REGION — Election Day, Nov. 5, offers several issues for Bethel-area voters to consider, depending on the town in which they reside. There will be a district-wide referendum vote on a proposed $2.4 million new SAD 44 bus garage. The School Board voted narrowly 8-6 in August in favor of holding a referendum, and the […]
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Open house Friday and Saturday
BETHEL — An open house will take place at the current SAD 44 bus garage on Friday, Nov. 1 from 3 to 5 p.m. and Saturday, Nov. 2 from 10 to noon. Superintendent Dave Murphy hopes this will allow people to visit the facility and see its current condition before the Nov. 5 referendum […]
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Man in the mirror
REGION — The year was either 1984 or 1985, Rumford resident Sootie Cross Gauvin recalled. It was a summer night and Gauvin was staying at her family farm alone. Her husband was away on work. It had just turned dark and Gauvin was getting ready to leave the bathroom Gauvin when something in the mirror […]
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Murphy named Superintendent of the Year
The chief administrator for SAD 44 called the honor ‘humbling.’
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Woodstock special town meeting on old town garage
WOODSTOCK — Woodstock selectmen have called a special Town Meeting for Tuesday, Nov. 12, at 6 p.m. at the Woodstock Town Office to ask voters to transfer land abutting the former old town garage to the current owner of the old town garage, Tucker Carlson. In March Woodstock voted to sell the former old town […]
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The rise and fall of ‘Greenwood City’
Although many locals still call it “Greenwood City,” the area is now just an intersection, but in its heyday, it had a lot going on.
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Being involved is the norm for Newry resident
NEWRY — Newry resident Brooks Morton became active at a young age and remains involved in the community today. His activism stems from a conversation he had with his mother in a car ride decades ago. His mother, Boots, was a ballot clerk for all the elections in Newry. Morton would accompany his mother to […]
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Hanover Town Meeting on the 29th
HANOVER — On Tuesday, October 29, Hanover will hold its annual town meeting at the Town House at 6 p.m. Incumbent selectman Ed Kennett is seeking re-election for a three-year term. He is running unopposed. He has served three years on the select board. The school budget increased from $348,000 to $415,000, while using an […]
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Woodstock hears concerns on bus garage issue
WOODSTOCK — Woodstock selectmen Tuesday heard from a former selectman who expressed his concern about SAD 44’s proposed new $2.4 million school bus garage at the Telstar complex. District residents will vote on the issue Nov. 5. Rick Young shared a letter with the selectboard that was sent by Greenwood selectmen to residents of that […]