BETHEL — Selectmen unanimously approved allowing the Bethel Rotary Club to have a yard sale outside the Ethel Bisbee School building. The original request from Rotary was to have the annual sale inside EBS, but given the general uncertainty of the overall quality of the building, selectmen agreed safety-wise that it was better to have […]
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Skate Park to stay closed through the month
BETHEL — Selectmen unanimously decided to keep the town skate park closed until June 1 at their Tuesday meeting. Discussion on the parks reopening date was sparked by many complaints from residents, asking why the park remained closed despite the pathway being open to foot and bike traffic. Select Woman Lori Swain said she thought […]
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Prentice racks up another award
WOODSTOCK — Woodstock Elementary School fifth-grade teacher Tonya Prentice was recently recognized as the “Oxford County Teach of the Year.” “Being recognized as the Oxford County Teacher of the Year is an exciting and tremendous honor. It is so nice that teachers in our county and throughout the state are being appreciated for all of […]
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Selectmen address quarantine violation concerns
GREENWOOD — At their May 5 meeting selectmen discussed how the town is handling COVID-19. Town Manager Kim Sparks said many town offices are planning to open on June 1, a day after Gov. Janet Mills stay at home order expires. As of now, the town office is still closed to the public. Selectmen discussed […]
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Farm needs help so products don’t go to waste
GREENWOOD — Tourmaline Hill Farm on 21 Kennedy Lane in Greenwood is yet another business to be hit hard by COVID-19. The virus has shut down many of the businesses the farm has sold to. “It has changed the structure of farmers’ markets and essentially cost me a lot of extra money in additional labor […]
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Greenwood approves appointments, touches on COVID-19
GREENWOOD — Selectmen Tuesday unanimously approved the appointment of Lorraine Duclos, Margaret Mills, Leonard Hoy, Gary Fuller, Rosemary McLean, Anita Hakala, Ann Holt and William Chapman as Ballot and Election clerks. Selectmen approved hiring Wesley Cox to mow all town cemeteries and parks for the upcoming summer. Cox has mowed for the town in the […]
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Selectmen clarify their questions to Fire Chief
WEST PARIS — Selectmen revisited the Standard Operating Guidelines (SOG) for the town fire department at their April 23 meeting. They had discussed the guidelines at their previous meeting also. In the minutes from the April 9 select board meeting, it said that Fire Chief Troy Billings was going to provide the town with a […]
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Several towns fight afternoon fire in Bethel
BETHEL — Six town fire departments joined forces Saturday to fight an 8-acre woods fire in Bethel. The fire started around 2:30 p.m. and was on the east side of Route 26, just north of Paris Road. Bethel, Greenwood, Woodstock, Newry, Gilead and West Paris responded to the call. Two rangers, a helicopter and Bethel […]