WOODSTOCK — A tenant in an apartment building on Main Street had to find a temporary place to live on Friday night following a fire, Woodstock fire Lt. Kyle Hoppes said Friday evening. At about 5 p.m., Woodstock and Greenwood firefighters were sent to a structure fire at 4 South Main St. in Woodstock. When […]
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Woodstock mulls new ball fields
Woodstock officials last week pondered the potential for up to two new ball fields on town land across from the swimming beach at Lake Christopher. Selectmen met with Fred Johnson of the Recreation Committee to discuss ideas for improving the town’s baseball/softball facilities. There are currently two baseball fields located on Route 26 just north […]
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Man charged with night hunting after shooting at decoy
WOODSTOCK — A Rumford man is charged with shooting a robotic deer from his car Wednesday night on Concord Pond Road. Coty A. Beardsley, 26, was arrested shortly before 6 p.m. after a brief chase along the rural road, according to Maine Game Warden Josh Smith’s arrest report. Beardsley is charged with night hunting, shooting […]
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State Beekeepers Annual Meeting PORTLAND — The Maine State Beekeepers Annual Meeting will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 19, at Italian Heritage Center, 40 Westland Ave. Registration deadline is Oct. 15. Three speakers will focus on honeybee sustainability in the Northeast. Dr. Deborah Delaney from the Department of Entomology and […]
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Oxford County Democrats met Sept. 8
BETHEL — The Oxford County Democrats held their Sept. 8 meeting at the Crescent Park School beginning with a potluck supper and social time. Cathy Newell, chair of the committee, welcomed attendees from Rumford, Mexico, Dixfield, Bethel, Greenwood, Norway, Paris, Woodstock and Oxford. Roy Gedat presented an update on the treasury reporting that the annual […]
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Bethel Seniors trip to Vermont is Sept. 26
BETHEL — The Bethel Senior Citizens foliage trip to Cabot Farms in Vermont will take place Thursday, Sept. 26. The bus will leave Bethel Health Center at 8:15 sharp. Price of admission is $2. Woodstock-Greenwood Seniors are welcome. For information contact Arlene Lowell at 824-2877.
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Household Hazardous Waste Collection is Sept. 21
BETHEL — On Saturday, Sept. 21, from 9 to 11:30 a.m., residents in the Bethel area will be able to bring their unwanted poisons, pesticides and oil-based paints to the Household Hazardous Waste Collection at the SAD 44 Bus Barn. Residents with household chemicals that have been sitting under kitchen sinks or in basements and […]
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This week’s agenda
Tuesday Bethel: SAD 44 Finance Committee, 5:30 p.m., Central Office Bethel: Water District, 7 p.m., Town Office Newry: Selectmen, 7 a.m., Town Office Rumford: Northern Oxford Regional Solid Waste Board, 5 p.m., Municipal Building Woodstock: Selectmen, 5 p.m., Town Office Woodstock: Planning Board, 7 p.m., Town Office Wednesday Newry: Planning Board, 7 p.m., Town Office […]
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ATV Ride-In at Spruce Mountain attracts riders to wind project
WOODSTOCK — Spruce Mountain Wind and the Woodstock ATV Club hosted an ATV ride-in at the Spruce Mountain Wind project in Woodstock. The event brought together nearly 100 riders from throughout the area to experience one of Maine’s wind power projects up close while enjoying the view from the top of Spruce Mountain. Spruce Mountain […]
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Carol A. Stowell
AUBURN — Carol A. Stowell, 72, of Woodstock died Tuesday, July 23 at the Hospice House. She was born in Philadelphia, Pa., Feb. 7, 1941, the daughter of Charles and Kathleen Bell McKelvey. She married Joseph Stowell on Feb. 16, 1957 and worked locally at Ledgeview Living Center as a cook and at Perham’s Maine […]