GREENWOOD — Bethel selectmen unanimously decided June 16, not to hold an annual town meeting this year because of COVID-19. Town Manager Kim Sparks said the town cannot have a gathering of more than 50 people and that their average attendance for town meeting has been around 60 people. The town is going to operate […]
June 2020
Posted inThe Bethel Citizen
Telstar dean talks about the challenges of distance
Dean of High School Students John Eliot opens up about how COVID-19 impacted his job,and the many challenges collectively taken on by Telstar staff.
advertisement
Posted inMaine, News
Widely cited health institute keeps missing the mark on Maine death projections
The wildly different estimates by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington spotlight the potential peril of relying on one model to predict how the coronavirus will spread.
Posted inBicentennial, Maine, News
On this date in Maine history: June 18
June 18, 1794: Twenty-five delegates representing 17 Maine towns gather in Portland to discuss yet again the prospect of the District of Maine’s separation from Massachusetts, a proposal first raised in 1785. The delegates’ report, 300 copies of which are sent to towns in the district, concludes that by becoming independent of Massachusetts, Maine could […]
Posted inThe Bethel Citizen
Library to offer pick-up service
WOODSTOCK — The Whitman Memorial Library in Bryant Pond will re-open on June 23 for pick-up services only. Patrons may call the library when it is open on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 1-5 p.m. to request books, games or puzzles. Requested materials will be available at the “pick-up table” just inside the door of the […]
Posted inThe Bethel Citizen
Backyard Reflections: The ethereal hermit thrush
When I awaken before dawn each morning I stay in bed to listen to the first flute-like calls of the Hermit Thrush that nests every year down by my brook. Its poignant melancholy song begins with a single high note that ascends in an upward spiral, and for me it is probably the most beautiful […]
Posted inThe Bethel Citizen
Mahoosuc Bird Notes: Hooded Merganser
I can never settle on the best way to describe the Hooded Merganser. You know the old saying, “If it looks like a duck and quacks like a duck, it’s probably a duck.” Well, mergansers looks a lot like a duck and swims like a duck, but that’s where it stops. Mergansers, there are […]
Posted inThe Bethel Citizen
David R. Jones: Small advantages
Small numbers in a pretty big high school building will have an obvious advantage come fall. Unlike Portland or Lewiston, Telstar will have little trouble with 6’ distancing. There are also longer term, perhaps more important, advantages. Notably, the opportunity for the right sort of small classes. College courses come as a shock to too […]
Posted inThe Bethel Citizen
Dean’s List
Grove City GROVE CITY, PA — Matthew Bennett, a Computer Science major at Grove City College from Bethel, has been named to the Dean’s List for the Spring 2020 semester. Matthew is a 2017 graduate of Gould Academy and is the son of Mr. and Mrs. George Bennett (Jennifer) from Bethel, ME. Students eligible for […]
Posted inThe Bethel Citizen
Douglass earns degree
TUSCALOOSA, AL — The University of Alabama awarded some 6,326 degrees this spring. Among the graduates was Brianna Douglass of Albany Twp, ME, who received a Master of Arts. The recent change to remote learning during this unprecedented time affected the University’s plans for traditional commencement activities. However, commencement is a milestone, and the University […]