To the Editor: Once again, the Museums of the Bethel Historical Society will hold their summer children’s program, “Mornings at the Museum” every Thursday in July.  Times will still be from 9:30-11:30 a.m. and children must be accompanied by an adult. Our theme this year is “Music and Dancing” and we will have dedicated time […]

To the Editor: Region 9’s School of Applied Technology serves students from several school districts, teaching and training nursing assistants, computer technologists, truck drivers, young people interested in automotive work, construction, fire science, culinary arts… . It also reaches out to all regional students with its Job Fair, held, after a rain delay, on Tuesday, […]

To the Editor: Thanks to everyone who helped clean up the Greenwood roadsides recently. Some picked up trash on the official clean-up day, May 7, and others picked up sections of road beforehand. We are an independent bunch here in Greenwood, but we all take pride in and care about our little town. Thanks to […]

To the Editor: Area towns are collaborating to clean up the roadsides with the annual Green Up Day May 7, starting at 9 a.m. The Woodstock Conservation Commission is serving a lunch at noon at the Bryant Pond ballfield, with food donated from MedCo. Bethel will meet at Davis Park where Sarah Southham will assign […]

To the Editor: The April 14 letter to the Bethel Citizen editor incorrectly reported that “a negative COVID test for all would be the only comprehensive safety protocol” (referring to The Gem’s policy requiring proof of vaccination). It is misleading to report that “a negative COVID test for all” is a comprehensive safety protocol. There […]

To the Editor: I discovered this weekend that our local movie theater, The Gem, requires a vaccine ID to attend a movie. Perhaps they haven’t updated their policy yet, since we all know by now that whether you are vaccinated or not, you can still contract COVID, and still pass it on. Hence, by requiring […]

To the Editor: Maybe I should have remained a Republican; maybe I should have worked with others, from within, to try and restore the party, to try and steer it back to the noble principles I and my parents and grandparents once felt represented the best of America. Maybe we could have dissuaded our elected […]

To the Editor: With utility rates skyrocketing, many Mainers are struggling to keep the heat and lights on. Unfortunately, LD 318, “An Act to Provide More Options to Maine Electric Service Customers and Support Maine’s Climate Goals,” passed through the Maine Energy, Utilities, and Technology Committee and will be voted on this week. The bill […]

To the Editor: I wanted to express my delight in reading Sara Wright’s essay on lichens. I am an avid lichen lover and receive notifications when a new article is published on lichens. Usually, they are about various diseases or casual gardening blogs that reduce lichens to objects. I appreciate the author’s love and care, […]