BETHEL — Singer-songwriter Brad Hooper will perform Sunday, Aug. 15, as part of the Mahoosuc Arts Council 2010 Summer Bandstand Concert Series. For this storyteller, a guitar is merely a vehicle allowing him to sing and tell tales. A resident of Albany Township, Hooper’s concerts feature original music reflecting the character of people living in […]
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Volunteers, registrants sought for triathlon
BETHEL — Registration is still open for the 19th annual Maine State Triathlon, the longest running triathlon in western Maine, scheduled to begin at 8 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 1, and for the third annual Maine State Kid’s Triathlon, scheduled for 3 p.m. Saturday, July 31. Kids, ages 8 to 14 are welcome to sign up […]
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Two named Harris fellows
BETHEL — Dave Freiday and Dick Rasor, both of Bethel, have been named Paul Harris Fellows by the Rotary Club of Bethel. Three Bethel Rotarians cited Freiday and Rasor for the honor to acknowledge their efforts in giving of their time and resources to support humanitarian projects, youth and senior programs and other activities which […]
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Society is sponsoring Sudbury Canada Days
BETHEL – The Bethel Historical Society’s 30th annual Sudbury Canada Days will get under way on Friday, Aug. 7, with the 18th annual Hall Memorial Lecture at 7:30 p.m. in the society’s Dr. Moses Mason House meeting room. The lecture will be delivered by H. Draper Hunt, PhD, Emeritus Professor, University of Southern Maine, on […]
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Grand Dérangement will bring its Acadian flair to Bethel
BETHEL — The award-winning Acadian music ensemble Grand Dérangement will bring its blend of Acadian, American, Celtic, French and even Broadway music to Gould Academy Thursday, April 30. Grand Dérangement hails from Acadia, specifically the Baie Sainte-Marie area of southwestern Nova Scotia. Its name means “great disturbance” and comes from the French name for the […]
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Moose permits announced at festival
BETHEL — Niilo Sillanpaa III, fresh off his second-place finish in a moose-calling competition at the Bethel Town Common, said he wasn’t going to stick around at the Bethel Moose Festival’s moose-hunting permit drawing to hear whether his name was called. He works as a moose-hunting guide in New Vineyard, and while he has applied […]
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Oxford County Sheriff’s Office calls
PARIS — The Oxford County Sheriff’s Office responded to 242 calls from June 29 to July 5. Among them were: * At 10:34 a.m. July 5, Deputy Dani Welch was out of the area to investigate the report of a person driving a golf cart on Pequawket Trail (Route 113) in Brownfield. State police were […]
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Farmers’ markets in the area
A sure sign of warm weather is the reopening of farmers’ markets across the state, and there are plenty to visit in the area Maine.