MIAMI — The Miami neighborhood where inaugural poet Richard Blanco grew up, in many ways, resembles Cuba his family left behind. Down the street, a man sells avocados from a small table. His favorite bakery, a few blocks north, serves guava pastries and cafe con leche. As a child and even as an adult, this […]
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Business brisk at Bethel Local Crafts and Wares Fair
BETHEL — There weren’t any mad rushes on Black Friday for 42-inch flat-screen televisions at the Local Crafts and Wares Fair at The Bethel Inn Resort Conference Center. Instead, hundreds of people of all ages shopped for handmade crafts and goods by 35 Maine and New Hampshire artisans. Many vendors said business was booming during the seven-hour […]
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Well done: Students honored for achievements
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Kristen Lavallee of Lisbon has enrolled in Rochester Institute of Technology’s National Technical Institute for the Deaf, the nation’s first and largest technological college for deaf and hard-of-hearing students. She is a graduate of Model Secondary School for the Deaf in Washington, D.C., and the daughter of Nancy and Jim Lavallee of […]
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Bethel Historical Society to hosts annual Christmas event
BETHEL — Once again, the Bethel Historical Society is making plans to hold its annual Christmas at the Mason House event. This year’s open house will occur on Saturday, Dec. 7, between 3:30 and 6:30 p.m., when the first floor period rooms of the 200-year-old residence (begun in 1813) will be open for viewing. Thanks […]
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Free Thanksgiving dinner RUMFORD — A free Thanksgiving dinner will be held at noon Thursday, Nov. 28, at the VFW Hall, 330 Waldo St. The meal is open to anyone. RSVP to 364-0302. Bethel Senior Citizens Club BETHEL — The Bethel Senior Citizens Club will meet at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 11, at the Bethel […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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Telstar Honor Roll
BETHEL — The Telstar Regional Middle/High School first quarter honor roll includes: Grade 6 High honors: Miranda Colby, Emily Fraser, Katherine Haley and Cameron Simard. Honors: Chaia Alford, Carson Bailey, Aneah Bartlett, Ella Blair, Ainsley Brown, Ella Blair, Ainsley Brown, Brooke Carson, Isabel Chase, Ashley Childs, Brooke Clarey, Kaitlyn Colby, Morgan Cropley, Nyia Dixon, Lillian […]