GREENWOOD — Crews from nine departments spent Thursday battling a 1.5 acre woods fire on the Richardson Hollow Road in Greenwood. The cause of the fire has not been determined yet, but Greenwood Fire Chief Ken Cole said that power lines did come down in the area of the fire and that it could have played […]
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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Rotary gets ‘ok’ for summer yard sale
BETHEL — Selectmen unanimously approved allowing the Bethel Rotary Club to have a yard sale outside the Ethel Bisbee School building. The original request from Rotary was to have the annual sale inside EBS, but given the general uncertainty of the overall quality of the building, selectmen agreed safety-wise that it was better to have […]
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Skate Park to stay closed through the month
BETHEL — Selectmen unanimously decided to keep the town skate park closed until June 1 at their Tuesday meeting. Discussion on the parks reopening date was sparked by many complaints from residents, asking why the park remained closed despite the pathway being open to foot and bike traffic. Select Woman Lori Swain said she thought […]
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Prentice racks up another award
WOODSTOCK — Woodstock Elementary School fifth-grade teacher Tonya Prentice was recently recognized as the “Oxford County Teach of the Year.” “Being recognized as the Oxford County Teacher of the Year is an exciting and tremendous honor. It is so nice that teachers in our county and throughout the state are being appreciated for all of […]
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Board talks Class of 2020 graduation week plans
REGION — Telstar Middle and High School Principal Mark Kenney spoke via Zoom at Monday’s School Board meeting, describing event planning for the senior class of 2020. One of the first projects was displaying posters of each senior on the edge of the Telstar parking lot. The posters have been there for a couple of […]
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Selectmen address quarantine violation concerns
GREENWOOD — At their May 5 meeting selectmen discussed how the town is handling COVID-19. Town Manager Kim Sparks said many town offices are planning to open on June 1, a day after Gov. Janet Mills stay at home order expires. As of now, the town office is still closed to the public. Selectmen discussed […]
