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Poetry Corner - A poem by John Roedel
Poetry Corner

A Poem by John Roedel written 3/17/2025

By
Hannah Lipman
March 18, 2025
Poetry Corner features this windy nugget of gold, written today (3/17/2025) by the renowned writer, poet, story teller, John Roedel.

Features

Beavers, the Gnawing Animal
Nature's Nooks

Beavers, the Gnawing Animal

By
Don Warfield
February 26, 2025
Did you know that Beavers are the second largest semi-aquatic rodents? Learn about this and more in February's Nature's Nooks.
Footprints in the snow
Nature's Nooks

Footprints in the snow

By
Don Warfield
January 11, 2025
World-Renowned Jazz Trio to Perform at WestConn in Support of Bethel Arts, Feb. 8th
Featured Articles

World-Renowned Jazz Trio to Perform at WestConn in Support of Bethel Arts, Feb. 8th

By
Erik Ofgang
January 7, 2025
It starts with a snowflake
Nature's Nooks

It starts with a snowflake

By
Don Warfield
December 19, 2024
How A Filmmaker’s Vision Led to Bethel’s First Bubble Tea Shop
Bites of Bethel

How A Filmmaker’s Vision Led to Bethel’s First Bubble Tea Shop

By
Erik Ofgang
December 13, 2024
50 years of music: the prolific talent of Billy Michael
Featured Articles

50 years of music: the prolific talent of Billy Michael

By
Donna Christopher
December 12, 2024

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Winter sunset, PT Barnum Square, December 2024.

Joe Welfeld

Sunset, 2024

Green and pink aurora borealis over Bethel, CT

Genée West

Aurora Borealis over Bethel, 2024

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