BETHEL — The 2023 BikeMaine Weekend, sponsored by L.L. Bean will be held Thursday through Sunday, August 24-27 in Bethel. The 400 or so participants will be camping on Gould Academy’s upper athletic fields and eating their meals in Gould’s dining hall. BikeMaine is not a race. Rides are supported from 8:30-4:30. Sign up to […]
Rose Lincoln
Staff Writer
Rose Lincoln began as a staff writer and photographer at the Bethel Citizen in October 2022. She and her husband, Mick, and three children have been part time residents in Bethel for 30 years and are happy to now be here full time. Rose previously worked as a staff photographer at Harvard University and freelance photographer at the Boston Globe and at several Boston colleges.
She remembers fondly the start of her career as a staff photographer for a chain of weekly newspapers, surrounded by writers who vied to assign her to their town's stories. She next worked for several years at The Patriot Ledger, a daily in Quincy, Massachusetts. She has won several national and regional awards for her photography. Writing full stories (and not just cutlines for photos) is a new and exciting endeavor and she appreciates your patience as she tries to get it all right.
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Play Ball!
WOODSTOCK — Under blue skies in fading afternoon light, Bethel’s softball team played Woodstock in Woodstock’s handsome green stadium on North Main Street. Girls on the Bethel side were especially enthusiastic, cheering for fellow players and announcing, “we are Bethel, here to stay …” Youth sports are about learning and one player learned the difference […]
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Upcoming yard sale to benefit Jewell family
GREENWOOD — Northern Roots Grow Supply Owners, Janet and Nick Bartlett are hosting a yard sale for Mike and Meagan Jewell who lost their Greenwood home to a fire in April. They are calling it: Help Mike & Meagan Jewell Rebuild, Fundraiser Sale! It will be held Memorial Day weekend on Sat. May 27 & […]
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Let the growing season begin
BETHEL — As a child, Claire Carver grew bleeding hearts and bachelor’s buttons in her own tiny garden her mother gave her. When she and her family moved to Bethel 38 years ago she started her own garden. She and her mother went to garden tours together and like her mother she uses a fan […]
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Telstar Regional High School Recognizes Top Scholars Class of 2023
Telstar Regional High School staff and students are pleased to recognize the top scholars from the graduating class of 2023. These individuals have distinguished themselves throughout their high school careers. The Telstar community congratulates these young scholars for their commitment to their academics, their school and their communities. Janna Botka Janna Victoria Botka is […]
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SAD 44 candidates give reasons for running
BETHEL — Matthew Mallen and David Bartlett are both running for the open Newry school board seat. Bartlett is the incumbent. David Bartlett Why are you seeking the school board nomination? I am seeking re-election to the SAD 44 school board after six years of service. I feel we, as a board, have made great […]
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George Mundt never came home
The Bethel man was killed in action in France during World War I. His remains were never returned home.
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Sentimentality sprinkled through Greenwood’s Town Meeting
GREENWOOD — On Saturday, before Woodstock Town Manager Vern Maxfield was sworn in as Greenwood town meeting moderator, Select Board Member Amy Chapman read the Annual Report Dedication to Bob Coolidge, who ran Bob’s Corner Store (previously Lee’s Variety) on Main Street in Locke’s Mills. Coolidge had brought a tableful of family – 11 in […]