BETHEL — In early fall of 2017, things seemed to be going well for Amanda Hart of Albany Township. She had recently married the man she had spent the past 14 years with, received a promotion at work, and was on her way to buying a house. She had let Jesus into her heart in […]
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Newry reschedules special town meeting on funding request
NEWRY — The Newry select board Tuesday rescheduled a special town meeting to vote on funding for the Newry Withdrawal Committee. The special meeting is now planned for 6:30 p.m. on Jan. 4, 2018, at the Bear River Grange Hall. A regular meeting of the select board will begin at 5 p.m. Originally scheduled for […]
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Newry postpones special town meeting
NEWRY — A special town meeting scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 19, has been postponed. A new date is expected to be set by selectmen at their regular meeting at 5 p.m. Tuesday. According to town officials, the meeting was not posted seven days beforehand. The purpose of the meeting is to vote on […]
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This week's agenda
Monday Jay: Selectmen, 1:30 p.m., North Jay Fire Station Peru: Selectmen, 3 p.m., Town Office Tuesday Bethel: Water District, 7 p.m., Town Office Buckfield: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Municipal Center Eustis: Eustis School Committee, 5:30 p.m., Stratton Elementary School Farmington: Franklin County Commission, 9 a.m., county building Livermore Falls: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Town Office Mexico: Mexico […]
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From Haiti to happiness: Earthquake survivor adopted, giving back
Telstar Regional High School sophomore Olguine Lane shows some of the jewelry made by Haitian families that she and her mother are selling. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) A display of jewelry made by Haitian families adorns the desk at the main office at Telstar Regional High School. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) On Jan. 12, 2010, Haiti was hit by […]
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SAD 44 school rankings announced to board
WOODSTOCK — A website that ranks schools based on student test scores has listed Telstar Regional High School next to last in the state, SAD 44 Director John Walker told the board Monday night. The rankings by SchoolDigger.com are based on test scores supplied by each state’s Department of Education, according to the website. Walker […]
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This week's agenda
Monday Bethel: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office 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 Office Sumner: Fire Department Auxiliary, 6 p.m., Town Office Waterford: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Town Office Wilton: Selectmen, meeting to authorize signing contract with Environvantage, 8 […]
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Regional agenda
Monday Peru: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office Tuesday Buckfield: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Municipal Center Farmington: Franklin County Commission, 9 a.m., Town Office Livermore Falls: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Town Office Mexico: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Town Office Paris: Oxford County Commission, 9 a.m., county building Paris: Conservation Committee, 7 p.m., Town Office Sumner: Planning Board, 6:30 p.m., […]
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Santas shred the slopes for a good cause
NEWRY — The bells were jingling and the ho-ho-ho’s were jolly at the 18th annual Santa Sunday at Sunday River this weekend. The event raised more than $2,500 for the Sunday River Community Fund. “Whenever you can combine giving and a great time, you should do it,” skier Mark Hitchko of Portsmouth, N.H., said. Participants […]
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Long Mountain: A work of art and engineering
ALBANY — “Rocks, roots and stumps and more rocks, roots and stumps,” said Bruce Barrett when asked to identify some of the challenges he and fellow trail-builder Gary Barton faced when creating the recently completed Long Mountain Trail, off Vernon Street in Albany. Using only hand tools and a chain saw, thousands of those rocks, […]