BETHEL — The Board of Selectmen invited residents to a presentation by Community Heart and Soul during a public hearing Monday at the Bethel Town Office. Jane Lafleur, executive director of Friends of Midcoast Maine and a coach with the Community Heart and Soul program, explained that the program was part of the Orton Family […]
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Historic preservationist: Ethel Bisbee School worth saving
BETHEL — Selectmen recently toured the old Ethel Bisbee School building with Christi Mitchell of the Maine Historic Preservation Commission as they try to come up with a recommendation to voters on whether to save the building or tear it down. Her preliminary assessment: fix it and use it. “It has an incredible amount of historic […]
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Newry selectmen meeting Tuesday
NEWRY — A public hearing and an update on the effort to build a new veterans’ memorial outside the Town Office are among the items on the agenda for the Board of Selectmen meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 15. The meeting will begin at 5 p.m. at the Town Office, said Town Administrator Loretta Powers. In […]
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Historic preservationist: Ethel Bisbee School worth saving
BETHEL — Selectmen recently invited Christi Mitchell of the Maine Historic Preservation Commission to tour the old Ethel Bisbee School building with them, as they try to decide what to recommend to voters for the future of the structure — save it or tear it down. Her preliminary assessment: fix it and use it. “It […]
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Newry consultant: Voters disenfranchised by SAD 44 stance
NEWRY — The Newry Withdrawal Committee and its legal and educational consultants pondered their next step last week after being stymied by their School Administrative District 44 counterparts. The two groups have tried mediation in an effort to come up with a withdrawal agreement on which the the town of Newry could vote. But the […]
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Ho, ho, snow: Santa’s helpers get jolly at Sunday River
NEWRY (AP) — Santa and his helpers hit the ski slopes to spread some holiday cheer on Sunday. All told, a mob of 150 right jolly ol’ elves hopped on skis and snowboards for the 16th annual Skiing Santas event at Sunday River ski resort. The event serves as a festive kickoff to the holiday […]
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Bethel Historical Society to host book launch for local author
BETHEL — The Bethel Historical Society will hold a book launch from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 19, for local author and wilderness aficionado Dean Bennett’s new book, “Ghost Buck: One Man’s Family and Their Hunting Traditions.” Randall Bennett, executive director of the Bethel Historical Society, said the event will be held in the Dr. […]
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SAD 44, Newry deadlocked on withdrawal
BETHEL — Despite two recent mediation sessions, the SAD 44 and Newry withdrawal committees are still in a stalemate and the next step is uncertain.The combined costs for SAD 44 and Newry consultants total about $80,000 so far. The most recent proposal from SAD 44 would have created a “member-at-large” from Newry on the school […]
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Newry selectmen appoint Amy Bernard as new town administrator
NEWRY — The Board of Selectmen announced Friday that they plan to appoint Amy Bernard of Rumford as the new town administrator. Bernard, who has served as the town manager of Paris for the past three years, and served as the town manager of Wayne four years prior, will replace Loretta Powers, who is […]
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Powers looks back at tenure in Newry
NEWRY — After more than 17 years at the Town Office, and over a decade as the town administrator, Loretta Powers is leaving her post at the end of the year. The lifelong Newry resident and her husband, Ed, decided recently to relocate to Florida. They sold their house last month and closed on their […]