NEWRY — Selectmen learned Tuesday night that $1,000 a month, on average, is being spent to patch potholes on Sunday River Road. Code Enforcement Officer Dave Bonney said the worst of it was between Foster’s historic farmstead and the Sunday River bridge. That prompted Selectman Gary Wight to ask if the town should consider rebuilding […]
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Newry public hearing reveals Sunday River Road project design
NEWRY — If voters in March approve money to rebuild a section of Sunday River Road, construction would likely happen next summer, town officials and residents learned at Tuesday night’s public hearing. The project is estimated to cost between $300,000 and $320,000. Engineer Joe Aloisio’s concept design is for 1,200 feet near the Nordic Knoll […]
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Newry board to name school withdrawal committee
NEWRY — Selectmen decided Tuesday night to convene an emergency meeting Tuesday, Oct. 14, to assemble a school withdrawal committee. The meeting will be held at 5 p.m. in the Town Office. On Sept. 24, Newry voters decided at the polls to continue the multistep withdrawal process from SAD 44. Other towns in the district […]
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This week’s agenda
Tuesday Newry: Selectmen, 5 p.m., Town Office Rumford: Board of Assessors, 3 p.m., Municipal Building Rumford: Sidewalk Committee, 4:30 p.m., Municipal Building Wednesday Bethel: Planning Board, 7 p.m., Town Office Thursday Canton: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Town Office Paris: Combined meeting of RSU 10 board and Region 11 School of Applied Technology board, 6 p.m., Oxford Hills […]
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This week’s agenda
Tuesday Buckfield: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Municipal Center Casco: Selectboard, 6:30 p.m., Community Center Lovell: Selectmen, 7 p.m., Town Office Newry: Selectmen, 5 p.m., Town Office Paris: Conservation Committee, 7 p.m., Town Office Sumner: Planning Board, 6 p.m., Town Office Woodstock: Selectmen, 5 p.m., Conference Room Woodstock: Planning Board, 7 p.m., Conference Room Wednesday Bethel: Planning […]
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Mahoosuc Land Trust 25th anniversary photo/art/writing celebration now on display
BETHEL — Over 40 paintings and photographs depicting the natural beauty of the Mahoosuc region are now on exhibit at the Mahoosuc Land Trust. The exhibit will be open until Oct. 17 and the public is invited to view the art Monday through Friday from 9:30 a.m. until 4 p.m. Many of the pieces of […]
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Public hearing on Newry road project scheduled for Oct. 7
NEWRY — A public hearing to discuss concept designs for reconstructing 1,200 feet of Sunday River Road is scheduled for 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 7, at the Bear River Grange Hall, Assistant Town Clerk Laura Lowell said Wednesday. Discussion on the project began late in 2013, after Code Enforcement Officer Dave Bonney told selectmen that […]
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Bethel Senior Citizens meeting BETHEL — The Bethel Senior Citizens Club will meet at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 8, at the West Bethel Grange Hall. The menu will be a corned beef dinner. Cost is $10. Reservations must be made before Oct. 1 by calling Arlene at 824-2877. If there is no answer, call Fran […]
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Bethel Senior Citizens meeting BETHEL — The Bethel Senior Citizens Club will meet at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 8, at the West Bethel Grange Hall. The menu will be a corned beef dinner. Cost is $10. Reservations must be made before Oct. 1 by calling Arlene at 824-2877. If there is no answer, call Fran […]
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SAD 44 superintendent unsure of effect of Andover withdrawal
BETHEL — SAD 44 Superintendent David Murphy said Friday that he is unsure what financial effect Andover’s withdrawal from the district would have on its other four towns. Andover residents voted 298-103 Wednesday to leave SAD 44. The first vote in January fell eight votes short of the two-thirds majority needed for passage. “I’m sure […]