GILEAD — Heavy rains this week bumped plans to early June to float about 300 brown and rainbow trout a few miles down the Androscoggin River and release them into likely hiding places and feeding habitats. The trip by members of the Upper Andro Anglers Alliance was to start at 10 a.m. Wednesday, May 25, […]
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Oxford County Democrats to meet
BETHEL — The Oxford County Democrats will hold a reception from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 25, at the Mill Hill Inn. Rosa Scarcelli of Portland will be the speaker as part of the Oxford County Democrats’ Rising Stars Series. Scarcelli, a Wilton native, is best known for her impressive showing in the 2010 […]
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Author celebrates release of new mystery
BETHEL — William D. Andrews will celebrate the release of “Breaking Ground” with a talk and book signing at 2 p.m. Saturday, June 4, at the Bethel Historical Society’s Mason House exhibit hall on the Bethel Common. “Breaking Ground” is Andrews’ second novel. His first, “Stealing History,” introduced readers to Julie Williamson, the inquisitive director […]
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Deputies catch suspect who escaped during OUI arrest
BETHEL — The Oxford County Sheriff’s Office said they had recaptured a 31-year-old man who escaped a deputy after being handcuffed and charged with OUI and other traffic violations early Wednesday morning. Oxford County Sheriff Wayne Gallant said officers from his department’s criminal investigation division arrested Macy Jon Blaisdell of Bethel at a residence on […]
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Brown, rainbow trout float-stocking program May 25 upper Androscoggin River
GILEAD — Of an anticipated 2,000 brown and rainbow trout to be released in the Androscoggin River next week, about 300 will be float-stocked into place from Gilead to Bethel. Yearling and older brown trout and larger rainbows will be supplied on Wednesday, May 25, by the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife’s Casco […]
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Six candidates seeking two Bethel selectmen seats
BETHEL — Town meeting voters next month get to elect two new members to the Board of Selectmen from a field of six candidates. Jack Cross and Dennis Doyon are not seeking re-election to three-year terms. Candidates are James Bennett, Seabury Lyon, Lloyd Sweetser, Pat Carter, Larry Smith and Peter Southam. The other contested race […]
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SAD 44 reduces estimated town assessment
BETHEL — Town Manager Jim Doar got some good news last week from SAD 44 officials and he’ll share it with selectmen at their 7 p.m. meeting on Monday, May 9, in the town office. When the board recently worked through the proposed municipal budget, he said school officials didn’t yet have “good numbers” for […]
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‘Walk a Rotary Mile’ to benefit polio eradication
FRYEBURG/BETHEL — The final eradication of polio will be the objective as Five Rotary Clubs combine forces in two separate locations, Fryeburg and Bethel, to “Walk A Rotary Mile” Saturday, May 7. The Rotary clubs of Fryeburg, Bridgton, Oxford Hills, Bethel and Rumford will host walkers and their sponsors as they walk a mile to […]
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Civil War book with unique perspective will be available soon
BETHEL — A new edition of “Write Quick: War and a Woman’s Life in Letters, 1835–1867,” a look at the Civil War era from the perspective of a Northern woman from Maine, will soon be available. The nearly 600-page volume was first published in 2010 by Winoca Press of Wilmington, N.C., but that company’s recent […]
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Bethel Library declares ‘Food Not Fines Week’
BETHEL — Do you have an overdue library book? The Bethel Library has declared the week of May 9 to 14 Food Not Fines Week, part of a statewide fine amnesty food drive coordinated by the Maine State Library. During this week patrons who return their overdue library items will have current and past fines […]