• CHRISTMAS THANKS

    How do we begin saying THANK YOU to all that have donated from cash to presents, we are simply amazed at where the help comes from. We have families that have been helped in the past and now are in a position to help others. Goes to prove what goes around comes around again this year. As i... xx
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  • THANKS TO ROAD CREW

    I just did my weekly trip to fill my water jugs at the spring along Route 26. Though I love this source of water in the winter I approach this task with a bit of anxiety due to the possible icy conditions. I was very pleased to see how well maintained the area was along plowed out a... xx
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  • UPTON ISSUES

    I was surprised to read some of Selectman Robert Pepler’s comments in last week’s article entitled “Selectman Informally Queries Residents on De-organizing Upton.” Of particular note is Pepler’s statement that a lot of good people don’t want to run for o... xx
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  • DOG PARK AT EBS

    I've followed with great interest the letters to the editor regarding the proposed dog park in Bethel. As a town resident and having lived with/and around dogs my whole life (62), I realize the establishment of a dog park requires meticulous planning and oversight. Along with many interest... xx
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  • VIOLENCE IN AMERICA

    Living in Small Town America has usually felt like a safe place to be. The residents of Newtown, Conn., felt the same way until a mentally-deranged killer acted on his anger and unemotional fantasies. When we witness the currently untamed violence in America, we shudder to think that it co... xx
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  • RECONCILIATION COMMISSION NAMED

    Mainers can be very proud that we are the first state in the country to engage in a collaborative effort with the Indigenous Peoples of this land to address the hurtful child welfare practices imposed on them. The Maine Wabanaki-State Child Welfare Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) will c... xx
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  • CALL FOR THE LIVING NATIVITY

    It is that time of the year again in which we as a community celebrate the Christmas season in many ways – Country Christmas in Bethel, school programs, church services, caroling, business and family open houses, and the annual Living Nativity, presented on the Common by the people of the c... xx
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  • COMMISSION VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

    To the Citizens of Bethel: As the new year approaches, are you making resolutions? Perhaps one of them might be to do something for this wonderful community in which we live! One of the responsibilities of a good citizen is to help to manage the resources of the community in which he or sh... xx
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  • Ski Tour the White Mountains

    The Citizen’s Dec. 6 article about Bethel area Nordic ski centers to offer combined pass by Alison Aloisio recalls the much broader but similar program named Ski Tour the White Mountains. This early 1980’s plan came from touring centers suffering serious snow shortages during the 1979... xx
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  • TMS JAMBOREE A GREAT EVENT

    It's impossible to convey how truly incredible it was to experience Telstar Middle School's ArtReach Jamboree and Student Art Sale which took place last Thursday evening at Telstar Auditorium. Those of you who were there know what I mean, and those of you who were not...I'm so sorry you missed it... xx
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