BETHEL — Bethel’s Frankie Del Duca, qualifying Olympic bobsledding athlete was born in Florida and moved to Bethel when he was 10 years old. When he was initially visiting his uncle, he broke his leg at Sunday River while skiing. His parents asked him if he wanted to moved to Maine, and at age 10, […]
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Rumford Point gets a new hiking trail
BETHEL — Inland Woods and Trails is in the process of creating a new hiking trail on its property at Rumford Point. The trail is called Mystery Mountain and will be two miles long. “There’s not a lot of hiking in Rumford area, we hope it will be family-friendly, a place to walk your dogs […]
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Bethel, Newry talk waste management
BETHEL — Bethel Town Manager Loretta Powers and Newry Town Administrator Amy Bernard met with waste management company Casella regarding their contract renewal, and to discuss state inspection on August 4. In the initial contract, all four towns within the region, including Newry, Woodstock, Greenwood, and Bethel, were paying $29 a ton for three years, […]
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Veterans reboot together outdoors
TURNER — From 2017 to 2018, the average number of veteran suicides per day rose from 17.5 to 17.6, according to National Veteran Suicide Prevention Annual Report. Daniel Waite, a veteran and Registered Maine Guide, decided to take action. He created a non-profit organization called Operation Reboot Outdoors for all veterans, LEOs, service members, and […]
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Firefighters train for time lost during pandemic
BETHEL — To compensate for loss of training time during the coronavirus pandemic, firefighters have raised the bar with 130 hours of training this year. Two-thirds of the training was new, the rest was a much needed refresher after the year away behind textbooks for training, according to Bethel Fire Chief Mike Jodrey, From those […]
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Greenwood’s municipal meetings in person, remote
GREENWOOD — The Greenwood Board of Selectman discussed the benefits to a remote participating policy at a public hearing Aug. 3. If the public needs to wear masks again, they thought it would be best to have Zoom remain as an option so everyone can still attend while feeling comfortable. They closed the public hearing […]
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Lead with love: Outliving opioids
BETHEL — “It’s one thing to fix the system that deals with addiction, but why not fix the system that causes people to need drugs in the first place?” Bethel resident and ex-addict Jeffry Givant says at The Gem Theater after the viewing of the documentary, “Lead With Love.” “Lead With Love” follows the stories […]
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Dogs of Bethel: Mimi the painting Dog
BETHEL — Ashley Broderick is an Art Teacher at Crescent Park. During the pandemic, she would make art tutorial videos for her students, and at the end, her pug, Mimi, adorned with a beret and an apron, would always make a debut. Efforts were made with a paintbrush but quickly dismissed. When Mimi is not […]
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Four boards of selectman discuss collaboration
BETHEL — Selectboards from Bethel, Greenwood, Newry, and Woodstock met on Monday, August 9 to discuss four topics in detail in a collaborative effort rather than as separate communities. The four points of discussion were expanding broadband, rethinking solid waste, Bethel airport financial support, and housing for the medium income workforce. By collaborating, the goal […]
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Davin Mason represents Telstar in the Shrine Bowl
BETHEL — Growing up, Davin Mason would watch the Patriots play with his family. It was very much a family-oriented activity. He would also watch his brothers play football. It wasn’t long before he began to play as well. He loved the way, when he was playing, everything just faded and it was nothing but […]