BETHEL — REACH, the sexual assault support center for Oxford County and the towns of Bridgton and Harrison, will once again present Eve Ensler’s award-winning “The Vagina Monologues.” Last year, the performance took place before a full house at Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School in South Paris. To make the production accessible to other areas […]
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Maine conservationist to present program on charted brookie waters
BETHEL — At this month’s Mollyockett Chapter of Trout Unlimited meeting a brook trout conservationist will conduct a presentation about technology used to chart wild and native brookie waters. The meeting will begin with a silent auction at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 10, in the Science Auditorium at Gould Academy in Bethel. The meeting itself […]
Crescent Park Elementary School honor roll
BETHEL — Crescent Park Elementary School has announced the third quarter honor roll. Grade 4 High Honors: Julia Aug, Lilo Bean, Nicole Berry, Julia Cherkis, Lavinia Clarke, Hannah Evans, Luke Hayward, Emily Hanscom, Griffin Lehman, Brooke Richardson, Sadie Richardson, Lily Weafer Honors: Alivia Chappie, Madison Drapeau, Brooklin Gordon, Kurtis Grover, Preston Fultz, Victoria Hamel, Emalee […]
Contra dances to kick off
Bill Olson on guitar and on fiddle (pictured) are set to kick off the 5th Saturday Norway contra dance series at 7 p.m. on Saturday, April 30, in the Norway Grange. A pre-dance public supper will be provided by the Heywood Club from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Norway Grange on Whitman Street. The […]
Cleanup work planned for Bethel section of Androscoggin River
BETHEL — A 2-mile stretch of the Androscoggin River will get some attention next month from Telstar High School students and a river conservation group. As part of National River Cleanup, members of the Upper Andro Anglers Alliance and students from the Telstar Challenge Course will clean from Newt’s Landing in West Bethel to Davis […]
SAD 44 board approves $9.6 million budget
BETHEL — The SAD 44 board approved a proposed 2011-12 operating budget Monday night that could be either $9.6 or $9.8 million contingent upon whether the town of Andover decides to keep its elementary school open. Board members voted overwhelmingly Monday night to close the school with a current enrollment of fewer than 30 K […]
Free Family Fishing Festival June 4 in Bethel
BETHEL — The Upper Andro Anglers Alliance and Trout Unlimited will host a free Family Fishing Festival on Saturday, June 4. It will be held rain or shine from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Angevine Park on the North Road in Bethel. Free casting workshops and fly-tying instruction will be available throughout the day. […]
Bethel club offers free program on Maine’s Nordic skiing heritage
BETHEL — The Bethel Outing Club and Ski Museum of Maine will offer a free fireside chat on Maine’s rich skiing heritage at 6 p.m. Sunday, April 10, at the Bethel Inn tavern. The 50-minute digital slide show, titled “Maine’s Nordic Skiing Heritage: 1870-2011” was produced by the Kingfield-based museum. The talk will be preceded […]
River gathering discusses history, future of Androscoggin
BETHEL — Getting groups together to learn from each other and generating problem-solving discussions was the basis for Tuesday’s annual Androscoggin River Watershed Conference. About 50 people from Maine and New Hampshire participated in the hours-long event, learning about the various uses of the river, like its history, fishing and recreation. They also delved into […]