ALBANY TOWNSHIP — A tourist from Virginia was injured early Wednesday afternoon on Route 5 when the 2001 Harley Davidson she was riding on collided with a deer, Maine State Police Trooper Brian Hink said late Friday afternoon. Linda Weingarten, 61, possibly suffered a leg fracture, but her husband, Robert Weingarten, 52, was able to […]
Bethel
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Bethel’s Bingham Forest recreation access road in question
BETHEL — With recreational access to the Bingham Forest potentially at stake, selectmen Monday voted to have the town attorney review a town easement and related deeds for the Daisy Bryant Road. Some residents on the road are objecting to plans that would allow mountain bikers, hikers and other recreationists to drive the dirt road […]
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Rescuers carry out injured N.H. teen from Grafton Loop Trail campsite in Newry
NEWRY — A New Hampshire teenager who injured her leg in a hiking fall early Thursday afternoon at a Grafton Loop Trail campsite was carried out on a litter by 9:45 p.m., rescuers said. The girl, whom Warden Brock Clukey declined to identify, is from Plymouth, N.H. He said she tore ligaments in a knee […]
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Bicycle Coalition talks safety with Bethel residents
BETHEL – The assistant director of the Bicycle Coalition of Maine advised selectmen and other residents Monday night that there needs to be some give and take between motorists and bicyclists. Jim Tasse was invited to address the board after it approved three signs last month for the beginning of Vernon, North and Intervale roads, […]
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Oxford County deputies investigate many Woodstock burglaries
WOODSTOCK — Oxford County deputies are investigating numerous residential burglaries that occurred last week in town. * At 9:22 a.m. July 11, Deputy Andrew Whitney took a report of theft. He said the complainant did not want any specific information distributed to the public. The theft is under investigation. There are no leads at this […]
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Bethel selectmen vote for letter to Westbrook contractor
BETHEL — The Board of Selectmen unanimously voted Monday to draft a letter to a Westbrook construction company stating the town won’t take action against it for not meeting the setback requirements for the Family Dollar store. Code Enforcement Officer Jeff Warden told the board that Benchmark Construction, general contractor for construction of a Family […]
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Annual chair auction to be held at July 18 MollyOckett Festival
BETHEL – The Mahoosuc Art Council’s annual ARTirondack chair auction will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, July 18, during the MollyOckett Day Festival. The chairs, handcrafted by resident Reggie Brown, are later painted by a Western Maine artists for display at the festival. A meet-and-greet with the artists will be held from 11:30 a.m. […]
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Gould Academy offers summer boarding camps
BETHEL — Parents thinking of sending their children to a summer camp in Western Maine have a variety of weeklong offerings to choose from at Gould Academy, including two new ones. Most of the programs are for middle school-age children. All of the summer programs, which started June 28 and end Aug. 30, include boarding […]
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Newry board approves 42-cent increase in tax rate
NEWRY — Town Office employees were busy Wednesday morning printing off 3,447 property tax bills and stuffing them into envelopes. Selectmen set the new tax rate Tuesday night at $9.47 per $1,000 of valuation, Administrator Loretta Powers said. It is a 42-cent increase. “The tax bills will be in tomorrow’s mail,” she said. Despite the […]
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Grandmother runs over Bethel child in lawnmower accident
BETHEL — A 2-year-old boy was rushed to Maine Medical Center last Thursday afternoon after he was run over by a riding lawnmower at a Barker Road residence, Oxford County Deputy Sheriff Matt McDonnell said Tuesday. McDonnell said the incident happened at about 11:23 a.m. He said the Sheriff’s Office is not releasing the name […]