Maine residents will have the opportunity once again to participate in the third National Prescription Drug Take Back Initiative on Saturday, April 28. This event, sponsored by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency and state and local agencies, will enable residents throughout the state, to safely and at no cost, dispose of unwanted or expired prescriptions […]
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Officer nominations RUMFORD — The Rumford Falls Aerie 1248 Fraternal Order Eagles will hold nomination of officers at the regular meeting to be held at 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 25. Offices open for election are president, vice-president, chaplain, secretary, treasurer, conductor, inside guard, outside guard, one three-year trustee and two one-year trustees. Any member wishing […]
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Proposed SAD 44 budget up 2.69 percent
BETHEL — The SAD 44 Finance Committee presented the full board Monday with a proposed $9.98 million budget that is $261,969 more than this fiscal year. The 2012-13 spending plan is 2.69 percent higher than this year, Superintendent David Murphy said. There is addition state aid, $325,000 carried over because of a mild winter and […]
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Bethel Library adds new books
BETHEL — The Bethel Library has recently added the following books to its collection. Adult fiction: “Rope” by Nevada Barr, “Accidents of Providence” by Stacia M. Brown, “Agony of the Leaves” by Laura Childs, “Stay Close” by Harlan Coben, “Explosive Eighteen” by Janet Evanovich, “Cinnamon Roll Murder” by Joanne Fluke, “Devil’s Food Cake Murder” by […]
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Annual history symposium shared local tales
BETHEL — The Bethel Historical Society annual History Symposium was held in the Bethel Inn’s Gibson Room on April 14 with approximately 40 people in attendance. This year’s theme was “Don’t Let the Truth Get in the Way of a Good Story: Myths, Lies and Other Traditions of Local and Regional History.” Retired Telstar Regional […]
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This week’s agenda
Tuesday Casco: Selectmen, 7 p.m., Casco Community Center Sumner: Selectmen, 7 p.m., Town Office Wednesday Bethel: Planning Board, 7 p.m., Town Office Buckfield: Road Committee, 6:30 p.m., Municipal Center Buckfield: Buckfield Village Corp., 6:30 p.m., Municipal Center Thursday Hartford: Budget Committee, 7 p.m., Town Office Saturday Hartford: Nomination papers due for selectmen and school board […]
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R. Probert: It’s time we took a stand
Even though petroleum companies are reporting record high profits, on March 29 the Senate voted to continue giving gas companies grants worth $2 billion. The high price of gas at the pumps has put this country into a great economic recession and it is unconscionable that elected officials in Washington continue to do nothing about […]
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Investigators comb Bethel hay fire site
BETHEL — Fire officials have not determined a cause for a Sunday fire that destroyed 100 round bales of hay. Bethel Fire Chief Mike Jodrey said Wednesday that the State Fire Marshal’s Office and Forest Service were at the scene at 994 East Bethel Road again in the morning to try to discover the cause […]
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State investigates hay fire in Bethel
BETHEL — The state Fire Marshal’s office has been called to assist in the investigation of Sunday’s large hay bale fire on East Bethel Road. Bethel Fire Chief Mike Jodrey said Art Lavoie of the state’s Forest Service was unable to find a cause of the fire when he investigated Monday afternoon and has asked […]
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Historical society to meet RUMFORD — The Rumford Historical Society will hold its April meeting at 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 18, in the auditorium of the Rumford Municipal Building on Congress Street. This month, the board is offering its overall members to join with it in a group activity assessing its performances over the past […]