WOODSTOCK — Les Otten founded Project Opportunity, a nonprofit that awards scholarship and grant money to local teens. Last Thursday he made a rare appearance at a retreat the group held at the 4H Club in Woodstock. Otten explained his motives for starting the fund in 1988, “Nothing is ever as pure as it seems […]
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.
Posted inThe Bethel Citizen
Woodstock’s Whitman Library, an historic treasure trove
The handsome structure, which also serves Greenwood, was built next to the Grange Hall in 1910.
advertisement
Posted inThe Bethel Citizen
Albany’s voting costs, broken down
ALBANY — When the Oxford County Board of Commissioners met with Albany townspeople on March 21, the public meeting was meant to illuminate why the board is considering moving the voting location for Albany residents from Albany Town Hall to another town. The main points said County Administrator Donald Durrah, “where they [the ballots] are […]
Posted inThe Bethel Citizen
Gilead voters discuss future of 1883 Town Hall
GILEAD — A ladder leaning against the side of town hall reminded voters entering the adjacent town office why they were not meeting at town hall this year for their annual town meeting. A leaky roof is just one of the issues selectmen and townspeople face regarding the 1883 structure. “We need to sit down […]
Posted inThe Bethel Citizen
Landlords face long-term rental challenges in Bethel
BETHEL — Two local property owners, Don Lawrence of Woodstock and Jarrod Crockett of Bethel weighed in on the long-term rental (or LTR) market in this area. On June 14 voters in Bethel will decide whether to pass a short-term rental ordinance at town meeting. The wording of the ordinance is still being discussed. Lawrence […]
Posted inThe Bethel Citizen
The West Bethel post office is affordable, and not much else is out there
First time home buyers in the Bethel area face a housing market with few affordable listings and much competition.
Posted inThe Bethel Citizen
Bethel’s Blanco receives a National Humanities Medal
Bethel’s Richard Blanco traveled to Washington DC last week to receive a National Humanities Medal on March 21.
Posted inThe Bethel Citizen
Walking (and Talking) at Gould
BETHEL — “For those of us that are a little dog-eared now, this is great, this flat walk with other people.” said Monica Mann, “we’re a little old and worn like the pages of a book.” From 1 – 2 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays the Gould Fieldhouse is filled with seniors, instead of teens. […]