Bethel skiers trekking the length of Norway for the next three months

Ann Speth and Carlie Casey began their 1,000-mile adventure Feb. 15

West Paris town meeting, elections set for March 4

Town meeting will be March 4 and three open seats will be filled.

Gilead Town meeting, elections set for March 25

GILEAD — After the roofing materials in repair of the leaky roof have been moved, and the unheated room has been warmed during the day using a wood-burning stove and a fan, the Gilead Town Hall, at 12 Depot Street will hold town meeting. The meeting is scheduled for Saturday, March 25 at 7 p.m. […]

Snowshoeing for Resiliency

BETHEL — A group of about 15 adults and children headed off behind Telstar on Sunday, a blue-sky day. The youngest, James Erde, age 2, walked,  since his feet were still a bit too small for snowshoes. The event was the Snowshoe and Connect Event sponsored by SAD #44 District Resiliency Team. Before they began […]

Darren Goyette leaves Bethel; town clerk position open

BETHEL — Town Clerk Darren Goyette is moving on. His last day at town office was Friday. He has become the Deputy Registrar of Deeds at Oxford County Register of Deeds, starting Monday. “The structure here is being reconfigured and Natalie Andrews is in the process of working on how that will look.  Since it […]

Andover chooses Thacker to join the select board

ANDOVER — 115 out of 154 Andover voters chose Justin Thacker to be their next selectman, according to Clerk, Tax Collector, Melinda Averill. Toby Wells received 26 votes and Kevin Scott received 13. The voting took place at Town Hall from 11a.m. to 7p.m. on Monday, February 13. Thacker will join Brian Mills and Joe […]

Photo: Soup is on for seniors at Bethel Methodist Church

Short-term, affordable housing ordinance in Bethel is a multi-leveled topic

BETHEL — New proposed requirements for short term rentals will be discussed when the Bethel Ordinance Review Committee meets on at 5:30 p.m. Feb. 21. “Short-term rental properties are one of the community’s strongest assets. These properties create an expandable bed-base consisting of a wide range of accommodation options that attract many different types of […]

Black History Month: Abolitionist Harper spoke in Bethel in 1866

BETHEL — “A Lecture was given Friday evening of last week at Pattee’s Hall by Mrs. Frances W. Harper, a colored lady.” starts the news item in the Oxford Democrat newspaper on Feb. 23, 1866, less than a year following the end of the Civil War. And continues with a zinger: “Many a man of […]

Bethel man does a ‘deep dive’ of the area with drone photography

Photographer and ‘pilot’ John Lewis flies drones photographing Maine’s natural landscape