BETHEL — The Committee for Sign Ordinance Reform will hold a public meeting at 5 p.m. Tuesday, May 28, in the Town Office meeting room. The meeting is about revisions to the proposed Roadside Directional Sign Ordinance. Copies of the ordinance are available at the Town Office in the Planning Department Office. [email protected]
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Posted inOxford Hills, River Valley, The Franklin Journal
Trees planted in Androscoggin watershed to protect water quality
BETHEL — The Clear Water Carbon Fund planted 250 trees along the Pleasant River, a tributary of the Androscoggin River, in West Bethel this month. The fund is a program that enables individuals and businesses to sponsor tree plantings to protect clean water, remove and store carbon from the atmosphere, and improve habitat for fish […]
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Newry Dept. wins 23rd Annual Firefighters’ Race
NEWRY — The Newry Fire Department edged out 13 other teams from around New England to take first place in the 23rd Annual Firefighters’ Race at Sunday River. Meanwhile, proceeds from the race, as well as the 21st Annual Eat the Heat Chili Cookoff and the 28th Annual Ski-A-Thon, helped raise more than $330,000 for […]
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Bethel Historical Society: Public invited to view archaeological investigation
BETHEL — During May, a class of senior students at Gould Academy have been undertaking an archaeological investigation at the Bethel Historical Society as they search for evidence of Dr. Moses Mason’s “library,” a small structure that stood facing Broad Street between the Mason and Robinson houses from about 1837 through the 1860s. The students […]
Posted inOxford Hills, The Franklin Journal
Bethel family hosting fun run to raise money for Boston Marathon victim
BETHEL — Resident Shanta Hoff will host a children’s fun run at 9:30 a.m. May 18 on the Davis Park bike path to help raise $1,000 for the family of Martin Richard, the 8-year-old boy killed in the Boston Marathon bombing April 15. Two days after the bombings, Hoff said that she and her two […]
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Clare E. Piawlock
NORWAY — Clare E. Piawlock, 84, died Wednesday, May 8, at Stephens Memorial Hospital. She was a resident of East Bethel. She was born in Bethel, May 26, 1928, a daughter of Benjamin and Gladys (Bartlett) Tyler. She was a graduate of Gould Academy. She worked at the Casco Bank, bookkeeper for Hanover Dowell Mill […]
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Selectmen appoint seven residents to special committee
BETHEL — The Board of Selectmen unanimously voted Monday night to appoint seven residents to the Bethel Recreational Facilities Committee. According to the town’s agenda, the purpose of the committee would be to “prepare a plan for recreational facilities at Davis Park, which may include, but not be limited to, basketball courts, tennis courts and […]
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Well done – Students honored for achievements
FORT KENT – Peru resident Hannah J. Mikkonen was one of 29 current University of Maine at Fort Kent nursing students inducted into the UMFK Nursing Honor Society at a special ceremony held April 18. All students have excelled in the four-year Bachelor of Science in nursing program at UMFK and are very active in […]
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Students to display art at Bethel Historical Society show
BETHEL — The Bethel Historical Society will host the Faye Taylor Art Show from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, May 25, in the exhibit hall of the Dr. Moses Mason House. The annual art show features the work of students in grades one to five in SAD 44. The theme for 2013 is “The […]