BETHEL — Board of Selectmen Chairman Don Bennett said this week he expects former Oxford County Sheriff Wayne Gallant to stop attending meetings of Bethel’s Marijuana Committee, which Gallant chairs. Town Manager Christine Landes said Wednesday she had not received a letter of resignation from Gallant, and that her only communication with him had been via […]
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'Super Stars' at Telstar Middle School
Telstar Middle School officials in Bethel have announced the Super Stars for April, from left: seventh-grader Kiersten Weymouth, eighth-grader Bailey Fraser and sixth-grader Stella Diaz. Principal Mark Kenney said Super Stars demonstrate kindness, respect, positive leadership, positive attitude, academic success and perseverance that “makes our school a better place.” (SAD 44 photo)
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This week's agenda
Monday Livermore: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Town Office Peru: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office Tuesday Buckfield: Public hearing on automobile graveyard permit, 6 p.m., Municipal Center. Selectmen and Budget Committee to meet following the hearing; selectmen to meet following the joint meeting. Farmington: Franklin County Commission, 9 a.m., county building Farmington: RSU 9 annual budget meeting, […]
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Face Time: Cheryl Lang — from preemie to education leader
Cheryl Lang came into this world too early, weighing only 2 pounds. She spent the first five months of her life in the hospital, and was even given her last rights twice. Doctors told her mother when she was 18 months old that she would have many obstacles in life, and seemed to have developmental […]
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This week's agenda
Monday Casco: Zoning Board, 7 p.m., Casco Community Center Dixfield: Selectmen, 5:30 p.m., Ludden Memorial Library; public hearing on application for special amusement permit for American Legion Swasey-Torrey Post 100 Hebron: Selectmen, 7 p.m., Town Office Jay: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office Livermore Falls: Public hearing on town budget, 6:30 p.m., Town Office Paris: Selectmen, […]
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Mary Dempsey new leader of Norway cancer center
Mary Dempsey is the new executive director of the Cancer Resource Center of Western Maine in Norway. She previously worked for the Dempsey Center, founded by her family, including brother Patrick Dempsey. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) NORWAY — Less than six months after she left the Dempsey Center in Lewiston, Mary Dempsey has become the head of […]
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Puddle season in Newry
Mac Field, who turns 2 next week, plays in his favorite puddle at his home in Newry on Thursday. (Candace Hall photo)
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Colleges team up with Sunday River on new culinary program
AUBURN — Southern Maine Community College and Central Maine Community College are teaming up with Sunday River Resort in Newry on a new culinary apprenticeship program that will provide the resort with skilled workers for its restaurants and food outlets. According to a written statement from SMCC in South Portland, the agreement provides for up […]
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Bethel woman touts yoga's benefits
BETHEL — Sara Johnson enrolled in her first yoga class while in college, and it was love at first pose. “The connection it gave me with my mind-body-breath was unlike anything I had ever experienced before,” she said. She quickly recognized many of the benefits, both physical and emotional, that could be gained through regular […]
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Bethel board to decide on level of police coverage
BETHEL — Selectmen must decide whether to recommend paying for three or four Oxford County Sheriff’s deputies to patrol the town in the coming fiscal year. Three deputies provide coverage 21 hours a day for $324,500 annually, according to Town Manager Christine Landes. Sheriff Jim Theriault said if the town continues with three deputies, coverage would […]