BRIDGTON — On Jan. 15 the town of Sebago accepted a deed to 130 acres of land on Swamp Road granted by Loon Echo Land Trust. Loon Echo reserved a perpetual conservation easement to ensure the property remains undeveloped and available to the public for a variety of recreational uses including snowmobiling and hunting. The […]
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Loon Echo Land Trust accepting applications for environmental education grants
BRIDGTON — Schools and libraries in Bridgton, Casco, Denmark, Harrison, Naples, Sebago and Raymond have the opportunity to receive small grants from Loon Echo Land Trust for environmental education programs. Funds for the educational grants are made available through Loon Echo’s Educational Endowment and, since 1998, hundreds of children have benefited from programs that teach […]
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Guns, marijuana and electronics seized by police
Three people have been charged and 11 guns recovered from burglaries in Oxford, Cumberland and York counties the past two months, state police said Tuesday. Arrested on Monday were 20-year-old Cole Meserve of Standish, his sister, 21-year-old Amber Meserve of Limerick, and 23-year-old Christopher Michaud of Limerick, Maine Department of Public Safety spokesman Stephen McCausland […]
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Loon Echo Land Trust held 27th annual meeting
DENMARK — Loon Echo Land Trust of Bridgton held its 27th annual meeting on Aug. 24 at Camp Wyonegonic. Approximately 75 members attended. Board president Karen Eller introduced two new candidates for the Loon Echo board of directors: David Diller, a long-time Bridgton resident and retired pharmacist, and Kevin Wall, a part-time Harrison resident and […]
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SEALs to swim length of Sebago Lake for Camp Sunshine
CASCO — Four active-duty Navy SEALs, including two who are originally from Maine, are preparing to swim the full 13-mile length of Sebago Lake on Thursday, Aug. 21, to raise funds to send military families in need to Camp Sunshine. The goal of the SEALs for Sunshine event is to raise enough money to send […]
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Area schools awarded USDA distance learning, telemedicine grants
BANGOR — USDA Rural Development State Director Virginia Manuel has announced that Western Foothills Regional School Unit 10 in Dixfield has been selected to receive a Distance Learning and Telemedicine Grant in the amount of $498,907 and Maine School Administrative District 61 in Bridgton has been selected to receive a Distance Learning and Telemedicine Grant […]
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Lewiston man’s trout biggest fish ever caught during Sebago Lake derby
STANDISH (AP) — The Sebago Lake Ice Fishing Derby continues for another day, but a Lewiston man had reason to celebrate earlier. WMTW-TV reports that Steve Lothrop on Saturday landed the biggest fish ever caught for the event. His lake trout measured 39 3/8 inches and weighed 22.42 pounds. The ice fishing weigh stations are […]
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Lake Region Greenprint: Presentation will be on link between forests and the faucet
CASCO — Forest landowners, municipal officials and other members of the public are invited to an informational meeting at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 17, at the Casco Community Center, 940 Meadow Road on Route 121 in the Casco Village. The meeting will feature a presentation by Paul Hunt, environmental manager of the Portland Water District. […]
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Loon Echo Land Trust offering environmental education grants to schools, libraries
BRIDGTON — Schools and libraries in the towns of Bridgton, Casco, Denmark, Harrison, Naples, Sebago and Raymond have the opportunity to receive small grants from Loon Echo Land Trust for environmental education programs. Applications are to be downloaded from Loon Echo’s website at www.LELT.org (under the Programs tab) and returned by Jan. 15. Funds for […]
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Naples man impaled in dirt bike accident in Sebago
SEBAGO (AP) — Officials say a 32-year-old Maine man has been hospitalized after being ejected from his dirt bike motorcycle and impaled by a small tree. The Maine Warden Service says Scott Kilton of Naples was riding with four other friends on the narrow-gauge railroad all-terrain vehicle trail system in Sebago when he struck a […]