
Peaceful Means will appear live at the First Universalist Church, 479 Main Street, Norway, at 7 p.m. Free, but donations accepted. Masks required.
On Sunday, there will be a Community Church Service at 10 a.m., and will be followed by a relaxed reception of cof fee, punch, donuts, cake, and conversation.
½ tsp. cayenne pepper
½ lb. ground pork
Cut off bottom bumps of bell peppers to create a flat end so they can stand upright. (Don’t shave off too much or the filling will leak out.) Cut a thin slice off of stem ends of peppers to remove tops, then scoop out seeds and mem branes; discard. Spoon meat mixture into peppers, pressing down on mixture to pack filling all the way to the top.
Saturday, October 22
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Charlotte Hobbs Memorial Library Speaker Series con tinues at 6.30 p.m. with a Zoom-only presentation for the whole family entitled, “A Seals’ Journey.” To join this event by Zoom, visit www. hobbslibrary.org and click on the Zoom link. For a phone link or queries, contact the Charlotte Hobbs Memorial Library at (207) 925-3177.
FUNDRAISING DINNER
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HARRISON — The Harrison Lions Club and the American Red Cross will be holding a blood drive on Wednesday, Sept. 21 from 1 to 5:30 p.m. at the United Parish Congregational Church, located at 77 Main Street in Harrison.Pleasecall 1-800-REDCROS or go online to RedCrossBlood.org and enter HarrisonME to schedule an appointment. This could be your most impactful gift of the year!
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The Edes Falls Sewing Circle will hold a public supper on Saturday, Sept. 17 with settings at 4 p.m. and 5 p.m. at the Edes Falls Community Hall on Edes Falls Road in Naples. The menu includes two kinds of beans, hot dogs, American chop suey, potato salad, cole slaw, homemade biscuits and a variety of jellied salads. Cost: $10 for adults and $4 for children. Come meet your neighbors and friends.
The Bradley Jazz Collective will perform at 7 p.m. at the Brick Church for the Performing Arts on Christian Hill Road (just off Route 5) in Lovell. Tickets are available at the door: adults $10, children 12 and under $5. Refreshments will be served. Air-conditioning is provided. For more information, go to www.lovellbrickchurch.org or call 207-925-1500.
Mix beef, pork, and remaining 1 tsp. salt with your hands in a large bowl. Fold in rice, raisins, and ¼ cup cheese with a wooden spoon and mix well to combine. Add onion mixture and mix with a wooden spoon until incorporated.
The Fryeburg Historical Society will hold a roast turkey dinner on Friday, Sept. 16 from 5 to 6:30 p.m. at the East Conway Community Hall, 2861 East Conway Road. The menu includes: turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, peas, corn, rolls and apple crisp or bread pudding for dessert. Cost: Adults $15, and children $10.
Low impact walk. Bridgton Historical Society will offer a low impact informational walks at Narramissic Historic Farm and the Peabody-Fitch Woods in South Bridgton. BHS Board President and Loon Echo Land Trust Stewardship Manager, Jon Evans, will lead the walk at 9 a.m. For more information, please contact 207-647-3699.
Bridgton Farmers’ Market
Bridgton Farmers’ Market recipe Stuffed Bell Peppers
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2 oz. Parmesan, finely grated (about ½ cup), divided
On Saturday, a Community Fun Day will take place from 2 to 6 p.m. on the church grounds. It will include activi ties for children and families (a bounce house, games, facepainting, and other fun activi ties) from 2 to 5 p.m., and a Cruise-In Car Show at the Fire Department across the road from 3 to 5 p.m. The day will conclude with a Community Supper in the church base ment beginning at 5 p.m.
Preheat the oven to 350°. Heat oil in a large skillet over medium. Cook onion, stirring often, until translucent and starting to brown, 10 to 15 minutes. Add walnuts, garlic, tomato paste, cayenne, cumin, turmeric, and paprika and cook, stirring constantly, until combined and garlic is softened, 2 to 3 minutes. Add wine and cook, stirring, until just slightly reduced, 1 to 2 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
Charlotte Hobbs Memorial Library Speaker Series contin ues at 6 p.m. with an in-person presentation by Dr. Larissa Malone entitled, “Critical Race Theory in Education.” This is an in-person talk, but please check the library web site www.hobbslibrary.org on the day for any changes or updates. For queries, contact the Charlotte Hobbs Memorial Library at (207) 925-3177.
Saturday, September 17 & Sunday, September 18
Pancake breakfast. Harrison Lions will be hav ing an all-you-can-eat pan cake (blueberry, chocolate chip or plain), French toast, sausage, juice and coffee breakfast, 7:30 to 11 a.m. at Long Lake Park (next to the Village Tie Up). Rain date following Sunday.
Thursday, September 15
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Saturday, September 17
I picked up some incredibly beautiful peppers last Saturday and immediately began to look for a recipe for stuffed peppers. Upon initially reading this recipe, I was drawn to the addition of raisins, nuts and middle eastern spices.This recipe did not disappoint. I cut the recipe in half as there are only two of us in our home and only used a half pound of ground pork rather than opening two packages of meat. I didn’t have tomato juice so I used stock I had in the fridge instead. As I prepared this meal, I was thinking of different combinations of fillings that could be used as the stuffing and I’d have to say this is only limited by your imagina tion. A vegetarian version could increase the amounts of nuts or add any number of vegetables sautéed and mixed with rice or quinoa.
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Community Block Party, Naples United Methodist Church, on the Naples Village Green from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. There will be music by Fulcrum. Lunch provided includes hamburgers, cheese burgers, hot dogs, dessert, bev
Thursday, September 22
Saturday, October 1
Music on Main features Motor Booty Affair, 6 to 9 p.m., 144 Main Street, Bridgton. Free of charge. Food trucks, vendors, beer garden.
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Saturday, November 5
18th Maine Lakes Brewfest, 12 to 4 p.m., Point Sebago Resort, 261 Casco Road, Casco. 21-plus only, ID required. Online ticket sales only, no tickets at the game, gblrcc.org/brewfest/
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Linda was a founding member of Gallery 302. She, along with other Lake Region High School art teachers booked a senior show at the Gallery the first summer it was in operation. The show was a huge success, leading to the sale of student art work. There’s nothing like an art show in a real gallery to an art student, if it produces a sale.
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AN EVENING OF ACOUSTIC FOLK with Jenner Fox this Sunday, Sept. 18 at 7:30 p.m. at The HAYLOFT at Dragonfly Barn in Bridgton.
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In 2014, Linda was voted Delaware Art Teacher of the Year. Among many community outreach art projects, Linda’s accomplishments include paper fashion shows and programs sponsored by her National Art Honor Society in New York, Maine and Delaware such as mural, watercolor and basic art lessons at day care centers, senior centers, summer camps and middle schools.
edly when the band broke up. Beth and Steve decided to change directions and started a family. Steve went on the road with Kenny Loggins for 10 years as musical direc tor, wrote music and recorded songs with him (including Footloose). Beth continued gigging at home and released several albums including two popular children’s projects.
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FIRE DANCE — Joanna Patterson captures Cottage Street Creative Exchange’s Artistic Director Debi Irons watching Tegan Rose and Laura Brainerd of Cosmic Creation performing a Fire Dance to close the dance 207fest held in August. About 50 gathered to watch two fire dances.
What looked like a straight road to happily ever after, suddenly curved unexpectedly when the band broke up. Beth and Steve decided to change directions and started a family. Steve went on the road with Kenny Loggins for 10 years as musical director, wrote music and recorded songs with him (including Footloose). Beth continued gigging at home and released several albums including two popular Children s projects.
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The Chorus was organized in 1996 and is a chapter of Harmony Inc., an international women’s barbershop organi zation. New members are always welcomed!
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The Mollyockett Chorus is holding an Open House for women interested in barber shop singing on Tuesday, Sept. 20. First Unitarian Universalist Church, 479 Main Street, Norway.
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Currently based in Bainbridge Island, Wash., the internationally touring troubadour has called many places his home: California, Connecticut, rural Chile, Texas, Oregon, and now Washington. Jenner’s music has moved audiences from the high school years spent busking on the street corners of Palo Alto, to the countless
The HAYLOFT at Dragonfly Barn in Bridgton presents a doubleheader this weekend with Steve Wood and Beth Fitchet Wood per forming an evening of folk/ pop on Saturday night, Sept. 17 at 7:30 p.m. followed on Sunday night, Sept. 18 at 7:30 p.m. by Jenner Fox.
Jenner comes from a fam ily of river guides. He fol lowed the family river trade and recorded his debut album to make some extra money selling CDs on the boat ramp after rafting trips. Five albums later, a decade of cutting his teeth on the river and road, Jenner is a storyteller, a pea nut butter purist, a cargo bike advocate, a Pacific NorthWesterner, and that rare kind of songwriter with the ability to, “Gather up what we see as common as crab apples and polish them into shiny orbs. To give himself and let us see ourselves.” – Sheridan Press.
Here in Maine, Linda founded 501(c)3, Arts at the Grange in Naples. At the Grange, she produced The Velveteen Rabbit and provided visual art, music/instru mental lessons, children’s theater, and dance lessons.
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NORWAY — The Mollyockett Chorus, a wom en’s barbershop group that sings together in Norway every Tuesday night, invites all women singers to an Open House on Tuesday, Sept. 20, to get a taste of what the Chorus is all about.
The Mollys meet year-round and perform where and when they are asked, often as part of a local music or arts festival. Sometimes, they have a sing-out just for fun. They will be at the Bridgton Farmers’ Market on Saturday, Sept. 24 — come and hear them while you search for the last corn of the season!
For events@dragonflybarnmaine,comInformation:2077496160
September 17, 2022, 7:30
If you are not familiar with barbershop, it is a style that
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Gallery 302 is pleased to welcome artist Linda Dillon. Dillon was born and raised in New York, moved to Maine in 1995 and to Delaware in 2005. She retired in June of 2021 after over 40 years of teaching art in public, charter and private K-12 schools. She spent those years focused on her students and finding affordable ways for them to deepen their knowledge of art and build their skills in order to be accepted at the best art schools and colleges in theShecountry.alsodesigned and painted sets and props for school plays and musicals, made costumes and produced several shows, including “Grease” at Lake Region High School in the early 2000s.
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Chorus members will talk a little about the organization and sing a few numbers for you. MC’s fantastic conduc tor Simon Smith will teach a few songs (sing along or not, as you choose), and the cho rus members hope to share their love of barbershop sing ing with you. There are no obligations of any kind! Come whether you are searching for a new place to sing, or if you are just curious.
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Beth soon joined Honk and with The Beach Boys they made the soundtrack for a cult classic surf movie called “Five Summer Stories.” The script continues when one of their songs from the film gets to #1 on some radio stations, they get a record deal and go on the road with Loggins and Messina, Chicago and The Beach Boys and headline some shows with bands like Van Halen and Aerosmith as the opening acts.
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This collaboration of seasoned professionals, each a headliner in their own right, will take you on a journey beyond traditional boundaries, to the next level of musical expression.
Cottage Street Creative Exchange is to provide an educational dance platform for cre ative expression, cultural exchange, and collabora tion — at home and abroad. Directors of the non-prof it are Amanda Daniels, Cathy Lane, Dana Ryerson, Koley True and founder and Artistic Director, Debi Irons.
In 1970, Jackson Browne told Beth Fitchet Wood that he had gotten a gig at a club in Huntington Beach, Calif. and that she should try out at one of their Monday night open mic/audition nights. She showed up the following Monday and as fate would have it Steve Wood was there auditioning with his band called Honk. Like a script, girl gets gig and finds her life partner all in one night.
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arranges songs into a series of four-part chords. Originally developed for men’s voice, the four parts still carry male names: Lead, Tenor, Baritone and Bass — but these parts are all written for women’s voices. The Leads (high alto to mezzo range) usually carry the melody, the Tenors (soprano range) harmonize above the tune, the Basses (low alto to tenor range) provide the foundation, and the Baritones (alto range) twine above and below the Leads, adding unexpected notes that gives the chords a twist. Most of the songs are lighthearted, drawn from popular music, while the harmonies are tight and amazing to sing. Singers have such fun with them! When you hear the chords ring, you can’t help but smile.
Tickets $35.00
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CSCE will be holding their annual gala Saturday, Nov. 5 from 6 to 8 p.m. with
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a list of baby names becomes a prayer; the voice of a tooth less refrigerator man reminds you to say “I love you.”
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assisted on many of the proj ects and towed the boat off the rocks when Steve ran aground.Beth and Steve summer in their cabin on Little Bear Island, Lake Winnipesaukee, N.H. and live in Laguna Beach, Calif., where they also own a Martial Arts School with one of their sons. Steve’s recently released album, “Junk Drawer” is currently #1 on Roots Music Report’s Folk Rock Album Chart.
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Stop by the “HATS OFF TO YOU” booth at Saturday’s Harvest Moon Fest and make your own creative hat! Gallery 302 artists will provide instruction and decorative materials from 2-6pm during the festivities on Depot Street, Bridgton. Wear your hat into the gallery on Sat. or Sun., Sept 17th & 18th to get 10% off your gallery purchase. 112 Main St., Bridgton • 207-647-2787 www.gallery302.com Hours: Sun thru Thurs 12-4, Fri & Sat 10-5 Hat Making Fun At Harvest Moon Fest g y 95 Sanborns Grove Road Bridgton ME May 14, 2022, 7:30 pm Seán Heely and Beth Patterson bring a high energy repertoire to the table, largely consisting of Scottish and Irish tunes and Championsongs. fiddler and singer Seán is one of the most creatively versatile and captivating young artists of his Louisianageneration.native Beth Patterson has played bouzouki professionally for thirty years. She has been featured in various lineups, ranging from traditional Celtic to myriad genres that typically don the bouzouki, such as Cajun, blues, and metal. Tickets $35.00 AVAILABLE ONLINE AT: www.hayloftatdragonfly.com LISTENING ROOM | WELL VENTILATED | HEAT AND A/C events@dragonflybarnmaine,comCONTACT:2077496160
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Steve became the most awarded IMAX documentary film composer, working with George Harrison, Sting (2 Oscar nominations), Crosby, Stills and Nash, Paul McCartney, Dave Matthews Band and others. Beth assisted on many of the projects and towed the boat off the rocks when Steve ran aground. Steve s recently released album, “Junk Drawer” is currently #1 on Roots Music Report’s Folk Rock Album Chart. events@dragonflybarnmaine,comINFORMATION:2077496160
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Questions/more info: Contact Nancy Sosman at nansos@ pivot.net or 787-2638, or Joan Erler at cjerler@yahoo.com or 803-2057.
Brian Shankar Adler (percussion)
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An evening of Jazz music with New England based musicians,
The free dance will be held from 3 to 5 p.m. this Sunday, Sept. 18 and include performances by Cosmic Creation. Dolce Amici is the event sponsor and Norway Savings Bank is a sustain ing sponsor of Cottage Street Creative Exchange (CSCE).
ARTIST Linda Dillon has joined Gallery 302. Dillon was a founding member of the Bridgton gallery.
Open House details: Tuesday, Sept. 20, at 6:30 p.m. down stairs in the First Unitarian Universalist Church, 479 Main Street in Norway — heading north on Route 117, it is on the left just as you come into the downtown area. There is parking behind the church and on the street.
At her co-owned home-based business, Lake Region Art & Framing, she provided art lessons to middle school students after school and to summer residents on their private docks and screened-in porches. Her large-scale watercolor of the Naples Causeway can be viewed at the Naples Town Office. She could drive from Naples to Windham and point out logos she designed for businesses along the way.
Steve became the most awarded IMAX documen tary film composer, working with George Harrison, Sting (two Oscar nominations), Crosby, Stills and Nash, Paul McCartney, Dave Matthews Band and many others. Beth
Linda Dillon joins Gallery 302
Jenner Fox — There is something that happens inside a good song. A tootsie roll can take you back to your ele mentary school playground;
dancing from 8 to 9 p.m. to The Cobblestones, who will also play for several dance performance num bers throughout the evening. Kezarstone Catering will be offering fabulous fare and 32auctions will host the online silent auction once again.For more information please go to the project side of artmovesdance.com or call
Jenner Fox tells the sto ries of people and places with unparalleled compassion and respect. His artful tone, poet ry, and fluency on his guitar do something only the brave ones do: let us in.
NORWAY — DJ Thunder will mix music for a dance party presented by Cottage Street Creative Exchange which had been postponed twice due to COVID and rain. This time, it will be held rain (on the second floor of the Art Moves Dance Studio building on the corner of Cottage and Temple Streets in Norway) or shine (in the parking lot of the same building on Temple
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Comedy Club at Foxwoods, plus roadhouses and dives from Portland to New York.
To find your Maine Public Classical station go to: theStory.videowww.mainepublic.org/where-to-hear-maine-public-classicalhttps://Atthesametime,makesureyouhaveachancetoseetheproducedthissummerasSLLMFFoundersTellTheirIt’sawonderfullookbacktothefirst20to25yearsoffestival.Youcanfinditat:https://youtu.be/7_fExs1Mql0
Linda Dillon
Samuel James
Author’s Series
Jody Sloane
imagination, and your will ingness to explore, you will learn to create a personal wisdom card. A fun, easy, and surprisingly joyful pro cess full of creative self-dis covery. You will be intro duced to the basic process of SoulCollage® card makingencouraged to rip, snip, and past images into your own 5x8 card(s). The experience of creating SoulCollage ® cards is empowering and transformative. Materials included in the workshop fee. Just bring your scis sors, yourself and maybe a friend! Register online at calendarmarkarts.org/eventsRegisterforventilationairdenmarkarts.org/eventsTheArtCenter’sHEPApurifiersystemsandwillbeengagedindoorperformances.onlineatwww.den(viewlisting).
class performance will be “mask required.”
The Authors Series Collaborative is comprised of Denmark Public Library, Denmark Historical Society and Denmark Arts Center. Night of the Living Rez with author Morgan Talty inter viewed by author Gregory Brown.Amil Niazi of the NY Times called “Night of the Living Rez” “a brash, irrev erent story collection illumi nating life and death on the Penobscot Indian Nation res ervation, referring to Talty’s first book as “remarkable collection [with] electric,
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A double-header
18, 2022, 7:30 pm There is something that happens inside a good song. A tootsie roll can take you back to your elementary school playground; a list of baby names becomes a prayer; the voice of a toothless refrigerator man reminds you to say I love you. Jenner Fox tells the stories of people and places with unparalleled compassion and respect. His artful tone, poetry, and fluency on his guitar do something only the brave ones do: let us in. His most recent album Planet I’m From (2021) features musical contributions from Chris "Critter" Eldridge (Punch Brothers), Brittany Haas (Dave Rawlings Machine, Crooked Still), and was produced by Lawson White (Lake Street Dive). His forthcoming album Good Luck Road, a concept album documenting the lives of everyday folks in a rural Wyoming town, was released in July 2022, supported by a national tour. TICKETS $35.00 ONLINE www.hayloftatdragonfly.com or AT THE VENUE LISTENING ROOM | WELL VENTILATED | AIR CONDITIONED FOR MORE events@dragonflybarnmaine,comINFORMATION:2077496160 JENNER FOX
Linda began showing and selling her watercolors in the 1980s. At that time, she was commissioned to do many home and pet portraits, outdoor art and signage for family camps.For the past 10 years, Linda’s paintings reflect her love of Maine. She takes her own reference photos and paints in the studio. She is very happy to be back in the Lake Region after 17 years of being away. She spends six months at her cottage on Adams Pond in Bridgton and six months in Delaware. According to her, there is no place on earth she’d rather be than right here in the Western Lake Region of Maine.
writing. Talty is also a Prose Editor at The Massachusetts Review. He lives in Levant, Maine.The Authors’ Series is funded by the generous donation of an anonymous Angel, support from our guests, and sponsorship sup port from Bridgton Books, of which DAC is grateful.
2T37 g y 95 Sanborns Grove Road Bridgton ME May 14, 2022, 7:30 pm Seán Heely and Beth Patterson bring a high energy repertoire to the table, largely consisting of Scottish and Irish tunes and Championsongs. fiddler and singer Seán is one of the most creatively versatile and captivating young artists of his Louisianageneration.native Beth Patterson has played bouzouki professionally for thirty years. She has been featured in various lineups, ranging from traditional Celtic to myriad genres that typically don t include the bouzouki, such as Cajun, blues, and metal. Tickets $35.00 AVAILABLE ONLINE AT: www.hayloftatdragonfly.com LISTENING ROOM | WELL VENTILATED | HEAT AND A/C events@dragonflybarnmaine,comCONTACT:2077496160 SEÂN HEELY & BETH PATTERSON The July 9, 2022, 7:30 pm An evening of Jazz music with New England based musicians, Jed Wilson (piano) Scott Kiefner (bass) Brian Shankar Adler (percussion) This collaboration of seasoned professionals, each a headliner in their own right, will take you on a journey beyond traditional boundaries, to the next level of musical expression. Tickets $35.00 Available online at: www.hayloftatdragonfly.com or at the Venue LISTENING ROOM | WELL VENTILATED | HEATED AND A/C For More events@dragonflybarnmaine,comInformation:2077496160 JED WILSON TRIO The HAYLOFT at Dragonfly Barn 95 Sanborns Grove Road Bridgton ME
DAC is so psyched Julie Poulin is going to join Jody for a serious evening of laughs. Fearless on stage, Julie’s quick thinking and comic timing brings comedy to life.
captivating voices that man age to channel grief, trauma, boyhood and brutality in theirMorgantotality.”Talty is a citi zen of the Penobscot Indian Nation where he grew up. He received his BA in Native American Studies from Dartmouth College and his MFA in fiction from Stonecoast’s low-residency program. His story collection Night of the Living Rez from Tin House Books (2022), and his work has appeared in Granta, The Georgia Review, Magazine,TriQuarterly,Shenandoah,NarrativeLitHub , and else where.Awinner of the 2021 Narrative Prize, Talty’s work has been supported by the Elizabeth George Foundation and National Endowment for the Arts (2022). Talty teaches courses in both English and Native American Studies, and he is on the faculty at the Stonecoast MFA in creative
There was so much excitement at that time, just thinking about it brings back fond memories.
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Lakeside Laugh Labs with Jody Sloane and Julie Poulin this Friday, Sept. 16 at 7Ap.m.comedy scene in Denmark, darn straight! Portland and Boston aren’t the only ones laughing. Lakeside Laugh Labs is a series featuring some of New England’s best up and coming comedians. Comics include Maine’s own and Jake Jacobson, Portland, and Boston’sLuckyfinest.tohave her back, Jody Sloane will grace the DAC stage for an evening you will soon not forget. She’s now a regular at esteemed comedy venues, including, Headliners Comedy Clubs throughout New England, Gotham Comedy Club in New York City, Comix
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DENMARK — It’s a busy week at the Denmark Arts Center. Upcoming events include:
Now, if you are looking for health insurance, you can learn more about your coverage options at Maine’s state-based marketplace, CoverME.gov. That’s CoverMe.Gov.
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I will continue to do all I can to support Maine’s small businesses and the entrepreneurs who are interested in start ing a business here in Maine, especially when it comes to lowering the cost of high-quality health care.
Come learn how to approach crafting a story for the stage. International blues man, Moth storyteller, and TEDx speaker, Samuel James will break down how to approach live storytelling through this workshop series. You’ll hear general tips and receive prompts to begin applying them to craft your own story. The only rules are it is a story that’s true to you and told in the first person.
Whether you’re a spot light hog or avoider, Samuel will help you be clear and confident in telling your story. Samuel James is a talented, experienced, and creative musician, singersongwriter, storyteller and so muchThemore!last class is struc tured for workshop students to share their stories with class, friends and family in an informal performance (Sept. 28 at 7 p.m.), if they choose. The workshop is free thanks to Maine Humanities Council support for helping record individual stories and stories of Denmark, and more. Class size is limited, please register online. Workshops and final
Linda’s paintings can be found at Gallery 302, located at 112 Main Street in Bridgton. For more information, call 207-647-2787 or visit gallery302.com.
riverside campfires, to the small living rooms all across the United States, to the eight thousand capacity Hayden Homes Amphitheater along side Trampled By Turtles in 2021. (*Trampled by Turtles lead singer, Dave Simonett, happened to hear Jenner play at an obscure lodge in the Oregon woods and invited him to open for the band at the Hayden Homes Amphitheater two days later.)His most recent album Planet I’m From (2021) features musical contribu tions from Chris “Critter” Eldridge (Punch Brothers), Brittany Haas (Dave Rawlings Machine, Crooked Still), and was produced by Lawson White (Lake Street Dive). His forthcoming
As wonderful memories of the recent July and August remain, an opportunity to listen to an outstanding concert by the Sebago-Long Lake Music Festival from Aug. 4, 2021 takes place on Wednesday, Sept. 21, at 8 p.m.
Performers: Min-Young Kim, violin; Keiko Tokunaga, violin; Matthew Sinno, viola; Mihai Marica, cello; Bonnie Thron, cello; Yuri Funahashi, piano; and Mihae Lee, piano.
Sit back, sip and savor the spoken word. Concessions are available. This is a paywhat-you-can event with a suggested donation of $10 for future authors presenta tions. Register online at den markarts.org/events.SoulCollagewith Heather MacLeod on Tuesday, Sept. 20 from 5 to 8 p.m. Discover your wisdom; change your world. The SoulCollage® workshop will be led by facilitator Heather MacLeod. Using intuition,
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Storytelling Workshop series with Samuel James, Wednesdays, Sept. 21, 28 and Oct. 5 from 6 to 8 p.m.
I am proud of this progress under our watch, progress that builds on other investments we are making in my Jobs & Recovery Plan to lower health insurance costs for Maine’s small businesses. These investments include $39 million to launch the Small Business Health Insurance Premium Relief Program which lowers the cost of monthly health insurance premiums for small businesses and their employees.
album Good Luck Road, a concept album documenting the lives of everyday folks in a rural Wyoming town, was released in July 2022, supported by a national tour with performances at the International Folk Alliance, Columbus, Club Passim, and multiple festival appear ances.Tickets: $25.
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a victory for many small businesses and their hardworking employees who rely on the small group market for health insurance, and it couldn’t come at a better time. As Maine small businesses grapple with high costs from inflation, this is one thing they will have a little less to worry about.
Authors Series with Morgan Talty, writer of Night of the Living Rez, this Sunday, Sept. 18 at 3 p.m.
Storytelling, comedy, authors at DAC
