To the Editor: Having studied and written creatively about rural towns (and metropolitan rust-belt towns) in transition, I’d like to offer some thoughts on stewardship of the common good in our local communities regarding a re-envisioning of the Ethel Bisbee lot. I’ve read Meryl Kelly’s discussion/reportage piece in March’s Bethel Living. The distinction between transition […]

To the Editor: I’d like to express my appreciation for the marvelous work that Rose Lincoln has been doing since she came on as staff writer for the Citizen. Like so many local newspapers disappearing around the country, ours was shrinking fast and I feared we might lose it. Then, along came Rose! She is […]

To the Editor: The Rotary Club of Bethel is excited to announce that we have increased our scholarship budget for 2023 to $10,000 in anticipation of making larger education awards to graduating seniors. We have also made the significant decision to dedicate a portion of these funds to students who wish to pursue skilled trade […]

To the Editor: Bethel’s Conservation Commission is offering two full scholarships to the 4-H Camp and Learning Center in Bryant Pond. “Most programs include path-specific outdoor skills development, cooling swims, canoeing at our beautiful waterfront, hiking to the top of Mt. Christopher, team-building on our ropes course, and learning basic survival and outdoor safety skills. […]

To the Editor: The SAD #44 District Resiliency Team is excited to announce a Snowshoe and Connect Event scheduled for Feb. 12, from 1-2 p..m at Telstar. We are hoping many SAD #44 students and their family members will join us. Snowshoeing experience is not necessary, and snowshoes will be provided. We will be exploring […]

To the Editor: I am writing to thank Bethel​​​-area residents for sharing the true meaning of Christmas with children in need this past holiday season. Generosity throughout contributed to a successful shoebox gift collection season at drop-off locations for the Samaritan’s Purse project Operation Christmas Child. Across the U.S., the project collected over 9.3 million […]

To the Editor: With Pine Tree Power now on the ballot, we’ll soon vote on whether we want to use eminent domain to seize Central Maine Power and Versant Power at a cost of more than $10 billion, then turn around and create a whole new government agency for electricity. What’s the point of borrowing […]

To the Editor: In the mid-1980s, David Murphy, SAD #44 school administrator and Bethel Rotarian, created one of the club’s most beloved projects, the Christmas for Children program. In its 35+- years, thousands of children, and their families, have enjoyed a more joy-filled Christmas thanks, in part, to this program. We have recently wrapped up […]

To the Editor: A big thank you to all who have made this year a success for Christmas for Families. We wish there was a better way to say it, but just know that every gift helped to make Christmas for Families able to help so many. To all the community and visitors who donated […]

To the Editor: We would like to invite everyone to our Christmas Eve Candlelight Service on December 24, at 6 p.m. in the South Ridge Lodge at Sunday River. All are welcome. Thank you, Joy Olson Bethel Sunday River Christian Ministries