Alyssa Howe Freeman will make about 60 balsam wreaths this season at How Family Farm on Intervale Road.
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Bethel rallies for yearlong celebration of America’s 250th birthday
A creative mix of films, discussions, crafts and a star-spangled Fourth of July highlight Bethel’s plans for 2026.
Trees upon trees in Bethel waiting to come home for holidays
Rupert Grover has 800 trees for sale at his Barker Road property.
Bethel elementary students honor veterans with ‘Field of Flags’
Third graders at Crescent Park Elementary School raise $750 for Disabled American Veterans and plant flags to show respect and gratitude.
As federal aid shrinks, Bethel builds on its own safety net
Three Bethel area initiatives are underway to aid families worried about losing federal food assistance benefits and others who are no longer eligible.
First Oxford County firewood bank aims to fill growing need for heating assistance
Kevin Dunn of Greenwood said his wood bank is one of the few not on the coast.
A guide to antiquing around Western Maine
Revel in great, hidden finds while enjoying this extended (though muted) leaf-peeping season.
Bethel’s Jewel Clark is Fryeburg Fair’s sign painting songbird
Clark yodels and writes songs in her head as she readies the hundreds of signs on the signature white buildings for the fair that will start Sept. 27.
Job Fair at Telstar coming in November
Connecting talent with opportunity: Bethel Area Chamber partners with FBLA students from Telstar High School for upcoming job fair.
Fall games are underway at Telstar, ‘Come pack the hill’
Girls and boys soccer; football and field hockey have all begun their fall seasons.