Two Bethel Select Board seats, the School Administrative District 44 school budget, and one school board seat were all decided Tuesday at area polls.
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Bethel honors 19th-Century Puzzle Master Edwin Ruthven Briggs
Over 100 years after his death, Bethel-area citizens celebrated Puzzle Master Edwin Ruthven Briggs with a bean supper in a restored Grange hall not far from his family home in West Bethel.
Bethel area environmental policy students raise Whitefish awareness
Telstar students filmed a video at South Pond in Greenwood as part of their study of aquatic invasive species and the importance of protecting native fish in Maine, particularly the whitefish, in D. Johannesen’s Environmental Policy Class at Telstar.
All welcome to ‘Leap of Faith’ at West Parish Congo Church
The community is invited to a Faith and Film potluck and screening of the documentary movie “Leap of Faith” on Friday, June 20, at 6 p.m. at West Parish Congregational UCC, Church Street, Bethel.
Hanover to hold Special Town Meeting June 18
Voters will decide if they should contribute $7,500 toward scales for the Tri-town Transfer Station
Telstar graduates at Bethel Common for annual send-off
Fire trucks and ambulances; and carful’s of family and friends parade past the Telstar Class of 2025 graduates.
Stormy skies, warm hearts mark Telstar graduation
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.”
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.
Bethel voters to weigh big budget, waste fees, town office repairs
Included in the proposed fiscal year $12.28M dollar budget are the approved MSAD-44 and Oxford County budgets.
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