Tuesday Buckfield: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Municipal Center Farmington: Franklin County Commission, 9:30 a.m., courthouse Hartford: Budget Committee, 7 p.m., Town Office Livermore: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office Livermore Falls: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Town Office Otisfield: Planning Board, 7 p.m., Town Office Paris: Oxford County Commission, 9 a.m., courthouse Paris: Oxford County Soil & Water Conservation […]
Bethel
News and information about the Bethel area from the Sun Journal.
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Rumford shiitake mushroom farmer holds workshop on how to grow them
RUMFORD — About a dozen people from the Andover-Bethel area learned how to grow shiitake mushrooms Saturday at Toshio Hashimoto’s Shiitake Farm greenhouse. Hashimoto, 65, has been growing shiitakes for more than 40 years, mostly after moving his family to Rumford from Boston in 1985. He also conducts shiitake growing workshops worldwide. He elicited laughter […]
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Snowy winter means more ticks this season
With the warmer weather comes a new warning about tick season. It turns out, our harsh winter may actually mean the upcoming tick season will be worse than usual. Researchers said the heavy snow pack acted as a protective blanket for ticks and that will lead to more insects than usual. May is Lyme Disease […]
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Maine Game Warden Day a hit with Andover students
ANDOVER — Thirty-five students in grades kindergarten through five at Andover Elementary School were thrilled when two Maine Game Wardens from “North Woods Law” visited them Friday afternoon. The children had recently written a letter to Warden Brock Clukey of Andover asking if he would like to visit and answer questions they had about the […]
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Bethel board OKs bicycle signs, Lyme disease signs
BETHEL – The Board of Selectmen voted Monday to allow a group to put up green signs and ribbons throughout the Bethel Common in recognition of Lyme Disease Awareness month. Town Manager Christine Landes said the group also asked for permission to put green bulbs in the lights outside the Town Office building. “Their request […]
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LD 1082 could hurt SAD 44 more than Newry withdrawal
LD 1082 is a school funding bill that, if passed by the Maine Legislature, could potentially impact SAD 44 more than Newry withdrawing from the district would, according to district officials. The bill is written to take effect Jan. 1 and would specifically affect SAD 44 and SAD 6. A public hearing on the proposal […]
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SAD 44 draft budget up $99,000
At Monday’s School Board meeting, SAD 44 Superintendent David Murphy presented a summary of the preliminary draft budget for fiscal year 2016, including a breakdown by ‘cost center.’ The budget totals $10,663,374, an increase of $99,149, or less than one percent, over the previous fiscal year’s budget of $10,564,225. Murphy also distributed a historical comparison […]
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Love Stitchers: Knitting comfort and healing into every stitch
A dozen members of the “Love Stitchers” gathered last week in Bev Melville’s living room in Locke’s Mills, took out knitting needles or crochet hooks and yarn, and got down to business. Laughter filled the room as they shared stories and jokes, coffee and fellowship, but they were aware that they were also engaged in […]