NEWRY — Portland’s Hussein Habumugisha, who recently moved to the U.S. from Rwanda, won the inaugural Ridge to The River half marathon at Sunday River this past Saturday with a time of 1:42:16. Husein, a world class runner with a half marathon best of 1:03, was running his first race on American soil, and chose the […]
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Birch bark to be featured in Bethel art show/sale
BETHEL — Artwork created with birch bark will be featured in an exhibit/sale at the Museums of the Bethel Historical Society beginning Sept. 27. All proceeds from the sale will benefit the MBHS and the Mahoosuc Land Trust. The pieces are the work of Mexico, Maine native Dorrie Casey, who formerly worked as a […]
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Bethel Appeals Board affirms propane facility decision
BETHEL—The Bethel Board of Appeals last week voted 3-1 to affirm the Planning Board’s approval in June of a propane facility just south of Bethel off Route 26. The appeal was made by Mike and Ewa Zeoli, who live on Forest Drive. They are abutters to the proposed site and have expressed strong opposition, citing […]
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Pickleball a new option on Bethel court
BETHEL — Pickleball has joined basketball on Bethel’s public basketball court. What is it? The sport, invented in 1965, combines many elements of tennis, badminton and ping-pong, according to the USA Pickleball website.It can be played indoors or outdoors on a badminton-sized court and a slightly modified tennis net. Equipment includes a paddle and a plastic […]
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SAD 44 bus garage referendum is Nov. 5
Bonds for up to $2.4 million would pay for construction and equipment at the Telstar school complex in Bethel.
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Bethel selectmen checking cost of moving Town Office
A possible change is location is due to the high cost of repairing the crumbling front steps and no longer being able to set up polling stations at the elementary school after November.
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New SAD 44 board chairman resigns
BETHEL — After only two weeks as its new chairman, Bethel SAD 44 Director John Walker has resigned his new post, saying he has decided he does not currently have the time to give to the position that it requires. Walker, a 2016 graduate of Telstar High School, was elected over incumbent Marcel Polak of […]
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Young Hanover man serves community in many ways
HANOVER — When Austin Bear of Hanover was a youngster, his parents “encouraged me to get involved,” he said. It was a message he took to heart – and then some. A 2016 graduate of Telstar High School, Bear said he “had friends in Maine Adaptive Sports when I was little.” That connection led him […]