The beauty and creativity of chosen names: nicknames that people around Bethel ended up with

As children grow into their unique personalities, their identifiers sometimes change too.

Handicapped-accessible trail coming to Buck’s Ledge in Woodstock

WOODSTOCK — The Woodstock Conservation Commission is making improvements to allow better access to the scenic Buck’s Ledge, including a handicapped trail called “Trail for All.” The wooded handicapped trail will afford everyone an opportunity to enjoy views of North Pond, Mount Abram in Greenwood and the White Mountains. “Everyone will have a chance to […]

Happy Birthday to Arlene Harrington, soon-to-be centenarian

  BETHEL — Arlene (Remington) Harrington was always full of moxie. It was that brazen attitude that is the reason she lost part of her left thumb, when she was only 4. “My brother was mowing the lawn and I wanted to help, and they wouldn’t let me,” she says. “When that blade come around, […]

Eliot List hopes to share Italy with others

BETHEL — Eliot List grew up on Morning Glory Farm on the Flat Road in West Bethel.  Starting in 2015, his parents invited WWOOFER’s (Worldwide Opportunities on Organic Farms) to stay with them each summer. Two or three people at a time work 25 hours a week in exchange for room and board. “I’m used […]

Woodstock select board talks about road repair

WOODSTOCK — Sean Coffin and Bob McQueeney traded places Tuesday night. After two years of watching from the audience, new Woodstock Selectman Bob McQueeney sat at the front table. He was sworn in at the town meeting on March 27.  Jeffrey Campbell Jr. and Town Manager Vern Maxfield were there, too. Chairman Ronnie Deegan was […]

Dispelling the myths of Andover’s Merrill-Poor House

ANDOVER — Merrill ancestor Nick Chandler recently led Bethel historian Will Chapman and others on a tour through the Merrill-Poor-Chandler House on South Arm Road in Andover. Chandler, who manages the home, gave its history and dispelled some of the myths surrounding the house that has been in his family for eight generations, beginning with […]

Family loses home in Greenwood fire

“I think my only option is to tear it down. There’s nothing salvageable there. The whole second floor is gone,” said Mike Jewell, noting that he may be able to save the attached barn.

Region 9 director updates adult education director salary

BETHEL — According to a letter from Region 9 Director Brenda Gammons, a new Adult Education director has been hired, pending budget approval. The compensation for this position has been negotiated at $79,825 for 156 workdays beginning July 1. The present director earns a salary of $48,039 for the same schedule. This new negotiated salary […]

Birch tree bus stop

Bethel’s ‘Olympia’ holds world record for tallest snowman 15 years later

After a record-breaking snowman collapses in Austria, Bethel’s Olympia holds the 15-year title.