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Published
January 12, 2022

Conservationist Emily Ecker discusses energy

WOODSTOCK — Emily Ecker, an active member of the community, involved with forest conservation, Take Action Bethel, and the AFCI, took a strong interest in the outdoors at young age. Growing up with a community forest in her backyard, she spent every free hour outside of school hiking through the woods. “So when people would […]
Published
January 12, 2022

Hoppy to Help, beer that keeps on giving

BETHEL — The River Fund Maine, a nonprofit organization, has partnered with Stem Mill Brewery to produce a new beer called Hoppy to Help. With original ingredients, this fruity-tasting IPA at eight percent ABV is doing more than just quenching thirst. For every Hoppy to Help sold, a dollar goes toward the programs sponsored by […]
Published
January 12, 2022

Greenwood selectman discuss new bylaws

GREENWOOD — The Greenwood Board of Selectmen met Jan. 4 to discuss bylaws. Selectmen determined that now that they have a procedure for Zoom to adopt it into the Selectmen Bylaws saying that regular meetings are held in-person as well as via Zoom, which is as valid as any other meeting. Going forward, whenever a […]
Published
January 12, 2022

Coolest new spot in Bethel

BETHEL — An ice palace is making its way to Bethel and setting itself up to be the coolest spot in town. Inspiration came to the owner Lester Spear when he was in Quebec City and saw someone had built an ice castle at a winter festival he was attending. Right then and there he […]
Published
January 5, 2022

Stitching books on a quilt for the Bethel Library

The library buys 2,000 books every year, and currently has about 16,000 books in its collection. The library’s fiction committee researches the best-selling and trending fiction books every month to help guide purchases, which means the library has 60 to 75% of the New York Times best selling books available to check out every month.
Published
January 5, 2022

Above and Beyond: Brushing up on art class during the pandemic

“It was really good for me to see the connections the kids were making. Especially at kindergarten, to have a kindergartner say that looks like a Pablo Picasso. I think it’s really cool and pretty amazing that a student at that age can recognize that,” says SAD 44 art teacher Ashley Broderick.
Published
January 5, 2022

2021: A Year in Review (Part II)

July The District Exchange, a nonprofit organization that donates clothing to those in need, started looking for a new home. During the week of July 12, Director Dave Bean asked the Bethel Board of Selectmen if the exchange could use the vacant Ethel Bisbee Elementary School. It was believed the school was deteriorating, but selectman […]
Published
January 5, 2022

Bethel’s librarian retiring after 27 years assisting readers, researchers

Michelle Conroy’s career started when she was 20 years old.
Published
December 29, 2021

12,000 acres of forestland conserved in Oxford County

“I think the biggest thing that that excites me about this historic donation is that Larry Stiffler and Mary McFadden have begun to put back together a landscape that has been quite fragmented over decades,” explains Kirk G. Siegel, executive director of Mahoosuc Land Trust.
Published
December 29, 2021

12,000 acres of forestland conserved in Oxford County

“I think the biggest thing that that excites me about this historic donation is that Larry Stiffler and Mary McFadden have begun to put back together a landscape that has been quite fragmented over decades,” explains Kirk G. Siegel, executive director of Mahoosuc Land Trust.

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