Word of the Week

Demoted(rhymes with he voted)Lowered in rank or position.Sergeant Andrews was such a poor leader, he was demoted to the rank of corporal.

Current Events/Pluto Demoted Day

August 24 is a special holiday called Pluto Demoted Day.It isn’t exactly a holiday. No one gives presents, and nobody gets the day off. Many people don’t even know about Pluto Demoted Day. But some people do, because it’s a day that changed school books and charts of the solar system. It also changed a […]

What I’ve Learned

My parents were divorced when I was quite young – five, maybe – and my mother and I left New York and moved to Oklahoma. She wanted no contact with my father, so I grew up knowing almost nothing about him.There were times in my teenage years when I yearned to find him. And that […]

SeniorsPlus offers free tax help

STATE — SeniorsPlus, Western Maine’s designated Area Agency on Aging, and AARP are collaborating to assist individuals file tax returns in order to qualify for the state of Maine’s $850 inflation-relief check. Appointments are available Thursdays, August 11 and 18 between 9 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. at the 8 Falcon Road, Lewiston, headquarters of SeniorsPlus. […]

Muralist Jane Kim to visit Bethel, Aug. 25

Jane Kim of Ink Dwell is scheduled to visit Bethel for an artist talk at The Gem located at 48 Cross St.

Quilts ‘heal the heart that knew the soul’

Bethel woman designs keepsakes from clothing of lost loved ones.

Andover Olde Home Days draws crowd despite heat

The 90-degree day featured a parade, vendors, corn hole, tractor pulls, an art show, cookie walk, lawn tractor races, and more.

Word of the Week

Sibling(rhymes with rib ring)A brother or sister.Maria has one sibling, a sister named Amy.James has four siblings: two brothers and two sisters.

5th BAAM Art Market held at The Philbrook Place

BETHEL — BAAM’s (Bethel Area Arts and Music) fifth Art Market was held on Saturday at The Philbrook Place parking lot. Kate Webb, BAAM coordinator said, “The BAAM Art Market was born out of the pandemic. We wanted to provide an opportunity to local artists who may have struggled during the pandemic to sell their […]

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