BETHEL — Responding to fires is only a small part of what the Bethel Fire Department does over the course of year. Chief Mike Jodrey, who joined the department in 1986, said when he first started 80 percent of the calls were fire-related. They got  75-80 calls a year back then. Now, roughly a dozen […]

The theme of the celebration will center of Maine’s bicentennial.

BETHEL — At Monday’s special town meeting voters approved amending Chapter 46 of the Bethel Town Code to “reduce the setback from adult use marijuana retail stores and medical marijuana caregiver retail stores to pre-existing daycare centers from 1,000 feet to 500 feet.” The article passed with some opposition. Resident Bob Everett asked if anyone […]

The amendment would allow allow retail marijuana and medical marijuana businesses to be 500 feet from day care centers.