Roadside social justice message sent in West Paris
Roadside activism was alive outside one home earlier this month.
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Telstar Boosters Club looks to boost more than concessions
Telstar Boosters Club takes on construction, fundraising and fan engagement while continuing to pursue more volunteers.
Holiday decor shines across the Bethel area
Voting is open until Dec. 22 for the best-decorated business and home in the Bethel Area Chamber of Commerce contest.
Ricky B’s in Mexico touts homemade, Maine-style comfort food
The eatery offers a fresh food selection, takeout and grocery items.
Telstar’s girls, boys basketball teams lose home games Dec. 9
The boys lost 59-45 and the girls lost 61-19.
Telstar schools have fewer economically disadvantaged students, district says
Still, more than half of SAD 44 students qualify as disadvantaged, entitling the school district to Title I services and certain grants.
Absenteeism is down in Bethel area schools but still a challenge for district
Chronically absent students dipped below 20% as of Dec. 3, Superintendent Mark Kenney said.
At Bethel’s airport, regional pilots fly in but few pay out
Pilots registered to area towns benefit from using the airport, but local taxpayers are left footing the bill for operations while no other communities contribute to its upkeep.
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Meet the 2025 Sun Journal All-Region football team
Oxford Hills, Leavitt, Winthrop, Oak Hill, Dirigo, Poland and Spruce Mountain all feature multiple players.
Charlie Brown in Bethel, New Year’s Eve fun in Auburn and Gardiner
Here are highlights of things to do in the area in the next week.
Rumford to lease old fire station as hub for recreation
The Central Fire Station, closed in October 2024, will be leased to Inland Woods + Trails for three years as a home base in Rumford.
A 2007 storm destroyed Bethel’s brook-fed water source, leading to today’s costlier wells
The powerful microburst storm permanently shut down Bethel’s gravity-fed system. The town’s water users now rely on five drilled wells to supply their drinking water. The upgrade came with higher costs and modern infrastructure.
Woodworker brings Santa-worthy act of kindness to children in West Paris
Bruce Davison crafted 37 wooden trucks to give to local children, vowing that no child should be without something ‘to imagine with.’
Hundreds of skiing Santas hit the slopes at Sunday River
Over 300 skiers and riders dressed as Santa filled the slopes on South Ridge raising $10,000 for the Boyne Forever Foundation and The River Fund for the 25th annual Santa Sunday.
Oxford County’s 2026 budget raises spending by $1.5 million
However, increased revenue means the amount to be raised through taxes is going down.
Sing in Auburn, shop in Lewiston, Charlie Brown in Bethel | Get out!
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