• Otten's bid for governor swamped by Tea Party tsunami

    By MICHAEL DANIELS “It was great,” Les Otten said Wednesday morning from his home in Greenwood. “It was something I was really glad that I did. But it feels pretty weird today.” Otten may have fallen short the day before in his bid for the Republican nominati... xx
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  • Mr, & Mrs. Jonathon Erdman

    Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan Erdman Sarah Carmichael Gamble and Jonathan Erdman of Arlington, Va., were married on Sunday, May 16, 2010 in Glen Echo Park in Maryland. The bride is the daughter of Leslie and Linda Gamble of Bethel, and the groom is the son of Jodi and Harvey Erdman of Livin... xx
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  • Telstar teams in Class C playoffs today

       The Telstar High School softball and baseball teams are scheduled the Western Class C playoffs today (Thursday).    The rain date is Friday.    Softball, with a 14-1 record, will host Sacopee Valley at 3:45 p.m.    Last Thursday, the... xx
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  • Telstar commencement Friday evening

    The Telstar Regional High School Class of 2010 will graduate Friday evening. The 48 seniors will receive their diplomas in a ceremony that begins at 7 p.m. at the school. Graduation Week activities began Tuesday with Senior Scholarship Night. On Wednesday the seniors went on ... xx
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  • Biologists: egg-laying turtles vulnerable on roadways

    Think of “turtle” and most people think “slow.” So for these ancient reptiles, trying to cross a highway — such as Route 5 below Songo Pond in Albany — can be deadly. This time of year the females of many local turtle species are leaving their ... xx
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  • Conservationists seek more wind power money for Woodstock

    The Woodstock Conservation Commission wants to add to the amount of money wind power developer Patriots Renewable must pay to the town as part of a “tangible benefits” requirement of state law. The WCC would like to see the money used for land conservation. In its applic... xx
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  • Newry selectmen set date for hearing on discontinuing road

    Newry selectmen Monday set July 12 at 5:30 p.m. as the date for a public hearing on possibly discontinuing the .35-mile Wheeler Road, located in the Bear River Valley off Route 26. Discontinuance would require a town meeting vote. Seven lots on the road would be affected, code enforceme... xx
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  • Looking

    10 years ago: The Lovejoy Family and Friends presented a concert to benefit the Fannie Cummings Memorial Paintfund Drive at the Bethel Nazarene Church. Bridget’s School of Dance presented “Dance Revue 2000” at Bingham Auditorium. The Third Annual Antique Show and ... xx
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  • Civil Air Patrol now has plane based at Bethel Airport

    Civil Air Patrol Capt. Joe Roberts (left) of Rumford and Gary Brearley of Bethel at the Bethel Airport with a CAP plane that is now stationed here. The van pictured can be used by CAP ground teams in search and rescue operations. Brearley is the CAP commander for the Lewiston squadron. xx
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  • Mollyockett Medallion Hunt is underway

    Check our website to learn when the medallion is found. The Mollyockett Treasure Hunt Hosted by The Bethel Citizen and the Bethel Area Chamber of Commerce. Mollyockett was a Pequawket Indian who lived among and befriended the early settlers of Wester... xx
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