BETHEL — Five people have taken out papers for six municipal offices in the June town elections. Selectmen Stanley Howe and Donald Bennett are seeking re-election to three-year terms and have returned their papers, Town Clerk Christen Mason said Friday afternoon. Howe has also returned papers for another three-year term on the Board of Assessors, […]
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Bethel Historical Society’s Annual History Symposium is April 13
BETHEL — The following April events are planned by the Bethel Historical Society. In conjunction with the upcoming exhibit, “In the Field & On the Homefront: Bethel During the Civil War,” which opens at the Robinson House in late May, the Bethel Historical Society’s Annual History Symposium on Saturday, April 13, will explore how the […]
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Drug take-back day set for April 27
PARIS — The Oxford County Sheriff’s Office is asking residents to clean out their medicine cabinets and turn in their old medications. In conjunction with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, the Sheriff’s Office will accept unused, unwanted and outdated medications in Bethel, Paris and Porter on April 27. The Sheriff’s Office will collect drugs at […]
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Mahoosuc land trust to raise funds for Step Up for Step Falls
BETHEL — The Mahoosuc Land Trust will hold a public kick-off for its Step Up for Step Falls campaign from 4:30 to 6 p.m. April 12. The event will be held at the land trust office at 18 Mayville Road (Route 2) in Bethel. Step Falls is a 24-acre preserve beside Route 26 in northern […]
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AARP chapter to meet April 8 PARIS — The Oxford Hills Chapter of AARP will meet on Monday, April 8, at the First Congregational Church on E. Main Street. Lunch will be served at noon and will feature a honey glazed chicken dinner. The cost is $6.50 and reservations are required by calling Ruth at […]
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Senior College program on mind, mood
BETHEL — “Good Mind: Good Mood” will be presented by To Your Health of Western Mountains Senior College from 4:30 to 6 p.m. Thursday, April 11, at the Bethel Congregational Church, 32 Church St. This is the final program in a series aimed at “maximizing our health and happiness as we grow older.” Four local […]
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Maine’s new fishing rule book sports changes
BETHEL — Get ready for a new look to Maine’s open water and ice fishing law book. Unlike last year’s two-year book, the new book goes into effect Monday, April 1, and runs through Dec. 31. It has a few minor changes in laws. But the rule book doesn’t look anything like previous editions. It […]
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Fishing opportunities should be good Monday
BETHEL — George Westerberg of Lovell has fished most of his lifetime. But come April 1 — Maine’s traditional opening day of open-water fishing on several water bodies — the 80-year-old member of the Mollyockett Chapter of Trout Unlimited said he won’t be fishing. Instead, he’ll wait until mid-May. For the past 20 years, he’s […]
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Easter Sunday services listed NORWAY — Norway Baptist Church at 12 Cottage St. announces its Easter Sunday services as follows: Sunrise Service at 6:30 a.m. followed by a breakfast and a time of fellowship. Sunday School at 9:30 a.m., morning services at 10:45 a.m. and evening services at 6 p.m. The Sunday School children will […]
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Local Trout Unlimited chapter fundraising to build fishing piers for disabled veterans on Songo Locks
BETHEL — Members of the Mollyockett Chapter of Trout Unlimited and other Maine chapters are about to start fundraising efforts to give wounded veterans a place to fish at Songo Locks. George Westerberg of Lovell said Saturday at the Western Maine Fly Fishing Expo in Bethel that the chapter wants to build a veterans’ pier […]