BETHEL – The 37th annual New England Trappers Weekend will be held Aug. 22-24 at the home of Neil Olson. Olson said he started it in 1977 after he realized there was a lack of quality trapping events in the area. “I was always interested in the sport, and after attending a few different shows, […]
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SAD 44 begins process to transfer Bisbee school to Bethel, readmits high school student
BETHEL — The SAD 44 board authorized Superintendent David Murphy to begin the process for transferring the former Ethel Bisbee Elementary School to the town when they met on Monday. The classic, turn of the 19th century wooden building was closed in the early 1990s when the Crescent Park Elementary School opened, Murphy said. It […]
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Board of Selectmen elects Planning Board alternate
DIXFIELD — The Board of Selectmen voted 3-1 Monday night to elect Norman Mitchell to the Planning Board as an alternate member . Town Manager Linda Pagels-Wentworth said Tuesday afternoon that the board voted by secret ballot, choosing Mitchell over another candidate. The opening on the board came after Cindy Lou Paine stepped down as […]
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RSU 10 board approves leadership team stipends for one more year
DIXFIELD — Following a lengthy discussion at Monday’s meeting, the RSU 10 board approved funding teacher leadership stipends for one more year. Superintendent Craig King said he will work with building principals, teachers, and assistant superintendent Gloria Jenkins to determine specific job descriptions and duties required of those holding these positions. Leadership team members help […]
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Teacher, retired librarian lead storytelling hour at Mexico Library
MEXICO — More than 30 children and their parents gathered in the Calvin P. Lyons room Tuesday morning to watch retired librarian Brenda Sassi and Holy Savior School teacher Michelle Boucher-Ladd read about wild creatures. The presentation, which was a part of the Mexico Public Library’s Terrific Tuesday! program, was focused on two topics: extinction […]
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Peru awards paving contract
PERU — The Board of Selectmen on Monday awarded a paving contract to Bruce Manzer of Anson for $65,154.56. The award was recommended by Road Commissioner Joe Roach. Manzer had the lowest of three bids for paving 1,500 feet on either side of the intersection of Gammon and Mineral Springs roads. Bids for auditing were […]
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Peru bicyclist expected to recover after collision with rig
MEXICO — A Peru boy who was seriously injured in a collision with a tractor-trailer Monday afternoon is expected to make a full recovery, Lt. Roy Hodsdon of the Mexico Police Department said Tuesday. Hodsdon said that according to preliminary reports, Daren Vachon, 15, was riding his bike west on Route 2 around 3 p.m. […]
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This week’s agenda
Tuesday Bethel: Airport Authority, 6 p.m., Town Office Mexico: Mexico Sewer District Board of Trustees, 4:30 p.m., Town Hall Roxbury: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office Wednesday Bethel: Board of Assessors, 8 a.m., Town Office Mexico: Mexico Water District Board of Trustees, 4 p.m., Town Hall Thursday Bethel: Bingham Forest Authority, 6:30 p.m., Town Office Friday […]
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Five positions cut at RSU 10
DIXFIELD — Five RSU 10 staff members are receiving pink slips with just two weeks to go before school begins for another year. Superintendent Craig King told the board Monday night that because of the federal sequester, the district will receive nearly $160,000 less in local entitlement money than previously told. “This news came right […]
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Police still searching for suspect in Rumford pot bust
PARIS — A Rumford woman was released on bail Monday after appearing before a judge via video on charges of aggravated drug trafficking and unlawful possession of scheduled drugs. Becky Collette-Theriault, 41, was arrested Friday at her home at 18 Erchles St. on a warrant after police seized more than a pound of marijuana from the […]