BETHEL — At a public hearing Thursday that drew about 150 SAD 44 voters, community leaders and residents lined up on both sides of the question of whether the local school cost-sharing formula should be changed to shift some of the tax burden from Newry to the other three towns. Voters will answer that question […]
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Bethel to hold back-to-back public hearings
BETHEL — Back-to-back public hearings on a proposed change to the SAD 44 cost-sharing formula and amendments to Bethel’s commercial wind ordinance will take place Thursday, beginning at 6:30 p.m. at the Bethel Inn Conference Center behind the Town Office. They were rescheduled from Monday because of the storm. The SAD 44 hearing will be […]
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‘It’s a mess’
Officials said Monday it will be several days before some roads are reopened and power is restored across the state because of a powerful storm that blew into Maine late Sunday night with winds topping 70 mph. Central Maine Power said the number of outages — more than 400,000 at midday Monday — was more […]
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Regional agenda
Monday Bethel: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Telstar Regional High School, public hearings on SAD 44 cost-sharing formula, proposed changes to the municipal commercial wind ordinance and authorization for selectmen to dispose of the former West Bethel Children’s Center building. Peru: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office Tuesday Livermore Falls: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Town Office Wednesday Otisfield: Selectmen, […]
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Three public hearings in Bethel on Monday
BETHEL — Three public hearings — one on the proposed SAD 44 cost-sharing formula change and two on Bethel town issues — will take place Monday, Oct. 30, at the Telstar Regional High School auditorium, beginning at 6:30 p.m. The SAD 44 issue will lead off, followed by municipal hearings on proposed changes to the […]
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Student mentoring program unveiled at 4-H camp
BRYANT POND — A new long-term youth mentoring program is available to Telstar Regional Middle/High School students at the University of Maine 4-H Camp and Learning Center on Lake Christopher. Thanks to a grant from the Emanuel and Pauline A. Lerner Foundation, the program, dubbed the North Star Program, will provide community engagement, cultural awareness […]
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Student shelter
Students from James Cobb’s homeroom at Telstar Middle School in Bethel huddle under an umbrella during their visit to the University of Maine 4-H Camp and Learning Center in Bryant Pond on Tuesday. They attended the launch of a new youth mentoring program. (Lyndsey Smith Photo)
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Fire departments battle woods fire near Grafton Notch
GRAFTON TOWNSHIP — Fire crews Tuesday morning will resume battling a large woods fire off North Road near Silver Stream and Success Pond, Newry Fire Chief Bruce Pierce said Monday night. Pierce said he thinks the fire is somewhat contained, and crews will be on scene monitoring it overnight. The fire was called in at […]
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Songo Pond foliage
This setting on Songo Pond in Bethel on Tuesday featured bright fall foliage and a seasonal breeze.
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SAD 44's second attempt to keep Newry
BETHEL — A new cost-sharing formula proposal for School Administrative District 44 will be on the Nov. 7 ballot, marking a second attempt from the district to keep Newry. The cost-sharing formula for the $11 million school budget is calculated entirely on property values, resulting in Newry paying nearly 40 percent of the local share. […]