Rain causes setbacks for Bethel farm

Tamara and Vernon Davis of Chapman Brook Farm said they have noticed their outside crops are about two weeks behind where they should be right now.

Photo: Father-daughter time

Attorney explains personal property tax to Bethel Board of Assessors

Bethel has not assessed or collected personal property tax since 2008 or 2009.

Bethel code enforcement officer steps down

The town has lost three department heads and five people overall in the past year in part due to better wages offered elsewhere.

Patty Howe’s tree is a remembrance to her stepmother

WOODSTOCK — Behind Patty Howe’s home is a flowering Japanese Lilac that she planted in memory of her stepmother, Mina Belle. When the sun shines the blossoms turn white, right now they are still ivory colored, lamented Howe. After her stepmother died in 2004, Howe and her brother dug up a little shoot from the […]

Albany will vote at its town house with new registrar

ALBANY — Writing on behalf of the Albany Improvement Association, Bob O’Brien announced via the town house marquee and an e-mail that Jillian Burrill, Joan Kimball’s daughter, was appointed the new Albany Township Registrar. Burrill said the county commissioners’ office called her mother the week after the meeting at the town house to discuss, “the […]

Newry man’s struggle to save Newry Church is personal

Brooks Morton is disappointed that the town didn’t take care of the after they purchased it in 2017.

Photo: Morning at Carter’s Farm

These baseball players score a season of progress

The league for players 12 and younger in the Bethel area take to the field for fun and to gain experience.

Bethel Foodliner, post office sold

The grocery store will change its name to Mainely Provisions.