BETHEL — At last June’s Bethel town meeting voters approved $138,000 to social service agencies and nonprofits. At a joint meeting between the full selectboard and about seven budget committee members, Bethel Town Manager Sharon Jackson proposed new procedures for these kinds of requests. Both boards approved a motion that allows Jackson to send query […]
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.
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Bethel area to receive high speed internet
Bethel area residents to receive high speed internet thanks to successful grant application
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Farm-to-table: Bethel woman driven by passion to get local products to customers
Meryl Kelly logs about 150 miles a week taking orders, picking them up at farms and delivering to restaurants and customers in western Maine.
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Deputy Road Commissioner Joelle Corey details damage in Newry
NEWRY — Newry’s Deputy Road Commissioner Joelle Corey detailed the several areas in town damaged from the Dec. 18-20 storm. Roads are estimated to cost over $200,000 up to $250,000 once repaired back to their original state in the Spring. Short-term repairs will cost approximately half that amount. “Branch Road was completely wiped out for […]
Posted inThe Bethel Citizen
SADD 44 storm damage detailed; book challenge discussion Feb. 5
BETHEL — SAD-44 Superintendent of Schools Mark Kenney told the board that in the December storm everything under 4 feet in the school bus garage was destroyed: computers, files, radios, supplies, and tools. They did not lose any buses because they were moved to the high school in time. Kenney said they are working with […]
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Purchase of air packs for West Paris Fire Department will be on March 4 warrant
The select board had agreed to purchase eight air tanks at $7,500 each over three years
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Storm cleanup continues
BETHEL — All was quiet Dec. 31, at the 12 homes on Jonathan Clark Road off West Bethel Road. Bethel Firefighters rescued nine people from the mobile home park during the storm that started Dec. 18. The road runs alongside a narrow tributary that flows into the Androscoggin River. It had overflowed displacing families. Scott […]