New faces on SAD 44 board and Bethel’s Select Board

Five candidates were seeking election to two open seats on the Board Select Board, each for a three-year term, including incumbents Michele Varuolo Cole and Neil Scanlon. Neither were re-elected.

Bethel-area school district budget passes by wide margin

As passed, the SAD 44 budget has increased for most departments, with slight decreases in spending for student and staff support and for career and technical education.

‘It has a lot of meaning to people’

A small group of Telstar Freshmen Academy students want to preserve Buck's Ledge Trail and surrounding land and will be holding a fundraising barbecue on Monday, June 13, at the University of Maine 4-H Camp & Learning Center at Bryant Pond.

SAD 44 directors, candidates for sheriff and House and Senate seats on Tuesday’s ballot

Cause for Laughter: Healing pain through comedy

Bethel comedian Kate Carroll has recorded a video to raise money to build a home for her friend, who is raising two granddaughters. It's a bawdy show for a good cause.

It’s a ‘Big Night’ for amphibians in Maine

While the event is called "Big Night Maine," it's not limited to a single night and volunteers may participate when they can and provide data when they're able to collect it.

Farm hopping on Maine Maple Sunday

Sweet rite of spring this weekend: It’s Maine Maple Sunday!

Canceled in 2020 and scaled back in 2021, western Maine maple producers expect a strong turnout in 2022.

Sweet rite of spring this weekend: It’s Maine Maple Sunday!

Canceled in 2020 and scaled back in 2021, western Maine maple producers expect a strong turnout in 2022.

Photo Gallery: Cardboard bobsledding in Bethel

Students race Friday night with the bobsleds they made during school vacation.