BETHEL — For the second straight year, a SAD 44 elementary school has been named the Oxford County Champion for the Invest in ME Kindergarten project sponsored by the Maine Authority of Maine and the Alfond Scholarship Foundation. Crescent Park School in Bethel will take the distinction over from the Woodstock School, the County Champion […]
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Bethel family has three generations of chimney sweeps
BETHEL — The Sumner family of Bethel has been in the chimney sweep business for more than 80 years, across three generations. Although the demand for the service today is not what it was in the earlier part of the 20th century, Albert “Al” Sumner Jr. and his sons, Scott and Shannon, say a big […]
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Telstar to hold community service day Oct. 10
BETHEL—On Oct. 10 all students at Telstar High School will participate in Telstar Community Outreach Day. “This is one of the many new and exciting things happening at Telstar,” said Dean of Students John Eliot. “We recognize all that our communities do for us, so we wanted to come up with a way to give […]
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Bethel receives application for Sunday River Road medical marijuana facility
BETHEL — The Bethel Planning Board last week began consideration of an application for a medical marijuana facility on the Sunday River Road, across from the Sunday River Brewing Co. The plan calls for 2,000 square feet of space dedicated to a caregiver retain store, office, storage space and additional space for future use. Another […]
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Replica of famous Maine labor mural at BHS
BETHEL — A full-size replica of a mural made famous by its removal from the Maine Department of Labor office by former Gov. Paul LePage is now on display at the Bethel Historical Society’s Robinson House. The now-famous Maine Labor History Mural by Judy Taylor will be on view through Oct. 18, according to a […]
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Woodstock woman knows how to win
WOODSTOCK—Linda Stowell of Woodstock has a knack for winning things. To be fair, it must be pointed out that she’s willing to invest more money in raffle tickets than perhaps the average person. Still, the retired SAD 44 music teacher’s haul of winnings is impressive. “It really started becoming a thing when I used to […]
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Wanted: Area veterans from 1975 to present
BETHEL — For the past eight years the Bethel Veterans Park Committee has been planning and fundraising for the park now under development at the intersection of Main and Mechanic streets in Bethel. During that time the group has also sought the names of area veterans to be included on the granite monuments to be […]
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Telstar goes to eight-man football
BETHEL — With enrollments and participation dwindling in recent years, eight-man football has come to additional Maine small high schools this year, including Telstar. After experiencing declining numbers, the Rebels had dropped from Class D to only a junior varsity program in 2016, before coming back to Class D in 2017. The variation on 11-man […]
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Bethel selectmen ponder sewer rate increase
BETHEL — Bethel selectmen Monday began discussion on how to raise sewer rates while causing the least pain among the 550 treatment plant users. Rates have remained the same for three years, but the treatment plant is now facing a revenue shortfall that will require an increase in order to fund the sewer system, town […]