BETHEL — SAD 44 residents Tuesday voted 1,522 to 1,117 in favor of a proposed change to the district’s cost-sharing formula. Some officials and residents of School Administrative District 44 have hoped that the formula change, which is more favorable to Newry, will encourage those residents to remain in the district, rather than to continue […]
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Newry selectmen learn more about food waste program
NEWRY — Newry selectmen heard Tuesday from Dean Richmond of Mason Township about his food waste program. Richmond attended a selectmen’s meeting last year, when he first presented the board with information on his composting efforts. Richmond, who lives and works at Pleasant River Farms, started composting as an easy, affordable way to dispose of agricultural […]
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Sunday River may open for season today
NEWRY — Sunday River Ski Resort announced Thursday that it intends to open for the season at 10 a.m. Friday. The resort expects to open the T2 trail, accessible via the Locke Mountain triple lift in Barker Basin, according to a news release. All plans depend on weather and snow conditions. Sunday River fired up […]
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Bethel selectmen endorse SAD 44 cost-sharing formula
BETHEL — Selectmen on Monday unanimously endorsed a proposed School Administrative District 44 cost-sharing formula that district residents will vote on Nov. 6. “I move that we support it wholeheartedly,” Selectman Don Bennett said. Selectmen from Newry, Greenwood and Woodstock have also endorsed the formula proposal. Some officials and district residents hope the change, which is […]
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Oxford couple wins wife carrying race
NEWRY — About 1,000 people watched as Team Cure Mito of Oxford won the 19th Annual North American Wife Carrying Championship at Sunday River on Saturday morning. Competing against 34 other couples, Jesse Wall and Christine Arsenault were returning champions from 2014 with a finishing time of 58.72 seconds. Their winnings included 12 cases of […]
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SAD 44 cost sharing change proposal outlined at hearing
BETHEL — Some officials and residents of School Administrative District 44 hope a proposed cost-sharing formula that is more favorable to Newry will encourage those residents to remain in the district, rather than continue their withdrawal process. Residents of Bethel, Greenwood, Newry and Woodstock considered the proposal at a public hearing Wednesday, including lengthening the […]
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Newry selectmen endorse SAD 44 school funding change
NEWRY — Last Tuesday Newry selectmen unanimously approved a resolution in support of the proposed SAD 44 cost sharing formula change. A SAD 44 public hearing on the formula change takes place Oct. 3 at 6:30 p.m. at the Helen C. Berry Auditorium at Telstar. There will also be a district-wide referendum vote Nov. 6. […]
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Quality of road project causes concern
NEWRY — Newry residents expressed their displeasure of a recently completed pipeline project at Tuesday’s selectmen meeting. The town had hired a construction crew to install a snowmaking pipe underground on the Sunday River Rd., right before the turn onto the Monkey Brook Rd. The crew finished the job in July and replaced all but the […]
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Maine Brew Fest September Session returns to Sunday River
NEWRY — The Maine Brew Fest September Session returns to the slopes of Sunday River Resort with over 100 beers available from 27 breweries across the state. Tickets for the event, which has activities from Friday, Sept. 14, through Sunday, Sept. 15, are on sale now at SundayRiver.com and MEBrewFest.com. Breweries on tap include: Allagash […]
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SeniorsPlus to present wellness expo
NEWRY — The 11th annual Aging Well Living Well Expo will be held Friday, Oct. 5, at the Grand Summit Hotel and Conference Center at Sunday River in Newry. The expo is presented by SeniorsPlus, the designated Agency on Aging for Western Maine. The expo runs from 8:15 a.m. to 4 p.m. A breakfast keynote […]