BETHEL — Telstar Student Council kicked off Homecoming week with a pep rally on Tuesday. Homecoming games were played throughout the week. Girls and boys soccer played mid-week; and field hockey played on Friday. The football game and homecoming dance were on Sat., Oct. 14 with more than 100 students attending the dance. “Homecoming celebrates […]
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State referendum questions on Nov. 7 ballot
BETHEL — There are eight state referendum questions on the Nov. 7 ballot. Bethel Town Clerk, Jessicca Grover, noted that the The Citizen’s Guide to the 2023 Maine Referendum Election is 62 pages long. She suggested people look at the on-line version, but said she will also have a copy available at town office. The […]
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Harvesting cranberries in Maine not so tangible a task
Tracyn Thayer owns and operates Birch Bog Farm at 41 Dundee Road, Albany Township, one of Maine’s only organic cranberry farms. On Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. the bog is open to pick your own, and/or to buy, “we-picked” berries.
Posted inThe Bethel Citizen
Tourists come to see moose, bridges, foliage and the Bethel Chamber of Commerce
Visitors stop in for directions, tips and brochures. And of course the restrooms.
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‘Swifties’ belt it out at The Gem Theater
Bethel Area Arts and Music gets young singers on stage.
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Livermore Falls to close Town Office on Nov. 7 for statewide voting
Voting will be held from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Nov. 7 at the Fire Station.
Posted inThe Bethel Citizen
Two arrests made following transfer station burglaries
There were about two dozen break-ins at the Bethel Transfer Station during the summer and fall.
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Bethel select board will begin interviews for new town manager
BETHEL — Toward the end of its Oct. 11 meeting the selectboard decided not to enter executive session as planned. Instead it talked publicly about a timeline for hiring a new town manager and voted to enter executive session at its next meeting on Oct. 18 to read applications. Selectboard Chair Meryl Kelly said there […]
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SAD 17 directors approve strategic plan for school district
PARIS — Maine School Administrative District 17’s school board unanimously approved a three-year strategic plan Monday following its presentation by Superintendent Heather Manchester. This marks the first time since 2013 that SAD 17 has updated its overall mission for educating its 3,200 students. The process of overhauling the plan started about five years ago but […]
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North Livermore Baptist Church
NO. LIVERMORE — At the Oct. 15, North Livermore Baptist Church service, the congregation was welcomed by Pastor Bonnie Higgins at 9:30 a.m. to begin the service. The Invocation/Lord’s Prayer were recited. The hymns that were sung were “I Know Whom I Have Believed”, “The Solid Rock” and “Because He Lives”. The service ended with […]