FARMINGTON — Franklin County commissioners voted Tuesday to close 1/5 of a mile of East Madrid Road in Madrid Township to winter maintenance. The action followed a hearing on the proposal. The county will continue summer maintenance on the county’s portion of the road but will not plow snow or sand or perform other winter […]
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Phillips fire destroys mobile home
PHILLIPS — A fire that destroyed an unoccupied mobile home at 109 Park St. early Monday morning may have resulted from work done to replace an electric water heater. Tenants of the home owned by Joel Thompson moved out a couple weeks ago and he was getting it ready to rent, Phillips fire Chief James […]
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Avon voters approve slight increase in spending
AVON — Voters on Saturday approved a $211,000 town budget for fiscal year 2014, up from last year’s $198,000 spending plan. About 20 townspeople appropriated money for roads, cemeteries, repairs and maintenance. They agreed with selectmen that they needed an additional $5,000 from excise taxes for the winter roads account. “Our salt and sand supplies […]
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Nordic Skiing: Gould skiers relaxed heading to EHSC meet
BETHEL — The life of a Gould Academy Nordic skier isn’t too bad, and not just because of this endless winter of 2014. On any given day, a member of Gould’s Nordic team can wake up in his dorm room, head down to the basement, wax his skis, step outside and walk across Church Street […]
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Inaugural poet to set up visiting writers program at Gould Academy
The Bethel resident this will week will announce a visiting writers program in his name. Over a two-week retreat, writers will stay in a private cottage owned by Blanco where they can work on their craft. They’ll also engage with students and faculty through classroom visits and workshops. The announcement is set for Thursday at […]
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Czech Boys’ Choir to perform
Bonifantes, an extraordinary choir of 32 boys, ages 10-18, from Pardubice, Czech Republic, will be touring the United States and Canada from Feb. 21 through March 21. While in Maine for five nights, they will be giving public concerts at 7 p.m. at Telstar High School in Bethel on Feb. 25 and at 7:30 at […]
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SMHS hires new guidance counselor, improves percentage of students who go on to higher education
LIVERMORE FALLS — The RSU 73 board discussed or acted on several student-related issues last week, ranging from hiring a new guidance counselor to learning that Spruce Mountain High School has increased the number of graduates who go on to higher education. The high school has been operating with just one permanent guidance counselor since […]
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Gould graduate to challenge Sen. McConnell in Kentucky GOP primary
BETHEL — Matt Bevin, a Gould Academy graduate who spends time in the Bethel area and owns a vacation home here, recently announced his intent to challenge U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky in the Republican primary in 2014. McConnell is the minority leader in the Senate. On his campaign website, Bevin describes himself as […]
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Voters re-elect Phillips, approve funds for rebuilding sidewalks
PHILLIPS — Voters at the annual town meeting gave approval to raise matching funds for rebuilding Main Street sidewalks. In less than three hours, the 77 voters agreed on a 2013-14 budget of $1.2 million, an increase of about 2 percent over last year’s requests, Town Manager Elaine Hubbard said. Mike Ellis moderated the Saturday […]