NEWRY — Maine Adaptive is hosting their 35th annual ski-a-thon On April 2 after taking a three year COVID break. It’s the only time during the winter when a majority of our participants, volunteers, and supporters are gathered together, so we are able to celebrate as a whole community and after being gone for the […]
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Telstar Middle School alpine, nordic teams finish season on a high note
BETHEL — Coach Justin Fereshetian, of Sumner, is a program director at Maine West Project Play. He has coached Nordic skiing to all ages. He has also coached track, ultimate frisbee and running. When the Telstar Middle School Nordic ski team needed someone at the helm partway through this season, Fereshetian stepped into the role. […]
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Newry to add site plan fee
Code Enforcement Officer Joelle Corey, asked the select board to enact a $250 preliminary site plan fee to commercial developers at its March 7 meeting.
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Newry town meeting to be held May 15
NEWRY — The Town of Newry’s Annual Town Meeting will be held Monday May 15 at the Bear River Grange Hall, 71 Bear River Road, at 6 p.m. Election Day will be June 13 from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. at town office, 422 Bear River Road. Newry select board nomination papers are due back […]
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Couple hoping to mine Newry lithium deposit urge lawmakers to clarify state mining laws
The couple requests lawmakers ‘restore’ a state law so the deposit would be regulated under quarrying regulations, which are much less stringent.
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The struggle to find a long-term rental
“It definitely has gotten harder to rent. There were options five years ago. There are no options now.”
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No suspects yet in burglary of $56,000 of gems at Sunday River Gems
Charles Bean was robbed of $56,000 in gems from his business, Sunday River Gems, in Newry.
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Short-term, affordable housing ordinance in Bethel is a multi-leveled topic
BETHEL — New proposed requirements for short term rentals will be discussed when the Bethel Ordinance Review Committee meets on at 5:30 p.m. Feb. 21. “Short-term rental properties are one of the community’s strongest assets. These properties create an expandable bed-base consisting of a wide range of accommodation options that attract many different types of […]
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Maine mineral expert Frank Perham of West Paris dies at age 88
The West Paris resident discovered one of the largest deposits of tourmaline in the works in 1972 in Newry.