BETHEL — New town assessor Rob Duplisea met with Bethel’s board on Thursday morning. Chairman Robert Everett, Michele Cole, Bob Blake, Neil Stanton, and Meryl Kelly were all in attendance along with Assessing Assistant Courtney McPherson. Town Manager Natalie Andrews and Select board member Frank Del Duca were in the audience at town office, as […]
Rose Lincoln
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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 chooses ad hoc committee
BETHEL — In a nearly three-hour Bethel select board meeting, not televised due to connectivity issues, nine members were chosen to be on the Ethel Bisbee ad-hoc committee. Before a final motion was made, the board backtracked to add two abutters to the group that will propose a plan for the former elementary school property. […]
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Woodstock road work restarts
WOODSTOCK — The Maine Department of Transportation is conducting the final phase of a multi-year road construction project on part of Route 26 in Woodstock. The work area begins just east of Rumford Avenue and extends west for approximately 2.5 miles. This project involves highway rehabilitation, the installation of a box culvert, and various other […]
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‘Students see value in what I teach’
Jobs for Maine Grads teacher describes herself as a life mentor to her students
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Andrews and Kelly tour Gehring House
BETHEL — Northern Forest Center Program Manager Amy Scott recently gave Bethel Town Manager Natalie Andrews and Bethel Selectboard member Meryl Kelly a tour around the Gehring House, located in Bethel’s historic district. The center purchased the 10-acre property on Broad Street on December 15, 2022 to turn it into middle income housing. The RFP’s, […]
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Les Otten opens at Project Opportunity retreat
WOODSTOCK — Les Otten founded Project Opportunity, a nonprofit that awards scholarship and grant money to local teens. Last Thursday he made a rare appearance at a retreat the group held at the 4H Club in Woodstock. Otten explained his motives for starting the fund in 1988, “Nothing is ever as pure as it seems […]
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Woodstock’s Whitman Library, an historic treasure trove
The handsome structure, which also serves Greenwood, was built next to the Grange Hall in 1910.
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Albany’s voting costs, broken down
ALBANY — When the Oxford County Board of Commissioners met with Albany townspeople on March 21, the public meeting was meant to illuminate why the board is considering moving the voting location for Albany residents from Albany Town Hall to another town. The main points said County Administrator Donald Durrah, “where they [the ballots] are […]
