To the Editor: The 2025 Bethel Rotary Yard Sale was a great success, and the club very much appreciates the community support and participation. Thanks to your individual donations of items and purchases of them, the funds raised will go back into the community to support many projects and activities, a large portion of them […]
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Indigo Harvest Festival at Valentine Farm
To the Editor: I have been so fortunate, these last three years, that Barbara Murphy, director of the Habitat for All Garden at the Valentine Farm, has encouraged me to work with people using natural dyes at the garden. With the help of the garden volunteers, the garden has provided Japanese Indigo for many of […]
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Join the fun in Molly Ockett Day Parade
To the Editor: Who? You, your family, your business What? Take part in Bethel’s Molly Ockett Day Parade Where? Bethel, Maine. Gathering in the parking lot of the River Lanes Bowling Alley to eventually proceed up Main Street and around the Common. When? Saturday, Aug. 9. The parade start time is 10:30 a.m. Please arrive at […]
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Introduced honeysuckles
To the Editor: As a retired natural history specialist with the National Park Service, I feel it is important to set the record straight on Maine honeysuckles and invasive plants. The three species of non-native honeysuckles (shrubby honeysuckles – Lonicera morrowii and Lonicera tatarica, and Japanese honeysuckle, Lonicera japonica) all pose a serious threat to […]
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Shy, Novice, and Closeted, maybe — but fantastic!
To the Editor: To the 70 — yes, seventy — ages 7 to 79, Shy, Novice & Closeted Artists and dozens of helpers: Congratulations on a fantastic, fabulous, fun, inspiring 21st Annual Shy, Novice & Closeted Art Show! (Held Saturday, July 5, 2025.) You and your art, in collaboration with 69 artists and community helpers, […]
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Bethel Community Center
To the Editor: For years, the idea of building a community center in our town has been tossed around like a ball at a pickup game — lots of energy, but never quite making it through the hoop. We’ve formed committees, hosted meetings, and shared dreams. And while that vision hasn’t changed, our urgency has. […]
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Bethel Rotary Yard Sale donations
To the Editor: The Bethel Rotary Annual Yard Sale, scheduled from Tuesday, Aug. 5 to Monday, Aug. 11, will be held on the lawn next to the Gem Theater on Cross Street in Bethel. The club is still accepting donations – items in good condition, except for clothing, books, old computers, appliances, or sofa beds. […]
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Albany Plein Air Art Show slated
To the Editor: It’s time for the annual Plein Air Art Show at the Isham Farm. July 5 (Saturday, 10-4), 1006 Vernon St., Albany. It’s 5 miles out on Vernon St. from downtown Bethel. Artists include Melody Bonnema, Sandy Crowell, Betsey Foster, Mary Isham, Floyd Lawrence, and Peter Musso. All of us are getting up […]
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Rotary offers thanks
To the Editor: The 10th Annual Bethel Rotary/Mahoosuc Kids Association (MKA) 5K run/walk and 1-mile fun run for kids was a huge success on May 17. MKA did a fantastic job creating a fun slime run, along with face painting and a dance party, which resulted in more kids and families participating! Thanks so much to […]
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Candidate for Newry selectboard
To the Editor: My name is David Bartlett, and I am running for the position of Selectman on the Newry Selectboard. I have been involved in public relations since the early 1990s. Over my 35 years of service, I have held many town positions. They include: The first Newry Withdrawal Committee, Newry Planning Board for […]