Bethel teacher authors book about inclusion and acceptance

Heidi Bullen and her friend Lisa Wentzell wrote "A Dog and his Boy" about Wentzell's son.

2022 Wrap Up

A wrap-up of news from 2022 as reported in the Bethel Citizen

Photo: Family time in Bethel

Mark Kenney to be next SAD 44 superintendent

Bethel Inn Resort sold to Massachusetts real estate developer

The 100-acre property is the centerpiece of the town.

Bethel landmark being redeveloped into middle-market housing

The 1896 Gehring mansion has been purchased by the Northern Forest Center.

Photos: Snow chase

Law Court upholds Ringuette sentence, sends case back to lower court for review of supervised release

Maine Supreme Judicial Court said Bethany Ringuette, as an accomplice, is accountable for the actions of a man who engaged in sexual acts with a young girl, and "guilty of the crime as if he acted as a principal, and a guilty verdict rendered on either theory is thus indistinguishable."

Bethel selectboard laments lack of communication

‘Ruckus’ at the Special Town Meeting for Bethel

Town Meeting articles were carefully scrutinized, in part because town officials did not separate fuel costs from wage increases.