BETHEL — More than 20,000 people from across the nation are expected to participate this spring and summer in a journey from Augusta to Los Angeles. The Special Olympics Unified Relay Across America presented by Bank of America is a movement for respect and inclusion, Kelly Kass, Bank of America spokeswoman, said last week in […]
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Former Bethel student passes ‘American Idol’ audition
A young woman who got her start in music in Bethel earned the right last week to go to “Hollywood Week” on the TV show “American Idol.” Chandler Leighton, 19, is the daughter of Melissa Arnson, a 1976 graduate of Gould Academy. In 2003, Arnson returned to Bethel from Los Angeles to work at Gould, […]
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Bethel selectmen offer to schedule informational session on fluoride water
BETHEL — Two weeks after a Bethel business owner requested 45 minutes of time during a May 11 public hearing to give information on fluoride in the town’s water, the Board of Selectmen said Monday they would schedule a separate informational session for her to present her data. The town has added fluoride to the […]
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Bethel board considers public hearing on fluoride, heating system
BETHEL — The Board of Selectmen will hear a request Monday for an hourlong public hearing on whether to remove fluoride from the town’s drinking water. The board will meet at 7 p.m. Monday, Jan. 26, at the Town Office. The town has added fluoride to the water supply since 1970. Bethel business owner Sarah […]
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Bethel to host Maine Moose Festival in June
BETHEL — In six months, thousands of people will gather downtown to see if they are one of the lucky recipients of a moose-hunting permit for 2015. The Bethel Chamber of Commerce and the University of Maine 4-H Camp and Learning Center in Bryant Pond will host the Bethel Maine Moose Festival from June 12 […]
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Bethel Brown Bag Series continues Jan. 28 with talk on climate change
BETHEL — The Western Mountain Senior College will continue their Brown Bag Lunch program from 12:15 to 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 28, at the Moses Mason House on Broad Street. College President Nancy Davis said the topic for the Jan. 28 session will focus on climate change and is a spin-off from the program’s discussion […]
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Bethel public hearing on fluoride in town water to be held May 11
BETHEL — After being postponed for more than six months, the Board of Selectmen has scheduled a public hearing for May 11 to discuss whether to remove the fluoride from the town’s drinking water. Although the town has added fluoride to the water supply since 1970, Bethel business owner Sarah Lane brought evidence of health […]
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SAD 44 board takes no action on creation of cost-sharing committee
BETHEL — The SAD 44 board voted Monday to take no action on creating a committee to consider possible changes to the cost-sharing method among the five district towns, Superintendent David Murphy said Tuesday. Murphy said the Newry Withdrawal Subcommittee, which is made up of board members, made a motion for the board to take […]
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Juvenile charged with terrorizing SAD 44 staff, students
BETHEL — Police said a 17-year-old male was charged late Sunday night with making threats against School Administrative District 44 staff and students, who were told to stay home Monday. Classes will resume Tuesday, Superintendent David Murphy said Monday. Chief Deputy Hart Daley of the Oxford County Sheriff’s Office said Monday that the juvenile is […]
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Ski Museum of Maine organizes ‘Skee Spree’ for Jan. 17
NEWRY — Following a year of fundraising to benefit a new Bethel museum, the Ski Museum of Maine is kicking off 2015 with another fundraiser Saturday, Jan. 17, at the White Cap Lodge at Sunday River Ski Resort. Wende Gray, vice president of the Ski Museum of Maine, said Skee Spree is scheduled to begin […]