JAY — Selectpersons on Monday will discuss a buyout offer of a lease from SBA Communications Corp. for its communication tower on the town recreation land off Water Tower Lane. The Board of Selectpersons meeting is at 6 p.m. at the Town Office. SBA’s buyout offer is for $141,000 for a perpetual easement or a […]
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Plow truck, sidewalk construction on Bethel warrant
BETHEL — Voters will decide whether to buy a plow truck and build a sidewalk when they gather for the annual town meeting at 7 p.m. Wednesday, June 11, at Crescent Park School. Selectmen Chairman Stan Howe said Tuesday night that the 2014-15 municipal budget is “slightly higher” than this year’s approximately $6 million total. […]
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‘The Dog Lover’s Guide to Travel’ touts Bethel’s pet friendliness
BETHEL — Bethel has something to bark out to the world now that this Western Maine town has been named one of the top pet-friendly destinations in the country in a new book. Kelly E. Carter’s “The Dog Lover’s Guide to Travel” lists the best destinations, hotels, events and advice to please one’s pet and […]
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Newry Planning Board: Subdivision application still not complete
NEWRY — Planning Board members visited a 7.9-acre parcel off Mountain View Road on Wednesday night to learn where a new road extension will be built to access three planned lots. The board then met at the Newry Town Office to consider George J. Kelly and Diane Whitten’s Mountainside Homes subdivision project, but found its […]
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Bethel Area Nonprofit Collaborative hosting informational fair
BETHEL — The Bethel Area Nonprofit Collaborative will host a informational fair from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, May 29, at the Bethel Historical Society in an effort to teach the public about how the different organizations have helped the community. Network facilitator Amy Scott said that the BANC hosted a similar fair for Telstar […]
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Bethel library plant sale funds building repairs
BETHEL — For the 19th consecutive year, the Bethel Library Association will host a plant sale on the lawn beside the library to raise money for repairs and upgrades to the building, library volunteer Susan Day said. Day, who has been involved with the sale for nearly 10 years, said that the library plant sale […]
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Sewer billing change still a sore subject in Bethel
BETHEL — As the time approaches for Bethel to start billing some dwelling units individually for sewer usage for the first time — rather than continuing to bill the overall apartment building or complex where they are located — Selectmen Don Bennett said he has been hearing complaints. The town ordinance provides for a separate […]
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Residents pass $2.13 million Region 9 budget
MEXICO — Budgets for the Region 9 School of Applied Technology and Adult and Community Education program were unanimously approved by 24 residents Wednesday. The amounts were $2.13 million and $298,603, respectively. The school budget is nearly $10,000 more that this year. Most of the increase is due to salary increases for the staff. The […]
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Mahoosuc Land Trust to host presentation by local author, farm owner
BETHEL — The Mahoosuc Land Trust is inviting local author and farm owner Joann Grohman to speak 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 21, at the Gould Academy McLaughlin Science Center. It’s part of the trust’s Changing Nature Series. The presentation is titled, “The Changing Nature of Farming.” Land Trust member Jolan Ippolito said in a news […]
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Maine to repair Bethel’s bridge over Androscoggin in 2015
BETHEL — Repairing the Route 2 bridge over the Androscoggin River next year could require alternating one-way traffic for six months. Maine Department of Transportation engineers presented preliminary information on the project recently at a public hearing in Bethel. The bridge, built in 1968, needs the concrete decking replaced and it has rust and corrosion […]