REGION — Donning their caps, gowns and masks, the 37 graduates of the Telstar High School class of 2020 made the most of their unorthodox ceremony. With pomp and circumstance playing, seniors marched from the upper parking lot of South Ridge down in front of the stage before taking a seat in chairs spread six […]
Samuel Wheeler
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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Public hearing set for marijuana retail store
NEWRY — Selectmen unanimously approved holding a public hearing for John Amann, who wants operate an adult-use marijuana retail store named the “House of Ganja.” The public hearing will be at the Newry Town Office at 6 p.m on Tuesday. Selectmen will be meeting beforehand at 5 p.m. The application for an adult-use marijuana retail […]
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Black Lives Matter protest in Bethel draws big crowd
Hundreds gather, march and kneel in peaceful assembly.
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Black Lives Matter protest in Bethel draws big crowd
Hundreds gather, march and kneel in peaceful assembly.
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Skate Park officially opens, other parks remain closed
BETHEL — Selectmen unanimously approved opening the Bethel Skate Park with signage at Mondays meeting. Select woman Lori T. Swain noted she saw many people using the park throughout the week. Another resident said she saw groups of people not abiding to the six-foot social distancing rules. Swain said she thought people would use the […]
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Kenney talks senior week
REGION — Principal Mark Kenney talked graduation week events at last weeks school board meeting. On Tuesday night, the school hosted its traditional scholarship night at 7 .m. Kenney, along with Executive Director of Project Opportunity, Ted Davis, and Deans of Students Lindsay Luetje and John Eliot were the only staff present. Students were recognized virtually, […]
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Decision on meeting up in the air
GREENWOOD — Selectmen discussed having the town operate on the same budget as last year, due to the challenges COVID-19 has presented. Town Manager Kim Sparks said that the town can operate on last year’s budget and perhaps not hold an annual town meeting, depending on what the crowd size restrictions are in June. Sparks […]
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Senior Spotlight: Ainsley Brown
BRYANT POND — “I think the most challenging thing is that I feel I was robbed of my goodbyes,” senior Ainsley Brown said. With graduation less than two weeks away, it’s all but certain the Telstar senior class will have a different commencement than the classes before them. One thing that has helped Brown adjust to […]
