BETHEL — Music can change people. How? According to penfieldbuildingblocks.org, (a Kohl’s/Penfield Children’s Center project), music can stimulate the brain’s alpha waves which in turn invokes a feeling of peace and tranquility. It also boosts the development of perceptual skills that enhances language. “Sometimes music helps us to articulate things that we wouldn’t be able […]
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Bethel Sawmill
BETHEL — When circling the back of Hancock Lumber’s Bethel Sawmill on a free tour September 17, one can see three different piles of clean paper chips. One patch is sent to go on and make paper, another pile of sawdust is made into pellets and used for animal bedding, and the last pile of […]
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Rain does not deter Crystal Gayle fans
OXFORD — Rain has a way of spoiling people’s plans, especially picnics, festivals and fairs. But for true country music fans, it takes much more than Saturday showers to deter them from seeing one of their favorite performers. On the fourth and final day of the Oxford County Fair, many — including some from other […]
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Fight, don’t fear: Bethel woman shares lesson from major health scares
Kate Carroll was determined to fight through brain aneurysms and breast cancer.
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Telestar x-country takes first
BETHEL — Telstar’s Middle School Cross-Country Team placed first in both the boys and girls division against Lisbon, Oak Hill, and Spruce Mountain on Tuesday, September 14. On the boy’s team, three Telstar students placed in the top 10, and on the girl’s team, one student placed first. The race was the first of the […]
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The Mahoosuc art and agriculture tour is a success
BETHEL — The Mahoosuc Art & Agriculture Tour, held on Sept. 12, was a successful Mahoosuc Way sustainable tourism initiative to get newcomers from out of town into Bethel and the surrounding regions, to see the local sites. Visitors drove from farm to farm in their own vehicle so they were safely socially distancing while […]
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How the mind reacts to the pandemic
BETHEL — Denise Thorn, a licensed clinical social worker from The Bethel Health Center, explains how the pandemic and its traumatic experience can affect the mind and body in both the short and long-term. Thorn argues it was a traumatic experience for everyone. “When anybody goes through any kind of trauma, and you can consider […]
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Greenwood presented with plaque
GREENWOOD — Bob Oicke from the age friendly Community Initiative joined the Greenwood Board of Selectman meeting on September 22. He discussed the different programs the AGFI was doing with the community. One of them was working with volunteer students who would help a senior citizen with a safe activity. Another one of the programs […]
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Rain does not deter Crystal Gayle fans from attending performance at Oxford County Fair
Country music star draws crowd Saturday as fair ends four-day run.
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Renters no longer protected from eviction
BETHEL — During the international pandemic, 10 % of Americans lost their jobs. Because of this, in September 2020, the Center for Disease Control put a halt to evicting tenants who couldn’t pay rent. It ensured that all Americans paying rent would have a deferral on their rent. This deferral meant if their income was […]