BETHEL At Bethel Harvestfest on Saturday, volunteers Aurora Duffany and Laurie Ann Knowles are drawing four quadrants on two paper plates. They place one slice of apple pie from four different pies in each numbered quadrant. In the middle of the two plates are large dollops of vanilla ice cream. “Oh man, this is […]
BETHEL About half way through another long selectboard meeting, approval of the town’s wastewater treatment plan budget (WWTP) was discussed. Selectboard member Michele Cole said she wanted to see a proposed capital budget including the Mill Hill and Mayville projects before deciding. In attendance with Cole were Board Chair Meryl Kelly and board members […]
BETHEL Select Board Chairman Lloyd Sweetser and member Lori Swain were defeated in their bids for reelection Tuesday. Michele Cole unseated Sweetser, 195-147, while Sarah Southam defeated Swain, 194-53. Running unopposed for two three-year assessor seats were Robert Blake, who received 269 votes, and Michele Cole, who had 250. Also running unopposed for a […]
BETHEL Four candidates will face off in the race for two select board positions. Incumbents Lloyd Sweetser and Lori Swain will fight to hold onto their seats, while newcomers Sarah Southam and Michele Cole will try to unseat them in the June election. Danna Wilson, while on the ballot, has decided not to run. […]
BETHEL Four Bethel select board members voted to leave the proposed short term rental ordinance on the floor of the editing room. It will not be brought forward to a public hearing on May 15 nor will it be on this year’s town meeting warrant. Only Select Board Member Lori Swain voted to move […]