BETHEL — The Bethel Historical Society announced it hired William F. Chapman as librarian and archivist. Executive Director Randall Bennett said Chapman attended Bowdoin College for one year and graduated from the University of Maine at Augusta with a Bachelor of Science degree in information and library services. He worked as a reference assistant at […]
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Woodstock residents authorize selectmen to sell 1987 firetruck
WOODSTOCK — Residents overwhelmingly voted Tuesday evening to authorize the Board of Selectmen to sell the Fire Department’s 1987 Pierce-Arrow firetruck. The truck has been out of commission for several months because a pump test revealed problems that would have cost at least $48,000 to fix. Town Manager Vern Maxfield said voter approval is required […]
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Woodstock residents approve lease-purchase of 2016 pumper-tanker firetruck
WOODSTOCK — Residents voted Tuesday evening to authorize the town to lease-purchase a 2016 Freightliner pumper-tanker firetruck during a special town meeting at the Woodstock Town Office. The 350-horsepower Freightliner would be built by Midwest Fire Co. in Luverne, Minn., for $218,944. Town Manager Vern Maxfield explained that the Woodstock Fire Department’s 1987 Engine 1 […]
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Woodstock to vote on truck, shed improvements
WOODSTOCK — Residents will vote Tuesday on whether to approve the lease-purchase of a new firetruck and make improvements to the pole shed. The meeting begins 5:30 p.m. May 19 at the Town Office. Article 1 asks residents if they wish to approve adding a concrete floor and overhead doors to the town pole shed. […]
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Newry board to hold special town meeting on 3-year roads contract
NEWRY — Selectmen will convene a special town meeting at 6 p.m. Tuesday, May 19, to authorize selectmen to enter a three-year road maintenance contract. The meeting will be held in the Town Office. After electing a moderator, voters will be asked to authorize the board to sign a contract to provide summer and winter […]
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Bethel bike signs vote to be revisited; may add reminder to cyclists
BETHEL — After getting feedback from residents since their last meeting, selectmen Monday voted 4-1 to reconsider an earlier vote to erect signs warning motorists to give bicyclists space on town roads. Last month, the board approved three signs for the beginning of Vernon, North and Intervale roads, warning drivers to keep three feet away […]
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Woodstock School fifth-graders release 151 salmon fry into Mexico river
MEXICO — Four years ago, Woodstock Elementary School teacher Tonya Prentice and her fifth-grade class began raising endangered Atlantic salmon from eggs. In the spring, they took a field trip to the Mexico Recreation Park and released the fry into the Swift River, hoping the fish would survive and make the short swim to the […]
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Bethel to hold hearing on possible ordinance changes
BETHEL — A public hearing is scheduled for May 26 on several proposed ordinance changes, including one that would ban the use of trailers as advertising signs. Code Enforcement Officer Jeff Warden cited a trailer with a company logo on it that has been parked in one location in Bethel. ‘In my opinion it’s a […]
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Vote on bike signs in Bethel to be revisited; may add reminder to cyclists
BETHEL — After getting feedback from residents since their last meeting, Bethel selectmen Monday voted 4-1 to reconsider an earlier vote to erect signs warning motorists to give bicyclists space on town roads. Last month the board approved three warning signs for the beginning of Vernon, North and Intervale roads, at a cost of approximately […]
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SAD 44 to offer retirement incentive
BETHEL — Members of the Telstar Education Association who are of normal retirement age, but have not yet made a decision to retire, will be offered a retirement incentive package of $5,000 per year for two years, the School Board decided Monday night. The TEA includes the district’s teachers, educational technicians, and secretaries. In order […]