Some years ago, the men where I go to church had a spaghetti dinner. It was an opportunity for us to enjoy a meal together and to socialize. Today, we’d use paper plates and plastic ware for such events, but back then, people brought plates, glasses, and silverware from home. After the meal, I was […]
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DHHS urges people to seek out mental health help
AUGUSTA — The Maine Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) encourages Maine people to take advantage of the many resources available to support mental health during this holiday season and at the end of a challenging year for many. While the holiday season can be a cheerful time, it can also lead to an […]
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DHHS urges people to seek out mental health help
AUGUSTA — The Maine Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) encourages Maine people to take advantage of the many resources available to support mental health during this holiday season and at the end of a challenging year for many. While the holiday season can be a cheerful time, it can also lead to an […]
Posted inThe Bethel Citizen
Backyard Reflections: The Magic of Club Mosses
The other night I had a dream of princess pine, the clubmoss that looks like a perfectly formed miniature tree that was shining like a cascading emerald in the snow. Reflecting on the dream I realized that I had not written about Lycophyta, a family of vascular plants that are not mosses but appeared on earth […]
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Telstar High School Varsity Basketball
BETHEL — Telstar Boys HS Varsity Basketball 12/8/23 Dirigo @ Telstar Final Score Dirigo 73 Telstar 47 Wyatt Lilly 17 pts Reiley Hedden 16 pts 12/12/23 Telstar @ Madison Final Score Telstar 43 Madison 54 Brody Morgan 19pts 12/15/23 Waterville @ Telstar Final Score Waterville 49 Telstar 63 Wyatt Lilly 16pts Brody Morgan 14 pts, […]
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Storm ‘relief’ arrives in many ways
People across the region helped each other as best as they could.
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Storm cleanup sends Oxford employee to hospital
Students in Oxford Hills got a jumpstart on winter vacation; superintendent lauds work of transportation, facilities staff.
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The Year in Review (Part I)
January Staff at Agnes Gray got an unwelcome gift over the Christmas break when overhead pipes froze, causing a sprinkler head pipe to burst and flood the school’s gymnasium and cafeteria. The damage was discovered in the form of at least eight inches of water covering the floor of the cafeteria. Part of the ceiling […]
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Oxford selectmen commend recreation director
OXFORD — Oxford’s Recreation Director Kayla Laird provided selectmen with a recap of last summer’s day camp program, which launched in June, at last Thursday’s select board meeting. Laird had pitched the idea to town leaders last January, a few months after she began her position with Oxford. At the time she estimated that with as […]
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Harrison Food Bank dodges a disaster when power stays on post-storm
HARRISTON — In the aftermath of last week’s epic winter rainstorm Founder and Operations Manager Sandy Swett recognizes that the food bank made it through with what some might call a Christmas miracle. More than 600 families from western and southern Maine and New Hampshire have come to depend on HFB to keep food on […]