10-year-old Bethel girl rules the roost over her five flocks of chickens
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Latin Scholars number highest ever at Telstar High School
With 17 seniors out of 43 receiving a 3.3 or higher grade point average, Telstar High School Class of 2025, has recorded it’s highest number of Latin Scholars ever, according to Principal John Eliot.
Chamber awarded tourism grant
BETHEL — The Bethel Area Chamber of Commerce was awarded $93,000 in the final round of funding from the Tourism Marketing and Development Program. This initiative, administered by the Maine Office of Tourism and backed by $2 million in federal funding from the U.S. Economic Development Administration, was designed to support Maine’s travel and tourism […]
USDA to expedite $10B in direct assistance to ag producers
WASHINGTON — U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins, on National Agriculture Day, announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is issuing up to $10 billion directly to agricultural producers through the Emergency Commodity Assistance Program (ECAP) for the 2024 crop year. Administered by USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA), ECAP will help agricultural producers mitigate […]
Woodstock residents to pay higher taxes this year
Woodstock’s 1,352 residents should expect to pay a higher mil rate this year with municipal, county and the school district all asking for more.
Gould’s Reiley Hedden and Telstar’s Brody Morgan reflect on a winning basketball season
Gould Academy’s Reiley Hedden played basketball at Telstar for two years thanks to a Maine Principal’s Association allowance.
Summerfest to be called Molly Ockett Day again
The annual festival had been renamed Summerfest in 2020 after fifty years as Molly Ockett Day.
Newry Appeals Board sends Timberline condominium plans back to Planning Board
Plans for the proposed project at 9 Timberline Drive near Sunday River Ski Resort were criticized for “inadequate information.”
Emma Newell receives Principal’s Award
Newell was recognized for academics and leadership at Telstar High School in Bethel.
Blind Sulky Races coming to Andover Olde Home Days; Fender guitar in the raffle
The popular festival now in it’s 49th year, will be held Aug. 1, 2, and 3 with a theme of “Andover, Then and Now”