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Despite legal costs, Newry selectmen hold ground on Bilinsky abatements
For the fourth year in a row, the owner of a second home assessed at $2.8 million by Newry has applied for a tax abatement. xx0 Comments -
Bethel dog park hearing scheduled
The Bethel Planning Board will hold a public hearing Feb. 13 on the proposed Bethel Dog Park. xx -
Woodstock eyes trash cost formula
Greenwood is apparently bringing more trash than in the past to the Greenwood-Woodstock Transfer Station, Woodstock Selectman Rick Young said at a selectboard meeting last week. xx -
Area selectmen gauge impact of state budget plan
Area selectmen last week reacted to Gov. Paul LePage’s proposal to suspend municipal revenue sharing for the next two fiscal years in order to help balance the state budget. xx -
Bethel town meeting Jan. 30 on tar sands, Bingham Authority
At the urging of two dozen people who turned out for the Bethel selectmen’s meeting Tuesday, the board voted to place a resolution opposing the transport of tar sands oil through Maine on the warrant for a Jan. 30 special town meeting. xx -
Bethel Inn turns 100; plans for second century
(Note: Information and some quotations for the following account are taken from archives of the Bethel Historical Society and from Donald G. Bennett’s Bethel Journals website.) xx -
Viruses are getting a grip in SAD 44
In the past few days the number of students in SAD 44 out of school because of illness has jumped, according to SAD 44 Nurse Chris Cole. xx -
Hall that hosted opera singer, Nobel winner to get new life?
Bethel selectmen Monday decided to take a fresh look at restoring the upstairs of the Cole Block (Odeon Hall), possibly by establishing a capital reserve fund to put money aside annually for improvements. xx -
Andover withdrawal: For SAD 44 "There's a lot at stake here."
“This is going to have a fiscal impact on SAD 44 … There's a lot at stake here. This requires my careful attention, David’s, and a very thoughtful approach to do what’s fair for the taxpayers of the district who you represent, and as importantly, t... xx