PARIS — A man who led police on a 17-mile car chase before jumping into Lake Keoka in an escape attempt pleaded guilty to driving drunk with previous convictions. Charges of eluding police and driving to endanger were dismissed. Christopher Beaulieu, 35, of Bethel, pleaded guilty to operating under the influence with three or more […]
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Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills, River Valley
Bethel man pleads not guilty to attacking deputy
PARIS — A Bethel man charged with assaulting a sheriff’s deputy pleaded not guilty and is seeking to withdraw a guilty plea in a previous charge. James D. Irish, 27, is charged with attacking Deputy Matthew Noyes of the Oxford County Sheriff’s Office, who chased Irish into the woods after a high-speed pursuit in July, […]
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Posted inObituaries
Carol K. Morin
TOPSHAM — Carol K. Morin, 68, of Danielle Drive, died Thursday, Nov. 3, at her residence. She was born in Pensacola, Fla., Oct. 26, 1943, a daughter of Charles A. and Mary F. (Robertson) Keoskie. Carol moved to Bethel at a young age. In 1962, she graduated from Gould Academy in Bethel and was employed […]
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Gov. LePage staff to speak at Bethel chamber breakfast Nov. 16
BETHEL — Staff from Gov. Paul LePage’s administration will attend the next Bethel Area Chamber of Commerce monthly breakfast Wednesday, Nov. 16, at The Bethel Inn Resort. John Butera, LePage’s senior economic policy adviser, and George Gervais, commissioner of the Maine Department of Economic and Community Development, will attend the 7:30 to 9 a.m. event. […]
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Correction: Wrong location
PERU — A story that appeared on Page B1 of the River Valley edition on Tuesday should have said the OneMaine Community Health Needs Assessment forum on the health concerns of Oxford County will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. Nov. 16 at Crescent Park School in Bethel. The information was incorrectly reported.
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Forum set to discuss Oxford County ranking on health
BETHEL — With two recent surveys ranking Oxford County as the least healthy county in Maine, members of the River Valley Healthy Communities Coalition hope to take action to improve statistics. The group will hold a community forum Wednesday, Nov. 16, from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Crescent Park School in Bethel to discuss […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills, River Valley
Duplessis selected to represent Rally America in Great Britian
BETHEL— Chris Duplessis, 24, grew up in Bethel with a love of racing. It’s a passion that is allowing him to travel to Great Britain to compete. Duplessis has been selected to compete in the Wales Rally of Great Britain scheduled for Nov. 10 through Nov. 13. He will represent Rally America. The race dates […]
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Quilter to describe her method of doing life stories
BETHEL — “Every Closet Holds a Story,” a Western Maine Senior College Down Home Maine program, will be presented from 4:30 to 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 10, at Gould Academy’s McLaughlin Auditorium. The evening’s presenter, Donna Sheerin Gillis, creates Texture of Life quilts out of the clothing of loved ones who have died. She will […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills
August car crash investigation ongoing
OXFORD — The investigation is continuing into an accident on Route 26 in August that resulted in the death earlier this week of an 8-year-old Bethel boy, Oxford police said Thursday. Jennifer Thurston, 28, of Bethel, and her son Matthew, a student at the Crescent Park Elementary School in Bethel, were injured Aug. 10 when […]