• Bethel Library Plant Sale dedicated to Jim Lowe

    Plant diggers available; will make house calls. Volunteer diggers will be fanning out through the area over the next couple of weeks to collect donated plants for the annual Bethel Library Plant Sale, scheduled for June 5. This year's event is dedicated to the late Jim Lowe, a forme... xx
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  • Greenwood F.D. receives grant

    WASHINGTON, D.C.— The Greenwood Fire Department will receive $33,528 in funding through the Department of Homeland Security’s "Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program," or FIRE Act, according to Sen. Susan Collins. The funds will be distributed through the Operations and Firefighting... xx
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  • "No Parking" for Forest Rally on Concord Pond Road

     WOODSTOCK—There will be “no parking” along the Concord Pond Road in Woodstock for this year’s New England Forest Rally July 16. Part of the annual car rally course runs along the road. In a letter to selectmen, Ted Goddard of NEFR wrote: “Over the years the Con... xx
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  • Mason St. sidewalk rolls out in June

    Work on the long-awaited Mason Street sidewalk is scheduled to begin June 1 and be completed by June 25.The new sidewalk will be 1,600 feet long and will run along the north (Bethel Historical Society) Mason Street to Crescent Street, where there will be a crosswalk, and the sidewalk will ... xx
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  • West Bethel Head Start hours to be cut back

    A cut in federal and state funding for next year will mean fewer hours for some youngsters and staff at the West Bethel Children's Center. The center, which has served area families for the past 35 years, has a current enrollment of 40 children. Twenty-one of them are in the Early Head Sta... xx
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  • For the future ... and getting the cows milked this morning

    IN THE WEE HOURS SATURDAY MORNING, crews from Central Maine Power Company were hard at work swapping out old lines for new at the Locke Mills substation. The new, higher-voltage lines went up in anticipation of future growth and demand in the area, Line Supervisor Dennis Marquis said. Statewide, ... xx
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  • Newry selectmen ponder "faulty alarm" ordinance

    The Newry Fire Department is pondering an ordinance that would allow the town to fine homeowners who put off fixing their faulty fire alarm systems, as well as alarm companies that repeatedly test systems without first notifying the NFD. When a fire alarm goes off and sends a signal to the... xx
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  • Patrick running for state Senate

    John Patrick of Rumford has announced his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for Senate District 14, the seat held by Senator Bruce Bryant who is not seeking re-election due to term limits. Patrick served in the House from 2001-2008 as a member of the Labor Committee and chair of the Legal a... xx
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  • Antique military vehicles

    The South Paris Veterans’ Home advisory committee is planning a showing of antique military vehicles at the home on July 17. Proceeds from this will go to for programs for veterans at the home over the next year. xx
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  • Our Back Pages

    Compiled by Danna Brown Nickerson10 years ago: A late night fire of suspicious origin scorched the 200-year-old Peabody Tavern in Gilead.Western Maine Supply had begun construction of a 30x120 foot addition to its Cross Street store.Approximately 200 walkers raised $10,500 fo... xx
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