BETHEL — The 19th annual Bethel Harvest Fest, sponsored by Hancock Lumber, took place Saturday on the Bethel Common. Various vendors lined the outer edges of the common, and the fountain trickled next to young attendees throwing beanbags in hopes of winning a prize. At noon, judging for the Chowdah Cook-off began and a long line […]
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News and information about the Bethel area from the Sun Journal.
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What goes into a 5-pound burger?
What do you get when you order a 5-pound burger? Too much food. Or too much to finish in 30 minutes. That’s the challenge part of ordering the $40 “Burger Challenge” at the Sunday River Brewing Company. If anyone can eat the “Burger Challenge” in 30 minutes then they get a $100 gift certificate, a T-shirt […]
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Fox News to feature 5-pound burger from Bethel brew pub
BETHEL — The Sunday River Brewing Co. — and its 5-pound burgers — will appear Sunday morning on “Fox and Friends” on the Fox News network, according to co-owner Melissa Savage. Her husband, brewpub owner Rick Savage, is a friend of Tucker Carlson of Fox News, Melissa said, and at a recent wedding they were […]
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Greenwood woman keeps schools stocked with mittens
GREENWOOD — Arlene Greenleaf has knitted her whole life, but after she was in a very serious ambulance accident when she worked with Bethel Rescue almost a decade ago, she couldn’t do much physically for a long time. So, she said, “I did more knitting when I was laid up.” As she cranked out mittens […]
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Antique cars and Charlie Daniels coming to Oxford County Fair
OXFORD — The annual Oxford County Fair opens at the fairgrounds on Pottle Road on Wednesday, Sept. 14, and among the highlights is a performance by The Charlie Daniels Band. The 174th annual event is hosted by the Oxford County Agricultural Society. Wednesday is Education Day, and thousands of schoolchildren will be at the grounds […]
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Regional agenda
Monday Bethel: Selectmen, 7 p.m., Town Office Casco: Planning Board, 7 p.m., Casco Community Center Dixfield: Selectmen, 5:30 p.m., Ludden Library Hartford: Food bank, 4 p.m., Town Hall Hartford: Planning Board, 7 p.m., Town Office Hebron: Selectmen, 7 p.m., Town Office Jay: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office Livermore Falls: Selectmen, 10 a.m., Town Office Paris: […]
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Oxford County Jail log
PARIS — The following arrests were recently recorded at the Oxford County Jail: * Roberta Blood-Kemp, 40, of Lovell, escape from custody, operating under the influence, failure to submit to arrest, refusing to sign summons and failure to stop for an officer, 3:21 a.m., Sept. 4 in Fryeburg, Fryeburg Police Department. * Matthew Callaghan, 33, […]
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Bethel-area officials to consider recycling food scraps
The towns of the Tri-Town Transfer Station, as well as the Greenwood and Woodstock Transfer Station, are weighing whether to adopt a new collection method that would recycle organic garbage. Bethel, Newry and Hanover comprise the Tri-Town facility. Recently, Newry selectmen were the first to discuss the “organic recovery” process, where food scraps are collected […]
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Regional agenda
Monday Rumford: Public Library board of trustees, 3 p.m., public library Tuesday Bethel: Rec Board, 7 p.m., Town Office Buckfield: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Municipal Center Dixfield: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Ludden Memorial Library Livermore: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Town Office Mexico: Special town meeting, 6 p.m., Town Hall Paris: Conservation Committee, 7 p.m., Town Office Rumford: Board […]
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Oxford County arrest log
PARIS — The following arrests were recently recorded at the Oxford County Jail: • Amanda Spitzer, 35, of Wilton, violation of bail conditions, 1:21 a.m., Sept. 2 in Mexico, Mexico Police Department. • William Thomas III, 34, of Rumford, disorderly conduct and violation of bail conditions, 11:30 a.m., Sept. 1 in Rumford, Rumford Police Department. […]