BETHEL — A 47-year-old local woman was killed Friday when vehicles collided on Intervale Road, officials said. Police said Susan Isham died when vehicles collided head-on at about 3 p.m. The crash occurred near the intersection of Intervale and East Bethel roads. The Oxford County Sheriff’s Department was investigating the wreck along with Maine State […]
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Western Mountains Senior College to continue Brown Bag Lunch program Oct. 28
BETHEL — The Western Mountains Senior College will hold a Brown Bag Lunch from 12:15 to 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 28, at the Bethel Inn Library. The lunch program allows residents to bring a lunch and have a discussion about a specific topic. College President Nancy Davis said Linda Robinson of Bar Harbor, author of […]
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SAD 44 board votes to move forward with negotiating purchase of land
BETHEL — The SAD 44 board voted Tuesday evening to authorize Superintendent David Murphy to negotiate the purchase of property abutting the Telstar high/middle school athletic fields. “The idea is that I would negotiate and try to find the best deal possible to purchase the land,” Murphy said. “After I had information, I would go […]
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Injured puppy up for adoption in Bethel
BETHEL — The Bethel Animal Hospital announced Monday that it is accepting applications to adopt Blue, the 6-month-old puppy found in Newry two weeks ago with its muzzle bound and severely damaged. Veterinary technician Kathy Farren said Blue had surgery on his muzzle Oct. 5 to remove the dead tissue from the wound. For the […]
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Newry selectmen asked to join nonprofit collaborative
NEWRY — Members of the Bethel Area Nonprofit Collaborative visited the Board of Selectmen to present information about their group and to ask whether the board wished to join. Selectmen agreed to discuss membership at a later time. Steve Wight, a member of BANC, and Amy Scott, the collaborative’s network facilitator, visited the Board of […]
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Maine Adaptive Sports and Recreation hires new executive director
NEWRY — The Maine Adaptive Sports and Recreation group has hired Barbara Schneider as its new executive director. Deb Maxfield, director of marketing and development, said Schneider will assume the role at the organization’s board meeting in late October. She will succeed Peter Adams, who served as executive director the past six years. “I look […]
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Telstar students, staff hosting fundraiser for students with leukemia
BETHEL — Students and staff at Telstar Regional Middle/High School are raising money Saturday, Oct. 17, for two students who were recently diagnosed with leukemia. Secretary Eileen Meisner said 11th-graders Regan Kauf and Jonathon Locke are fighting the disease. “We’ve done a lot up to this point,” Meisner said. “The students made a nice shirt for […]
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Newry selectmen to look at veterans memorials
NEWRY – The Board of Selectmen on Tuesday agreed to continue looking at veterans memorials in other towns and to appoint a committee to research the costs for a new memorial. Town Administrator Loretta Powers said she contacted Woodstock Town Manager Vern Maxfield about the veterans memorial there and how money was raised for it. […]
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Discussion on veterans memorial on agenda for Newry selectmen on Oct. 6
NEWRY – The Board of Selectmen on Tuesday will discuss the possibility of installing a new veterans memorial. The meeting will be held at 5 p.m. in the Town Office. Deputy Town Clerk Kelly Scott said Monday afternoon that selectmen had discussed the idea of installing updated veterans memorials. “We already have some memorial plaques […]