BETHEL — Fifty years to the week after passenger rail service ended in Bethel, people who want to see it return gathered at the Bethel Inn to discuss how to make that happen. They predicted that European tourists, skiers, local retirees and businesspeople, as well as residents from all over western Maine would ride the […]
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Police arrest five door-to-door salesmen
BETHEL — Five men from around the country were arrested Tuesday on charges of peddling wares without a state license. According to a statement from the Oxford County Sheriff’s Office, several residents in the Bethel area complained of men trying to sell a cleaning solution. The men had received a warning in Mexico for the […]
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Acclaimed pianist will perform at Gould
BETHEL — Internationally renowned concert pianist Randall Atcheson will kick off the 2010-2011 Gould Performing Arts Series on Tuesday, Sept. 28, at Gould Academy’s Bingham Auditorium. The epitome of a musical Renaissance man, Atcheson is a much-sought-after artist in the classics as well as in pop and the sacred repertoire. His prodigious talent was evidenced […]
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Artist creates with crayons and a hot iron
NORWAY — Western Maine Art Group artist William Patrick will show his work, including creations using wax paper, crayons and a hot iron, throughout September at the Norway Savings Bank operations center. Patrick grew up in the fields and rugged mountains and woods of northern Vermont, New Hampshire and western Maine. This is reflected in […]
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Singer/guitarist to play at Bethel Common
BETHEL — Singer-songwriter Brad Hooper will perform Sunday, Aug. 15, as part of the Mahoosuc Arts Council 2010 Summer Bandstand Concert Series. For this storyteller, a guitar is merely a vehicle allowing him to sing and tell tales. A resident of Albany Township, Hooper’s concerts feature original music reflecting the character of people living in […]
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Volunteers, registrants sought for triathlon
BETHEL — Registration is still open for the 19th annual Maine State Triathlon, the longest running triathlon in western Maine, scheduled to begin at 8 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 1, and for the third annual Maine State Kid’s Triathlon, scheduled for 3 p.m. Saturday, July 31. Kids, ages 8 to 14 are welcome to sign up […]
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Two named Harris fellows
BETHEL — Dave Freiday and Dick Rasor, both of Bethel, have been named Paul Harris Fellows by the Rotary Club of Bethel. Three Bethel Rotarians cited Freiday and Rasor for the honor to acknowledge their efforts in giving of their time and resources to support humanitarian projects, youth and senior programs and other activities which […]
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Society is sponsoring Sudbury Canada Days
BETHEL – The Bethel Historical Society’s 30th annual Sudbury Canada Days will get under way on Friday, Aug. 7, with the 18th annual Hall Memorial Lecture at 7:30 p.m. in the society’s Dr. Moses Mason House meeting room. The lecture will be delivered by H. Draper Hunt, PhD, Emeritus Professor, University of Southern Maine, on […]
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Grand Dérangement will bring its Acadian flair to Bethel
BETHEL — The award-winning Acadian music ensemble Grand Dérangement will bring its blend of Acadian, American, Celtic, French and even Broadway music to Gould Academy Thursday, April 30. Grand Dérangement hails from Acadia, specifically the Baie Sainte-Marie area of southwestern Nova Scotia. Its name means “great disturbance” and comes from the French name for the […]
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Moose permits announced at festival
BETHEL — Niilo Sillanpaa III, fresh off his second-place finish in a moose-calling competition at the Bethel Town Common, said he wasn’t going to stick around at the Bethel Moose Festival’s moose-hunting permit drawing to hear whether his name was called. He works as a moose-hunting guide in New Vineyard, and while he has applied […]