BETHEL — The Telstar Regional Middle/High School first quarter honor roll includes: Grade 6 High honors: Miranda Colby, Emily Fraser, Katherine Haley and Cameron Simard. Honors: Chaia Alford, Carson Bailey, Aneah Bartlett, Ella Blair, Ainsley Brown, Ella Blair, Ainsley Brown, Brooke Carson, Isabel Chase, Ashley Childs, Brooke Clarey, Kaitlyn Colby, Morgan Cropley, Nyia Dixon, Lillian […]
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Area students graduate from St. Joseph’s College
STANDISH — The following local residents earned their degree at Saint Joseph’s College of Maine. Katherine Davis of Lewiston graduated in September with an Associate of Science in business administration. Elizabeth Shampine of New Gloucester graduated in September with a Bachelor of Science in general studies-psychology specialization. Haley McCrater of Lisbon graduated in September with […]
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Bethel: Outer Sunday River Road at risk for ‘catastrophic’ failure
BETHEL — Riding a bike on the outer Sunday River Road, said resident Nancy Babcock, “is like going through land mines.” Babcock was one of a handful of Newry residents who turned out for an informal public hearing Tuesday on a proposal to reconstruct a 1,200-foot stretch of the outer Sunday River Road, near the […]
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SAD 44 auditor advises board to maintain a ‘healthy’ fund balance
SAD 44 is “running financially well,” auditor Bruce Nadeau told the School Board in a presentation last week. Nadeau, of Smith and Co., made the presentation in accordance with state law. He reviewed audit figures for FY’12 (two years ago). At that time the district had an unassigned general fund balance of approximately $1.4 million. […]
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Bethel selectmen reject request to hike speed limit
BETHEL — The Board of Selectmen unanimously voted Monday to reject a citizen’s request to increase the speed limit on Paradise Road. Town Manager Jim Doar told selectmen that a Paradise Road resident submitted the request after he was pulled over while driving down the road. “He believes that 25 miles per hour is too […]
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Bethel selectmen approve letter of support for ‘Hotel Train’
BETHEL — The Board of Selectmen unanimously voted Monday evening to draft a letter of support for a proposed “Hotel Train” to run between Montreal and Boston through Western Maine and New Hampshire. Montreal entrepreneur Francois Rebello, the man responsible for the proposal, said during a meeting of the Androscoggin-Oxford-Coos Counties Corridor Committee that he […]
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Train, rec trail grant on agenda for Bethel selectmen
BETHEL — A recreational trail grant and a letter of support for a passenger rail between Montreal and Boston are among the items to be discussed during Monday’s selectmen meeting. It is scheduled for 7 p.m. Nov. 18 at the Town Office. The board will vote on whether to sign a letter of support for […]
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Bethel Historical Society: Fund drive continues; museum sale begins Nov. 29
BETHEL — Annual Fund gifts are the lifeblood of the Bethel Historical Society, comprising just over 30 percent of the organization’s operating income. This year’s goal is $45,000, and the Society thanks those who have already donated for their generosity. For those who haven’t yet contributed, gifts may be mailed to the Society at P.O. […]