Service of gratitude NORWAY — A one-hour church service of gratitude to God will be held on Thanksgiving morning, Nov. 22, at 10 a.m. in the Christian Science church at 5 Morrill Road. The theme of the service is taken from the Bible passage of Malachi, third chapter, verse 10: “Bring ye all the tithes […]
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Correction: Outdated charge
PARIS — A story about charges filed against Rick Savage Sr. of Bethel and published on Page B2 of the Oxford Hills edition and Page B1 of the River Valley edition contained an outdated criminal charge. According to Oxford County court clerks, a charge of terrorizing stemming from an incident outside the Bethel Town Office […]
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‘Give Thanks In All Things’ PARIS — “Give Thanks In All Things” is the title of Anita White’s sermon at the First Universalist Church on Pine Street for the Sunday, Nov. 18, worship service. Music for the 10 a.m. service is under the direction of Donna Hurd and Sunday School is under the direction of […]
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Bethel developer waives jury trial in disorderly conduct case
PARIS — A Bethel land developer charged in connection with a verbal altercation outside the Town Office waived a jury trial in Oxford County Superior Court on Wednesday morning and will have a bench trial before a judge scheduled. Rick Savage Sr., of Intervale Road, was arrested this past May outside the Bethel Town Office […]
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‘Nano brewer’ to make beer for Western Maine
HARRISON — A new brewery is looking to make a splash in the Maine beer scene. A very small splash. Lee Margolin of Harrison has spent the better part of two years preparing Pennesseewassee Brewing for its opening later this month. The tiny brewery can produce about 15 gallons of beer per batch, or half […]
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Lumbermen to be featured in film, presentation
BETHEL – The lives and times of Maine’s hardy lumbermen and river drivers will be detailed in a multi-media presentation of film, photos and original music by Sumner McKane on Friday, Nov. 16, at 7 p.m. The original film and score “In the Blood” will be presented in a public performance at the Telstar Auditorium, […]
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Logging film will be shown in Bethel
BETHEL — “In the Blood,” a multimedia documentary by Sumner McKane detailing the lives and character of Maine’s hardy lumbermen and river drivers, will be shown on Friday, Nov. 16, at Telstar Auditorium. The film takes viewers into the rugged world of these pioneers who symbolize Maine’s gritty and resilient reputation — the camps, haul roads, landings and yards, rivers and lakes. For “In the Blood,” […]
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Merrill re-elected to Oxford County Commission
NORWAY — Unofficial results show Oxford County Commissioner Steven Merrill won re-election over challenger Charleen Chase in Tuesday’s election. Merrill was shown with 5,087 votes to Chase’s 4,723, according to numbers collected by the Bangor Daily News, but the figures didn’t include results from Hanover, where 162 voted Tuesday. Although the Hanover votes weren’t enough […]
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Telstar renovation project wins by a 2-to-1 vote
BETHEL — Voters in four of the five SAD 44 towns gave the go-ahead for a $2.5 million renovation project at the Telstar Regional Middle/High School during Tuesday’s balloting. The vote was 2,042 to 1,183. Towns voted as follows: Andover, 177 yes, 332 no; Bethel, 999 yes, 397 no; Greenwood, 277 yes, 153 no; Newry, […]
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Thai student looks forward to graduating from Telstar
BETHEL — Jiranan Jintasataporn, known to her Telstar friends as Pin, liked attending school so much in Western Maine that she decided to take another year, then graduate with the Class of 2013. Not only did she enjoy attending Dirigo High School as a foreign exchange student last year, but both she and her family […]