BETHEL — The Board of Selectmen unanimously voted Monday evening to appoint Orrington resident Christine M. Landes as town manager. Chairman Stan Howe said Landes, who is married with three children and one grandchild, was “selected from 35 applicants from 19 states as far west as California and as far south as Georgia. “That just […]
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Senior College Players to hold annual performance on Nov. 21 and 22
BETHEL — The Senior College Players will hold its annual performance at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Nov. 21 and 22, at the Gould Academy Trustees auditorium. Ross Timberlake facilitates the Senior College Players class at the Western Mountains Senior College with Lorrie Hoeh, and the final performance in the fall differs every year. “Last […]
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Bethel Alliance Church to host third Fall Festival Harvest on Oct. 31
BETHEL — The Bethel Alliance Church will host its third annual Fall Harvest Festival from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 31, youth pastor Nick Lutzo said Thursday afternoon. He said when he first became youth pastor he suggested some kind of Halloween festival for the kids. “As it turns out, the church used to […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Bethel
Penobscot Nation drummers, dancers to perform Thursday in Bethel
BETHEL — Members of the Penobscot Nation will conduct a drumming and dancing performance, and cultural exhibit Thursday, Oct. 23, at Gould Academy. The Burnurwurbskek Drummers & Dancers will perform at 7 p.m. in Bingham Auditorium at 45 Church St. Tickets are $15. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. The performance will be preceded at 5 […]
Posted inBethel, Oxford Hills
Newry’s wedding bridge: ‘It’s magical. It’s perfect.’
Free, rustic and available, Artist’s Covered Bridge has become mecca for newlyweds. Covered bridges have always carried a mystical, magical allure for me as a photographer and as an artist who paints and draws them in a variety of different settings. I have photographed several weddings in my photography career, but I had never seen […]
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Man arrested, faces murder charges in mother-in-law’s death in Peru
Spokesman Steve McCausland said Paul Orchard, 33, faces a murder charge in the death of 57-year-old Paula Nuttall. She was found dead Saturday morning in the kitchen of the home she shared with four other family members. Police haven’t said how she died. McCausland said the son-in-law was arrested Sunday night after he was discharged […]
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Bethel driver injured in Rumford rollover remains in critical condition
RUMFORD — A Bethel man seriously injured in a multiple rollover accident in a small field off Route 232 late Wednesday night remains hospitalized in Lewiston. Kasey Downs, 24, was listed in critical condition Thursday night, a Central Maine Medical Center spokeswoman said. Downs suffered life-threatening injuries shortly before 8 p.m. Wednesday when he lost […]
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Parking request, bridge design on agenda for Bethel selectmen’s meeting
BETHEL — Discussion on a parking request and a bridge design are among the items on the agenda for the Oct. 13 Board of Selectmen’s meeting. The meeting is scheduled for 7 p.m. at the Bethel Town Office. The Board of Selectmen will continue discussion on whether to grant resident Debra Mills an easement to […]
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Bethel, Rumford women injured in near head-on collision on Route 2 in Rumford
RUMFORD — Two area women were taken to Rumford Hospital on Tuesday morning following a near head-on collision on Route 2. Injuries sustained by Judith Delaney, 60, of Bethel, and Brenda Vlahakis, 60, of Rumford, were not believed to be life-threatening, Rumford police Cpl. Donald Miller said late Tuesday afternoon. Miller said Delaney was driving […]