BETHEL — Town Manager Sharon Jackson said Bethel’s mil rate is expected to rise to around $14.10 from $12.90, based on a preliminary look by the town’s assessor. She broke down the increases at an April 16 meeting between the selectboard and the budget committee, one of several meetups between the two groups as the […]
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Bethel artist Mattie Rose Templeton illustrates importance of dark skies
‘If You Can See The Dark,’ teaches children about the importance of dark skies for animals, plants, and for people.
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Bethel-based school district budget proposal up $1.4 million
BETHEL — Directors of Maine School Administrative District 44 will vote Monday evening on a proposed $15.5 million budget for the coming fiscal year. “We have an increase of just about $1.4 million over the last year,” Superintendent Mark Kenney said during the MSAD 44 board of directors meeting on April 8. It’s an increase […]
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Goose Eye to feature Bethel’s 19th century women
BETHEL — In Bethel, tonight’s presentation by Historian Will Chapman at the Gem Theater will be a journey into the 19th-century and early twentieth century through a series of stereoview images of Bethel. Attendees will be given 3D glasses for the full effect. Using 20th century software, Chapman has digitally transformed each image to eliminate […]
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Bethel Board of Assessors discusses tax implications of revals
BETHEL — At an April 10 meeting, Bethel Board of Assessors member Michele Cole said she thought they should discuss reevaluations. Ron Savage and Town Assessor Rob Duplisea said they should hold off on reevaluating homes because of the current housing bubble. Cole explained that the four towns changed their formula from a 100% valuation […]
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West Paris Library’s eclipse party was a hit
Patrons of West Paris Library watch the April 8 eclipse.
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Bethel residents to vote on Oxford County Sheriff’s Office patrol contract
Townspeople will have two proposed contracts to consider at the June town meeting.