• Fantastic Food Frenzy

    We invite the community to the The Fantastic Food Frenzy, a dinner and exhibition, this Friday, 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., at the Telstar gymnasium. This exhibition will feature a display of learning from the “G.O.T. Farms?” group at Telstar, as well as displays from six other western Maine... xx
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  • Beautiful and bountiful harvest

    We are amidst a beautiful and bountiful harvest and the community will be celebrating it in high style this weekend at the 13th Annual Bethel Harvestfest and Chowdah Cookoff.  The “main event” will be held on the Bethel Common from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., but there are many ongoing act... xx
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  • Upton shorefront owners pay their share

    Guess it's time I put my two cents worth in regarding Upton voters rejecting a whole-town appraisal (Vote: 16 Against and 14 For). The last few years the taxes have been going up, the land values in particular. It was said in another letter to the editor, that the lake owners showed up mor... xx
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  • Witness to the last passenger train

    The Citizen marked 50 years since the demise of regularly scheduled passenger train service to Bethel under “Our Back Pages” last week. A couple years ago The Citizen also noted the end of the Railway Post Office mail delivery to Bethel via train around 1958. That change in Post Offic... xx
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  • Thanks for my 90th-birthday surprise

    A surprise 90th Birthday Party was held for me on Sept. 8, 2010, at Pleasant Valley Grange in West Bethel, lovingly prepared by Gemma, Dennis, Shaun, Suzanne, Marty, Greg, Lydia, and on and on. Attending were thoughtful, caring relatives, friends, acquaintances bearing good wishes, gifts and on a... xx
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  • We've got a problem with our roads

    First the bad news. We’re in the middle of the worst recession in 70 years. Okay, so that’s not really news. Neither is belt tightening. Even the state government-believe it or not-has begun to cut back. But before you tighten your belt you need to make sure it’s not arou... xx
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  • Casino would be a bad deal for the Oxford Hills

    People will spend a tremendous amount of money in casinos, money that they would normally spend on buying a refrigerator or a new car. Local businesses will suffer because they lose customer dollars to the casinos. Donald Trump, owner, Taj Mahal Casino, Atlantic City, N.J. I’m... xx
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  • LtrWhitworth

    To the Editor:    If you are like me, you are giving away the bounty of this year's garden. What a blessing to have too much food! If only we could send it to the really poor and hungry. There is, however, a way we can help make a dent in fightin... xx
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  • 'Lone Star' Quilt Raffle

       There is still time to buy a ticket for the Bethel Library Quilt Raffle. The drawing of the beautiful "Lone Star" quilt will be held at the Harvest Fest and Chowdah Cookoff on Sept. 18, 2010 at 3:30 p.m. on the Bethel Common.    Tickets are stil... xx
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  • CROP Walk and work

       Local CROP (Communities Respond to Overcome Poverty) Walks help to relieve hunger here and around the world. Bethel area people will work and walk together to raise funds and awareness to overcome poverty. Walkers will walk 5K (3 miles) around Bethel village on Sunday, Sept. 26, 12:3... xx
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