Emily joined the Sun Journal in April 2021 on the health beat. She previously reported for the Lakes Region Weekly, covering nine towns in Cumberland County. She enjoys taste testing chai lattes at local cafes, attempting to beat her personal best on the NYT’s mini crossword puzzle and watching thunderstorms. She’s on the fence about the Oxford comma. Emily grew up in Los Angeles and graduated from Wellesley College in 2018. She’s lived in lots of places for little bits of time but now calls Portland home. She welcomes coffee shop recommendations, cookie recipes and news tips in her inbox.
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PublishedApril 1, 2021
Naples manager proposes creating public works department
Naples residents will vote on the proposal at the annual town meeting April 29.
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PublishedMarch 31, 2021
Bridgton voters pass tax break for senior care center, rezone for eatery
Bridgton voters handily approved two questions at a special town meeting Tuesday for a tax break for a memory care center and to rezone a downtown lot for a restaurant. Woodlands Senior Living Municipal Development of Waterville has proposed a 24,000-square-foot senior memory care center on North High Street that would house up to 48 […]
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PublishedMarch 31, 2021
Sebago Lake Rotary donates $7,000 to local charities
The Sebago Lake Rotary Club has donated $7,000 to local charities from funds raised through the annual Sebago Lake and Cumberland County Fishing Derbies. Rotary Club President-elect Mark Morrison stopped by the Salvation Army last week with a $5,000 donation. The funds will benefit children and mothers in need in the Windham-Raymond area, as well […]
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PublishedMarch 30, 2021
Legislature backs Bridgton man’s tribute to Maine as state’s official ‘Song of the 21st Century’
Terry Swett wrote “My Sweet Maine” in celebration of the state’s bicentennial, and a bill to make it “Maine’s Song of the 21st Century” was adopted by the Maine House.
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PublishedMarch 26, 2021
Windham manager proposes flat-funded budget
Town Manager Barry Tibbetts’ $24.5 million budget proposal for FY 2021-22 is $80,000 more than the current $24.4 million budget and includes a new assistant town manager, new emergency personnel and a number of capital improvement projects.
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PublishedMarch 26, 2021
Casco’s proposed town budget up 14.6%, errors drive part of increase
Miscalculations and missing department budgets on last year’s town meeting warrant mean the town will have to make up for about $151,000 in missing taxes in the FY 2022 budget.
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PublishedMarch 25, 2021
Land trust acquires acreage for Sebago’s Tiger Hill Community Forest
Visitors to Tiger Hill Community Forest will now have 22 more acres of forest and wetland to enjoy. The new acquisition by Loon Echo Land Trust will bring the Sebago forest to a total of 1,451 acres. The latest acquisition will expand access, including a parking area and a hand-carry boat launch at Northwest River, […]
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PublishedMarch 25, 2021
Bridgton residents to vote on tax break for memory care center
Bridgton residents will vote on a tax break for a memory care center at a special town meeting slated for Tuesday, March 30. Voters will also decide whether to rezone a downtown lot for a restaurant. Woodlands Senior Living Municipal Development of Waterville has proposed a senior memory care center being on North High Street. […]
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PublishedMarch 24, 2021
Bridgton selectman wants reconsideration of Second Amendment Sanctuary resolution
Selectman Bear Zaidman questioned why he cannot put the failed resolution back on the table for a revote.
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PublishedMarch 17, 2021
Winthrop driver seriously injured after colliding with train in New Gloucester
A Winthrop man suffered serious injuries Monday after authorities say the vehicle he was driving collided with a train in New Gloucester. The early morning accident was one of three reported this week in Gray and New Gloucester. Cumberland County sheriff’s deputies responded to a call from the Pan AM Railways Dispatch Center at 3:55 […]
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