PARIS — On Nov. 4, the Legislature’s Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry will hold a hearing to vet Oxford County’s nomination of Robert A. Everett of Bethel to the Maine Land Use Planning Commission. If appointed, Everett will replace governor’s appointee Durward Humphrey, whose term expires Nov. 4. Until several years ago, the commission, known […]
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Bethel Auto Sales invites residents to ‘Smash the Cancer Out’
BETHEL – Bethel Auto Sales will host a fundraiser Saturday, Oct. 31, to raise money for three local families affected by cancer, employee Brett Blaszczak said Monday morning. Smash the Cancer Out will allow people affected by cancer in some way to pay money to swing a baseball bat at a van. It’s set for […]
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Newry town administrator to resign
NEWRY — Town Administrator Loretta Powers announced at Tuesday’s selectmen meeting that she is resigning Dec. 31 and moving to Florida. She held the job for 11 years. “I’m ready for a change,” Powers said Wednesday morning. “Technically, it’s a resignation, not a retirement. The plan is to move to Florida. I have a resume […]
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Man in fatal Bethel crash denies drug charge
LEWISTON — A Bethel man involved in a head-on crash that killed a woman there Friday made his first court appearance Monday afternoon, entering pleas of not guilty to two charges not directly connected to the accident. Jason Heath, 29, was arraigned via videoconference at 8th District Court on Monday afternoon, pleading not guilty to unlawful […]
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Bail reduced in hit-and-run accident in Bethel
LEWISTON — A Bethel man charged with leaving the scene after his vehicle struck a bicyclist Friday in Bethel had his bail lowered in 8th District Court on Monday afternoon. A judge reduced bail for Richard Allen Marin, 45, from $10,000 cash to $2,000 cash. A corrections officer at the Oxford County Jail in Paris […]
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Sunday River opens up skiing on expert trail
Sunday River says cold weather over the past couple of days allowed it to make enough snow to open the Lock Mountain Triple Lift to provide access to the black diamond Upper T2 trail on Monday. With the exception of 2009, this is the earliest Sunday River has opened in almost 20 years. Sunday River […]
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Mahoosuc Land Trust to review survey results
BETHEL — The Mahoosuc Land Trust will host their 26th annual meeting at 7 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 25, in the Ordway Living Room at Gould Academy, member Jolan Ippolito said Friday morning. Ippolito said following a brief business meeting, strategic planner Gary Stern will present and discuss the results of a community survey the land […]
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Newry board to discuss veterans memorial
NEWRY – The Board of Selectmen will continue reviewing options for a new veterans memorial at its meeting Tuesday, Oct. 20. The meeting begins at 5 p.m. at the Town Office. Board Chairman Gary Wight said at a previous meeting that the town has memorial plaques recognizing veterans of World War II but it doesn’t […]
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Bethel man arrested in hit and run involving child
BETHEL — The Oxford County Sheriff’s Office arrested 45-year-old Richard Allen Marin, of Bethel, in connection to the hit-and-run in Bethel that left a child seriously injured. Deputies said they arrested Marin at his residence early Sunday morning and charged him with aggravated leaving the scene of a personal injury crash. Deputies allege a car […]
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Juvenile critical after crash, car flees scene in Bethel
UPDATE: Bethel man arrested in hit-and-run investigation BETHEL — The Oxford County Sheriff’s Office is looking for a car that fled the scene after striking a boy riding a bike Friday afternoon on Church Street. Deputy Andrew Whitney said Saturday afternoon that the juvenile was in critical condition. His name and age weren’t released. The […]