Class co-president Tehya Buck said to her fellow graduates, “When you lead with empathy, you make space for compassion … in a world fueled by hatred it’s easy to get lost. So as we all go onto our next journey, I hope we leave room for empathy in our lives.”
Woodstock
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Telstar graduates 41 from Bethel area
Students from several area towns will walk across the stage Friday night, June 6 to receive their diploma. Nearly half the class has received academic honors.
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Knights of Columbus sponsoring blood drive at Lisbon Falls parish hall
Donors will be welcomed from 1-5:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 24.
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Bethel area SAD-44 budget passes first vote; final decision set for June 10
The budget will rise 13.6% to $17.61M for Fiscal Year 2026. The increase from FY25 is $2.1M
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Oh Bubba!
BETHEL — It’s 5:30 a.m. inside the Bethel bus garage, and the laughter is already flowing. Brenda “Bubba” Blaisdell has been the life of this party since 1974, when she first started driving for the SAD 44 district. “Wild,” is how one fellow driver describes Bubba. “It’s really quiet and there isn’t a lot of […]
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Lessons learned on Woodstock’s Forest Playground
Principal Beth Clarke hopes this space will spark a love of the outdoors that stays with these students — not just when they go home for the summer, but for a lifetime.
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Learning to ‘just be kids’ on Woodstock School’s Forest Playground
Woodstock School Principal Beth Clarke contrived the idea of a Forest Playground after seeing the success of a similar outdoor space at her former school.
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Telstar’s Senior Week starts Sunday
Bethel area students will take part in all kinds of events in their honor on Senior Week, June 1 through June 7.
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Sumner Auxiliary seeking donations for fundraiser
DEAR SUN SPOTS: The members of the Sumner Volunteer Fire Department Auxiliary would like to invite you to come to our annual sale at our fire barn on Route 219 in Sumner on Saturday, June 7, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. We will have a large lawn sale, plants, refreshments, wonderful baked goods and […]
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Telstar baseball’s winning season
Telstar is in third place in the East West Conference