BETHEL — Sharing a front porch chat with Stan Howe, is like taking a step back into Bethel’s history. Howe was the Bethel Historical Society director for much of his life. He mentions people born in the last century and earlier – Margaret Joy Tibbetts (“learn about her!”), William Bingham, Dr. John Gehring, […]
Rose Lincoln
Staff Writer
Bethel Citizen writer and photographer Rose Lincoln lives in Bethel with her husband and a rotating cast of visiting dogs, family, and friends. A photojournalist for several years, she worked alongside many great writers, never fully appreciating what they do — until now.
Surprise opening for Gemini Cafe patrons
For coffee and coffee shop lovers in and around Bethel, a long and collective sigh was breathed on Saturday when Gemini opened at last.
Community Forest doubles in size
BETHEL — Inland Woods + Trails and The Conservation Fund, a national nonprofit land trust, announced an expansion of Bethel Community Forest, growing the protected forest by more than 50% to more than 1,500 acres. The lands added to the Bethel Community Forest (532 acres) include 2,500 feet of Chapman Brook, which serves as Bethel’s […]
Bethel ceramist selected to present at Israeli Ceramic Symposium
Each year, the ceramic artists of Israeli invited one artist from the United States and one from Europe to be featured in their symposium.
On This Day: Jess Wilkey, principal and first-grade teacher
WOODSTOCK — Jessica Wilkey, principal, is up before 6 a.m. and at the Woodstock School by 7:15 to sign kids in for breakfast. When “before school” is over, all the students line up by grade, and she dismisses them and their teaches to their classrooms. Next, she leads her own line of nine first graders […]
Bethel Food Pantry feels the love
The food pantry is open the first and third Wednesday of every month from 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. At 6:45 a.m. on those days, volunteers come to empty the semi truck that arrives with food from Good Shepherd in Lewiston, where food is donated by Hannaford and other supermarkets.