BETHEL — Golfers hoping course owners will enlarge hole cups to improve their scores will get their wish this month at The Bethel Inn Resort. Late Thursday afternoon, the resort announced that it will conduct a two-day experiment, replacing its traditional 4¼-inch diameter golf hole cups with 15-inch cups on Sunday and Monday, Aug. 17 and […]
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53rd annual Gem and Mineral Show this weekend
BETHEL — The Oxford County Mineral and Gem Association of Maine will have more dealers at its 53rd annual Gem, Mineral and Jewelry Show this weekend. It will be held at Telstar Regional High School on Route 26 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, July 12, and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, July […]
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Bethel residents to vote on fluoride in drinking water
BETHEL — Selectmen on Monday unanimously voted to call a special town meeting for Sept. 8 to vote on whether to continue adding fluoride to the town drinking water. Fluoride is touted as a deterrent to tooth decay. Bethel has been adding it to the water since a town vote in 1970. But at Monday’s […]
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Jay, Livermore Falls to celebrate on eve of Independence Day
JAY — A parade and fireworks are planned for Thursday, July 3. The parade lineup is at 4 p.m. at Memco in Jay with the procession starting at 5 p.m. Participants will head down Main Street/Route 4 and end on Depot Street at Ware-Butler in Livermore Falls. The Parade Committee asked people to consider getting […]
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New Hampshire man dies in Bethel crash
BETHEL — A New Hampshire man died Sunday afternoon when a car struck his motorcycle on Route 2 in Bethel. Oxford County Sheriff Wayne Gallant said Timothy Daigle, 43, of New Boston, N.H., was driving west on Route 2 when a car driven by Steven Thomas, 52, of Califon, N.J., and Bethel tried to turn […]
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Upton rejects fireworks ordinance
At last week’s Town Meeting Upton voters defeated a proposal to restrict the use of consumer fireworks. Nancy Thew had gathered 20 signatures on a petition to request an ordinance that would have limited fireworks use to July 4 and New Year’s Eve. While state law allows them year-round, towns may pass stricter requirements. Thew […]
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Basketball court, town manager search on Bethel board agenda
BETHEL — The search for a new town manager and discussion about a basketball court are on the agenda for Monday’s selectmen meeting. It begins at 7 p.m. June 23 at the Town Office. Interim Town Manager Steve Eldridge said members of the Bethel Recreation Committee will speak about a location for the basketball court. […]
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DiCocoa’s Market to host weekly farmers market
BETHEL — In an effort to support local farmers and food, DiCocoa’s Market and Bakery is hosting Farmers at the Market from 2 to 6 p.m. Wednesdays, June 25 to Sept. 17, in the driveway next to DiCocoa’s Market. Employee Anna Sysko said she and bakery owner Cathi DiCocco started hosting Farmers at the Market […]
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Bethel voters approve $3.4 million municipal budget
BETHEL — Voters approved a $3.4 million municipal budget at Wednesday evening’s annual town meeting at Crescent Park Elementary School. Nearly 60 residents voted on the 36-article warrant in just over an hour. The $3.4 million budget is about $8,000 less than this fiscal year. A majority of the articles were overwhelmingly approved, including Article […]
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Bethel incumbents Sweetser, Carter re-elected to Board of Selectmen
BETHEL — Residents voted to re-elect incumbents Pat Carter and Lloyd Sweetser to the Board of Selectmen on Tuesday. Sweetser got 255 votes; Carter, 248; Aaron Crockett, 182; and Gabe Perkins, who dropped out of the race in late May, 77; Town Clerk Christen Mason said. Selectman Don Bennett was elected to the Board of […]