To the Editor: On the front lawn of the Methodist Church, located at 79 Main Street, is a lighted Christmas tree. Since 2006, we have had an annual Memorial/Honor Tree. Donors purchase a bulb in memory and/or in honor of someone they know. Many people from Bethel as well as from other towns in Maine, […]
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First Universalist January services
WEST PARIS — A good way to welcome the new year is to join with others in community. Please join us on Sundays at 9 a.m., when we explore a wide variety of topics led by a variety of speakers. Guitarist Davy Sturtevant performs music. Refreshments follow the service, and all are welcome. January 5,” […]
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Hotel Rumford, Smart Care top MV Rec Basketball League
RUMFORD — Hotel Rumford and Smart Care PT, Inc. are off to a great start and undefeated at 4-0. Both teams won handily with Hotel Rumford defeating Flint Tropics, 79-56, and Smart Care pounding Cherry Pickers, 79-43. The Hotel and Tropics (1-3) game was close until halfway through the second half when the winners stepped up […]
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News you can use: Legislators want to hear from you
Happy New Year! As we start on the path of this new year, so too will Maine’s 132nd Legislature begin its new session. AARP Maine’s Tuesday at the State House (TASH) volunteers will be there advocating for policies and legislation that support Mainers 50-plus. As you may know, AARP’s advocacy work is strictly non-partisan. We […]
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NSB thanks NFD with $500 surprise donation
NORWAY — For years, the Norway Fire Department has generously offered NSB one of its empty garage bays, in which team members could prepare the bank’s float for the Oxford Hills Chamber of Commerce Christmas Parade. With gratitude for that community kindness, NSB representatives presented the Norway Fire Department with a $500 surprise holiday donation […]
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Maine lawmakers get 61% pay increase
The raises were approved by the previous Legislature, which also voted to increase the salary of the next governor who will be elected in 2026.
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First Universalist January services
WEST PARIS — A good way to welcome the new year is to join with others in community. Please join us on Sundays at 9 a.m., when we explore a wide variety of topics led by a variety of speakers. Guitarist Davy Sturtevant performs music. Refreshments follow the service, and all are welcome. January 5,” […]
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Live Nativity just right
To the Editor: It was a very cold night for the Living Nativity held on the common this year! Many thanks to the Alliance Church volunteers for continuing this longtime Bethel tradition. The cow lowed, the sheep flocked, the shepherds herded, the wise men visited, Mary and Joseph adored, and the angels glorified. Everyone did […]
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Volunteers unite to combat food insecurity
NORWAY — 2024 marks a year of collaboration, generosity, and impact as volunteers team up with local farms to bring fresh produce to those in need. In a heartening effort to increase food access, volunteers from multiple organizations partnered with local farms across the Western Maine foothills this year to harvest and distribute over […]
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Do you have room in your heart?
This is our sweet kitty, Holland. Holland is around 2 years old, and came to us as a stray found with several other stray cats in Woodstock. Holland often gets overlooked because she loves to sleep in her hut or under her blankets when we have visitors at our shelter. Holland can be a little […]