Music and Art Day held at Crescent Park Elementary

  BETHEL — Crescent Park Elementary School art teacher Ashley Broderick and music teacher Mackenzie Richard, with the help of others, including Kate Webb of Bethel Arts and Music and glass artist Brooks Morton, held a Music and Arts Day at the school on Friday, April 14, the day before spring break. Children made musical […]

Albany residents to meet May 4 to discuss vote change

ALBANY TOWNSHIP — A public meeting will be held at the Albany Town House at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, May 4, to discuss the Oxford County commissioners’ proposal to move the local polling site from the Albany Town House to nearby towns. Resident Bob O’Brien said all Albany residents are invited to attend this meeting. He […]

Telstar civil rights advocate receives Principal’s Award

BETHEL — When Gabby Groves was a sophomore, she and three friends, M.J. Johansen, Keaton Chapman and Janna Botka, started the Civil Rights Team at Telstar Regional High School to address hate crimes and bullying. “I have a big passion for everything civil rights,” said Groves, 18, of Bethel. The Telstar senior recently received the […]

West Paris fellowship group raises money for community

The Goodwill Fellowship of the First Universalist Church of West Paris meets monthly for pizza and Pokeno.

Bethel approves $3.4 million for waste water treatment plant

BETHEL — On Friday night 26 voters approved $3.4M to upgrade Bethel’s failing wastewater treatment plant. Select board members Frank Del Duca, Meryl Kelly, Patricia McCartney, Lori Swain, and Chairman Lloyd Sweetser, along with Town Manager Natalie Andrews and Assistant Town Manager Amy Hanscom all sat at the front desk with 30 voters in attendance […]

Photo: Logs and dogs

Photos: A lesson in farm life

Moore and Nivus planning Project Grad party

BETHEL — Following graduation at Telstar on June 9, seniors will hop on a bus and head to Portland.  Before they head off they’ll have time for photos and pizza. Project Graduation 2022 is being headed by senior parents, Heather Nivus and Brandy Moore with help from Sally Smith of the Telstar Alumni Association. Every […]

War veterans’ graves to be restored

  GREENWOOD — Longtime town resident Blaine Mills spent summer days bicycling from his house in Locke Mills village, along the ponds on newly-paved Greenwood Road to his aunt and uncle’s farm on nearby Wesley Road to roam with his three cousins. “As kids, we’d range all over the place,” he said, going swimming and […]

Personal property tax discussed at assessors’ meeting

BETHEL — New town assessor Rob Duplisea met with Bethel’s board on Thursday morning. Chairman Robert Everett, Michele Cole, Bob Blake, Neil Stanton, and Meryl Kelly were all in attendance along with Assessing Assistant Courtney McPherson. Town Manager Natalie Andrews and Select board member Frank Del Duca were in the audience at town office, as […]