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July 12, 2007
Nasty Storm Rips Through the Valley
A series of thunderstorms carrying a deluge of rain swept across the upper White River Valley Wednesday afternoon, depositing four to six inches of water in about as many hours, causing more than a million dollars of damage to roads and thousands of dollars more to private property. More at: http://www.rherald.com/News/2007/0719/Front_Page/f01.html


June 7, 2007
Bethel School Board Focuses on Standards
By Chris Costanzo The Bethel School Board began its new schedule of less frequent but longer meetings Monday, resulting in a four-hour Bethel school meeting mostly devoted to academic policies. Between now and the next school board meeting in September, school administrators will study suggestions regarding an enrichment program in the elementary grades, advance placement instruction in the high school, and the possibility of establishing a grading system that would reflect the comparative level of difficulty of specific courses. You can read the complete article at The Herald of Randolph's website:http://www.rherald.com/news/2007/0607/front_page/006.html


June 1, 2007
Bethel Featured in Upper Valley Life
This month's Upper Valley Life magazine features an article on Bethel.


May 24, 2007
Postcard Fair Debuts in Bethel
Postcard Fair Debuts in Bethel by John Lutz. Bethel, Vermont has a rich history. Nick Nikolaidis, president of the Bethel Historical Society, faced the challenge of how to introduce that history to local residents, both new and old. The complete article appears in the Herald of Randolph at: http://www.rherald.com/News/2007/0524/Community_News/com02.html


May 17, 2007
World’s Tourists May flock to Vermont
Bethel is proud to be among the Vermont towns with an historic downtown. A recent article in the Herald of Randolph reports "Vermont's unspoiled but vital downtowns are the second best tourist destination in the whole world, according to the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC)." For the complete article see: http://www.rherald.com/News/2007/0517/Front_Page/f08.html


May 17, 2007
Bethel’s Brick Store Is for Sale
Bethel’s Brick Store Is For Sale—with Soda Fountain By Sandy Vondrasek Cooch. It’s time for a new chapter in the 129-year history of Bethel’s Brick Store, as well as in the life of its owners for the past 15 of those years, Mary and Bill Floyd. The handsome and "very solid" Main Street store, built in 1878, is on the market, and the store’s inventory and antique fixtures are now on sale, Mary Floyd said this week. However, she is keeping a protective eye on the historic white marble soda fountain that has been the centerpiece of the store since the 1960s. For the complete article see: http://www.rherald.com/News/2007/0517/Community_News/com01.html


May 7, 2007
Bethel Historical Society Newsletter
Here is our Spring 2007 issue of the Bethel Historical Society Newsletter. If you'd like to receive our newsletters in the mail, please join our Society. Membership dues are still only $5 per person.
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May 3, 2007
Bethel Debates Name of School
Bethel Debates Name of Its School By Chris Costanzo About 60 people came to a special Bethel school board meeting on Tuesday, May 1, to discuss changing the name of the Bethel schools. After hearing public comment for over two hours, the board announced that it will choose a new name at its June 5 meriting. To read the complete article see: http://www.rherald.com/News/2007/0503/Front_Page/


May 1, 2007
Bethel VT Town Profile
Bethel, Vt.: An Old Mill Town Looks to Its Past for Its Future by Kim Gifford. This informative article appears in the May/June 2007 issue of Upper Valley Life Magazine. We encourage you to buy the magazine, but you can see the article online at: http://uppervalleylife.com/pdf/bethel.pdf


April 26, 2007
What's in a Name?
What's in a Name? Bethel School Board Warns Special Meeting. By Chris Costanzo The Bethel School Board's decision on March 29 to unite the Bethel Elementary School and the Whitcomb Jr.-Sr. High School under a single name as The Albert Whitcomb School has caused a stir in Bethel. As a result, a special school board meeting is being warned to discuss the issue Tuesday, May 1 at 6 p.m. at the school. For the rest of the story, see: http://www.rherald.com/news/2007/0426/Front_Page/006.html


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