Planning Board approves outdoor classroom at Telstar

BETHEL — The planning board met Wed., August 9. Present were: Chair Cheri Thurston, Vice Chair, Laurie Winsor, and board members: Carolyn Dunn, Bob Everett, Jodi Everett and Jim Bennett.  Member Mitchell Benedict was absent. The board approved four permits. Following a prior site walk on July 27, Cross Excavation at 684 West Bethel Road, […]

Photo: Painting the art cottage

Bethel’s canned corn industry – Part 2

(The conclusion of “Bethel’s canned corn industry”.) BETHEL — A kernel of Bethel’s history was sown in today’s Modern Barn at 19 Summer Street. In the building that is now home to the upscale restaurant there was once a thriving corn canning factory that kept Bethel’s farmers busy and prosperous from 1880 until 1926. Sardines […]

Two warrants omitted from Bethel June town meeting pass handily

BETHEL — Rumford moderator, Jeff Sterling guided 35 Bethel voters through a 12-minute Special Town Meeting in the Telstar High School library on Aug. 14. The two articles on the agenda had been inadvertently omitted from the June town meeting warrant because of a copying error, explained Select Board Chair Meryl Kelly when Robert Blake […]

Howe Family Farm to give up some animals due to high feed costs

Andrea and Alyssa are the fourth generation of Howe family farmers and are committed to continue working and raising animals at their ancestral homestead despite hay shortages and rising feed costs.

Photos: This 1950 Chevy goes for a drive most days

Photo: Paddleboarding on Howard Pond

Summer and music – a teen’s ideal

BETHEL — Twenty-six percent of all Americans share a common plan of attending music festivals or concerts during the summer months. This percentage seems to apply to even our small town here in Bethel. Many teens in this area have anywhere from one to five concerts planned for this summer. This includes artists ranging from […]

Bethel Board of Selectmen accepts Natalie Andrews’ resignation

Less than a year after taking the job, Andrews submitted a letter of resignation on Tuesday, Aug. 8, citing a lack of cohesive support from the Select Board.

Bethel Town Manager Natalie Andrews resigns over board dysfunction

Former Town Manager Scott Cole dismissed any suggestion that Andrews’ decision to leave town administration had anything to do with him, and said he won’t stop holding municipal officials accountable when he knows he’s right.