Telstar to hold community service day Oct. 10

BETHEL—On Oct. 10 all students at Telstar High School will participate in Telstar Community Outreach Day. “This is one of the many new and exciting things happening at Telstar,” said Dean of Students John Eliot. “We recognize all that our communities do for us, so we wanted to come up with a way to give […]

Bethel receives application for Sunday River Road medical marijuana facility

BETHEL — The Bethel Planning Board last week began consideration of an application for a medical marijuana facility on the Sunday River Road, across from the Sunday River Brewing Co. The plan calls for 2,000 square feet of space dedicated to a caregiver retain store, office, storage space and additional space for future use.  Another […]

Replica of famous Maine labor mural at BHS

BETHEL — A full-size replica of a mural made famous by its removal from the Maine Department of Labor office by former Gov. Paul LePage is now on display at the Bethel Historical Society’s Robinson House. The now-famous Maine Labor History Mural by Judy Taylor will be on view through Oct. 18, according to a […]

Woodstock woman knows how to win

WOODSTOCK—Linda Stowell of Woodstock has a knack for winning things. To be fair, it must be pointed out that she’s willing to invest more money in raffle tickets than perhaps the average person.  Still, the retired SAD 44 music teacher’s haul of winnings is impressive. “It really started becoming a thing when I used to […]

Wanted: Area veterans from 1975 to present

BETHEL — For the past eight years the Bethel Veterans Park Committee has been planning and fundraising for the park now under development at the intersection of Main and Mechanic streets in Bethel.  During that time the group has also sought the names of area veterans to be included on the granite monuments to be […]

A warm day for Harvestfest

Telstar goes to eight-man football

BETHEL — With enrollments and participation dwindling in recent years, eight-man football has come to additional Maine small high schools this year, including Telstar. After experiencing declining numbers, the Rebels had dropped from Class D to only a junior varsity program in 2016, before coming back to Class D in 2017. The variation on 11-man […]

Bethel selectmen ponder sewer rate increase

BETHEL — Bethel selectmen Monday began discussion on how to raise sewer rates while causing the least pain among the 550 treatment plant users. Rates have remained the same for three years, but the treatment plant is now facing a revenue shortfall that will require an increase in order to fund the sewer system, town […]

First Ridge to River race draws over 200

NEWRY — Portland’s Hussein Habumugisha, who recently moved to the U.S. from Rwanda, won the inaugural Ridge to The River half marathon at Sunday River this past Saturday with a time of 1:42:16. Husein, a world class runner with a half marathon best of 1:03, was running his first race on American soil, and chose the […]

Birch bark to be featured in Bethel art show/sale

  BETHEL — Artwork created with birch bark will be featured in an exhibit/sale at the Museums of the Bethel Historical Society beginning Sept. 27. All proceeds from the sale will benefit the MBHS and the Mahoosuc Land Trust. The pieces are the work of Mexico, Maine native Dorrie Casey, who formerly worked as a […]