Howe was immersed in religion early in her life, attending Catholic school and being taught by nuns from kindergarten all the way up to 8th grade. Now, in retirement, as she takes a Bible class with a Catholic nun, she describes the experience as having “gone full circle.”
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Posted inNews, Oxford Hills, The Bethel Citizen
Bethel board declines discussion on grant app for rec center
Selectboard refuses to allow last minute addition to agenda.
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Posted inBethel, News, Oxford Hills, The Bethel Citizen
What’s the history? The Black/Smith graveyard
The Smiths were one of the first families to build on the Bear River side, likely in the early 1800s.
Posted inNews, Oxford Hills, The Bethel Citizen
Telstar sophomores participate in day of service
The program provides a hotline for local seniors to call if they require help with more physically difficult tasks and covers the towns of Bethel, Gilead, Greenwood, Hanover, Newry, and Woodstock.
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, News, Oxford Hills
Oxford County Jail renovations on schedule for Dec. 15 completion
Regional Electric is working to install the security system while Seacoast Security is installing cameras at the jail that has been closed since March for renovations.
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, News, Oxford Hills
Norway-Paris Solid Waste board approves contract for brush disposal with Oxford
Currently, at Norway-Paris Solid Waste, the cost is $2 per bag or $10 for a truckload, according to Facility Manager Tonia Pike.
Posted inBethel, The Bethel Citizen
Bethel’s Methodist Church holds its first craft fair
There will be food sold at the event – entirely homemade. This is the Church’s first time hosting a craft fair. ‘
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Maine, News, Oxford Hills
Clarity provided on conflicting elementary school construction explanations
The Maine State School Board has never gone against the recommendations of its Capital School Construction division about funding school construction projects. The state has not funded a community-based elementary school in more than 20 years.
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills, Schools & Education
Oxford Hills students work the polls to gather community survey
The project was coordinated by OHCHS social studies teachers Tyler DeMoore Gonzales and Travis Palmer, who teaches a civics unit on elections.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine, Maine Crime, News, Oxford Hills
Auburn man gets nearly 5 years in prison for postal crimes in Monmouth, Paris, Lewiston
Winston McLeod and an accomplice broke into post offices and robbed postal carriers in central Maine, prosecutors say.