Police said 56-year-old Douglass Jones was heading east on West Bethel Road shortly before 10 p.m. when his GMC pickup truck crossed the center line and struck a guardrail along the westbound breakdown lane before the vehicle sailed into the woods.
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Newry to apply for FEMA grant for Sunday River erosion mitigation work
The funds would go toward a project to again try to keep the river in its main channel.
Our historic places: Sunday River Bridge
While previous covered bridges were replaced, this one has stood the test of time 150 years later. It is also known as The Artist’s Bridge.
Our historic places: Newry’s school house and Foster Farm
Newry’s Lower Sunday River school house and nearby Foster Family Farm are on the National Register of Historic Places
Hanover and Newry select boards vote for scale at transfer station; Bethel wants more information
BETHEL — A 60-foot-truck scale for $59,114 may be installed at the Bethel/Newry/Hanover Transfer Station, but not until Bethel town officials receive more information regarding additional costs. The cement platform for the scale has not been priced yet. Tree work may be needed if the entry is expanded and while not needed now, the board […]
Newry will research vets to add names to war memorial
The town office statue is about five years old
Photos: Celebrating the first day of summer
The first day of summer was June 20. Three photographers, Michaela Mowery, Adine Storer and Rose Lincoln documented the day. Here’s what they found.
A look at Bethel’s Historic District and National Register properties
BETHEL — Appreciation for the Town of Bethel’s history has been paid tribute to in many ways over the years, beginning with the formation of the Museums of the Bethel Historical Society in 1966 and followed by the preservation of the Mason then Robinson historic houses. Historians and volunteers, past and present, have been protectors […]