Some residents are looking back fondly, ‘this was a real Maine winter’ they say. With snow in the forecast for the weekend, others say, ‘When does it end?’ In the Bethel area a winter of snow, bitter cold, continuous snow drifts, and two foot icicles has extended well past March 20, the first day of Spring.
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Several Bethel area residents attend ‘Hand’s Off’ protest in S. Paris
The demonstration was one of more than 1,200 nationwide. People opposed President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk’s actions, including issues related to the economy and human rights as well as government downsizing.
Applications being accepted for Bethel’s Gehring House apartments
BETHEL — The Northern Forest Center, the nonprofit organization redeveloping the historic Gehring House on Broad Street in Bethel, is accepting rental applications for the new apartments. Leases are expected to begin in May. Application guidelines and form available at on this website: https://northernforest.org/now-leasing-apartments-in-bethel-maine/ The building includes nine apartments on three levels. Each has been […]
July 6 is all about the arts in Bethel
Seven year-old artist, Odessa Adams sold her first piece of artwork at last year’s Shy, Novice & Closeted Art show. “It means a lot to be a part of something when you are so young,” said her mother Jessica Adams.
Legion posts choose Helen DeMaio and Kimball Burrill to be Poppy Girls
BETHEL — Helen Zelena DeMaio, 11 of Bethel is Miss Poppy representing the Jackson-Silver Post 68 Legion in Greenwood is the daughter of Ellen and Todd DeMaio of Bethel. She said because she is homeschooled she has had lots of opportunities to collect money. As of May 21 she had collected $410 including a heavy […]
Albany man sells 200 acres of land to Mahoosuc Land Trust for conservation
BETHEL — When Ken Wille was a child the forest was his savior. “It is a sense of being and a sense of place… You can’t pick it up from reading about it or watching TV. It’s a whole different thing to feel the cold, feel the rocks, the mosses, the decades of leaves under […]