To the Editor: During the Advent Season, since 2006, we have had an annual Memorial/Honor Tree on the front lawn of the Bethel United Methodist Church located at 79 Main St. Donors purchase a bulb in memory or in honor of someone they know. As you start to read the names listed in this letter, […]

To the Editor:  What can we possibly say in a few paragraphs that could summarize 27 years of doing business at Jade’s Salon? First of all, we can say that our valued clients have become dear friends over these years. We are thankful to have been able to service the Bethel community as well as […]

To the Editor: Maine should disregard inspection stickers for multiple reasons. The first reason is that Maine is one out of 15 states that requires an inspection every year; which in total, costs $14 million each year in fees and a huge amount of time wasted. In addition, in the years 2015 through 2019, the […]

To the Editor: Michelle Conroy, director of the Bethel Library, will be retiring on Jan. 21, 2022. The Bethel Library Association Board of Trustees would like to express our deep appreciation for her years of dedicated service to the library. After 27 years at the helm of the Bethel Library, and a total of four […]

To the Editor: Maine’s 126,842 military veterans and active-duty service members are at risk of being targeted by scammers. According to a new AARP report, veterans, the military, and their families are nearly 40% more likely to lose money to scams and fraud than the civilian population. Additionally, 4 out of 5 military/veteran adults were targeted […]

To the Editor: I would like to give Steam Mill Brewing and Sunday River Brewing Company a lot of credit for how they have both come so far in Maine’s brewing culture. I would like to do this because Maine has more breweries than any other state in the country and the brewing scene has […]

To the Editor: The dress code at the SAD 44 schools is set for a reason. But I also think that some of the things that are in the dress code are a little bit obsessive. Like hats in the schools shouldn’t be an issue as long as they are taken off for the pledge; […]

To the Editor: The Oxford County Shrine Club is sponsoring the Oxford County Shrine Club Feztival of Trees on Friday, December 10 from 4 until 8 p.m., Saturday, December 11 from 8 a.m. until 8 p.m., and Sunday, December 12 from 8 a.m. until Noon at the Jordan Hotel at Sunday River. There will be […]

To the Editor: It is with extreme gratitude to the community that I write this thank you letter on behalf of the Bethel Outing Club. After a year’s hiatus due to COVID, the BOC was able to hold a successful ski sale on October 29 and 30 at The Gould Academy Field House. Proceeds from […]

To the Editor: The Rotary Club of Bethel would like to invite all of our young-at-heart senior friends for our annual holiday luncheon on Tuesday, Dec. 14, at the Locke Mills Legion Hall on the Gore Road in Greenwood. This year, because of Covid, the traditional ham dinner will not be in-person. It will instead […]