COLCHESTER, Vt. — The following local residents were named to the fall 2013 dean’s list at Saint Michael’s College. Kallie H. Brown, daughter of Deidra and Levi Brown of Bethel, a sophomore elementary education and gender studies major, who graduated from Telstar Regional High School. Peter J. Caffrey, son of Lois and Steven Caffrey of […]
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Rochester Institute of Technology dean’s list
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — The following local residents made the dean’s list for fall 2013 semester at Rochester Institute of Technology. Hanan Ahmed of Lewiston, a fourth-year student in the biomedical sciences program in RIT’s College of Health Sciences and Technology. Zachary Allen of Monmouth, a first-year student in the electrical engineering program in RIT’s Kate […]
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MDOT to host hearing on Androscoggin Bridge repairs
BETHEL — The Maine Department of Transportation will hold a public hearing at 6 p.m. Thursday, April 23, at the Town Office to discuss plans to repair the Androscoggin Bridge on Route 2. Project manager Joel Kittredge said the deck is in “very poor condition” and will be replaced. “We’ll also be looking at the […]
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Telstar Regional Middle/High School honor roll
BETHEL — Telstar Regional Middle/High School has announced the third-quarter honor roll. Grade six High honors: Ella Blair, Isabel Chase, Ashley Childs, Miranda Colby, Lillian Drew, Emily Fraser, Max Godomsky, Katherine Haley, Perry Morton, Caroline Newell, Lucinda Rothwell, Cameron Simard. Honors: Chaia Alford, Aneah Bartlett, Ainsley Brown, Brooke Carson, Angela Cintron, Devin Cole-Mason, Nyia Dixon, […]
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Sunday River moves toward posting gateway sign
BETHEL — Sunday River Ski Resort is taking steps toward installing a gateway sign at the intersection of Route 2 and Sunday River Road, President and General Manager Dana Bullen said. “The idea of installing a gateway sign at the beginning of Sunday River Road is not just about letting people know about Sunday River, […]
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Bethel awards construction contract, signs on to FEMA resolution
BETHEL — The Board of Selectmen unanimously voted Monday evening to award Cross Excavation of Bethel a contract to upgrade water and sewer lines and repave part of Vernon Street. Town Manager Jim Doar said the company submitted the lowest bid, $1,073,285. He said the company will install a new sewer pumping station, upgrade the […]
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Spring flooding closes several roads in Western Maine
RUMFORD — Flooding in several towns across Western Maine, including Canton, Rangeley and New Sharon, closed roads Wednesday. It wasn’t unusual for this time of year, Teresa Glick, deputy director of the Oxford County Emergency Management Agency in Paris, said Wednesday morning. She said small rivers and streams would soon be cresting and receding if […]
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Three charged with dealing heroin in Rumford-Bethel area
RUMFORD — Three men accused of distributing an estimated 500 doses of heroin each month were arrested after raids by Maine Drug Enforcement agents and local police on homes in Rumford and Bethel this week. According to a statement released Tuesday by MDEA Commander Scott Pelletier, agents took William Heller, 61, of Rumford, Jason Howe, […]
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Bethel selectmen approve request to close Main Street for Mollyockett Festival
BETHEL — The Board of Selectmen unanimously voted Monday to allow the Bethel Chamber of Commerce to close Main Street for the Mollyocket Festival on July 19 and 20. Town Manager Jim Doar told selectmen, “This is the third consecutive year that the Bethel Chamber of Commerce have requested to close Main Street for Mollyockett.” […]
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Police investigating Buckfield Mall, Bethel break-ins
BUCKFIELD — Maine State Police are seeking information regarding an early morning break-in at the Buckfield Mall on Sunday. According to Trooper Tyler Stevenson, at about 4:15 a.m., the suspect was seen in what appeared to be a silver KIA Soul at the Buckfield Mall convenience store. Stevenson said the suspect, described as a white […]