ANDOVER — The appetite of a teenage boy sent his stepmother into the bakery and restaurant business, derailing her aspirations to get her master’s degree to teach high school English. That’s the story behind Melissa Smith and her husband, Wally Smith, owners of The Little Red Hen, a full-scale bakery and restaurant at 12 Main […]
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Mexico board agrees to put road funding matter before town meeting voters
MEXICO — Selectmen voted 3-2 at Tuesday night’s special meeting to put an article on the June 10 annual town meeting warrant to finish paving work. Chairman Richie Philbrick said Wednesday that the board voted to take money out of the capital account so taxes and the tax rate won’t increase. He said the capital […]
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Bethel selectmen approve request to close Main Street for Mollyockett Festival
BETHEL — The Board of Selectmen unanimously voted Monday to allow the Bethel Chamber of Commerce to close Main Street for the Mollyocket Festival on July 19 and 20. Town Manager Jim Doar told selectmen, “This is the third consecutive year that the Bethel Chamber of Commerce have requested to close Main Street for Mollyockett.” […]
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Roxbury board credits $2.06 million roads’ project to taxes from Record Hill Wind Farm
ROXBURY — By year’s end, all 6.45 miles of town roads will have been rebuilt and repaved, Selectman Tim Derouche said at Tuesday night’s meeting. “If everything goes according to plan,” board Chairman John Sutton said. At town meeting on March 3, voters approved a seven-year loan of up to $800,000 to complete Roxbury’s Road […]
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Norway board considers $1M bond for repair work
NORWAY – The Board of Selectmen has agreed to look into issuing a $1 million bond to repair infrastructure on Main Street. Town Manager David Holt told board members on Thursday night that the town has been trying for years to get the state, which owns the road, to make improvements, particularly on a stretch […]
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Oxford Hills Christmas Parade and crooning Santa delight crowds
PARIS — The Oxford Hills Chamber of Commerce’s annual Christmas Parade on Saturday provided more than enough warmth to melt the tiniest Grinch heart. And there was a Grinch in the parade, riding in the passenger seat of Norway Fire Department’s Engine No. 4. Despite below-freezing temperatures during the 90-minute event, several hundred people lined […]