BETHEL – Call him a bug manager, or a turd farmer, but Jeff Warden, who is superintendent of the Wastewater Treatment Plant for the Town of Bethel, says it’s all about keeping the bugs happy. Bethel uses what’s called an aerobic system, where natural organisms – or bugs – use oxygen to digest waste. Keeping […]

AREA – Only 15 miles from Bethel, up Route 26, Grafton Notch State Park and the adjacent Mahoosuc Public Lands are a premier recreational destination for locals and visitors alike. The Forest Society of Maine (FSM) and Northeast Wilderness Trust (NEWT), working with Wagner Forest Management, the state Bureau of Parks and Lands, and many […]

As the Bethel Citizen continues its search for a staff writer, we are turning to you – our readers – for stories about the people, the places and the things you love about the Bethel region. If you’d like to write a story about something that is going on in our schools or in our […]

GREENWOOD — At a Greenwood Selectmen’s meeting Tuesday, Feb. 15, lightbulbs went off as the board reacted positively to a pitch from a community solar sharing company that could save the town a guaranteed 15%  on future electricity bills. Kay Mann, community outreach director for Powermarket Maine, spoke Tuesday about the community solar company that […]

BETHEL — Bethel selectmen appointed Randy Thurston code enforcement officer (CEO) for the town at the Monday, Feb. 7 meeting, along with Courtney McPherson as the town’s new planning assistant. Increased fees, committee appointments, new victualer licenses, changes to the marijuana ordinance, and approval of a junior EMS program at Telstar were amongst the other […]

BETHEL — Potential state aid losses upwards of $400,000 were outlined Monday, Feb. 7, in the superintendent’s report to the SAD 44 board of directors. State Aid for Maine School Districts is determined through a series of measures, one of which is meeting certain thresholds for the number of “disadvantaged students” a district serves. Typically, […]

GREENWOOD — The Mahoosuc Broadband Committee was contacted by another wireless competitor, called Red Zone, though the town and the surrounding towns in the region are still considering either Spectrum or First Light. Spectrum does not have a completed proposal and First Light is working on a proposal. Red Zone would be a wireless proposal. […]