BETHEL — On Saturday, March 29, local historian and author Annette Vance Dorey will present an illustrated talk at the Bethel Historical Society about the women featured in her book, “‘Miss Dr. Lucy’ and Maine’s Pioneering Female Physicians, 1850s–1920.” The event is the Society’s annual Women’s History Month program and will take place at the […]
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Bike trail mapping session for Bethel/Newry area scheduled Thursday
NEWRY — A bike trail mapping session will be held from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 13, at Camp Sunday River in the Grand Summit Hotel. The sessions are part of a campaign called Oxford County Moves, which is led Healthy Oxford Hills, a project of Stephens Memorial Hospital in Norway. A news release […]
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Bethel budget meeting rescheduled
BETHEL — Selectmen canceled their Wednesday night budget meeting due to the snowstorm, Town Clerk Christen Mason said. It is rescheduled for 7 p.m. Monday, March 17, at the Town Office.
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Budget meeting in Mexico postponed
MEXICO — The joint selectmen and finance committee meeting scheduled for Wednesday evening was canceled due to the snowstorm. Chairman Richie Philbrick said it is rescheduled for 6 p.m. Tuesday, March 18, in the Calvin B. Lyons room at the Town Office. The two panels will work on scheduling budget meetings. [email protected]
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Pothole season underway in Lewiston-Auburn, but not farther north
RUMFORD — Many westbound drivers negotiating Route 2 at the intersection with Lincoln Avenue on Tuesday couldn’t avoid a cluster of potholes. But between gaps in traffic, drivers swung into the opposite lane to avoid the mess, trying to save nasty yanks on their shock absorbers and suspensions, and scrapes on their undercarriages. Maine’s pothole […]
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Bethel sets up ‘Tap of the Town’
BETHEL — Although much of the maple syrup produced in New England today is made in commercial facilities that use modern methods to collect and boil the sap, maple sugaring time still evokes images of buckets hung on trees, horse-drawn sleighs, steam rolling from wood-fired evaporators, and friends and neighbors gathering for “sugaring-off” parties. A […]
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‘Tap of the Town’ taps community spirit
By Amy Chapman Although much of the maple syrup produced in New England today is made in commercial facilities that use modern methods to collect and boil the sap, maple sugaring time still evokes images of buckets hung on trees, horse-drawn sleighs, steam rolling from wood-fired evaporators, and friends and neighbors gathering for “sugaring-off” parties. […]
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Bethel to host Western Maine Fly Fishing Expo on March 22
BETHEL — Participants at the Western Maine Fly Fishing Expo on Saturday, March 22, can learn the latest fishing techniques and visit with guides, sporting camp owners and angling exhibitors. It will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Bethel Inn Conference Center in Bethel. Admission is $5 for adults and free […]
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Bethel Rite Aid to host ‘Health Information Day’ for insurance marketplace
BETHEL — In an effort to provide more information about the Health Insurance Marketplace to residents, the Bethel Family Health Center is hosting a Health Insurance Information Day from noon to 4 p.m. Friday, March 21, at Rite Aid. In a recent news release, Joshua D’Errico, an outreach specialist with HealthReach Community Health Center, said […]
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Another suspect charged in meth operation
BETHEL — Maine Drug Enforcement agents have made another arrest in the ongoing investigation into a large-scale methamphetamine production and distribution ring in the Bethel area. Macy Jon Blaisdell, 34, of Bethel was arrested at his home on Flat Road on Thursday afternoon by MDEA agent Tony Milligan, according to officials. Blaisdell is facing a charge […]