BETHEL —The Bethel Common will be filled with music every Sunday at 4 p.m., courtesy of the 2011 Mahoosuc Arts Council Free Summer Bandstand Series. Featured will be four acts ranging in styles from folk, rock and blues, to yodeling, country and jazz. Bring a chair or a blanket. If it rains, the free concerts […]
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Greenwood woman charged with cruelty to animals
BETHEL — A Greenwood woman is charged with cruelty to animals after leaving two horses in a closed, metal barn without water or food, according to Deputy Michael Parshall of the Oxford County Sheriff’s Office. Angel L. Kist, 32, of Greenwood, was arrested Thursday afternoon on a charge of cruelty to animals. She made bail […]
Legion Baseball: Bessey motors from behind
SOUTH PARIS — The heat was on Thursday evening, and it wasn’t because of the weather. Bessey Motors fell behind not just once but twice in the early going in the first round of the Zone III tournament. Bethel/Locke Mills had early one-run leads and Bessey Motors had to regroup in a hurry. Pitcher D. […]
Oxford Hills teacher thrilled by space camp
BETHEL — An Oxford Hills Middle School science teacher came close to going into space last month. Kristin Chambers, a science teacher, joined teachers from 27 countries and 47 states, including an Orono, Maine, school teacher, at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville, Ala., from June 16 to June 20. While there, she […]
Well done – Abbie Cummings
MELBOURNE, Fla. — Abbie Cummings of Bethel was named to the dean’s list at Florida Institute of Technology for the spring semester, which ended in May. Cummings is pursuing a bachelor’s degree in construction management.
‘Tar Wars’ poster contest winners named
RUMFORD — Keeping kids healthy and tobacco-free was the motivation behind the recent poster competition “Tar Wars,” which concluded with Lilo Bean, a fourth-grader at Bethel’s Crescent Park School, emerging as the regional first-place winner. Bean won a new bicycle and helmet for her achievement. There were also first-, second- and third-place winners in each […]
Telstar Regional Middle/High School honor roll
BETHEL — The following Telstar Regional Middle/High School students have been named to the fourth quarter honor roll. Grade 6 High honors: Matthew Bennett, Kaitlyn Brown, Kimberly Drew, Joshua Eliot, Schulyer Leff, India Orino and Marcus Wentworth. Honors: Zoe Bean, Emily Brownstein, Matthew Chiasson, Mallory Corriveau, Cyrena Cox, Luke Davis, Avry Griffin, Kristi Hanscom, Regan […]
Mollyockett Days filled with fun for everyone
BETHEL — Mollyockett Day will be held Saturday and Sunday, July 16 and 17, with the theme of “Our River Runs Through It.” Events over the two days will include a grand parade, arts and crafts, free horse-drawn wagon rides, a belly dancing demonstration, music, children’s entertainment and games including a frog jumping contest, a […]