Monday Dixfield: Selectmen, 5:30 p.m., Town Office Peru: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office Tuesday Bethel: Recreation Board, 5:30 p.m., Town Office Hartford: Budget Committee, 7 p.m., Town Office Livermore Falls: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Town Office Mexico: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Town Office Paris: Conservation Committee, 7 p.m., Town Office Sumner: Planning Board, 6:30 p.m., Town Office […]
Bethel
News and information about the Bethel area from the Sun Journal.
Warden Service airboat rides dropped from Camp North Woods program
Following negative feedback from the Community Lakes Association, airboat rides with the Maine Warden Service will not be part of this year’s Camp North Woods at the Bryant Pond 4-H Camp. But both the CLA and the camp director stressed they wish to continue their partnership in areas of mutual concern. The first Camp North […]
Oxford County Republicans to caucus in Bethel March 5
BETHEL — Oxford County Republicans will caucus at 1 p.m. Saturday, March 5, at Telstar Regional High School. The caucus is open to all registered Republicans in Albany Township, Andover, Bethel, Brownfield, Buckfield, Byron, Canton, Denmark, Dixfield, Fryeburg, Gilead, Greenwood, Hanover, Hartford, Hebron, Hiram, Lincoln Plantation, Lovell, Magalloway Plantation, Mexico, Newry, Norway, Otisfield, Oxford, Paris, […]
Ice fishing demo set for North Pond in Woodstock
WOODSTOCK – The Mahoosuc Land Trust is inviting residents to an ice-fishing demonstration at 10 a.m. Saturday, March 5, on North Pond. Member Jolan Ippolito said Wednesday that Ron Fournier of Orion Outfitters in Bethel will give a demonstration at his portable ice shack. “Ron is an experienced outdoorsman who loves sharing his knowledge,” Ippolito said. […]
This week’s agenda
Monday Dixfield: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Town Office Hebron: Selectmen, 7 p.m., Town Office Jay: Selectmen, 5:30 p.m., Spruce Mountain High School Jay: Budget meeting for town departments, 6 p.m., Spruce Mountain High School Mexico: RSU 10 board of directors, 6:30 p.m., Mountain Valley Middle School Paris: Paris Utility District, 6:30 p.m., Wastewater Treatment Facility Paris: […]
SAD 44 voters to decide Monday on $76,000 land buy
BETHEL — If voters approve the move Monday, SAD 44 will own 36.9 acres abutting the north side of the Telstar high school/middle school property on Route 26. Last month, directors authorized Supt. David Murphy to sign a purchase and sale agreement on the parcel owned by Conifer Corp. for $76,000. The authorization is subject […]
Six months of alternating traffic on Route 2 bridge in Bethel
BETHEL — A six-month project to rebuild the Route 2 bridge over the Androscoggin River is slated to begin March 14, according to the Maine Department of Transportation. MDOT plans to have alternating one-way traffic, controlled by temporary signals, over the 400-foot bridge while work is underway, said Joel Kittredge of MDOT. Kittredge said the […]
Blend of rustic and modern at Bethel recording studio
BETHEL — On one of the coldest days of the year, Conni St. Pierre, musician, composer and co-owner of The Outlook recording studio, was preparing for a live recording with a local band. St. Pierre and her husband, Ted, moved from Boston to Bethel in 1980. In 1984, The Outlook was the first recording studio […]
This week’s agenda
Monday Casco: Open Space Commission, 6:30 p.m., Casco Community Center Tuesday Bethel: Water District, 7 p.m., Town Office Buckfield: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Municipal Center Hartford: Road Committee, 7 p.m., Town Hall Livermore Falls: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Town Office Mexico: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Town Office Paris: Oxford County Commission, 9 a.m., county building Paris: Oxford County […]
Newry to vote on stopping SAD 44 withdrawal
NEWRY — Residents will vote in June whether to stop the process of withdrawing from School Administrative District 44, Town Administrator Amy Bernard said Wednesday. She said the Board of Selectmen was advised to put the question before residents as a secret ballot, rather than at their annual town meeting in March. Selectmen decided to […]