Harvest supper aids Smile Fund BETHEL — A community harvest supper will be held at 5 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 16, at West Parish Congregational Church UCC, 32 Church St. Menu includes baked ham, baked beans and all the fixings. Cost is $10. Proceeds will benefit the Smile Fund, a dental program for adults in the […]
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Quilters to meet Nov. 14 RUMFORD — RAQ (Rumford Area Quilters) will meet at 1 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 14, at the Rumford United Methodist Church on Linnell Street. All area quilters welcome. An explanation on fabric terms will be given and English paper piecing will be demonstrated. To participate in the paper piecing project, bring […]
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Chain-reaction accident injures Dixfield driver
MEXICO — A chain-reaction accident on River Road injured one driver Tuesday, interim police Chief Roy Hodsdon said. A 2009 GMC pickup truck driven by Paula Holman, 53, of Dixfield was stopped to turn left into The Big Apple gas station at around 11:49 a.m. and a 2001 GMC sport utility vehicle driven by Roxanne […]
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Bethel seeks settlement of sign lawsuit
BETHEL — The town has asked for a judicial conference to settle a civil lawsuit against brothers Rick and Ron Savage for alleged multiple violations of the town’s sign ordinance. The suit, filed this past summer, claims the Savages repeatedly placed temporary directional signs for their restaurant in the public right of way and made […]
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Court dismisses Savage suit against Bethel
BETHEL — A federal wrongful arrest lawsuit filed this past spring by Rick Savage against the town of Bethel and Town Manager Jim Doar has been dismissed. Also named in the suit was the Oxford County Sheriff’s Department. That case will go forward, according to Doar. Savage was arrested in May 2012 in the parking […]
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Bethel man pleads not guilty to July assault
PARIS — A Bethel man accused of assaulting and terrorizing a woman in July pleaded not guilty to four charges at his arraignment in Oxford County Superior Court on Tuesday. Last month, an Oxford County Grand Jury indicted Brian Cronkite, 28, for aggravated assault, domestic violence terrorizing, domestic violence assault and criminal restraint. The charges stem […]
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McLaughlin clean-up day PARIS — Fall Clean-up Day has been scheduled at the McLaughlin Garden on Thursday, Nov. 7, beginning at 9 a.m. Horticultural Director Kristin Perry will lead efforts to prepare the garden for winter. If a volunteer prefers indoor work, or if the weather is uncooperative, there are indoor jobs, too, including tasks […]
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This week’s agenda
Tuesday Buckfield: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Municipal Center Sumner: Planning Board, 7 p.m., Town Office Wednesday Bethel: Board of Assessors, 8 a.m., Town Office Buckfield: RSU 10 Withdrawal Committee, 7 p.m., Municipal Center Newry: Planning Board, 7 p.m., Town Office Thursday Casco: Conservation Commission, 6:30 p.m., Casco Public Library Bethel: Recreation Board, 7 p.m., Town Office […]
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Bethel church to host community supper to raise funds for dental care program
BETHEL — The West Parish Congregational Church will host a community harvest supper at 5 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 16, in a continued effort to raise money for the Smile Fund. The Smile Fund, according to resident Jane Chandler, is a program that “earmarks adults who are unable to find employment or are already working and […]
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Chamber asks Bethel to take on local winter recreation
BETHEL — After an idea to provide a sledding hill at the Bethel Airport fell through, the Bethel Area Chamber of Commerce recently said it will get out of the business of creating winter recreation for residents. At a selectmen’s meeting last month, an idea was floated to hold this year’s ski/snowboard Railjam at the […]