Bethel
News and information about the Bethel area from the Sun Journal.
Woodstock mulls new ball fields
Woodstock officials last week pondered the potential for up to two new ball fields on town land across from the swimming beach at Lake Christopher. Selectmen met with Fred Johnson of the Recreation Committee to discuss ideas for improving the town’s baseball/softball facilities. There are currently two baseball fields located on Route 26 just north […]
Too many speeders; speed limit too slow
One resident complained about the chain of command for handling speeding in Bethel. Another suggested the speed limit on one road should be raised. Selectmen agreed that in both cases the best course of action was hands off. At last week’s selectboard meeting resident Joe Hallowell said he had talked to Town Manager Jim Doar […]
Inn trees come down
Last Friday Brady Chapman of Top Notch Tree Service took down a dying old willow tree in front of the Bethel Inn. Here, suspended from a basket attached to a Bancroft Corp. boom truck, he cuts limbs. Chapman’s new company carries on the tradition of his late father, Sam, who operated Chapman’s Tree Service. Mother […]
Bethel writer’s short story chosen for collection
“Hay Day,” by Nancy Brown of Bethel, was chosen as one of 12 short stories by Maine writers to be included in the recently released book, Summer Stories, which also features a series of paintings by Maine artist Leslie Anderson of Portland. Local residents will recognize both the places and some of the circumstances in […]
Sharon Hutchins was born to serve
Sharon Hutchins of Andover is one of three New Englanders featured this month in a Yankee Magazine story entitled “Angels Among Us,” about people who serve their communities. She says she was born to serve others, and she has racked up the fundraising results to prove it. Born in Bethel and the eldest of six, […]
Bethel: Outer Sunday River Road at risk for ‘catastrophic’ failure
BETHEL — Riding a bike on the outer Sunday River Road, said resident Nancy Babcock, “is like going through land mines.” Babcock was one of a handful of Newry residents who turned out for an informal public hearing Tuesday on a proposal to reconstruct a 1,200-foot stretch of the outer Sunday River Road, near the […]
SAD 44 auditor advises board to maintain a ‘healthy’ fund balance
SAD 44 is “running financially well,” auditor Bruce Nadeau told the School Board in a presentation last week. Nadeau, of Smith and Co., made the presentation in accordance with state law. He reviewed audit figures for FY’12 (two years ago). At that time the district had an unassigned general fund balance of approximately $1.4 million. […]