With shallow water and many predators, it’s a tough place to raise a loon.
Albany Township
Posted inThe Bethel Citizen
Three Bethel area Poppy Girls announced
Lily and Kimball Burrill of Albany; and Maren DeCato of Bethel represent Bethel and Greenwood American Legions
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Posted inThe Bethel Citizen
Brothers keep busses safe for Bethel area schoolchildren: under the hood and behind the wheel
Zach and Sam Hartzell are RideSource mechanics and drivers, who keep SADD-44 and other area busses safe for schoolchildren.
Posted inThe Bethel Citizen
Bethel area track athletes persevere at first home meet
Telstar faced competition from Dirigo, Mountain Valley, Buckfield, and Mt. Abram on April 29 in their first home meet where along with athleticism, sportsmanship was on display.
Posted inThe Bethel Citizen
Ready. Set. Spring.
Last week, Telstar athletes were on the move — running, jumping, hurdling, lunging, high-stepping, dancing, and fielding. Some bravely took on a new sport for the first time, while others put their energy to good use just trying to stay warm in the 40-degree weather.
Posted inThe Bethel Citizen
Food Sovereignty ordinance passed for Oxford County UT’s
Commissioners voted to support the ability of local residents to produce, sell, purchase and consume local foods and reduce government regulation.
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Lisa J. Thurston
ALBANY TOWNSHIP — Lisa Jayne Thurston, 45, of Albany, died unexpectedly Saturday, Feb. 17, at her home in Albany. She was born Feb. 5, 1973, in Norway, a daughter of Lawrence Lee and Jo-Ann (McAllister) Farris. She attended local schools, graduating from Telstar High School in 1991. Lisa worked at the Newton Tibbetts and Kendall dowel […]
Posted inOxford Hills
Paris man arrested after leading police on 100 mph chase
NORWAY — Bail was set at $5,000 cash Monday for a Paris man charged with leading police on a chase through Albany Township and Norway at speeds of more than 100 miles per hour. Kaleb Edwards, 20, appeared in 11th District Court on charges of felony eluding an officer, and misdemeanor speeding more than 30 […]
Posted inBethel, Lewiston-Auburn, Oxford Hills
Long Mountain: A work of art and engineering
ALBANY — “Rocks, roots and stumps and more rocks, roots and stumps,” said Bruce Barrett when asked to identify some of the challenges he and fellow trail-builder Gary Barton faced when creating the recently completed Long Mountain Trail, off Vernon Street in Albany. Using only hand tools and a chain saw, thousands of those rocks, […]
Posted inOxford Hills
Albany Township woods fire draws nine departments
ALBANY TOWNSHIP — Firefighters from six departments spent Thursday morning finishing dousing a woods fire off Patte Brooke Road that was discovered Wednesday after apparently smoldering for several days, Greenwood Fire Chief Al Curtis said. Nine fire departments responded over a 20-hour period Wednesday and Thursday to the blaze that burned two to two-and-a-half acres. Curtis said neighbors near the […]