BETHEL — Planning Board Members decided to table a site plan application for The Watershed Wood-Fire Kitchen due to unforeseen circumstances on Wednesday, October 13. The applicants, Victoria Fiorriari and Thomas Deluca, were proposing moving a building onto a full foundation. The location would be at 11 Philbrook Street. They proposed a small addition to […]
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Solar power company makes the cut
BETHEL — Solar power energy is making it’s way to Maine. As of July 2020, ECA Solar LLC., a company organized and existing in Massachusetts signed a guaranty with the Town of Bethel. The trend is taking away from carbon-based form and distributing it around Maine, meaning more careers for Bethel, explains Harry Benson, director […]
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The husky who always smiles
GILEAD — Malibu is an active dog, to say the least. A red Siberian Husky, she’s fast. If anyone forgets to put the leash on her, she’ll be miles away before anyone can catch up. She’s a runner. “Always been fast, very active,” says her dad, Francis Corriveau. She also likes to dig big holes […]
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Dog training teaches teacher life lessons
BETHEL — Tripper, named after the canoe, is a Canine Good Citizen dog, but she’s been so much more than that to her family and peers. “I think what is special about Tripper is her temperament during these hard times for young people,” says Sarah Shifrin, Tripper’s mom. “That she’s very patient. She gives them […]
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Quilters donate ‘HUGS’ to Cancer Resource Center
NORWAY — The Cross Country Quilters of Bethel recently stopped by the Cancer Resource Center of Western Maine with 14 “HUGS,” quilted shawls designed especially for patients undergoing chemotherapy. Each HUG is unique and all have inside pockets and warm linings which will keep a patient warm during the many hours that chemotherapy often requires.
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Sheriff hears concerns about speeding in Greenwood
GREENWOOD — Speeding through residential streets in Greenwood has become a significant problem and many citizens showed up to the Greenwood Selectman meeting to vocalize their concerns. Oxford County Sheriff Christopher Wainwright attended the meeting via Zoom. Wainwright said he is trying to get the roads speed tested by the State of Maine to set […]
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Little Old Lady Whoooo
BETHEL — On one particular day, Jewel Clark was debating which gas station to go into. Like most Mainers, she pulled into the more desolate one. While looking for the items she needed in the store, someone called out her name. It was a young man, about 21 years old. He said he remembered her, […]
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Communities benefit from new public Wi-Fi hotspots
BETHEL — Residents of Harrison, Bethel, and Rumford are benefiting from new public access Wi-Fi hotspots provided by Community Concepts Finance Corporation (CCFC) and the Northern Forest Center. Free Wi-Fi service is now available on the town common in Bethel thanks to hotspots at the Bethel Public Library and the Bethel Historical Society. In Harrison, […]
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Humanities programs offered
WEST PARIS — West Paris Public Library has been awarded a five-book reading and discussion program, “Re-imagining the American Family” sponsored by the Maine Humanities Council, beginning Thursday, October 21, at 6 p.m., on Zoom. Our discussion facilitator is librarian Jennifer Lance. This series offers a compilation of memoirs by contemporary American writers who imaginatively […]
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Fall Harvest fundraiser set for RPC
PARIS — Due to the inability to hold public fundraising inside, “RPC” will hold a Fall Harvest Fundraiser to celebrate “Adopt a Shelter Dog month” and to raise funds to help care for the unprecedented high numbers of pets coming into the shelter presently. The event will be held at the shelter on October 16 […]