NEWRY — Sunday River Ski Resort will host the second annual New England Mineral Conference on May 9-11 at its Grand Summit Resort Hotel and Conference Center. Registration and hotel reservations are now underway, Jeffrey Morrison, association president, said Monday in a news release. Participants are advised to preregister by mail before April 28 to get […]
Bethel
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Bethel sets up ‘Tap of the Town’
BETHEL — Although much of the maple syrup produced in New England today is made in commercial facilities that use modern methods to collect and boil the sap, maple sugaring time still evokes images of buckets hung on trees, horse-drawn sleighs, steam rolling from wood-fired evaporators, and friends and neighbors gathering for “sugaring-off” parties. A […]
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Bethel to host Western Maine Fly Fishing Expo on March 22
BETHEL — Participants at the Western Maine Fly Fishing Expo on Saturday, March 22, can learn the latest fishing techniques and visit with guides, sporting camp owners and angling exhibitors. It will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Bethel Inn Conference Center in Bethel. Admission is $5 for adults and free […]
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Bethel Rite Aid to host ‘Health Information Day’ for insurance marketplace
BETHEL — In an effort to provide more information about the Health Insurance Marketplace to residents, the Bethel Family Health Center is hosting a Health Insurance Information Day from noon to 4 p.m. Friday, March 21, at Rite Aid. In a recent news release, Joshua D’Errico, an outreach specialist with HealthReach Community Health Center, said […]
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Full moon fun
I began a great adventure four years ago when I was given the opportunity to write my own outdoor column. One of those first columns was written about a February snowshoeing event that I held for several of my friends to come out and discover the joy of the sport. Who would have known that […]
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Callie Pecunies running for state House District 117
BETHEL — Democratic candidate Callie Pecunies of Albany Township launched her campaign Monday night in Bethel for the new House District 117 seat. Fran Head, a Republican from Bethel, said in an Facebook message Tuesday that she is also running for the seat. Rep. Jarrod Crockett, R-Bethel, who represents the current House District 91, said […]
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West Paris crash crash injures two
WEST PARIS — Two Bethel residents were taken to a hospital for evaluation Sunday afternoon following a head-on vehicle collision on High Street. According to Oxford County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Michael Dailey, the crash occurred at approximately 3:30 p.m. when a 2013 Volkswagen Jetta driven by Nicholas Seames, 28, of Bethel, headed south on High Street […]
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Mass. boy hurt when snowmobile crashes into trees in Bethel
BETHEL — A 9-year-old Massachusetts boy was injured Tuesday morning when his mother lost control of the snowmobile they were riding. Ann Vinton, 47, of South Weymouth, Mass., was driving a rented snowmobile with her son as a passenger, Maine Warden Service spokesman Cpl. John MacDonald said Tuesday afternoon in a news release. Vinton lost […]
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Inaugural poet to set up visiting writers program at Gould Academy
The Bethel resident this will week will announce a visiting writers program in his name. Over a two-week retreat, writers will stay in a private cottage owned by Blanco where they can work on their craft. They’ll also engage with students and faculty through classroom visits and workshops. The announcement is set for Thursday at […]
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Bethel woman to guide Benton skier in Paralympics in Sochi
BETHEL — Leading a vision-impaired skier down an Alpine race course at top speed is not for everyone. But Diane Barras of Bethel has mastered it, and thanks to good teamwork with skier Lindsay Ball, the two are headed to Sochi, Russia, later this month to compete in the Paralympics. “I know when to push […]