To the Editor: The Bethel Rotary Club is pleased to announce that it will once again be sponsoring its annual Christmas For Children program. Since 1987, this important community project has helped to provide greatly appreciated assistance during the holiday season for many needy children and families who live in the MSAD #44 area. With […]

To the Editor: I am writing to inform the various trusts and conservative organizations of Bethel that I understand one of your various goals is to support and promote local jobs. I happen to know that locally grown pine logs from one of the conservation lands are being shipped out of town. The local Hancock […]

To the Editor: Whenever I go to the dump, my dog and I like to top off the trip with a hike on Mt. Will. And when I’m out there, I often think of Walter Hatch. It’s my understanding that Walter, at the time a member of the Bethel Conservation Commission, built that trail. Presumably, […]

To the Editor: I want to comment on the “newly discovered” lithium deposit in Newry that front-paged the October 29 Bethel Citizen. I would note that this deposit has been known for decades. My father-in-law, Dana C. Douglass, Jr., was a mica miner in the early 1950s. He told me he had climbed many mountains […]

To the Editor: Christmas for Families, with the help of many elves, has been helping our community for over 43 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 are still so many questions that no one can really […]

To the Editor: I would like to thank Coach Tim O’Connor and the Telstar football players who came and helped me with my “Field of Dreams”. Evan Leach, Myles Lilly, Myles James, Andrew Leighton, Brayden Stevens, Wyatt Lilly, Matt Dillon, Holden Monzo, Cruze Kimball, and Cameron Palmer. The rocks are gone and the field seeded. […]

To the Editor: Tubby, Andy, Wanda, and our families wanted to take a breath after the sudden loss of a wonderful husband, father, and grandfather to express our deep gratitude to so many in our small community. We are thankful for the quick actions of those emergency responders; from the dispatcher at Oxford County Regional […]

To the Editor: While Question 1 on the November ballot has received much attention, I’m afraid that Question 3 has been largely ignored. I’m writing today to all of my friends and neighbors in western Maine to express my strong support for a YES vote on Question 3. The Maine legislature, on both sides of […]

To the Editor: The day was dreary and the game is all anyone could really think about. So much rode on this game and they fought to the bitter end. Those Rebels never gave up. They have had such an amazing group of kids and young men that through time have been underappreciated and forgotten. […]

To the Editor: I’m a Maine voter and a resident of Auburn. I’m urging Rep. Jared Golden to support the Build Back Better legislation through the reconciliation process. Rep. Golden has stated Medicare expansion with coverage for dental, vision, and hearing “has merit” but “relies on budget gimmicks” that might endanger Medicare. This is the […]