Halloween Parade boost Bethel’s spirits

Long Mountain trail loop closed

  BETHEL — Larry Stifler and Mary McFadden held a ribbon cutting event on Sunday, October 31 to seal the deal on the loop closing for the Long Mountain trailhead. “Today you’re going to join us to be the first folks to try out our loop. I measured this as 5.5 miles,” Stifler stated. The […]

Planners approve Gemini Cafe site plan

BETHEL — The Gemini Cafe’s site plan gained approval at the Bethel planning board meeting on Wednesday, Nov. 27. Representing the Gemini Café were Wade Kavanaugh, a principal in Olivine, LLC, the property owner, and applicants, Anna Sysco and Nicole Pellerin, who are the partners in Gemini, LLC and will lease the premises to operate […]

Dangerous house brought concerns brought before selectboard

WEST PARIS — Selectman Eli White reported that a building located at 289 Bethel Road was a dangerous hazard at the Thursday, Oct. 28 West Paris Board of Selectmen. CEO and LPI Kingston Brown brought forth evidence to support this statement. The building is currently owned by Nicholas Kontos. More evidence was brought forth against […]

Newry votes in favor of updating development review ordinance

Residents voted 112-58 Tuesday to amend the town development review ordinance to conform to state laws and practices.

Planning board ordinances have been changed

NEWRY —  At and Oct. 19 public hearing Newry residents heard Shelly Norton, the town appointed planning contractor of Androscoggin Valley Council of Governments, speak about changes to how the planning board will operate. Also discussed were zoning maps. She summarized what had and hadn’t changed. “The proposed changes to the Unified Development Review Ordinance […]

The Pottery Tale

BETHEL — This is not just a tale of a pottery store in the mountains in Maine. It is tale of what it means to really love what you do, the sacrifices you must make, and above all else, it is tale of love. Back when they were children, Garret and Melody went to church […]

Greenwood hears about EMS, health insurance, and planning board member

GREENWOOD — Greenwood Town Manager Kim Sparks informed the Greenwood Board of Selectmen  on Oct. 20, that anyone who is an EMS provider will need to be vaccinated for COVID-19 no later than October 15. For the two dose regiments, Greenwood is requiring full immunization by October 29 “Albert Curtis III, he’s our contact with […]

A Boxer named Jose

BETHEL — There are those who bully and those who fight back. Today we talk about one who fought back, someone who was born in New York City,  raised in Lowell, Massachusetts, far from the rural life here in Bethel. Now, if you watch the blockbuster movies, you may have heard bits of this story. […]

New England Nordic Skiing Association holds event at Gould