Bisbee School demolition funds approved

About 50 voters turned out at the Gem Theatre March 7 to vote for two warrants at a Special Town Meeting.

Toasting marshmallows at bobsled derby at Telstar

Volunteering with a (fun) friend

Winter trek on Vernon Street trail

Felch advocates for Maine state rock

BETHEL — Myles Felch, curator of Maine Mineral and Gem Museum, is advocating for Maine to have a state rock, the granitic pegmatite. Felch brought the idea to Oxford County Senator Lisa Keim, who in turn is sponsoring the bill. Myles provided public testimony, arguing that granitic pegmatite hosts tourmaline, Maine’s state mineral and that the […]

Dodgeball tourney at Telstar friday

BEHEL —  On Friday, March 17, from 2:30-5pm, the Telstar Middle School Student Leadership group will be hosting a dodgeball tournament in Telstar gym.  There are student teams, a staff team, and a PTA team. Spectators are welcome and students are asked to pay $2 to participate.

Newry town meeting to be held May 15

NEWRY — The Town of Newry’s Annual Town Meeting will be held Monday May 15 at the Bear River Grange Hall, 71 Bear River Road, at 6 p.m. Election Day will be June 13 from  8 a.m. to 8 p.m. at town office, 422 Bear River Road. Newry select board nomination papers are due back […]

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Seniors come out for Soup’s On

BETHEL — Soup’s On is held from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. at the Bethel United Methodist Church on Main Street in Bethel Village. All area seniors are invited to come to the monthly event. The next one is March 15. Seniors who need a ride should call: 824-4444.

What is the history of your house?

BETHEL — Daniel Sparrin built the circa 1860 Tyler Street home where Jonathan Goldberg and his family live. Soon after they bought the house in 1986, Goldberg began to research it’s history. Along the way he heard from a neighbor that there was once a Klu Klux Klan cross-burning on his lawn in Bethel. Said […]