Monday Casco: Open Space Commission, 6:30 p.m., Casco Community Center Farmington: Franklin County Commission, 9 a.m., county building Hartford: Town Office closed New Vineyard: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Smith Hall Peru: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office Tuesday Buckfield: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Municipal Center Otisfield: Planning Board, 7 p.m., Town Office Paris: Oxford County Commission, 9 a.m., […]
Bethel
News and information about the Bethel area from the Sun Journal.
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Newry hearing to address SAD 44 withdrawl, other issues
NEWRY — A public hearing is set for 5 p.m. Tuesday, May 17, at the Bear River Grange Hall on three referendum questions going to voters next month. Selectmen will meet afterward. The June 14 referendum questions are: * Whether to continue pursuing withdrawal from SAD 44. * Whether to amend the Fire Department Ordinance. […]
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This week’s regional agenda
Monday Bethel: Selectmen, 7 p.m., Town Office Casco: Planning Board, 7 p.m., Casco Community Center Dixfield: Selectmen, 5:30 p.m., Town Office Hebron: Selectmen, 7 p.m., Town Office Jay: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office Paris: Selectmen, 7 p.m., Town Office Peru: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office Rumford: Park Commission, 5 p.m., Hosmer Field Sumner: Fire Department […]
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Woodstock board discusses renovations, sharing space at MDOT garage
WOODSTOCK — Maine State Police has requested space for an office in the former state highway garage on Route 232, and selectmen said this week it would be welcome. The discussion Tuesday night came amid plans to renovate the 40- by 80-foot building at 366 Route 232. It will be used as a base for […]
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West Paris resident agrees to remove Union Church
WOODSTOCK — Town Manager Vern Maxfield told selectmen at Tuesday’s meeting that a West Paris resident agreed to remove the Union Church building from the corner of Andrews Road. The church, which sits on 0.6 acre, was built in 1856 and has not been used for decades. The original contents have been removed. The town […]
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This week’s agenda
Monday Farmington: Franklin County Commission, 9 a.m., county building Hartford: Food Bank, 4 p.m., Town Hall Hartford: Planning Board, 7 p.m., Town Hall New Vineyard: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Smith Hall Peru: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office Rumford: Library Board of Trustees, 3 p.m., Public Library Tuesday Buckfield: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Municipal Center Livermore Falls: Public […]
Posted inBethel, Oxford Hills
SAD 44 adds 3 spending articles to budget
BETHEL — The SAD 44 school board has added three articles to its budget meeting agenda, Superintendent David Murphy said. The public meeting for the 2016-17 fiscal year budget is tentatively scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 31, at the Telstar High School auditorium. The three new articles are: • Taking $90,000 from the Capital Improvement […]
Posted inBethel, Lewiston-Auburn, Oxford Hills
Maine Adaptive Sports and Recreation opens summer program registration
NEWRY — Registration for Maine Adaptive Sports and Recreation summer programs is underway. Programs will include hiking, paddling, tennis, golf, cycling, and fishing from the coast to the Western Mountains, Marketing and Development Director Deb Maxfield said. Advanced adaptive athletes may participate in ocean and river trips, as well as advanced cycle rides, she said. […]
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Bethel Conservation Commission to hold spring cleanup day
BETHEL — The Bethel Conservation Commission, with the help of residents and volunteers, will meet from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, May 7, at Davis Park to begin cleaning up local parks and roadsides. The meet-up, which operates under the moniker “Bethel Green-Up Day,” is meant as “an opportunity for groups and individuals to work […]
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National Book Award finalist to visit Gould Academy
BETHEL — Poet Patricia Smith will give a free public reading at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 26, in Bingham Auditorium at Gould Academy. Her visit is part of the Richard Blanco Visiting Writers Program and Retreat. She will also visit classrooms to speak to students and lead writing workshops. Smith is a recipient of the […]