Bethel ceramist selected to present at Israeli Ceramic Symposium

Each year, the ceramic artists of Israeli invited one artist from the United States and one from Europe to be featured in their symposium.

A bucolic winter’s welcome in Bethel

On This Day: Jess Wilkey, principal and first-grade teacher

WOODSTOCK — Jessica Wilkey, principal, is up before 6 a.m. and at the Woodstock School by 7:15 to sign kids in for breakfast. When “before school” is over, all the students line up by grade, and she dismisses them and their teaches to their classrooms. Next, she leads her own line of nine first graders […]

Bethel Food Pantry feels the love

The food pantry is open the first and third Wednesday of every month from 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. At 6:45 a.m. on those days, volunteers come to empty the semi truck that arrives with food from Good Shepherd in Lewiston, where food is donated by Hannaford and other supermarkets.

S’no day to stay inside

Greenwood discusses Irish Neighborhood Road

GREENWOOD — Greenwood Board of Selectmen eventually tabled a discussion Nov. 15, on a request from resident, Chet Herrick to post a weight restriction on the Irish Neighborhood Road. “Chet is not here tonight. He called and asked if we could bring it to the board. I think you all know how he feels about […]

Snow Day

First graders write to Vets

First graders in Kirsten Meader’s class at Crescent Park Elementary School in Bethel sent 15 letters to veterans to thank them for their service.

Fuel prices are higher than last year (already)

BETHEL — John Walker lives in a trailer with a roommate in West Bethel. With fuel prices expected to rise from last winter’s average, he has decided to switch from heating with oil to a pellet stove. “One ton of pellets equals 120 gallons of oil,” said Walker. “I paid $312. including delivery for pellets […]

School board addresses bullying

“I think bullying is the #1 enemy in our schools … we need to nip this in the bud immediately and look into this,” Dave Bartlett of the school board said.