GREENWOOD — The Greenwood Board of Selectman discussed the benefits to a remote participating policy at a public hearing Aug. 3. If the public needs to wear masks again, they thought it would be best to have Zoom remain as an option so everyone can still attend while feeling comfortable. They closed the public hearing […]
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Dogs of Bethel: Mimi the painting Dog
BETHEL — Ashley Broderick is an Art Teacher at Crescent Park. During the pandemic, she would make art tutorial videos for her students, and at the end, her pug, Mimi, adorned with a beret and an apron, would always make a debut. Efforts were made with a paintbrush but quickly dismissed. When Mimi is not […]
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Bethel town office hours may change
BETHEL — The Bethel Board of Selectmen discussed changing the town office hours to 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. during its August 2 meeting. Those who work at the town offices argued the five extra unpaid hours were time not well spent, and could be condensed with no lunch break. Selectwoman Lori T. Swain said […]
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How teacher John Wight learned lessons from canoeing
BETHEL — “I am a product of my family, of my grandfather, to my father now to my son,” John Wight says in his barn, underneath a polished wooden canoe. As Wight has been teaching for 46 years [math and science at the Gould Academy], he speaks passionately. However, when he talks about his family, […]
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Robots roaming Bethel earn one young man an education
BETHEL — What’s a robot doing in Bethel, Maine? This story starts when a step-father and step-son are talking one day after the step-father gets home from work. The step-father tells his step-son he’s having a problem at work. He’s a snowmaker working at Sunday River. It’s December, the middle of the busiest snow season, […]
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Rick Davis retiring from 20-year career at Waste Water Treatment Plant
BETHEL — Rick Davis is retiring from the Waste Water Treatment Plant after 20 years. He began his career there in 2001 as an operator, and has been the superintendent for three in a half years. Davis likes that things are better now than when he first arrived, and says he had a great staff. […]
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Dogs of Bethel: Champ, the dog who gives hugs
BETHEL — Gabe Perkins holds a treat in his hand, telling his pal to sit before tapping his shoulders and asking for a hug. Champ, a waist-high, smiling dog, jumps up and gives Perkins a hug. Jessie Perkins laughs from the other room, and Champ comes back in to greet her with a wagging tail. […]
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La Ferme: A fairy tale farm-to-table story
When the pandemic hit, Walker and her husband decided to take action. Rolling up their sleeves, the magic began in the kitchen. The two working relentlessly, waking up at 11 p.m. and working through morning, then walking through the garden at five a.m. before they began picking herbs, pulling out the weeds, and labeling all the food.
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Planning Board asks Philbrook Street applicant to file more complete site plan
Board member Merlyn Kelly made a motion that the site plan ordinance did not apply to the application before the board. That motion did not pass.
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Fly fishing offers quiet, calm of the Maine outdoors
“Warmer waters, decreased levels of dissolved oxygen and higher salinity will modify habitats and affect the distribution of saltwater species and their ability to reproduce,” according to Fly Fishers International.