To the Editor: During the Advent Season since 2006, we have had an annual Memorial/Honor Tree on the front lawn of the Methodist Church located at 79 Main Street. Donors purchase a bulb in memory or in honor of someone they know. Many folks from Bethel as well as from other towns in Maine, Massachusetts, […]

To the Editor: There will be another opportunity for members of the community to sing on Christmas Eve. Three rehearsals are scheduled, and singers are welcome to attend any or all of them. The choir will sing at the 5 p.m. Christmas Eve service at the West Parish Congregational Church on Church Street in Bethel. […]

To the Editor: The Oxford County Shriners want to thank everyone who sponsored a tree, gift cards, or attended the Oxford County Shriners FEZtival of Trees at its new location, the Jackson-Silver Post #68 in Greenwood. It was wonderful to see so many people at the event, either setting up trees, buying raffle tickets, meeting […]

To the Editor: As we celebrate our second decade in business, we want to thank the community that welcomed us so many years ago. It would have been hard to predict that raw sushi, kimchi, and bibimbop have become popular menu items in rural Maine. To those who have become part of our family, we […]

To the Editor: In last month’s election, Gov. Janet Mills garnered over 50,000 more votes than she did in 2018 and secured a second term in office. While there are various factors that contributed to this impressive result for the governor, her administration’s continued attentiveness toward issues impacting our state’s rural communities undoubtedly played a […]

To the Editor: The Rotary Club of Bethel has been busy serving our communities in so many ways. Although we enjoy the traditions of our “signature” programs, we have had to make adjustments – just like many other organizations and businesses. Here is an overview of what is planned for the next few weeks: We […]

To the Editor: The committee members for Errol’s 250th Anniversary are collecting favorite new and old recipes for a new anniversary cookbook! If you are from Errol or had family members that lived in Errol, we’d love for you to submit a recipe (or a couple) for this new cookbook. Old favorites, family favorites from […]

To the Editor: Making sure that everyone knows that we are not having a fundraiser at the Legion again this year; there are just too many questions. We are hoping that we can still make a difference with the donations that we get from our community. There are so many wonderful people in our community […]

To the Editor: Christmas for Families with the help of many elves have been helping our community for over 40 plus years and every year this community comes together to help. We do not feel that we can have a fundraiser again this year as there is still so many questions that no one can […]

To the Editor: Thank you to whoever put up the flag at the Locke Mills Post Office. You did a Top Notch Job! Marie Bartlett Greenwood