MSAD 44 exhausts snow days; remote days on trial

BETHEL — MSAD 44 School Superintendent David Murphy wrote to parents Feb. 2. He said the school had already exhausted the five snow days built into this year’s academic calendar and will be shifting to remote instruction in the event of another cancellation. “The staff have been working on developing plans that will be utilized […]

Andover’s Freeman Farrington receives Boston Cane

Three running to fill Andover SB seat

ANDOVER — On Tuesday, Jan. 31, two Andover selectmen, Brian Mills and Joe Luce met, while two others vying for the open seat vacated by Jeff Elkie, sat in the audience. Candidates, Justin Thacker and Toby Wells and three other citizens were at Town Hall for the meeting. A third candidate, Kevin Scott, was not […]

Arctic walk on Intervale Road

Photo: Brewing byproduct for Bethel bovines

Photos: A winter story

Gould Academy student hopes to return to Ukraine ‘once we win’

Gould student Polina Panasenko uses ‘her voice’ to bring awareness about her country

Bethel’s Richard Blanco co-writes a play for Portland Stage

Blanco draws on his Bethel Maine experiences in a play he co-wrote with Vanessa Garcia, a Cuban American and Miamian like him

Bethel Ordinance Review Committee to discuss short-term rentals

BETHEL — The Ordinance Review Committee will hold a meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 21, at 5:30 p.m. at Town Office to discuss a short-term rental ordinance, confirmed Randy Thurston, code enforcement officer. Thurston wrote to five or six real estate brokers, asking them to spread the word within the market. “I got responses within five […]

Greenwood votes on purchase of a new truck

Greenwood residents voted on the purchase of a new highway department truck at a special town meeting