BETHEL – The U.S. Navy Sea Chanters, the official chorus of the U.S. Navy, will give a free concert as part of the Mahoosuc Arts Council’s Gould Performing Arts Series on Tuesday, March 29. The concert will begin at 7 p.m. at the Bingham Auditorium, 45 Church St. Admission is free, but ticket reservations are […]
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Boy readmitted to Telstar Middle School
BETHEL — The SAD 44 board voted unanimously to readmit a Telstar Middle School boy Monday night following a closed session. Superintendent David Murphy said the boy had been expelled from school in January for possessing drugs on school grounds in December. A second boy who had also been involved and had been expelled, was […]
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Land Trust to lead winter hike
GREENWOOD — The final hike of the Mahoosuc Land Trust’s 2011 Winter Hiking Series starts at 10 a.m. Saturday, March 19. The moderate snowshoe event will track through Maggie’s Nature Park bordering South Pond in Greenwood and ascend Peaked Mountain. Participants are asked to register prior to the hike by calling 824-3806, which can also […]
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Bethel driver faulted for Route 2 collision
BETHEL — A Norway may complained of pain from airbag deployment in a collision on Routes 2 and 26 on Saturday morning after another driver failed to yield, Oxford County Deputy Sheriff Michael R. Parshall of Bethel Patrol said. Kyle Ingram, 24, declined transport to a hospital after the 8:47 a.m. accident in the Mayville […]
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Correction: Petition report incomplete
BETHEL — A story published on Page B1 of Wednesday’s Oxford Hills and River Valley editions should have said 23 people who signed a third petition regarding the Bruce Manzer asphalt plant stated they did notice offensive odors during the summer of 2010. The information was incorrectly reported by the Sun Journal.
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Questions sought on asphalt plant’s emissions, odors
BETHEL — Wednesday, March 2, is the deadline to file written questions about emissions and odors involving Bruce Manzer’s asphalt plant on North Road. Manzer submitted a site plan application to the Planning Board last fall to relocate the plant to land he is buying diagonally across the road from the current site. The plant […]
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Snowstorm snarls traffic
RUMFORD — Quickly deteriorating road conditions caused by heavy snowfall snarled traffic on area roads, sending at least two people to Rumford Hospital by late Friday morning. By midafternoon, a game warden and emergency responders were also sent to a Main Street yard in Andover to help extricate a 9-year-old boy’s leg from a snowmobile […]
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Bethel ice tower topples
BETHEL — The 120-foot tower of ice constructed by the Bethel Chamber of Commerce blew down in winds that reached nearly 80 mph over the weekend. Chamber Executive Director Robin Zinchuk said the tower toppled within the perimeter fence just after dusk Saturday in high winds. The underlying metal support structure was bent into three […]
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Well done – Abbie Cummings
Abbie Cummings, a resident of Bethel, was among the students from Florida Institute of Technology in Melbourne who were named to the dean’s list for the fall semester, which ended in December. Cummings is a construction management major. To be included on the dean’s list, a student must complete 12 or more graded credits in […]
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In Bethel, it’s water off, ice on
There’s more online To see video from the top of the ice tower, visit sunjournal.com/icetower BETHEL — In the middle of winter, ice isn’t hard to find in Maine. Just ask anybody who has slipped on a patch lately. So it’s a wonder anyone would make the effort to grow what looks like, from a […]