The top unloading terminal of Sunday River’s Spruce Peak Triple lift toppled when the foundation separated from the mountaintop, causing the structure to break apart and the cable and chairs to drop to the ground. It could’ve been a catastrophe had it happened during the winter with skiers onboard. “Thank God it happened in the […]
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News and information about the Bethel area from the Sun Journal.
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Sunday River, Rally America team up for New England Forest Rally
NEWRY — The New England Forest Rally will team up with Sunday River Ski Resort for the 26th annual New England Forest Rally on Friday and Saturday, July 15 and 16. The race, headquartered at Sunday River and sanctioned by Rally America, is a two-day stage rally on the back roads and logging tracks of […]
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Oxford County arrest log
* Ronald Bartlett Jr., 44, of Fryeburg, violation of bail conditions, 12:20 a.m., July 10 in Fryeburg, Fryeburg Police Department. * Misty Blue, 32, of Mexico, two counts, failure to appear, 11:58 p.m., July 9 in Mexico, Mexico Police Department. * Mitchell Bolduc, 20, of Holden, Mass., domestic violence assault, 10:27 p.m., July 8 in […]
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Lifelong Bethel resident documents town in photo exhibit
BETHEL — Photography has followed Danna Brown Nickerson since the day she was born. Her father, Don Brown, attended the New York Institute of Photography after serving in World War II and was a professional photographer in Bethel for the rest of his life. Her brother owns and operates photography studios in Windham and Westbrook. […]
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This week’s 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 Memorial 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 Paris: Selectmen, 7 p.m., Town Office Peru: Selectmen, […]
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Andro, Oxford GOP to hold special nomination caucus
BETHEL — Katrina Waite, chairwoman of the Oxford County Republican Committee, and Patti Gagne, chairwoman of the Androscoggin County Republican Committee, have scheduled a special caucus to select a replacement for the Senate District 18 Republican nominee. In a recent letter to Maine’s Secretary of State, Gary Knight withdrew as the Republican nominee for Senate […]
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Oxford County arrest log
PARIS — The following arrests were recently recorded at the Oxford County Jail: * Jacob Blood, 22, of Mexico, disorderly conduct, 1 a.m., July 8 in Rumford, Mexico Police Department. * Carrie Mikalunas, 46, of Mexico, two counts failure to appear, failure to pay fines, 1:05 p.m., July 7 in Mexico, Mexico Police Department. * […]
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Oxford County arrest log
PARIS — The following arrests were recently recorded at the Oxford County Jail: * Donald Casemore, 51, of Otisfield, 6:53 p.m., July 6 in Otisfield, fugitive from justice, Maine State Police. * Andrew Emerson, 18, of Waterford, domestic violence assault and reckless conduct, 8:20 a.m., July 6 in Waterford, Oxford County Sheriff’s Office. * Michael […]
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Woodstock board seeks estimates for ball field repairs
WOODSTOCK — Board of Selectmen Chairman Ron Deegan told fellow members Tuesday evening that the Whitman Field backstop, grandstand and dugout need to be repaired for safety reasons. Deegan said he was driving by the field on Route 26 and “saw some things that probably aren’t safe.” “It seems as if the fencing system is […]
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Woodstock to consider abandoning section of Ricker Road
WOODSTOCK — Town Manager Vern Maxfield told the Board of Selectmen on Tuesday evening that a public hearing will be held July 19 on whether to abandon a section of Ricker Road. Maxfield said the town has “only plowed to a certain point on Ricker Road for as long as I’ve been here.” The remaining […]