To the Editor: Last Friday our Congressman Jared Golden came to Hanover to meet and speak with constituents. He gave us a good idea of what he does for us. It was good to hear that although there has been serious gridlock In Congress around major issues, Jared has made contributions to legislation. He also […]

To the Editor: Each week I read a couple of articles in The Bethel Citizen with great enthusiasm.  One is Sara Wright’s “Backyard Reflections.”  A couple of weeks ago she talked about frogs and how they are having a tough time surviving in our modern chemical filled world due to their sensitive skin.  I wanted […]

To the Editor: It’s that time of year. Many of us are thinking about going to college, or back to college. Conveniently, we have local options: the University of Maine at Augusta’s centers in South Paris and Rumford, and nearby community colleges. They treat students well. Faculty not so well. Adjunct faculty (part-timers) are a […]

To the Editor: During Obama’s first term as president of the United States, Mitch McConnell vowed that it would be his prime objective of those four years to render Obama as being a one-term president, an endeavor at which he was a resolute and dismal failure. Having failed at making Obama a one-term president, McConnell […]

To the Editor: Saturday, July 20, proved to be a very hot day for the Molly Ockett Day Classic Road Races, but between the 1-mile kids’ race, the 1-mile adult race, the 5-mile race, and the diaper dash, there were 130 brave competitors who came out. The Bethel Outing Club was pleased to host the […]

To the Editor: On behalf of our “Mornings at the Museum” children’s program, I would like to thank the many families and organizations who helped to make our 4th year a tremendous success. Our student docents from both Telstar, Gould, and local colleges were outstanding and showed polished leadership and enthusiasm. The Bethel Library joined […]

To the Editor: As a self proclaimed very stable genius, that claims to know more about everything than does the rest of humanity combined, Donald Trump’s assertion that climate change is a hoax is positive verification of someone who is terminally afflicted with a retarded concept of reality. The scientific community has subtlety strived to […]

To the Editor: The Molly Ockett Day Book Sale is an annual fundraiser for the Bethel Library. It helps raise funds for the library and supports literacy in our Community. There were many folks who donated books for this sale. This year’s donation of books surpassed other years in the amount and diversity of books […]

To the Editor: We are astonished and gratified by how many folks came to celebrate “The Moon in Maine Extravaganza” at Maine Mineral and Gem Museum on July 19! An estimated thousand people from near and far, and from one month old to 90+ came to eat, dance, visit the Museum’s Apollo exhibit and watch […]

To the Editor: Thank you to all my family and friends for all the help before and since my recent shoulder surgery.  From encouragement, delicious goodies, rides, laundry and lawn mowing – thanks for everything. Eileen Dunham Greenwood