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Compared to Paper Mills
I have worked at the Manzer asphalt facility in Bethel for the past couple of construction seasons. It is a good job, and I appreciate the work. I was amazed at the last two Planning Board meetings that people were somehow comparing the asphalt facility to a paper mill. I don’t under... xx0 Comments -
Because We Care
A few weeks ago I had to take the heartbreaking trip to the animal emergency clinic in Lewiston at 7 p.m. for a life-threatening situation with my beloved cat Grizzle, only to have him die in my arms on the way. Many of you have had to make that very same agonizing trip with your p... xx -
Deny Request for Asphalt Plant on North Road
HOLD FOR MARCH 3 This letter is in response to Mr. Manzer’s letter to the editor published in the Bethel Citizen on Feb. 17, 2011. I could not let his false claims go unanswered. When Mr. Manzer obtained approval to locate at the Douglass gravel pit, I am told that the Douglas... xx -
Veterans No Boundaries Huge Success
On behalf of everyone involved in the Veterans No Boundaries (VNB) program at Maine Handicapped Skiing, we would like to express our deepest gratitude for all of the local support we received during the sixth annual winter VNB program earlier this month. It is an enormous honor to serve these men... xx -
All the problems/none of the benefits
I believe that the proposed asphalt plant would bring all of the problems of heavy industry with none of the benefits. From all I have learned in researching other towns that have fought such plants we can expect noise and odors, and added traffic from heavy vehicles which also emit noise and odo... xx -
Who Was Affected By Fire
In reference to this past week's article about the fire, more so “No traffic, no business,” Route 26 was not shut down by police, it was shut down by the local fire departments. In their defense, where is it the “gossip corner” at Breau’s Too suggest that they should... xx -
Let's Take a Vote
The asphalt plant – time to stop talking and vote? Case in reference -- the old zoning issue: After the March 1968 regular Town Meeting both sides on the zoning issue got down to business. General grumbling about zoning had been going on for months. When the Planning Board held it... xx -
Application Misunderstanding
There is a great deal of misunderstanding regarding my application to relocate my asphalt facility from the south side to the north side of the North Road. It seems that until just recently most people were not even aware that this business was in town at all. This demonstrates to me just ... xx -
Facts About Bicycle Riding in Maine
I read with interest the notification in the OCSD Patrol Log in last week’s Citizen that a deputy sheriff had “dealt with a bicyclist on Mason Street in Bethel causing traffic problems with school buses.” I was not there to witness the event, nor does this report explain the cir... xx -
Flying Moose Classic
We would like to thank the many volunteers who helped host Saturday’s very successful Flying Moose Classic XC ski race sponsored by the Bethel Outing Club at the Gould Academy ski trails. We had a terrific turnout for the 10 km and 20 km races and tours, as well as the youth events which in... xx