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Newry voters approve $10,000 for transit service

by Matthew Daigle, Staff Writer March 9, 2016

NEWRY — Residents voted at Tuesday evening’s annual town meeting to raise and appropriate $10,000 for the Mountain Explorer public transportation program. The free service based in Bethel that takes people to Sunday River Ski Resort in Newry and restaurants in the area. Town Administrator Amy Bernard told voters that at the 2015 annual town […]

Bethel, Oxford Hills

Newry town administrator to resign

by Matthew Daigle, Staff Writer October 21, 2015

NEWRY — Town Administrator Loretta Powers announced at Tuesday’s selectmen meeting that she is resigning Dec. 31 and moving to Florida. She held the job for 11 years. “I’m ready for a change,” Powers said Wednesday morning. “Technically, it’s a resignation, not a retirement. The plan is to move to Florida. I have a resume […]

Bethel, Oxford Hills

Newry town meeting voters decrease Mountain Explorer shuttle bus donation to $7,500

by Terry Karkos, Staff Writer March 4, 2015

NEWRY — Town meeting voters Tuesday night reduced the amount they wanted to donate to a public transit service between Newry and Bethel. After electing Oxford County Commissioner David Duguay of Byron as moderator, voters breezed through warrant articles, approving every one until they reached Article 13. That one asked to see what sum of […]

Oxford Hills

Newry board adds shuttle bus request to warrant

by Terry Karkos, Staff Writer February 11, 2015

NEWRY — While working on the March town meeting warrant Tuesday night, selectmen decided to include a request for $10,000 from The Mountain Explorer shuttle bus but not include a recommendation. The free public transit program between Bethel and Newry takes people to work, to Sunday River Ski Resort to ski or snowboard, and to […]

Advertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills

Newry researching funding to continue free shuttle service to Bethel

by Terry Karkos, Staff Writer December 17, 2014

NEWRY — Selectmen were asked Tuesday to help figure out how to fund the free Mountain Explorer shuttle bus program between Bethel and Newry. Pat Roma from the Mountain Explorer Committee spoke about funding for the program that takes people to work, to Sunday River Ski Resort to ski or snowboard and to dinner at […]