Monday Peru: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office Wednesday Bethel: Selectmen, 5:30 p.m., Town Office Buckfield: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Municipal Center, followed by a workshop Thursday Canton: Planning Board, 6:30 p.m., Town Office Dixfield: Planning Board workshop, 4 p.m., Ludden Memorial Library Farmington: Broadband Initiative Study Report presentation, 6 p.m., Bass Room, Franklin Memorial Hospital New […]
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News and information about the Bethel area from the Sun Journal.
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Greenwood board to hear about wind power project
GREENWOOD — Representatives of the Calpine Wind Corp. are scheduled to make a presentation to selectmen Tuesday, Feb. 6. It will begin at 5:30 p.m. at the Town Office or the adjacent Legion Hall, depending on attendance. Calpine is studying the viability of a wind power project in the area of Long, Tibbetts and Elwell […]
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Mogul skier Troy Murphy of Bethel named to U.S. Olympic team
Troy Murphy got the call Monday night – he’s going to the Winter Olympics. Murphy, a 25-year-old native of Bethel, will be part of the U.S. men’s moguls team that will compete in South Korea, with Bradley Wilson of Butte, Montana; Casey Andringa of Boulder, Colorado; and Emerson Smith of Dover, Vermont. Wilson competed in […]
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This week's agenda
Monday Dixfield: Selectmen, 5:30 p.m., Ludden Memorial Library Hebron: Selectmen, 7 p.m., Town Office Paris: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Town Office Peru: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office Waterford: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Town Office Tuesday Casco: Zoning Board, 7 p.m., Casco Community Center Livermore: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Town Office Paris: Planning Board, 7 p.m., Town Office Sumner: […]
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Casual race atmosphere during Vertical Challenge in Greenwood
GREENWOOD – There was fun, laughter and a skiing dinosaur at the Vertical Challenge at Mt. Abram ski resort on Sunday, a casual race for all ages. SnoCountry has been bringing the Mountain Dew Vertical Challenge to “Pepsi-pouring” ski resorts from Maine to Pennsylvania for 28 winters, according Program Coordinator Linda Fontaine. She said the […]
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Cost-sharing issue on SAD 44 agenda for Feb. 12, not Jan. 22
BETHEL — School Administrative District 44 directors will take up the issue of a possible third referendum vote on a change to the local school cost-sharing formula at its Feb 12 meeting, not at the Jan. 22 meeting, according to Superintendent Dave Murphy. He said the item was mistakenly placed on the Jan. 22 agenda. […]
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Eight SAD 44 teachers receive national certification
BETHEL — Eight teachers from School Administrative District 44 recently received accreditation from the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards. Superintendent David Murphy called it “a very significant accomplishment.” “It is an intense, multiyear effort that involves a great deal of self-critique and personal growth,” Murphy said. “Their recognition is a tribute to their own […]
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Newry looks to School Board on formula
NEWRY — Town officials said Tuesday they plan to attend the School Administrative District 44 board meeting Monday to hear its decision on re-establishing a committee to review possible changes to the cost-sharing formula. The meeting is at 6:30 p.m. at Crescent Park Elementary School. Town Administrator Amy Bernard, Selectman Jim Largess and Newry Withdrawal […]
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N.H. student, 18, dies snow tubing on Sunday River ski trail
NEWRY — An 18-year-old man died while sledding early Wednesday on the Tempest ski trail at Sunday River Ski Resort, according to the Oxford County Sheriff’s Office. The dead man has been identified as David Kohlhase, a student at Portsmouth High School. Kohlase’s 17-year-old companion and schoolmate, Max Malila, was seriously injured and transported to a […]
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Bethel trail system promoting outdoor activities
BETHEL — For those who don’t participate in outdoor activities during the chilly months, winter can seem long, cold and miserable. To combat the winter blues, Mahoosuc Pathways in Bethel is getting people outside and active. In November 2016, after learning the Nordic ski center at the Bethel Inn Resort was not going to open […]