NEWRY — The Board of Selectmen unanimously agreed Monday evening to wait until their annual town meeting in March to approve several budget overages from the last few months. Town Administrator Loretta Powers said that several of the town’s departments had overages in certain categories, including the Fire Department, which overdrew its equipment account. “I […]
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Tonight’s agenda
Franklin New Vineyard: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Smith Hall Oxford Hills Hartford: Food bank, 4 p.m., Town Hall Hartford: Planning Board, 7 p.m., Town Hall Newry: Fire Department, 7 p.m., Sunday River Station River Valley Peru: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office
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Newry board to discuss Mountain Explorer Committee, budget at Nov. 2 meeting
NEWRY — The Board of Selectmen will continue discussion on whether or not to add more representation on the Mountain Explorer Committee at their Monday, Nov. 2 meeting. The meeting begins at 5 p.m. at the Newry Town Office. At the board’s Oct. 20 meeting, Sandra Buchanan of Western Maine Transportation Services met with selectmen […]
Posted inBethel, Oxford Hills
Newry town administrator to resign
NEWRY — Town Administrator Loretta Powers announced at Tuesday’s selectmen meeting that she is resigning Dec. 31 and moving to Florida. She held the job for 11 years. “I’m ready for a change,” Powers said Wednesday morning. “Technically, it’s a resignation, not a retirement. The plan is to move to Florida. I have a resume […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills
Phoenix rises, rocks with Aerosmith’s Joey Kramer
NEWRY — What happens when ski tycoon meets rock star? Business executive and former CEO of American Skiing Co. Les Otten and Aerosmith drumming legend Joey Kramer are hoping to find out with their new joint cafe and restaurant venture at Sunday River, slated to open around Christmastime. “We’re going to rock the mountain. That’s what […]
Posted inBethel, sj-web
Sunday River opens up skiing on expert trail
Sunday River says cold weather over the past couple of days allowed it to make enough snow to open the Lock Mountain Triple Lift to provide access to the black diamond Upper T2 trail on Monday. With the exception of 2009, this is the earliest Sunday River has opened in almost 20 years. Sunday River […]
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Sunday River says it hopes to open for ski season Oct. 19
NEWRY — The Sunday River Ski Resort announced Wednesday that it would attempt to take advantage of an expected cold snap and intends to open for the season at 9 a.m. Monday, Oct. 19. The resort expects to open the upper T2 trail, accessible via the Locke Mountain Triple lift in the Barker Basin area, […]
Posted inBethel, Lewiston-Auburn, Oxford Hills
Injured puppy up for adoption in Bethel
BETHEL — The Bethel Animal Hospital announced Monday that it is accepting applications to adopt Blue, the 6-month-old puppy found in Newry two weeks ago with its muzzle bound and severely damaged. Veterinary technician Kathy Farren said Blue had surgery on his muzzle Oct. 5 to remove the dead tissue from the wound. For the […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, River Valley
Couples compete for beer and cash at annual wife-carrying
NEWRY — Two couples were neck and neck as they reached the second-to-last and most difficult obstacle, the mud-pit lake. Where many other teams competing in the 16th Annual North American Wife Carrying Contest faltered that day, these two made quick work of the challenge, wading through and continuing on with ease, or so they […]
Posted inBethel, Oxford Hills
Newry selectmen asked to join nonprofit collaborative
NEWRY — Members of the Bethel Area Nonprofit Collaborative visited the Board of Selectmen to present information about their group and to ask whether the board wished to join. Selectmen agreed to discuss membership at a later time. Steve Wight, a member of BANC, and Amy Scott, the collaborative’s network facilitator, visited the Board of […]