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🌱 A new writers group opens its doors in West Paris

Bethel, Maine Patch AM: a 3 min read

Good morning Bethel! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • A new writers group opens its doors in West Paris
  • Bethel challenger awaits ranked-choice count in unsettled Senate race

Also on today's calendar: The Slambovian Circus Of Dreams and 8 more events.

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Clouds and sun with a shower, with a high of 46 and low of 32 degrees.
  • Thursday: Cloudy, temps: high: 45, low: 33.
  • Friday: A bit of snow and rain, with a high of 41 and low of 33 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• West Paris Library hosts monthly writers group (sunjournal.com) — A free monthly writers group starts tonight, Nov. 11, at West Paris Library, offering a welcoming place to write, share and listen without needing previous experience. Facilitator Stephanie Frykholm, who has led workshops in Bethel and neighboring towns, will host meetings from 6–8 p.m. on second Wednesdays.
   

• 2 Oxford County senate seats still undecided (sunjournal.com) — Bethel’s Peter Southam remained in an unsettled Maine Senate race Monday, with District 19 awaiting a ranked-choice count. Incumbent Joseph Martin had 48.9% to Southam’s 35% with most precincts reporting. Oxford County’s other Senate race was also unresolved, with John Andrews leading Elizabeth Bosworth by just 14 votes.
   

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Rumford

  • Mexico Man Arrested in Rumford After Knife Assault (themainewire.com)
  • Med-Care Ambulance anticipating 10% budget hike (sunjournal.com)
  • Snow is flying and ski season is about to begin in Maine (wcvb.com)

Norway

  • Angry about property tax increases, Norway residents push back on revaluations (newscentermaine.com)
  • Woman says she buried body in backyard — and has no regrets (wgan.com)
  • Oxford Hills school board assigns vocational ed trustees, committee members (sunjournal.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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