BETHEL — Last Thursday, Butcher Burger Restaurant announced on its Facebook account that it will be closed until further notice following a positive case of coronavirus. “Employees will be receiving tests and we will be following all guidelines for cleaning and getting Butcher Burger safe to re-open,” it said in the Facebook post.
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New trail section already drawing hikers
WOODSTOCK — A new section of trail was recently added to the Bucks and Lapham Ledge Trail network thanks to the work of Woodstock resident Jurgen Marks, who designed and built the new, 1.5 mile backcountry “JnJ” trail, with his wife, Janice. The new section will connect Bucks Ledge to Moody Mountain before coming back […]
Selectmen hear about mural project
BETHEL — Bethel residents Wade Kavanaugh and Cathy Lane briefed town officials Monday, about an upcoming Bethel Mural Project at the Gem Theater. The Bethel Mural Project and Bethel Area Arts and Music have jointly raised near $30,000 to commission Maine mural artist Ryan Adams to make a community-based mural at the Gem Theater. The […]
A winter without sports
Not having winter sports has been difficult for some Telstar athletes, especially for seniors, who have largely missed out on their final year of high school athletics, but Telstar Principal Mark Kenney said there is hope for spring athletics.
Selectmen eye food ordinance, future ice rink
BETHEL — Last week, selectmen approved putting a proposed Food Sovereignty Ordinance on the town meeting warrant. The ordinance will be voted on in June at the annual town meeting. Bethel resident Alyssa Howe brought the proposed ordinance to the town and briefly highlighted some of its details. The purpose of the ordinance is to: […]
State funding down for district
REGION — At a February 8 board meeting, Superintendent Dave Murphy informed members that the school is expected to lose roughly 40 percent of its entire state funding. Murphy learned this when the district received its preliminary ED279s, which is information provided by the state that gives SAD 44 an overview of what it can […]
Greenwood agrees to invest in broadband
GREENWOOD — Town officials agreed Feb. 16, on allocating $2,500 toward improving the town’s broadband internet service. The initial work will include contracted broadband mapping and a cost analysis of the work that will need to be done. Multiple members of the Mahoosuc Area Broadband Committee spoke at Tuesday’s board meeting regarding internet service in […]
Board approves virus protocol changes
REGION — The SAD 44 Board of Directors voted unanimously in favor of moving forward with updated COVID-19 protocol. School Nurse Chris Cole said one of the changes is moving from a 72-hour remote period to a 48-hour remote period if a positive case occurs. “We have found out pretty quickly that we are able […]
Public comment on management plan sought
REGION — The Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation & Forestry is looking for public input on a draft plan focused on management of large portions of land in Western Maine. Mahoosuc Unit and Grafton Notch State Park, Rangeley Lake State Park, the Bald Mountain, Richardson, and Four Ponds Units, are some of the nature reserves […]