Fire trucks and ambulances; and carful’s of family and friends parade past the Telstar Class of 2025 graduates.
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Stormy skies, warm hearts mark Telstar graduation
Class co-president Tehya Buck said to her fellow graduates, “When you lead with empathy, you make space for compassion … in a world fueled by hatred it’s easy to get lost. So as we all go onto our next journey, I hope we leave room for empathy in our lives.”
Telstar graduates 41 from Bethel area
Students from several area towns will walk across the stage Friday night, June 6 to receive their diploma. Nearly half the class has received academic honors.
Bethel voters to weigh big budget, waste fees, town office repairs
Included in the proposed fiscal year $12.28M dollar budget are the approved MSAD-44 and Oxford County budgets.
Bethel area SAD-44 budget passes first vote; final decision set for June 10
The budget will rise 13.6% to $17.61M for Fiscal Year 2026. The increase from FY25 is $2.1M
Oh Bubba!
BETHEL — It’s 5:30 a.m. inside the Bethel bus garage, and the laughter is already flowing. Brenda “Bubba” Blaisdell has been the life of this party since 1974, when she first started driving for the SAD 44 district. “Wild,” is how one fellow driver describes Bubba. “It’s really quiet and there isn’t a lot of […]
Lessons learned on Woodstock’s Forest Playground
Principal Beth Clarke hopes this space will spark a love of the outdoors that stays with these students — not just when they go home for the summer, but for a lifetime.
Helen DeMaio is third place essay contest winner
GREENWOOD – Helen DeMaio, a homeschooled 7th grader, took third place in the Memorial Day Essay Contest sponsored by Jackson-Silver American Legion Auxiliary Unit No. 68 in Greenwood. Here is her essay: My Interview with a Local Veteran Timothy Twitchell Timothy D. Twitchell, at the age of 73, lives a peaceful life in Woodstock, Maine, […]
Natalie Philip wins second for essay
Philip is one of three winners in the the Memorial Day Essay Contest sponsored by Jackson-Silver American Legion Auxiliary Unit No. 68 in Greenwood.
Hanover to vote on transfer station at Special Town Meeting
Townspeople will vote on June 17 at 6 p.m. at the recently renovated Hanover Town House to approve $7,500 toward scales at the Tri-Town Transfer Station in Bethel.