‘Real experience’: 7 Gould Academy students win NASA rover challenge
‘You’re not going to get this by sitting in a classroom’: The student-led engineering group earned the top prize and multiple honors in global competition.
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Telstar softball and baseball get underway in Bethel
It’s been a strong start, with both teams picking up wins against Gould and Carrabec.
Why a small mountain town became the cannabis capital of Maine
With about 1 grow or dispensary for every 200 residents, Bethel has a higher concentration of marijuana businesses than almost anywhere else in the state. The locals aren’t sure it will last.
A federal retreat from Maine’s woods
As the U.S. Forest Service shrinks its local footprint, Maine leaders worry the federal government is handing off responsibilities without enough resources.
Here are 3 graphs showing the difference in pay for Western Maine town managers
The salaries of town managers throughout Western Maine can vary vastly, from $50,000 to $156,000.
Rural Maine airports look to upgrade services, infrastructure
Carrabassett Valley is seeking over $5 million in federal grants for renovations.
Career program connects Oxford County students to local employers
The grant-funded program gives students hands-on experience and builds the workforce pipeline.
12 miles in Bethel and Albany to be restored for $18M
Maine Department of Transportation will solicit bids April 22; construction is expected to begin May 11 and be completed in the fall of 2027.
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Greenwood man pleads not guilty in ATV crash that seriously injured passenger
Joseph Tracy Jr., 44, of Greenwood, appeared Thursday in South Paris District Court to answer charges including aggravated criminal OUI.
A location reminder for Jubilee Center donations | Sun Spots
DEAR SUN SPOTS: Could you please help Lewiston’s Trinity Episcopal Church inform all the generous area donors that the Jubilee Center is no longer in our church basement at the corner of Bates and Spruce streets (across from Kennedy Park)? The Jubilee Center is at 123 Bates St. across from the fire station. There is no…
Need a refresh? Here’s where to get a facial this spring in the Bethel area.
After winter’s wear, three area spas — Jordan Spa, Mountain Glow and Aesthetics Retreat — offer facials to cleanse, hydrate and reset skin for spring.
For some Bethel-area kids, class is wherever they are learning
In SAD 44 towns, 49 students out of 630 are registered for homeschooling. Here’s how five of the homeschoolers define learning.
Despite spiking fuel prices, drivers in western Maine still going to the pumps
‘You have to buy it no matter how much it costs,’ said one driver in Rangeley.
In Gilead, a show of hands elects a seat at the table
At an open town meeting, common in rural Maine, Sharon Leighton was elected to the select board while tending the wood stove.
Bethel seeks applicants for Comprehensive Plan Committee
Residents can apply at the Town Office by April 10 for the 18-month term.
Maine-based podcasts bring the strange to airwaves
True crime dominates these podcasts, with a dose of the paranormal — and one delightfully quirky exception.
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