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Bethel board votes $72,000 for mold removal
The Bethel selectboard last week approved $60,000 to begin mitigation on mold that was recently discovered in the basement of the Town Office. Also approved was $12,000 to remove asbestos as part of the same process. More costs are expected to be incurred after the work is completed on the 19th-century building. The funds will […]
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Valentine Farm event reminds community to stay in touch with nature
BETHEL — A fall festival at Valentine Farm on Sunday featured food from various wild ingredients, a mushroom walk, and various workshops hosted throughout the day by the Mahoosuc Land Trust, which organized the event. “The idea is to encourage people to grow, discover, and share local food,” said Barbara Murphy, manager of the event. […]
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Bethel Harvestfest attracts new vendors
BETHEL — Several new vendors brought their goods to the 26th annual Harvestfest on Sept. 21. The first-timers included Megan’s Pet Care, Petrullo Farms, The Grind, Printing Perspective, and Hodgkiss Family Candy and Gifts. Bethel Chamber of Commerce Director Bobbi Vandenbulcke expressed enthusiasm about the new vendors. “It’s always nice to have change,” she said. […]
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Post-COVID, Telstar sports build back
Twenty years ago, Telstar High School’s field hockey team numbered in the high 20s. There was a JV team – sometimes two. Today, longtime Coach Gail Wight, who also serves as Telstar’s athletic coordinator, can barely field a full team. The squad has been at the bare minimum of 11 players for three years. Sometimes, […]
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Newry man hurt in Wednesday night rollover crash in Bethel
Police said 56-year-old Douglass Jones was heading east on West Bethel Road shortly before 10 p.m. when his GMC pickup truck crossed the center line and struck a guardrail along the westbound breakdown lane before the vehicle sailed into the woods.
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Greenwood woman pens homage to her mother’s ‘resilience’
The genre has been tentatively dubbed “family memoir,” as it does not follow the conventional style of a memoir. Some parts are entirely fictionalized, put together from speculation and stories from a time before Chapman was born.
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What to do with Bethel’s bicentennial bricks?
Bethel selectmen are looking for ideas from the public on what to do with dozens of commemorative bricks that used to pave the walkway in front of the Town Office.
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SAD 44 ‘no homework’ practice detailed
The SAD 44 School Board Monday discussed the current district practice of not assigning regular, traditional homework to elementary and middle school students. Directors also heard a report on a threat that closed school one day earlier this month, and a report on two days of school held at Sunday River Resort. Homework policy In […]
