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Serving Bridgton and the surrounding towns of Western Maine since 1870. Vol. 149, No. 46
24 PAGES - 4 Sections
Bridgton, Maine
November 15, 2018
(USPS 065-020)
www.bridgton.com
SEVENTY-FIVE CENTS
Casco manager job to be posted in 2019 By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer CASCO — The year-end holidays are not the best time to advertise for a managerial job. Therefore, the advertise-
ments for the Casco town manager position will not be posted until mid-January or early February. That is according to Dave Barrett, the Director of Personnel Services
and Labor Relations for the Maine Municipal Association (MMA). “We should start [advertising] right after the first of the year. People will be settled back into their lives,”
Barrett said. “Advertising for jobs during the holidays is not productive.” The first step before posting the future job vacancy is to determine what qualifications and skills are desired
in the next town manager, he said. That objective is obtained through an hour-long “needs assessment” discussion that may include members of the community, he said. Barrett was the guest speaker during the Casco Board of Selectmen meeting on Tuesday. Barrett outlined a hiring time line for the board, talked about the potential candidate pool, and answered questions. Also, on Tuesday, the board officially hired Barrett for the job of helping to hire a new town manager be-
fore Casco Town Manager Dave Morton retires after 41 years. The cost of MMA’s service is $5,500. That does not include the advertising costs, which will be tacked onto the bill at the end of the hiring process. The town manager hiring time line is about four months long once the job is advertised. The first step is: Barrett will meet with the board and interested community members to figure out what is needed in the next town manager of Casco. That disSEARCH, Page 6A
Town looks to buy rescue boat TAKING A FEW MINUTES TO HONOR SERVICE — A small group gathered in Depot Square Sunday morning to witness a short, but heartfelt ceremony in recognition of Veterans Day. Taking part were American Legion Lopeman-Potts Post No. 67’s Dennis Moynihan and Bridgton Alliance Church Pastor Mike Zullo. The local Post was organized in 1920, and was first named Roosevelt Post. In 1921, the name was changed to the Lopeman Post, honoring Edward Lopeman, who was killed in World War I service. The name changed again to Lopeman-Potts to honor William R. Potts, a Marine killed during World War II. The Post has called Depot Street home since 1963 after the purchase of the Monk radio shop building. Twelve arrangements were delivered to the Masonic Hall for Monday’s luncheon honoring veterans for their service. Lakeside Garden Club was honored to provide the colorful arrangements for tables and one for the community center in Bridgton. Many thanks to the volunteers who helped design the vases and arrange the flowers.
By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer CASCO — The Casco Fire and Rescue Department has the opportunity to purchase an 18-foot rigid hull rescue watercraft from the Cape Elizabeth Fire and Rescue Department. The rescue boat is fullyequipped and water-ready. The only catch is that, at a reduced price of $12,000, the window of opportunity will likely be brief, according to Casco Chief Brian Cole. With eight bodies of water in Casco, the town does not want to miss the
boat. The Casco Board of Selectmen agreed and voted unanimously on Tuesday to direct the town manager to work with Cole, using either Capital Account reserves or money from the Contingency Funds account to purchase the watercraft ASAP. Casco Town Manager Dave Morton said the department has “a small reserve, and I’m not sure what is in the contingency fund.” Selectman Thomas Peaslee who this summer BOAT, Page 2A
Always appreciate our veterans
By Gov. Paul LePage This year, Veterans Day marks the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I, which ended on the “eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month” of 1918. It changed the course of the 20th century. World War I was a new kind of warfare, a global conflict fought with new technologies, like airpower and chemical weapons. The war that was fought to make the world “safe for democracy” forever changed the way we fight. But the essential element of that fight to defend our freedom is our people. Veterans Day is the day we pause to remember those who have fought in every American war, both before World War I and since. During the past eight years, the First Lady and I have made supporting our military, their families and our veterans a priority. APPRECIATE, Page 6A
Vets’ monument to move to beach By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer NAPLES — Some of the people who gathered at the Naples Veterans Monument on Veterans Day may have not known that it was the last time a ceremony would be held at that spot. That is because the Vets monument will be transported to Kent’s Landing this upcoming Tuesday. However, everyone who attended the Veterans Day observance did learn about the monument move. Maine 2nd District Commander Curtis Merrill announced the good news. On the morning of Tuesday, Nov. 20, the task of moving the monument will begin, he said. It has been a long time in the making, according to Merrill. It has been a pet project of his for almost half a decade, shortly after Kent’s Landing was officially purchased. Some of the reasons for the move were safety concerns since the corner of the Village Green is so close
A MONUMENT TO BE SEEN — Maine 2nd District Commander Curtis Merrill leads the Veterans Day services in front of the Veterans Monument, which will be moved to Kent’s Landing this upcoming Tuesday. (De Busk Photo) to passing vehicles. Another on Route 302 and in boats ing the monument to Kent’s Landing was discussed and reason was so that the mon- on Long Lake. ument would be more visIt’s been more than five someone volunteered to ible — to people in vehicles years since the idea of movMONUMENT, Page 2A
SEIZED items from a vehicle search on River Road in Naples on Tuesday afternoon resulting in the arrest of Jason R. Dailey, 36, and Taylor Bell, 26, both of Naples.
Check results in drug bust
NAPLES — Two Naples residents face drug charges following a vehicle search on River Road Tuesday afternoon. Cumberland County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a report of a suspicious vehicle on River Road in Naples at 5:44 p.m. Following roadside interviews, investigation and a subsequent vehicle search the following items were located: 9mm handgun, 15 grams of heroin/fentanyl packaged for sale, miscellaneous medications, $7,500 in cash along with various other articles of drug paraphernalia. Police arrested: • Jason R. Dailey, 36, and charged him with aggravated trafficking schedule drugs with a firearm (Class A), possession schedule W drugs, dilauded (Class D), and possession of greater
than 200 milligrams of fentanyl (Class C). • Taylor Bell, 26, and charged him with aggravated trafficking schedule drugs with a firearm (Class A), possession schedule W drugs (Class D), possession of greater than 200 milligrams of fentanyl (Class C), and possession of suspended driver’s license (Class E). Both Bell and Dailey were transported to the Cumberland County Jail and were arraigned in Cumberland County Unified Court Tuesday afternoon. Dailey was released on $5,000 cash bail. Bell remains at the CCJ. Her bail was set by the court at $2,500 cash. The Maine Drug Enforcement Agency (MDEA) is assisting with the “active, ongoing investigation.”
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