Bridgton News

A Bridgton man is facing a lot of work to repair his storm-ravaged home. Police said high winds knocked over several trees around town on Saturday, and Randy Gardner's house on Portland Road took a direct hit from one of them.

A severe thunderstorm wreaked havoc in Bridgton Saturday afternoon, knocking down trees and power lines and damaging at least one house.

AUGUSTA: "Cabinet of Curiosities, the Museum Science Collections and You" continues at the Maine State Museum, State House Complex.

BRIDGTON : This is an exciting week in the Lakes Region, as the fourth annual Maine Blues Festival brings music lovers from across New England to our neck of the woods.

Richard N. Burgess, 81, formerly of West Kennebunk, died Thursday, June 11, 2009, at the Veteran's Home in Scarborough.

A Naples man was killed and another was injured Wednesday night after a minivan slammed into a trees on Edes Falls Road and burst into flames, the Cumberland County Sheriff's Office said.

Released 6/10/09 Surrounded by family, friends, local clergy and parishioners, an unassuming quiet leader, 92 year old Almira Taft Oliver received the 16th annual Bishop Amedee Proulx Award.

The Central Maine Medical Family has implemented digital mammography at Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston, Bridgton Hospital and Rumford Hospital.

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Officials in Bridgton seized thousands of dollars worth of marijuana and growing equipment Friday night.

Bridgton police raid a massive, indoor marijuana grow operation at a home owned by a Boston firefighter Friday night.

A Boston firefighter whose Maine home was raided by federal drug agents has resigned.

Investigators say a propane leak was the cause of a weekend explosion that leveled a house in Bridgton.

David Epstein, TV meteorologist, has developed a science program for kids that he will teach at a camp in Maine.

When it comes to prevention, Dr. Burgess Record is a pioneer. A young doctor in the 1970s who wanted to do more than help people when they got sick, he and his wife, nurse Sandy, took their blood pressure cuffs to stores, fairs and businesses to do health screenings and talk about prevention.

CASCO : Residents of Casco and Naples voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to close Crooked River Elementary in Casco and send the students to Songo Locks Elementary in Naples, which will now be the K-5 school for both communities.

BRIDGTON : The State Fire Marshal's Office has determined a propane leak caused a house in Bridgton to explode on Sunday.

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The State Fire Marshal's Office will be on the scene Monday to investigate the cause of a massive explosion Sunday afternoon that leveled a house, heavily damaged a garage and damaged the exterior of a neighboring home on Pond Road.

The State Fire Marshal's Office is investigating a house explosion in the town of Bridgton.