WOODSTOCK — Back in April, Woodstock Town Manager Vern Maxfield said he was concerned with the sharp corner on North Main Street in front of the Bryant Pond post office where the state design called on the contractor to add more shoulder, creating a narrower street. Don Lawrence, who owns property on the sharp curve, […]
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Play Ball!
WOODSTOCK — Under blue skies in fading afternoon light, Bethel’s softball team played Woodstock in Woodstock’s handsome green stadium on North Main Street. Girls on the Bethel side were especially enthusiastic, cheering for fellow players and announcing, “we are Bethel, here to stay …” Youth sports are about learning and one player learned the difference […]
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Region 9 culinary arts program to expand
MEXICO — Brian Beaucage is wearing goggles so he won’t cry while he chops 15 cups of onions. Nearby, Caleb Cunnington chops four quarts of carrots while Aiden Herling and Ethan McAtee cut ham off of two large bones. Together they are creating the potato, ham and corn chowder that will be served at an […]
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Handicapped-accessible trail coming to Buck’s Ledge in Woodstock
WOODSTOCK — The Woodstock Conservation Commission is making improvements to allow better access to the scenic Buck’s Ledge, including a handicapped trail called “Trail for All.” The wooded handicapped trail will afford everyone an opportunity to enjoy views of North Pond, Mount Abram in Greenwood and the White Mountains. “Everyone will have a chance to […]
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Peregrine spotted at Buck’s Ledge in Woodstock
WOODSTOCK — A peregrine falcon was sighted in the sky above Buck’s Ledge by Greenwood Select Board Chairman and avid hiker Amy Chapman on April 14. For confirmation and on the advice of raptor specialist Erin Call of the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, Marcel Polak played a recording of a peregrine falcon […]
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Roadside cleaning to be held May 6
BETHEL — Green Up Day 2023 will be held from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, May 6. The Bethel, Greenwood and Woodstock conservation commissions will work together to host the event. They ask you to come with friends, family or co-workers to get local roadsides cleaned for the spring. Bethel volunteers meet at Davis Park; […]
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Woodstock select board talks about road repair
WOODSTOCK — Sean Coffin and Bob McQueeney traded places Tuesday night. After two years of watching from the audience, new Woodstock Selectman Bob McQueeney sat at the front table. He was sworn in at the town meeting on March 27. Jeffrey Campbell Jr. and Town Manager Vern Maxfield were there, too. Chairman Ronnie Deegan was […]
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Woodstock road work restarts
WOODSTOCK — The Maine Department of Transportation is conducting the final phase of a multi-year road construction project on part of Route 26 in Woodstock. The work area begins just east of Rumford Avenue and extends west for approximately 2.5 miles. This project involves highway rehabilitation, the installation of a box culvert, and various other […]