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Posted inThe Bethel Citizen
Selectmen discuss locations for possible hot spot
A WiFi hot spot generated discussion from both selectmen and attendees at Monday’s meeting.
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Posted inThe Bethel Citizen
Woodstock voters approve sale of garage to Tucker Carlson
WOODSTOCK —At their annual town meeting Monday Woodstock voters unanimously approved selling the former “Old Town Garage” to Fox News journalist Tucker Carlson for $30,000. Carlson recently announced that he no longer plans to use the garage for developing a new TV studio, saying the project had become too publicized. Woodstock Town Manager said Tuesday […]
Posted inThe Bethel Citizen
Greenwood fire chief steps down, calls for recall vote on Jordan
Albert Curtis III resigned as Chief of the Greenwood Fire Department.
Posted inThe Bethel Citizen
Update: Skier gets answers to decades-old incident at Sunday River
Samantha Bono’s quest to find her rescuers resulted in a happy ending.
Posted inThe Bethel Citizen
A woman who wears many hats
Michele Cole has spent nearly all her life involved with her community and does not plan on slowing down anytime soon.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, sj-web
Merger campaign spending continues to be lopsided
AUBURN — The latest campaign finance reports show that the pro-merger One LA raised more than $70,000 in less than a month since the last filing — and it came mostly from two donors. During the same time, from Oct. 1-24, the anti-merger Coalition Opposed to Lewiston-Auburn Consolidation, raised $912. The numbers continue to show a […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat
Oxford hit with $1 million lawsuit
OXFORD — A local business has filed a lawsuit in Oxford County Superior Court against the town of Oxford and its code enforcement officer, asking that the town re-issue its third and last available medical marijuana permit to Stevenson Enterprises Inc. or pay $1 million in damages. ActNow GC Inc. President Ricky Beaudet, through his attorney […]
Posted inOp-Eds, sj-web
Analysis: Is the decline of local news ruining Congress?
For several senators up for re-election this year, a significant problem is that no one in their home states knows who they are. This is a consequence, as The Washington Post’s Paul Kane points out, of the collapse of local newspapers: “Overall, there are more reporters covering Congress than ever, except they increasingly write for […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Lewiston firefighters douse burning truck downtown
Video by Jeffrey L. David Lewiston Fire Department Lt. William Wallace said firefighters are unsure what caused the fire, but that the truck’s driver acted quickly and pulled the vehicle into the back lot at Melanson’s Garage at 210 Bartlett St. “He pulled it way out back, out away from everything, and called us and […]