REGION — The Telstar Rebel football team (grades 2-4) capped off an incredible season with a thrilling 28-22 victory over the Area Youth Football Oilers from Rumford in the Championship game. The team finished the regular season 7-1, losing only to the AYF Steelers. After getting a first-round bye in the playoffs, the Rebels avenged […]
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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River Lanes an instant hot spot
BETHEL — “It’s been crazy,” is how Adrienne Goodwin, owner of River Lanes, summed up the first week of business. She said on the first weekend, Saturday night went smoother than Friday night, mostly because people were getting used to the place’s busy atmosphere. “People are moving around a lot. It’s hard to keep track […]
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Newry planner resigns over ordinance dispute
NEWRY — Planning Board member Brooks Morton announced his resignation at a Nov. 12 selectboard meeting. Morton resigned amid a disagreement with selectmen over a recently-approved amended planning board ordinance. The most significant change eliminated the wording in the ordinance that a vacancy will occur “when a member ceases to be a legal resident of […]
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Students serve locally sourced meal to public
BETHEL — The fifth annual Local Food and Learning Event was put on by the Telstar Freshman Class on Friday, Nov. 8 at the Bethel Alliance Church. More than 170 people turned out for the locally sourced meal, which was split into three different sessions, running from 5 to 8 p.m., with the same meal […]
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Gould students play big role in helping Portland Water District
BETHEL — A small group of Gould Academy students traveled to Sebago Lake recently to help the Portland Water District inspect the condition of its inlet pipes. The lake is the source of drinking water for almost one-sixth of Maine’s population, according to the district. One of the biggest challenges students faced was locating the […]
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SAD 44 board terminates policy on chairmanship requirements
Term limit and prior experience eliminated.
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Food Pantry update
BETHEL — Starting in December, the Bethel Food Pantry will be open the first Wednesday of each month. Hours will be from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. The Pantry is located at the Nazarene Church at 16 Church Street in Bethel. The main entry (side entrance) has a large sign saying “Bethel Food Pantry” and […]
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West Paris author hopes children benefit from her book
Felicia Champagne said she wants kids to connect with the storyline.
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An experience of a lifetime
REGION — Third time’s a charm. That could be said about my friend’s and my luck scheduling our first-ever skydives. Our first two dives with Skydive Coastal Maine had to be postponed due to the cloud coverage, a good sign that the company took safety seriously. But on Saturday, Oct. 19, the sky was painted […]