Sam Wheeler is a Staff Writer for the Bethel Citizen. He has worked there since June of 2018 and has spent his entire life in Greenwood. He covers a wide array of topics including town government, human interest, business and sports. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of Maine at Orono in May of 2018. In his spare time he loves going on spontaneous adventures, taking photos, hiking and cheering on his New England sports teams. He also enjoys riding snowmobiles, refinishing old wood products and body surfing in the ocean. A fun fact about Sam is that he recently traveled to Ghana, Africa, to help conduct Malaria tests in the city of Koforidua.
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PublishedOctober 22, 2020
Woodstock eyes moratorium for retail marijuana
WOODSTOCK — Tuesday’s public hearing on enacting a moratorium on medical marijuana caregiver storefronts lasted just minutes, with only six residents in attendance. The moratorium, if enacted by voters Nov. 3, would allow the marijuana committee additional time to draft an ordinance for medical marijuana retail sales. The ordinance would then be voted at next […]
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PublishedOctober 15, 2020
Steam Mill grand reopening the 17th
BETHEL — Saturday, Oct. 17, Steam Mill Brewery on Mechanic Street will officially reopen at noon under partial new ownership. There will be a soft opening on October 16 from 4 to 8 p.m. On October first, Albany resident James Kimball officially bought previous owner Brent Angevine’s fifty percent share of the brewery. Angevine, along […]
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PublishedOctober 15, 2020
COVID response group hands reins to AFCI
REGION — Organizers of the Bethel Area Neighborhood Response team, formed in March to help families impacted by COVID-19, have decided to disband the volunteer group and join forces with the Age Friendly Community Initiative. When COVID-19 hit hard and fast back in March, the greater Bethel area proved more than prepared to handle the […]
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PublishedOctober 15, 2020
Woodstock referendum on marijuana storefronts set
WOODSTOCK — A referendum on enacting a moratorium on medical marijuana caregiver storefronts will be held on Tuesday Nov. 3, coinciding with the general election. The referendum will give the town additional time to draft a marijuana ordinance, which would then be voted on at its annual town meeting in March 2021. On […]
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PublishedOctober 8, 2020
Libertarian presidential candidate Jo Jorgensen visits Bethel
BETHEL — Libertarian candidate for president, Jo Jorgensen, made the last of her three stops in Bethel Saturday evening, addressing a crowd of about 60 people on the Bethel common. Jorgensen spoke and answered questions from the crowd for roughly 45 minutes. Jorgensen spent a few minutes giving opening remarks before fielding questions from the […]
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PublishedOctober 8, 2020
Bethel discusses meeting frequency
BETHEL — Selectmen Monday, revisited holding two select board meetings per month. Select Woman Lori Swain said she didn’t think having two meetings was necessary at the moment. Selectman Pete Southam asked if any significant agenda items were planned for the next meeting on October 9. Town Manager Loretta Powers said discussion on the ordinance […]
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PublishedOctober 8, 2020
Principals laud staff, students for safe beginning
REGION — At last week’s school board meeting, directors heard from Jaime Gilman, who had questions regarding Oxford County’s recent designation as yellow. The county had been green until a recent spike in COVID-19 caused the change in classification. Gilman wondered if the district was planning to change anything about its current hybrid-learning model given […]
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PublishedOctober 1, 2020
Liquor, marijuana sales hearings move quickly
WEST PARIS — Public hearings on liquor sales and marijuana ordinances generated little discussion from residents last Thursday, with both hearings wrapping up in under 10 minutes. Fewer than 15 people attended the hearings. The town will vote on two questions regarding liquor sales and eight questions on marijuana. Four of the questions focus on […]
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PublishedOctober 1, 2020
Board of Selectmen meetings: Bethel, Greenwood
REGION — Greenwood Selectmen approved appointing resident Tammala Goodwin to the SAD 44 Board of Directors as an interim. Goodwin takes the place of member Chasity Lake, who recently resigned from the board Lake was re-elected to the board in June for a three-year term, but recently announced she may be relocating outside of Greenwood. […]
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PublishedOctober 1, 2020
School board talks sports, fills positions
REGION — Board members voted 10-3 in favor of continuing the fall athletic season despite a recent spike in COVID-19 cases in Oxford County. Sports would only continue if Oxford County returns to its green classification. Oxford County was recently classified as yellow, meaning currently, SAD 44 schools cannot offer any sports or other extracurricular […]
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