The Rufus Porter Museum of Art and Ingenuity in Bridgton will open for its 2022 season at 10 a.m. on Saturday, June 11. The new exhibit for the 2022 season will be You Can Get There From Here: Itinerancy and Travel in the 19th Century. This exhibit provides an overview on the key element of […]
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Bridgton gallery welcomes milliner to cooperative
BRIDGTON — Gallery 302 welcomes milliner Nancy Corcoran-Murphy to its cooperative gallery at 112 Main St. The Bridgton Collection is inspired by the women in her family, rooting back to the early 1900s when her grandmother and sister attended Bridgton Academy. Her family summered in Waterford, at their camp on Bear Pond for many years, […]
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Bridgton’s Art in the Park to return
After a two-year break because of health concerns, Bridgton’s Art in the Park event is due to take place from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, July 16 at Shorey Park on Main Street in Bridgton, with a rain date of July 17. There will be spaces for 37 artists and four nonprofit organizations. Art […]
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Bridgton gallery welcomes new artist
BRIDGTON — Painter Phyllis Tracy is new to Gallery 302’s cooperative gallery, at 112 Main St. She lives and paints in the Mount Washington Valley of northern New Hampshire. An artist all her life, she has used her artistic talent in all of her career choices. Graduating from Massachusetts College of Art with a Bachelor […]
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Springfield College names local dean’s list students
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — Springfield College has named the following local students to its 2021 fall semester dean’s list. They include Cody Gullikson of Denmark, Reese Merritt of Raymond, Thomas Casey of Turner, Grace Condon of Brownfield, Madison McIntyre of Bridgton, Russell Allen of Auburn, Christina Scheid of Fryeburg, and Bridget Rossignol of Naples. The criteria […]
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Vermont university names local students to dean’s list
CASTLETON, Vt. — Jessica Bickford of Oxford and Rebecca Roy of Bridgton have been named to the 2021 fall semester dean’s list at Castleton University. To qualify, the student must maintain full-time status and a semester grade point average of 3.5.
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Bridgton area Rotary offers sand deliveries, COVID testing
BRIDGTON — Bridgton-Lake Region Rotary Club members are offering to coordinate and deliver buckets of sand to area residents who cannot access sand for themselves. For more information or to request a bucket, contact local health officer and Rotarian Cathy Pinkham at [email protected] or call 207-693-2990. The club also is offering rapid PCR testing for […]
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Painter Phyllis Tracy joins Gallery 302
Painter Phyllis Tracy, lives and paints in the beautiful Mount Washington Valley of northern New Hampshire, has joined Gallery 302. An artist all her life, she has used her artistic talent in all of her career choices. Graduating from Massachusetts College of Art with a BFA in Art Education and Painting, she began her journey […]
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Fiber artist joins Gallery 302
Patty Sawyer, who specializes in fiber art and quilting, is one of several new artists at Gallery 302 in Bridgton. Sawyer first started quilting as her hobby in the mid 80s. In 2006, she began a professional career mastering her skills with long arming, lecturing, instructing and quilt judging. She has won numerous awards for […]
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Lewiston man stops brutal attack on woman along Route 302 in Bridgton
Daniel Valsecchi says he knew something did not look right as he was driving early Saturday.