BETHEL — Most of the 40 people attending a 60-minute public hearing Wednesday night at the town office agreed that the town’s sign ordinance needs fixing. Only a few said it wasn’t worth amending and needs to be repealed, which is the current question before town meeting voters on June 13, unless selectmen reconsider it […]
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Andrea L. MacDonald
BETHEL — Andrea L. MacDonald, 59, died Thursday, May 24, at her home in Bethel. She was a resident of Mason Street, Bethel. She was born in Biddeford, Sept. 11, 1952, a daughter of Burton and Rita (Arsenault) MacDonald. She graduated from Rumford High School, Class of 1971, and also graduated from the University of […]
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Bean, ham supper NORWAY — A traditional Western Maine Bean and Ham Supper will be held from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Friday, June 1, at Second Congregational Church, UCC, 205 Main St. All are invited. Take out meals, as well as quarts and pints of beans will be available. The cost will be $7 for […]
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Craig Allen Davis
BETHEL — Craig Allen Davis, 59, of Bethel died May 22, at his home with his family by his side. He was born in Rumford, May 17, 1953, the son of Robert and Pauline Philbrick Davis. He attended Bethel schools and graduated from Gould Academy in 1971. Throughout his high school years, he worked at […]
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2012 Maine free Family Fishing Festival set for June 2 in Bethel
BETHEL — Members of the Upper Andro Anglers Alliance hope children attending their free Maine Family Fishing Festival on Saturday, June 2, at Angevine Park finally will catch some fish. In previous years, finicky brook trout, stocked by the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife before the well-attended event, would rarely take the proffered […]
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Historical Society meeting OXFORD — The Oxford Historical Society will hold their May meeting at 6 p.m. Friday, May 25, at the Kay House Museum in Oxford Village. The American Legion will present the American flag etiquette. After the program a social time with coffee and light refreshments will be held. All are invited. Garden […]
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Church yard sale HARTFORD — The Hartford Community Church will hold its annual yard sale from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, May 26, at Goodwin’s Well Drilling on Route 4. Rain or shine. All proceeds benefit Hartford Community Church Operating Budget. Memorial Day breakfast STONEHAM — The annual Memorial Day breakfast will be held […]
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Bethel Historical Society awarded grant for 2012 lectures
BETHEL — Bethel Historical Society Executive Director Randall H. Bennett has announced that the society received a $500 grant from the Maine Humanities Council to help support its 2012 lecture series titled “War, Wilderness and Wonder.” The next lecture in the series will take place at 1:30 p.m. July 7 with James Witherell, author of […]
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Of bulldozers, a stolen dog and ‘that girl’
A number of public works departments in Androscoggin County hosted a really cool event Friday in celebration of National Public Works Week. The departments jointly hosted a four-hour open house at the Auburn Mall, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., where families were “encouraged to bring their children to explore dump trucks and bulldozers,” play […]
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Rumford Elks award scholarships
RUMFORD — The Rumford Lodge of Elks 862 has announced its 2012 National Foundation Scholarship winners. Boys: first place, Adam Mahar, Telstar High School; second place, Erich Zurhorst, Mountain Valley High School; third place, Jason Haynes, Dirigo High School. Girls: first place, Jessica Sattler, Dirigo High School; second place, Hannah Lapointe, Mountain Valley High School; […]