• Upton

    Upton Sunday Breakfasts at the Ladies Aid Building will start on Oct. 17 from 8 to 11 a.m. -- still looking for help serving and such; any time you can spare, call me at 533-2111 or Nancy at 533-2051. Jim and Wilma Rector celebrated their 20th wedding on Monhegan Island. They took a... xx
  • West Bethel

    West Bethel The tarnish on the bracken ferns has darkened to a beautiful warm brown as the ferns, shrubs, and trees continue to show off more and more of their fall wardrobes. As Jake and I walked the ski trails through the woods, we spotted brilliant crimson leaves of the red maple; the m... xx
  • Bethel

    Bethel Coming Up Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 9 and 10: 27th Annual Blue Mountain Arts and Crafts Festival at Sunday River South Ridge Base Lodge. Hours both days: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. This is also Sunday River’s Fall Festival Weekend with free band concerts on the South Ridge slope... xx
  • Gilead

    Gilead I always have mixed feelings about the fall season. I like the cooler weather and the colors of the autumn leaves, but I do not enjoy the fact that every night it gets darker a little earlier. My brother, Steve McLain, arrived early Saturday to help set up for the annual meet... xx
  • Hanover

    Hanover She’s done it again! For the 5th consecutive year, Tracey Moir (a summer resident of Howard Pond) has won the Ladies Club Championship at the Bethel Inn and Country Club. This win probably gives her the record for the most consecutive golf championships for ladies in the hist... xx
  • West Paris

    West Paris Cool summer weather continues. Every time I go out 219 to Route 26 at Trap Corner the traffic gets thicker. There is usually a wait for several cars. Many speed over the route to the village. The motorcycles are especially noisy. This quiet little town is no longer quiet. ... xx
  • Bryant Pond

    Services at the Baptist Church are Sunday school at 9:15, morning worship at 10:30, evening service at 6 p.m. Wed. evening at 6:30 is prayer meeting. Oct. 9 is Men's Breakfast at Pleasant Valley Church and Oct. 15-17 is Fall Bible Conference on Baptist history. Jeff Faggart, pastor of Harvest Bap... xx
  • East Bethel

    East Bethel By the time you read this fall has officially begun. The foliage is starting to look pretty, hinting at the real beauty to come. Let's hope for a nice Indian Summer. Last Saturday I took my youngest grandson to the Harvest Fest. We had fun seeing folks I hadn't seen in a... xx
  • Bethel

    Bethel Coming Up: Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 25-27 at Gould Academy –- Alumni Weekend. Tuesday, Sept. 28 at 6 p.m. at the Bethel Town office there will be a public information meeting conducted by MDOT concerning next spring’s repair of the Route 2 Bridge ... xx
  • Newry

    Newry Hello once again. Life is still bustling and blooming here at the farm. We have had to do some adjustments to our well because the water was so low, spittering and sputtering air rather than our usual abundance of H2O. We are now on the upswing of the whole mess and I am hoping to no... xx