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Fly fishing, drift boat contests set for Sept 16, 17 in Bethel

BETHEL — In conjunction with Bethel’s annual Harvest Fest, the Northeast Drift Boat Championship and the Upper Andro Two Fly Contest will be held Sept. 16 and 17. The events are annual fundraisers for the Upper Andro Anglers Alliance, a nonprofit group dedicated to the conservation, protection, restoration and promotion of the natural fishing resource […]

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‘Seriously funny peeps’ will entertain at Bethel Inn

BETHEL — Comedian Ian Harvie, a Mainer now living in Los Angeles, has pulled together a lineup of comedy acts for Maine’s first comedy festival to be held Aug. 5-7 at the Bethel Inn Resort. There will be five comedy shows featuring more than 16 headliner comics, including Maine funny man George Hamm; Fortune Feimster […]

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Crescent Park Elementary School honor roll

BETHEL — Crescent Park Elementary School has announced the fourth quarter honor roll. Grade 4 High honors: Julia Aug, Lilo Bean, Nicole Berry, Lavinia Clarke, Hannah Evans, Emily Hanscom, Emalee Harrington, Griffin Lehman, Brooke Richardson, Kaitlee Turnick and Lily Weafer. Honors: Alivia Chappie, Julia Cherkis, Madison Drapeau, Julia Dyer, Preston Fultz, Brooklin Gordon, Kurtis Grover, […]

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Greenwood woman charged with cruelty to animals

BETHEL — A Greenwood woman is charged with cruelty to animals after leaving two horses in a closed, metal barn without water or food, according to Deputy Michael Parshall of the Oxford County Sheriff’s Office. Angel L. Kist, 32, of Greenwood, was arrested Thursday afternoon on a charge of cruelty to animals. She made bail […]

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Legion Baseball: Bessey motors from behind

SOUTH PARIS — The heat was on Thursday evening, and it wasn’t because of the weather. Bessey Motors fell behind not just once but twice in the early going in the first round of the Zone III tournament. Bethel/Locke Mills had early one-run leads and Bessey Motors had to regroup in a hurry. Pitcher D. […]

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Oxford Hills teacher thrilled by space camp

BETHEL — An Oxford Hills Middle School science teacher came close to going into space last month. Kristin Chambers, a science teacher, joined teachers from 27 countries and 47 states, including an Orono, Maine, school teacher, at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville, Ala., from June 16 to June 20. While there, she […]