BETHEL — John Walker lives in a trailer with a roommate in West Bethel. With fuel prices expected to rise from last winter’s average, he has decided to switch from heating with oil to a pellet stove. “One ton of pellets equals 120 gallons of oil,” said Walker. “I paid $312. including delivery for pellets […]
Rose Lincoln
Staff Writer
Rose Lincoln began as a staff writer and photographer at the Bethel Citizen in October 2022. She and her husband, Mick, and three children have been part time residents in Bethel for 30 years and are happy to now be here full time. Rose previously worked as a staff photographer at Harvard University and freelance photographer at the Boston Globe and at several Boston colleges.
She remembers fondly the start of her career as a staff photographer for a chain of weekly newspapers, surrounded by writers who vied to assign her to their town's stories. She next worked for several years at The Patriot Ledger, a daily in Quincy, Massachusetts. She has won several national and regional awards for her photography. Writing full stories (and not just cutlines for photos) is a new and exciting endeavor and she appreciates your patience as she tries to get it all right.
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School board addresses bullying
“I think bullying is the #1 enemy in our schools … we need to nip this in the bud immediately and look into this,” Dave Bartlett of the school board said.
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Seniors to be served Turkey by Telstar NHS
BETHEL — On Sunday at Noon, Bethel seniors are invited to a turkey dinner served by The National Honor Society students in their cafeteria at Telstar. They have space for 150 people. There is no charge but donations are welcome. Following the dinner, they will deliver meals to any homebound seniors. The students are calling […]
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Preservationists tour Bethel
BETHEL — On November 15th, Executive Director Tara Kelly, Preservation Manager Brad Miller and Jonathan Hall, field services manager at Maine Preservation in Yarmouth, met Will Chapman, Bethel Historical Society executive director for a tour around downtown Bethel and the Broad Street historic district. The Maine Preservation staff spent the day in Bethel visiting with […]
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Veterans’ Service held at Jackson Silver Post 68
GREENWOOD — Post Chaplain Commander Harry G. Orcutt recited a song lyric from the 1960’s, “So long Mom, I’m off to drop the bomb,” to make a point, “though satire then, it has the chilling ring of truth now,” he said. About 50 people listened to Orcutt at a Veteran’s Day Ceremony at the American […]
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Senior College Players rehearse for November performance
The players will perform at McLaughlin Science Center at Gould Academy on Friday, Nov. 18 at 7 p.m. and Saturday, Nov. 19 at 2 p.m. The production is free and open to all.
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Road sign or sign of trouble? Andover couple fight town over address they call home
Whether their address will be Skyline Drive or Corneliusen Road will be decided in Oxford County Superior Court.
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Bethel selectboard discusses Bisbee School again
The proposed demolition of the Ethel Bisbee School was brought up again during the Nov. 2 Board of Selectmen meeting.
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Dec 1 deadline for Property Tax Stabilization for Seniors
STATE — The Maine Revenue Services office has announced a Property Tax Stabilization for Senior Citizens, also known as the Property Tax Stabilization Program. This state program allows certain senior-citizen residents to stabilize, or freeze, the property taxes on their homestead. According to the website, “As long as you qualify and file a timely application […]