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Selectmen to discuss amendments to administration ordinance

BETHEL — Selectmen on Monday evening will review an amendment to the administration ordinance that would allow the board to create an oversight committee for the Bingham Forest management plan. During a presentation by private land consultant Jerry Bley on Nov. 5, Bley recommended that the town create an additional town committee responsible for Bingham […]

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Free indoor winter walking in the River Valley

RUMFORD — Indoor walking opportunities will help people stay active during the cold winter months ahead. Local options include: Greater Rumford Community Center, 369-9906, Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9-11 a.m.; Mexico Rec. Center, 364-4912, Monday through Friday, 6:30 a.m. to 8 p.m., and Saturdays, 8 a.m. to noon; Dirigo High School, 562-4251, Monday through Friday, 6:30 […]

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Sons of Italy meet Dec. 16 RUMFORD — Gorizia Lodge 467 of the Sons of Italy will hold its monthly meeting on Sunday, Dec. 16, at the hall in Smithcrossing beginning at 3 p.m. This meeting will be followed by a hot dish supper. All members are encouraged to attend and bring an item to […]

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A. Iles: Stuck accelerators do happen

Reading the article about the woman whose car crashed into the Auburndale Cleaners when it suddenly accelerated (Dec. 5) prompts me to write about a similar experience that I had and what caused it. It was a mechanical cause and not human error. Driving on Route 2 coming out of Wilton, my car suddenly and […]

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Clarise E. Hartford

SOUTH PARIS — Clarise E. Hartford, 73, of Norway went to rest on Thursday, Dec. 6, with her family by her side following a battle with cancer. She was born in West Paris, July 28, 1939, the daughter of Clair L. and Rena Gladys Collins Ripley. She married John Raymond Hatstat Sr. in 1954. They […]

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Bethel Historical Society: Annual Fund Campaign continues with donation match

BETHEL — With the ground blanketed in newly fallen snow, a sizable number of people, including several families with children, visited the Bethel Historical Society on Dec. 1 for the annual Christmas at the Mason House program. Volunteers Grace McKivergan, Mary Ennis and Jackie Bell had decorated the first floor rooms with boughs, berries, fruit […]

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Bridge Club winners named LEWISTON — The Lewiston Bridge Club winners of the Individual game at the Lewiston Armory on Dec. 3 were as follows: first, Dick Allen; second/third/fourth tie, Les Buzzell, David Lock and Luke Merry. Winners of the regular game on Dec. 4 were: first, Jeanine Kivus and Fred Letourneau; second, Paul Sherman […]

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Telstar Regional Middle/High School honor roll

BETHEL — The following students have been named to the honor roll at Telstar Regional Middle/High School for the first quarter. Grade 6 High honors: Lilo Bean, Emily Hanscom, Emalee Harrington, Bethany Laird, Koley True. Honors: Payton Abbott, Ryan Beckerman, Nicole Berry, Julia Cherkis, Lavinia Clarke, Hannah Evans, Victoria Hamel, Bryce Koskela, Matthew Lavoie, Elizabeth […]