Monday Casco: Open Space Commission, 6:30 p.m., Casco Community Center Peru: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office Tuesday Buckfield: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Municipal Center Farmington: Franklin County Commission, 9 a.m., county building Jay: North Jay Water District Board of Trustees, 6 p.m., Jay Niles Memorial Library Jay: Jay Village Water District board of trustees, 7 p.m., […]
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Camaraderie and closeness on community day
BETHEL — The Bethel Outing Club partnered with Telstar Middle and High schools to host a community day Sunday on the Telstar trails, where residents of SAD 44 communities could ski, snowshoe and enjoy sunshine and good company. “We just want to get more people out on the trails,” said BOC member Suzanne Newsom Pierce. […]
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Local artist receives inaugural fellowship
ALBANY TOWNSHIP — The Ellis-Beauregard Foundation, based in Rockland, has announced that Wade Kavanaugh of Albany Township and Stephen B. Nguyen of New York City, are the recipients of the foundation’s inaugural $25,000 fellowship. The award is given to a Maine artist working in the visual arts in recognition of exceptional original work that adds […]
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Derbies 2018: Ice-fishing, anyone?
Will Grant, left, and Cole Bard, both of Winthrop, try to set an ice-fishing trap on Cochnewagon Lake in Monmouth during the Annual Jack Traps Ice Fishing Derby in 2015. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) Jan. 27, Denmark, Denmark Rod & Gun Club: Little Moose Pond, Hancock Pond, Sand (Walden) Pond, Granger Pond and Beaver Pond in […]
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Ice-fishing 'awesome' this year
Some may have called Seamus Foley of Bryant Pond crazy for ice-fishing on a cold, soggy day such as Saturday, but in Foley’s opinion, it was the people off the ice who were crazy, because the fishing was “awesome.” That seems to be the pattern this year, because over in Livermore on Long Pond, Earl […]
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SAD 44, parents seek solutions to bullying
BETHEL — About 40 people attended a meeting at Telstar High School on Thursday on the issue of bullying. The gathering included presentations by SAD 44 school administrators and Sarah Ricker, the student assistance coordinator for the Maine Department of Education. The meeting was prompted in part by concerns of the group Parents Against Bullying […]
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More money approved for Newry Withdrawal Committee
NEWRY — Residents voted 26-15 Monday night to appropriate $24,500 from the surplus account to finance the Newry Withdrawal Committee for the rest of fiscal year 2017-18. Committee Chairman Jim Sysko said the money will go almost entirely to consultants Mark Eastman and Dan Stockford. Eastman is the educational consultant, and Stockford is the legal counsel. “We need […]
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This week's agenda
MONDAY Bethel: Selectmen workshop on short-term rentals, 6 to 7 p.m., Town Office. Selectmen meeting to follow. Casco: Planning Board, 7 p.m., Casco Community Center Dixfield: Selectmen, 5:30 p.m., Ludden Memorial Library Hebron: Selectmen, 7 p.m., Town Office Jay: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office Paris: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Town Office Peru: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town […]
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Young hunters share their stories with fellow students
BETHEL — Like several of his classmates at Crescent Park Elementary School, fourth-grader Gage Berry is an avid hunter. He’s also the author of a book about his first successful deer hunt, including the excitement of shooting the deer, tracking it and getting it out of the woods. The past November, even when he wasn’t […]
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Cold not a problem for winter sports enthusiasts
With the subzero temperatures the Northeast has been experiencing lately, some folks may be considering hibernation, and limiting their time outside to getting the mail and getting into their cars. Then there are the brave few. On Saturday, several local outdoor enthusiasts gathered at the Bethel Inn Resort Cross-Country Ski and Snowshoe Center on a […]