NEWRY — Sunday River Resort will host its second annual Red Bull Frozen Rush event on Thursday and Friday Jan. 8 and 9, Director of Communications Sarah Devlin said. The event, which consists of a series of head-to-head races using off-road trucks, began in 2013, when eight professional truck drivers raced two at a time […]
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Woodstock selectmen approve eligibility policy for veterans memorials
WOODSTOCK — All three selectmen voted Tuesday evening to approve a policy outlining eligibility for having names on all future veterans memorials. Among the requirements are: Service in the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, National Guard or Merchant Marines; official discharge papers; legal residency in Woodstock when they entered the military and now. Much of […]
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SAD 44 to ask residents about funding repairs
BETHEL — The SAD 44 board Monday approved a warrant article requesting $210,000 be taken from capital reserves to pay for major repairs to three school buildings. The action came following a presentation by Buildings and Grounds Director Ron Deegan, who outlined projects that should be done immediately. The original proposal was to ask residents […]
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Air, heat improved at Bethel school
BETHEL — Telstar Regional Middle/High School has healthier air and more consistent heat in its classrooms as the result of $2.3 million grant received last year, Superintendent David Murphy said this week. Murphy said the SAD 44 board heard a presentation Monday by Buildings, Grounds and Transportation Director Ron Deegan and lead custodian Arlynn Hale […]
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SAD 44 settles contracts
BETHEL — The SAD 44 board settled three-year contracts with two bargaining units in the Telstar Education Association during a meeting Monday. Superintendent David Murphy said the contract, which expired Aug. 31, provides a 1.5 percent salary increase for each of the three years for the district’s approximately 80 teachers. The 18 members of the […]