BETHEL — Town Manager Christine Landes said Wednesday morning that tobacco-free zones will be established at several town recreation areas. At Monday’s selectmen meeting, a resident asked if tobacco-free zones could be established in all town recreation areas, Landes said. “The Conservation Committee came to me and suggested that we add tobacco-free zones to all […]
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Woodstock Elementary School recognize students, volunteers
WOODSTOCK — About 100 children and their teachers at Woodstock Elementary School continued a yearslong tradition Friday of students recognizing their peers. First-grade students opened what’s called the Friday Meeting assembly by revealing what they’ve learned this week at the school. The school has 87 students in grades kindergarten through five. “Each class takes a […]
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Greenwood places lien on Grover property in junkyard dispute
GREENWOOD — The town placed a judgment lien on the Rowe Hill Road property of Doug and Bertha Grover in connection with a long-time case the town has had against them for violations of the state property/junkyard maintenance law. The move sets the stage for the town to remove material from the property. The couple […]
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Region 9 vocational school to hire culinary arts teacher
MEXICO — A job search will begin Thursday morning for a culinary arts instructor for the Region 9 School of Applied Technology, a board member said after following Wednesday night’s approval of the vocational school’s 2015-16 secondary education budget of $2.24 million. Sally Arsenault, a member of the Personnel Committee, told fellow directors, “Now that […]
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Region 9 vocational school budgets passed by voters
MEXICO — Twenty-four people took eight minutes Wednesday evening to approve the Region 9 School of Applied Technology’s proposed $2.24 million secondary education budget and $308,297 adult and community education budget. Moderator David Austin read each of the budget articles before asking for a vote following no discussion. Afterward, the vocational school’s Board of Directors […]
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Grass fires in Rumford, Bethel investigated
RUMFORD — Amid high fire-danger warnings issued Wednesday, small fires spotted in the afternoon and extinguished in Rumford and Bethel were still being investigated by early evening. Rumford Deputy Fire Chief Chris Bryant said they were alerted to the fire off Falmouth Street along the Androscoggin River bank by a Mexico firefighter who saw it […]
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Newry board discusses changing fiscal year
NEWRY — Selectmen on Tuesday night discussed changing the town fiscal year. Newry holds its town meetings in March. It runs on a calendar year, January through December. Selectman Wendy Hanscom said the town could go from October to April for its financial year, but “that’s a long stretch without collecting taxes.” “Cash flow, is […]
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Andover board reports on Recreation Committee
ANDOVER — Selectmen said Tuesday night that they expect the newly formed Recreation Committee will meet soon. The information was in response to a question during the public comment period. Members of the committee are Carol Emery, Paul Hutchins, Katie Benson, Susan Mills and Claire Sessions. “We didn’t approve funding it,” Selectman Keith Farrington said. […]
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Oxford County sheriff’s log
PARIS — Oxford County sheriff’s deputies responded to 271 calls between April 27 and May 4, including: * At 12:41 a.m. May 4, a deputy, Maine State Police and Bridgton police officers assisted Fryeburg police with setting up a perimeter at Portland Street in Fryeburg while a state police dog tracked a man that fled […]
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Civil War project closing with drama, music in Bethel
BETHEL — After a year of readings, movie screenings, book discussions and educational programs, the “Local and Legendary: Bethel, Maine in the Civil War” project is coming to a close. The project began as a collaboration between Gould Academy, the Bethel Historical Society and the Bethel Library Association in 2014. At 4 p.m. Sunday, May […]