SAD 44 directors, candidates for sheriff and House and Senate seats on Tuesday’s ballot

Primary elections for Maine House and Senate candidates and elections for some local select boards and the SAD 44 Board of Directors will all be held Tuesday, June 14, at town offices and Legion halls in the Bethel area. In Bethel, candidates for two open three-year terms as SAD 44 director are, in the order […]

Photos: Buckfield recognizes those who died for their country

Poland Republicans to meet June 9

POLAND — The Republican Town Committee will hold a reorganizational meeting, according to  Chairman Arthur Berry. The meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, June 9, at the Ricker Memorial Library lower level. The committee will elect officers for the year and prepare for the upcoming election. All registered Republicans in the town are […]

An award-winning WWII movie is newly resonant this Memorial Day

It is the film’s willingness to address the characters’ struggles in a relatable way that keeps “Best Years” modern. Cartoonist and war correspondent Bill Mauldin may have put it best in a letter he wrote to Goldwyn praising the film as “the first honest-to-God sincere thing I’ve seen about the war and its aftermath.”

Memorial Day is moment to grapple with hard truths about the military

Despite numerous racist restrictions on their enlistment, more than 1 million Black GIs served during World War II. “Jim Crow in uniform,” however, tormented them constantly.

Auburn honors those who served and died with new memorials at cemetery

In a letter, U.S. Rep. Jared Golden reminded those gathered that ‘every one of the brave men and women who gave their life was loved by someone,’ and the nation must recognize those individual sacrifices.

Memorial Day ceremonies will restrict parking around Veterans Honor Roll Park

The ceremonies will begin at 10 a.m. Parking will be a squeeze so people should plan extra time to find parking and walk to the park, as vehicle access around the park will be blocked with barriers.

U.S. should follow the EU model for baby formula

Not only is the U.S. infant formula industry — aka “Big Bottle” — heavily dominated by three aging brands, only seven production facilities have been approved by the FDA to manufacture all the powdered and liquid formulas sold nationwide.

Volunteer organizers:

A dedicated group of more than a dozen people have worked for over a decade to bring the Honor Roll to Bethel’s Veterans Honor Roll Park, working to raise money for the project, researching veterans names, confirming honorable discharges, meeting with town officials to get needed permissions for the project, working with Region 9 vocational […]

In a classroom of pretend at Crescent Park

BETHEL — Second-graders at Crescent Park Elementary School warmed up their imaginations last Thursday, part of a program staged by The Theater at Monmouth and sponsored by Bethel Area Arts & Music. The students searched for treasure. They drove cars. The tasted the worst, most disgusting thing they knew. Some of them barfed. Their teachers, […]