BETHEL — Many trees were recently cleared behind Bennetts Automotive Garage on Route 26 headed toward Bethel for a future tank site for Everett Propane. Everett Propane started this process last spring, but ran into issues with nearby abutters to the property. Abutters had no personal issues with Everett Propane, but brought up multiple safety […]
July 2020
Posted inThe Bethel Citizen
Newry has public hearing on marijuana application
NEWRY — Selectmen unanimously approved an adult-use marijuana retail store application from JAR Cannabis Co. following a brief Public hearing on the application. Selectmen reconvened their board meeting after the hearing to approve the application. No residents attended the public hearing in-person or via conference call. Co-owner of JAR INC, Joel Pepin, was present at the […]
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Backyard nature: A frog-eat-frog world
Blue frogs. Green frogs. Little, big and mean frogs. I had to shelter at home and our pond has become my means for mental stimulation.
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat
One dam, four towns, little agreement
Oxford, Otisfield, Casco and Poland have waterfront stakes in Thompson Lake.
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat
Harrison family broadcasts its distance learning experiences
Emma (11), Kali (9) and Ben (6) Palmer took to the airwaves to document their education while sheltering at home.
Posted inNational Sports, Sports
Here’s 10 things to know about the NBA season restart
One is that Doc Rivers and Billy Donovan do really well in Florida.
Posted inBicentennial, Maine, News
On this date in Maine history: July 30
July 30, 1898: Authorities in Boston issue an arrest warrant for the Rev. Prescott Jernegan in connection with a factory in Lubec, Maine, that Jernegan’s investors were told was extracting gold from seawater. Jernegan, a Bowdoin College graduate and Baptist minister, and fellow Martha’s Vineyard native Charles Fisher convinced two gullible investors that the process […]
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Maine’s tourism industry on life-support as visitors trickle back
Hotel occupancy and out-of-state traffic increased over July but many businesses are still barely hanging on and hope to survive through the summer.
Posted inMaine, News
Man killed in Deering Oaks raised family of 9, survived Rwandan genocide
Celestin Muhizi, 76, had walked to Deering Oaks on Sunday evening to watch a youth baseball game and died after a car crashed into the bleachers he was sitting on.