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The Bethel Citizen

Bethel area SAD-44 budget passes first vote; final decision set for June 10

by Rose Lincoln June 5, 2025June 5, 2025

The budget will rise 13.6% to $17.61M for Fiscal Year 2026. The increase from FY25 is $2.1M

The Bethel Citizen

A broad view for their brood

by Rose Lincoln June 4, 2025June 9, 2025

Maine, News, Oxford Hills, Schools & Education, The Bethel Citizen

Oh Bubba!

by Rose Lincoln June 4, 2025June 9, 2025

BETHEL — It’s 5:30 a.m. inside the Bethel bus garage, and the laughter is already flowing. Brenda “Bubba” Blaisdell has been the life of this party since 1974, when she first started driving for the SAD 44 district. “Wild,” is how one fellow driver describes Bubba. “It’s really quiet and there isn’t a lot of […]

Maine, News, The Bethel Citizen

Lessons learned on Woodstock’s Forest Playground

by Rose Lincoln June 3, 2025June 7, 2025

Principal Beth Clarke hopes this space will spark a love of the outdoors that stays with these students — not just when they go home for the summer, but for a lifetime.

The Bethel Citizen

Learning to ‘just be kids’ on Woodstock School’s Forest Playground

by Rose Lincoln June 3, 2025June 4, 2025

Woodstock School Principal Beth Clarke contrived the idea of a Forest Playground after seeing the success of a similar outdoor space at her former school.

The Bethel Citizen

Kiley Ann Gould takes first in Memorial Day essay contest

May 28, 2025May 28, 2025

BETHEL — Kiley Ann Gould, a 7th Grader at the Eddy Middle School, was the first place winner in the Memorial Day Essay Contest sponsored by Jackson-Silver American Legion Auxiliary Unit No. 68 in Greenwood. Here is her essay: I recently had the pleasure of interviewing Veteran Richard Farren who served for a heroic total […]

The Bethel Citizen

Helen DeMaio is third place essay contest winner

May 28, 2025May 28, 2025

GREENWOOD – Helen DeMaio, a homeschooled 7th grader, took third place in the Memorial Day Essay Contest sponsored by Jackson-Silver American Legion Auxiliary Unit No. 68 in Greenwood. Here is her essay: My Interview with a Local Veteran Timothy Twitchell Timothy D. Twitchell, at the age of 73, lives a peaceful life in Woodstock, Maine, […]