Oxford County Sheriff Wayne Gallant solicited sex from at least two of his employees, according to an agent for the union that represents 23 sworn officers. Ray Cote, business agent for Teamsters Local 340, said he received the reports directly from the employees but declined to name them. In one instance, Gallant sent multiple sexually […]
Bethel
News and information about the Bethel area from the Sun Journal.
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Sarah Renee Lane shoots her first buck
Sarah Renee Lane of Albany Township got her very first buck on Wednesday while hunting in Albany Township. The eight-point buck’s dressed weight was 144.5 pounds. Lane said she shot the buck with a .243 caliber rifle, and without a game camera, tree stand or blind, “just walking in the woods looking for signs, being still […]
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Posted inBethel, Franklin, Lewiston-Auburn, Oxford Hills, River Valley
This week's agenda
Monday Casco: Open Space Commission, 6:30 p.m., Casco Community Center Casco: Zoning Board, 7 p.m., Casco Community Center Dixfield: Selectmen, 5:30 p.m., touring 33 Nash St. Jay: Special selectmen meeting, 6 p.m., Town Office Peru: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office Tuesday Buckfield: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Municipal Center Livermore Falls: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Town Office Otisfield: […]
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SAD 44 considering regional service center
BETHEL — School Administrative District 44 directors voted unanimously Monday evening to approve submitting a preliminary application to the Maine Department of Education for the district to form a regional service center with six other districts. The regional center would be formed for the purpose of providing special education day treatment services, substitute teacher training, hiring […]
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This week's agenda
Monday Bethel: Special town meeting, 6 p.m., Crescent Park School, selectmen to meet immediately after Casco: Planning Board, 7 p.m., Casco Community Center Hebron: Selectmen, 7 p.m., Town Office Jay: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office Mexico: Selectmen, 5:30 p.m., Ludden Memorial Library Peru: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office Sumner: Fire Department Auxiliary, 6:30 p.m., Town […]
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Newry asked to take over church building
NEWRY — The remaining three board members of the little Newry Community Church, citing difficulty in paying bills, are asking the town to take over the building on Route 26 in North Newry. Member Sylvia Gray met with selectmen Wednesday to make the request. She said most of the church members have passed away. Gray […]
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SAD 44 funding formula will remain the same
BETHEL — Voters in School Administrative District 44 towns Tuesday rejected changing the formula for sharing costs, according to Superintendent David Murphy. The tally from Bethel, Greenwood, Woodstock and Newry was 760-779. The measure failed by 19 votes. Newry voted overwhelmingly in favor of the new formula, 123-41. Bethel voted down the change, 374-427; Greenwood […]
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Bethel voting 'steady
Bethel voters cast their ballots in the Crescent Park School gym on Tuesday morning. Town Clerk Christen Mason said turnout was “steady” through the morning. In addition to the statewide referendum questions, Bethel and other SAD 44 residents were voting on whether to change the district’s local cost-sharing formula to shift some of the school tax burden […]
Posted inBethel, Franklin, Lewiston-Auburn, Oxford Hills, River Valley
Franklin and Oxford polling places
Franklin County Avon: 9 a.m. to 8 p.m., Community Room. Carrabassett Valley: 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., Town Office. Carthage: 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., Town Office. Chesterville: 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., Town Hall. Coplin Plantation: 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., Town Office. Dallas Plantation: 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., Town Office. Eustis: 8 […]
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This week's agenda
Monday Livermore Falls: Water District informational meeting on proposed rate increases, 6 p.m., Town Office Mexico: Mexico Water District board of trustees, 4 p.m., Town Hall Peru: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office Tuesday: Election Day Buckfield: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Municipal Center Farmington: Franklin County Commission, 9 a.m., county building Livermore Falls: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Town […]