COLCHESTER, Vt. — Saint Michael's College student Katlyn Keane, daughter of Marie Corbin-Keane and Steven Keane of Bethel, is studying abroad for the fall 2011 semester. Keane, a junior Spanish and environmental studies double major, is studying at Ecuador:...
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Wednesday, September 28, 2011 at 9:50 am
BETHEL — A local third-grader was quick to volunteer his allowance money to help his best friend, but his mom suggested they do something bigger. Matthew Thurston, an 8-year-old who should have been attending third grade with his friends, is spending his time at the Barbara Bush Chil...
BETHEL — Former Gov. Angus King will give a progress report on wind power in Maine at the Bethel Area Chamber of Commerce’s monthly breakfast forum from 7:30 to 9 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 12. The breakfast will be held in the South Dinin... 12
BETHEL — New business planning workshops will be presented by the Oxford Hills chapter of SCORE and AVCOG. Subjects will include business plan preparation, marketing, cash flow and financing. The $50 fee includes one person and business partner for the four-part workshop, whic...
BETHEL — The Bethel Library has received two new desktop computers and two new laptops from a Broadband Technology Opportunity Program grant. The computers are now installed and ready for public use. A weekly children’s story and craft hour with Lisa Fox and librarian Michelle...
NEWTON, Mass. — The following local residents were among 355 students honored for outstanding academic achievement by being named to the dean's list for the 2011 spring semester at Mount Ida College. Bethel: Amanda Coolidge Dixfield: Brandyn Cloutier Lewiston: Haleigh T...
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Wednesday, September 21, 2011 at 10:30 am
MILWAUKEE — Shelby Borchardt of Bethel has graduated from Marquette University. Borchardt earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in anthropology. Borchardt was one of nearly than 2,400 undergraduate and graduate students who received their diplomas May 22.
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Monday, September 19, 2011 at 11:30 am
Four boats competed Friday afternoon in the Northeast Drift Boat Championship, an annual fundraiser for the Upper Andro Anglers Alliance and part of Bethel's annual Harvest Fest. Jeff and Pattie Parsons of Bethel Outdoor Adventures helped set up the c...
BETHEL — Sammy Chapman will perform at noon Saturday, Sept. 17, on the Bethel Common as part of the annual Chowdah Fest. The Bethel native once toured the nation as a Hank Williams impersonator and performer in a 1950s band. He returned to western Maine to raise his two childre...
BETHEL — Community and business leaders, city and town officials, and state legislators shared ideas Wednesday for promoting passenger rail service in Western Maine. The Rally for Rail conference, hosted by the Greater Bethel Chamber of Commerce, drew approximately 60 guests, includi...
I'm a Sun Journal reporter covering the Oxford Hills region, with a focus on the towns of Oxford and Paris as well as Oxford County Superior Court. I've been covering the region since October 2010, and before that I was a copy editor. Please feel free to call me with ideas or feedback at 743-9228.
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