Thursday (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts AUTO RACING 8 p.m. — FS1: NASCAR Xfinity Series: The Shady Rays 200, Kentucky Speedway, Sparta, Ky. BASKETBALL (MEN’S) 2 p.m. — ESPN: TBT: The Money Team (TmT) vs. Herd That, Round of 16, Nationwide Arena, Columbus, Ohio 4 p.m. — ESPN: TBT: Overseas Elite […]
July 2020
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Fiddle Night Live
GORHAM, NH — Consider attending “Fiddle Night Live,” a concert taking place on the Town Common in Gorham, NH on Friday, July 10 at 7 p.m,, with a rain date of Saturday, July 11. The band Fleur de Lis, featuring Paul Cormier, Jeanine Loubier and Anna Sysko, will be performing a variety of fiddle tunes […]
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Where is Sara Gideon?
To the Editor: To her credit, Senator Susan Collins coauthored the CARES Act and Payment Protection Program that has provided $2 billion in Covid-19 crisis relief to Maine small businesses and 100,000 Maine employees. What Senator Collins is not getting credit for is the disbursement to our state of $1.25 billion in much needed second […]
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Scanlon for selectman
To the Editor: Hello Friends and Neighbors. It is my pleasure to announce that I am running for the open two year seat on the Bethel Board of Selectmen. I would like to take this opportunity to ask you for your support. I currently sit on a variety of boards for the Town of Bethel; the […]
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Re-elect Blake as assessor
To the Editor: For the past 12 years, I have served on the Bethel Board of Assessors, which deals with real estate taxes and appraisal values in the town of Bethel. The board is made up of five elected citizens. There are currently two seats open for re-election, one of which is mine. I am […]
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Backyard Reflections: Some Tiger Swallowtails are black!
Last week I had an email from my friend Carol from Abiquiu asking me to identify a beautiful yellow butterfly…the Tiger swallowtail. I had written an article on swallowtails the year before (it’s in the archives) and mentioned that here in Maine we have been inundated with these gorgeous creatures for more than a […]
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Mahoosuc Bird Notes: Cuckoos
Did you know cuckoos nest in our area? In fact, we have two different types, the Black-billed (photo by Wolfgang Wander) and the Yellow-billed. However, they are seldom reported. At least not in recent years. Up until this summer, I’ve only heard or seen them a couple of times in the almost 30 years […]
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Bethel Garden Club cares for flowers
BETHEL — The traffic islands, window boxes at the town office, and the small “Horse Trough” on the back side of the Bethel town common are all planted, watered, weeded and cared for by a group of dedicated volunteers. Many days you may see one of the gardeners early in the morning, before traffic […]
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Bethel Rotary news
At our recent Rotary meeting, the final one in the 2019-20 Rotary year, we had the “official” passing of the gavel from this year’s President, Rev. Dr. Tim LeConey to our incoming President, Lucy Abbott. Tim thanked the club for our hard work this past year, as well as our flexibility moving club weekly […]
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Dean’s List
Saint Michael’s COLCHESTER, VT — Named to the Dean’s List at Saint Michael’s College for the Spring 2020 semester was Gaelan Boyle-Wight, a Junior chemistry major from Newry and a graduate of Telstar Regional High School.