WOODSTOCK – Voters approved a commercial wind energy facility ordinance at Monday night’s annual town meeting by a vote of 48-44. Town Manager Vern Maxfield said discussion on Article 9, which asked voters to approve a wind facility ordinance that has been in the works for more than a year, was “contentious” among voters and […]
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Mollyockett Day request, dam repairs among items to be considered at town meeting
WOODSTOCK — A request from the Bethel Chamber of Commerce for Woodstock to raise and appropriate $1,596 will be among the items discussed at Woodstock’s annual town meeting at 7 p.m. March 25. According to the town warrant, the $1,596 will go toward helping Bethel fund Mollyockett Day, an annual festival in Bethel that celebrates […]
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Driver injured in Woodstock crash
WOODSTOCK — A local man was injured Wednesday morning when he lost control of his pickup truck and it plunged 50 feet down a steep embankment off Route 232, police said. Daniel Coffin, 39, of Woodstock complained of pain after the 10 a.m. accident and was taken by PACE Ambulance to Stephens Memorial Hospital in […]
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John Cox Danforth
PORTLAND — John Danforth of Woodstock and North Conway, N.H., passed away peacefully Feb. 9, at Maine Medical Center, after a brief illness. At his side at the time of his passing, were his beloved mother, Theresa Andrews Theriault, his partner, Bruce Goodwin, his father, John Cox III, paternal grandmother and his best friend, Brian […]
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John (Danforth) E. Cox, IV
1983 – 2013 PORTLAND — John (Danforth) E. Cox, IV, 29, of Woodstock, passed away on Saturday, Feb. 9 at Maine Medical Center. He was born in Norway on April 30, 1983, the son of John E. Cox, III and Theresa Andrews. He attended schools in Woodstock, Oxford and Lake Region, graduating from Adult Education […]
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Lyman C. Wing
1938 – 2013 WEST PARIS — Lyman C. Wing, 74, died Sunday, Feb. 10, at Ledgeview Living Center. He was born in Woodstock on March 14, 1938, the son of Lyman and Viola Wing. A lifetime lover of music, he learned to play the guitar at age 10. He is survived by his sister, Patricia […]
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Woodstock Hist. Society meeting WOODSTOCK — The Woodstock Historical Society will hold its next meeting at 6 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 9, at the Town Complex. As part of the preparation for the town’s bicentennial in 2015 Larry Bonney will present a program on the early years of the town, before it was incorporated as the […]
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Trout Unlimited meeting Jan. 23 PARIS — The Jan. 16 meeting of the Mollyockett Chapter of Trout Unlimited which was postponed by the recent snowstorm has been rescheduled to Wednesday, Jan. 23. The meeting will still feature a fly-tying demonstration and talk by Greg Ponte. Ponte is a former chairman of the Maine Council of […]