With shallow water and many predators, it’s a tough place to raise a loon.
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A Decade of Welcome: Tim LeConey and the Mission of Bethel’s West Parish Church
This story is the first in a series exploring Bethel area churches: their mission, demographics and challenges for the future
First West Paris Downhill Derby of the summer is Saturday
‘It’s a super thrill,’ Race Director Steve McCann says of the 180-foot paved course built in 1965, and marked with a center line.
Where to find western Maine’s wondrous waterfalls
Follow this scenic route that starts in Rangeley, with stops in Andover, Rumford and Newry.
Is Romeros Mexican food truck expanding to Bethel?
The owners of Romero’s Mexican Food Truck at Cooper Farms are exploring the possibility of opening a second location.
Work Underway on Inclusive ‘Trail for All’ at Woodstock’s Buck’s Ledge
The accessible trail will be hard-packed with gravel and edged with boulders when completed this summer.
Bethel filmmaker Rob Banish starts Portland project
After great success with his first movie, ‘Two Fridges,’ Banish is working on a new film, titled ‘Coffee,’ a noir thriller, that he is filming in several Portland locations. The main character is a gambler and is loosely based on his grandfather. A fictional newspaper has a part in the film, too.
Retirement open house for Vern Maxfield to be held Aug. 3
Maxfield’s family is inviting the public to the American Legion in neighboring Greenwood to celebrate from 2 to 5 p.m.
Nori Hoshimoto can teach you how to repair your car, but would like to teach you how to fly a plane
Hoshimoto works most days at Toshimobile, his Rumford auto repair shop. More recently he learned to fly. Whether in the garage or at the airport, Hoshimoto is a teacher at heart.