To the Editor: The big question is whether LeMu Eats is a food truck or is it an established restaurant? LeMu Eats is a food truck by all definitions of the word. It is a camper on wheels. LeMu Eats was asked to set up in the parking lot of Steam Mill Brewery on Mechanic […]

To the Editor: Dear Friends and Neighbors, The Albany Improvement Association would like to thank all of you who contributed to our organization over the years. We have decided to forgo this year’s fundraising appeal because of the economic impact of COVID-19 on our community. We feel that there are many other local organizations helping […]

To the Editor: We would like to express our heartfelt gratitude to Telstar High School,  local businesses and the community who support our students in so many ways. Covid 19 posed numerous challenges to us all. Mark Kenney, John Eliot, Lindsay Luetje, Kelley Fraser, Ms. I, and many other SAD 44 staff managed to give […]

To the Editor: Dear Bethel Library patrons: Like all businesses and organizations, the Bethel Library has faced unexpected challenges in 2020, and we are working hard to continue to provide valued library services to the community. Our “soft reopening,” featuring outside pick-up of preordered library materials, is working very well, and we are looking forward […]

To the Editor: To Our Telstar Community, The staff, administration, and students of Telstar High School would like to send a warm thank you to everyone who helped make graduation week for the Class of 2020 so special this year. When everyone thought that all was lost due to the pandemic, our community surrounded these […]

To the Editor: Congratulations to the organizers of the Black Lives Matter rally on June 9.  It clearly filled a widely felt need in the community. It was good to see so many friends and neighbors there. Who were the men at the Veteran’s Memorial who seemed to feel so threatened? Do they recognize that […]

To the Editor: To the Bethel Community, At the June 1 Selectmen’s meeting, I was the dissenting vote in a 3-1 tally where other Selectmen approved renewal of a Victualers license for LeMu Eats, a small food establishment in its second year of operation at the top of Mechanic Street. Victualers licenses are locally issued, […]

To the Editor: I’d like to thank Bethel Foodliner for the amazing job they have done over these last few months. With your groceries, come helpful staff (despite their health concerns), a book swap bin, and quality face masks available on entry if you need one. I know I speak for many and I am […]

To the Editor: In light of recent events surrounding race and the law enforcement community, I felt it appropriate to tell a personal story as peaceful protests accompanied by organized and violent riots have erupted in the streets across the United States. When I was 16 years old I was stopped by an officer on […]