Meryl Kelly logs about 150 miles a week taking orders, picking them up at farms and delivering to restaurants and customers in western Maine.
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.
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 […]
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 […]
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
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 […]
Newest library patron arriving this month
Library Director Kelcy Arciga of Bethel is due with her first child on Jan. 16.
Bethel Citizen Year In Review: Part II
July Bethel’s first Pride Day, featuring three drag queens and organized by Telstar senior Keaton Cummings-Chapman sold out the Gem Theater. Several young people had to sit on the floor in front of the stage to open up seats for adults. Crafters and artists selling jewelry, watercolors and more crowded lobby. Other patrons had their […]