BETHEL — A new backpack program at Crescent Park Elementary School provides students with food on the weekends. Principal Elaine Ferland said she hopes the program will continue “for years to come.” Through collaboration with the Bethel District Exchange and Food Pantry, and the local grocery store, students can takes meals home in a backpack […]
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Telstar senior receives Principal's Award
Gaelan Boyle-Wight of Newry, a senior at Telstar Regional High School in Bethel, is the recipient of the 2018 Principal’s Award, sponsored by the Maine Principals’ Association. He will be honored at a special luncheon in Bangor on April 7. “Gaelan exemplifies what Telstar High School wants for all of our students and that is someone […]
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Face Time: Bethel's John Walker offers a younger voice on education
John Walker graduated from Telstar Regional High School in 2016. During his time as a student there, he took in everything, including things he thought should be improved and things he thought should be preserved. He attended school board meetings and felt a slight disconnection between members of the board and the students of the […]
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Fly-fishing good for your health
BETHEL — The theme was Women in Fly Fishing at the seventh annual Western Maine Fly Fishing Expo on Saturday at the Gould Academy Field House in Bethel, and with over 50 booths set up to thrill, educate and explore, there was plenty of excitement to get people “hooked.” Selene Dumaine of Buckfield attends the […]
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Hiker rescued after 8 hours
NEWRY — A Massachusetts man was found safe late Wednesday night, eight hours after being lost while hiking the Grafton Loop Trail, according to the Maine Warden Service. Thomas Dilger, 29, of Worcester, Massachusetts, was hiking alone on the eastern section of the trail that goes from Route 26 to the summit of Puzzle Mountain. He […]
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This week's agenda
Monday Bethel: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office Casco: Planning Board, 7 p.m., Casco Community Center Hebron: Selectmen, 7 p.m., Town Office Jay: Public hearing on annual town meeting warrant, 6 p.m., Spruce Mountain Middle School Paris: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Town Office Peru: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office Sumner: Fire Department Auxiliary, 6 p.m., Town Office […]
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SAD 44 to extend school day by one hour
BETHEL — Students in School Administrative District 44 will be in school one hour longer for the next 25 days to make up five storm days, Superintendent David Murphy said. “Taking this step now should prove to be beneficial in the event we see additional snow days in the coming months,” he wrote in a […]
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Bethel schools to add an hour to school days to make up for snow
BETHEL (AP) — A school district in Maine will lengthen the school day by an hour for the next month to make up for time lost because of snow days. David Murphy, superintendent of the Bethel-area school district, says Thursday was his district’s ninth school day of the year. WGME-TV reports his district includes four […]
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Your newspaper may be late Thursday
Dear Sun Journal subscriber: Because of the timing of the impending storm, please be patient with your delivery carrier Thursday morning as his or her safety is our top priority. Should you wish to read Thursday’s newspaper in our eEdition format (just like the printed copy), please visit www.sunjournal.com and log in using our complimentary account. • User name is [email protected]; […]
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Snowstorm forces cancellations
With a snowstorm expected to last through midday Thursday, a number of cancellations have been reported. AUBURN The community forum at Auburn Middle School that was scheduled for Wednesday night has been postponed to Thursday, March 22. It will be held at 5:30 p.m. at Auburn Middle School. The School Committee meeting that was also […]