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New England Mineral Association plans May conference in Newry
NEWRY — The ninth annual New England Mineral Conference is set for Friday through Sunday, May 17-19, at the Grand Summit Resort Hotel and Conference Center at Sunday River, 15 South Ridge Road. Presentations on both New England and non-New England topics are scheduled on Friday evening and during the day on Saturday, according to […]
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Posted inBethel, Business, Local & State, Politics
Proposed lithium mine in western Maine clears key hurdle
New rules recommended by the Board of Environmental Protection would allow the testing needed to build an open-pit mine over a large lithium-rich deposit at Plumbago Mountain in Newry.
Posted inLocal & State, Oxford Hills, The Bethel Citizen
MSAD 44 directors allow book to stay in library, despite complaint about content
After discussing whether or not “Me, and Earl, and the Dying Girl” is appropriate for middle school-age children, the board voted to keep it on shelves citing the First Amendment.
Posted inThe Bethel Citizen
Hefty fines to be levied for nuisance alarms
NEWRY — Newry Code Enforcement Officer Joelle Corey explained a new ordinance that would appropriate guidelines for nuisance alarms and implement hefty fees to violators. The definition includes fire alarms and E-911 calls and applies to, “any owner whose alarm system cause the transmission of a nuisance alarm more than three times in a calendar […]
Posted inThe Bethel Citizen
Mountain Explorer’s last ski run is March 2
BETHEL — For 22 years, The Mountain Explorer has shuttled skiers to Sunday River in Newry from various hotels in Bethel. Western Maine Transportation Community Relations Manager Craig Zurhorst said the last day for the free shuttle service will be March 2. He said the Mountain Explorer’s ridership was already declining before the pandemic and, […]
Posted inBethel, Oxford Hills
More than 200 evacuated from ski lift at Sunday River
Some skiers reported being rescued from the Aurora lift within 20 minutes, others nearly two hours.
Posted inNews, Oxford Hills, The Bethel Citizen
Filmed in Maine: ‘Blood and Money’
Many of the scenes in the crime thriller, were filmed in the barren woods of Newry.
Posted inConnections
Newry’s Veterans No Boundaries weekend camp offers skiing weekend
The weekend camp was held in January at Sunday River Ski Resort.
Posted inThe Bethel Citizen
Concern grows that voters are mistakenly switching to ‘No Labels’ party
After hearing numerous complaints from town clerks across the state, Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows became concerned that No Labels, a third-party presidential party was unwittingly enrolling voters.