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 […]
Citizen News
Newry to dispose of foreclosed timeshares at Sunday River
There are 38 units at town hotels that owe property taxes.
Area Sports
The Telstar MS Boys Varsity Basketball team Traveled to Mt. Valley on Wednesday, January 22 to play a very intense game. Telstar was down 29-21 at the half, but picked up the pace in the 3rd quarter to go up by 10 points and never looked back to win 56-48. Keenan Sparks scored an impressive […]
Olympia no longer the world’s tallest snowman
Bethel loses Guinness record to Austria’s Riesi.
Molly Ockett Day name changed to Summerfest
The theme of the celebration will center of Maine’s bicentennial.
Bethel voters approve marijuana ordinance change
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 […]
Greenwood residents unhappy over road’s condition
GREENWOOD — Several residents of the Irish Neighborhood Road expressed their frustration with its deteriorating condition at a February 4 select board meeting. Resident Chet Herrick brought an iPad that had photos of the road’s current condition. “I’m very irritated, it’s disrespectful, we pay our taxes and we have not had anything done to our […]
Telstar looks to continue, expand service days
REGION — Last October Telstar High School students took part in the schools first community outreach day. The day started with students arriving and choosing what type of job they wanted to do (selections went by grade level). Some groups cleaned buses, gardens or properties, others aided senior citizens with technology and several groups went […]
Bethel meeting Monday to vote on changing setback requirement
The amendment would allow allow retail marijuana and medical marijuana businesses to be 500 feet from day care centers.
Town officials focus on collaborating to improve region, save money
Bethel, Greenwood, Woodstock, Newry discuss ideas for working together.