Invitation for Participation: Seminars to Educate Bethel Residents on Renewable Energy Options
Report by Paula Antolini, May 2, 2024, 5:52PM EDT Bethel, CT – May 02, 2024 – The town of Bethel, in collaboration with the Bethel […]
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Every Day is Earth Day: Plant the Seeds, Inspire Children
Report by Paula Antolini. April 22, 2021, 1:25PM EDT Today, April 22, is Earth Day, but what can we do to show our love of the […]
Bethel Earth Day Community Meeting is Feb. 12th
Report by Paula Antolini, January 24, 2019, 2:32PM EDT Bethel Community Earth Day (BCED) is a community event for people to come together to build […]
Watch for the Orionid Meteor Shower This Weekend, Oct. 21st
Report by Paula Antolini October 19, 2018, 9:11AM EDT Watch for the Orionid Meteor Shower This Weekend, Oct. 21st The Orionid meteor shower […]
Sen. Boucher Receives Highest Score from League of Conservation Voters
Report by Paula Antolini September 13, 2018 3:40PM EDT Sen. Boucher Receives Highest Score from League of Conservation Voters (Wilton, September 12) State Senator […]
Bethel Celebrates Earth Day: Every Day is Earth Day. Plant the Seeds, Inspire Children.
Report by Paula Antolini April 21, 2018 7:17PM EDT By Paula Antolini Bethel Celebrates Earth Day: Every Day is Earth Day. Plant the Seeds, […]
The Best Fall Foliage Drives in Connecticut, Scenic Views and Hiking Locations
Report by Paula Antolini October 1, 2017 5:44PM EDT The Best Fall Foliage Drives in Connecticut, Scenic Views and Hiking Locations Foliage season […]
Celebrate Bethel Community Earth Day and Promote Awareness of Preserving Our Planet on April 22nd
Report by Paula Antolini February 22, 2017 5:18PM EDT Celebrate Bethel Community Earth Day and Promote Awareness of Preserving Our Planet on April 22nd […]
Every Day is Earth Day: Plant the Seeds, Inspire Children
Today, April 22, is Earth Day, but what can we do to show our love of the earth every day? Love begins in the home and […]
Hat City on Tap! Celebrate America’s Best Craft Brews at the Danbury Ice Arena, April 2nd
Hat City on Tap is coming to the Danbury Ice Arena, 1 Independence Way, on Saturday, April 2nd, and volunteers are needed to help i95 […]
Local Bethel Business Owner Takes Action, Recommends Election Candidates in Large Display Ad
Gross is concerned about zoning boards because he is a newer property owner in Clarke Business Park and purchased his property in early 2015, but […]
Hollandia Nurseries & Yesteryear Farm Antiques 24th Annual Fall Festival, Oct. 3-4
Antique Tractors, Trucks & Cars, Antique Engines & Farm Tools, hay rides, tractor-pulling contests, and food and fun for all ages! for All Ages. Come […]
On National Lobster Day, Sen. Murphy Calls for New York Action to Save Lobster Population
After hearing from concerned Connecticut lobstermen about a decades-long decline in the Sound’s lobster population that has impacted local businesses and damaged the state’s coastal […]
NASA: Rare Supermoon Eclipse Will Occur, For First Time in More Than 30 Years, on Sept. 27
You’ll be able to witness a supermoon in combination with a lunar eclipse. Late on Sept. 27, 2015, in the U.S. and much of the […]
Sen. Murphy to Call for Adoption of Long Island Sound Dredged Material Management Plan, Sept. 14
Murphy will underscore his support for the DMMP and emphasize that without implementation of the DMMP, Connecticut will see a 15% loss in navigation-dependent economic […]
Candlewood Lake Conservation Program to Kick-Off Photographer Elisabeth J. Levy’s Exhibit Opening in Bethel Art Space, Sept 12
Fairfield County based Artist Elisabeth J Levy, known for her luminous yet intimate images of the Natural World, has turned her camera towards a local […]
Reminder, P&Z Hearing Tonight, July 28: CT Coining Requests Zoning Amendment ‘Eliminate Crematorium’
Connecticut Coining Inc., request for an amendment to the Town of Bethel Zoning Regulations. AMEND Section 4.3.C.10a Eliminate Crematory. Report and Photography by Paula […]
Read What Bethel Residents Are Saying About the Proposed Crematorium
View comments about the proposed crematorium, most recent first. Report by Paula Antolini July 14, 2015 2:01PM EDT Read What Bethel Residents and […]
Reminder: Next Bethel Proposed Crematorium P&Z Hearing Is Tomorrow, July 15
As the clock is ticking on crematorium applicant B. Shawn McLoughlin’s time frame allowed for approval of his crematorium by the Bethel Planning & Zoning […]
Updates and Upcoming Proposed Crematorium P&Z Hearing Dates, July 15 and July 28
Upcoming Bethel Planning & Zoning (P&Z) hearing dates for the proposed crematorium are as follows (see below), but please check back often as meeting dates […]
Another TWO Cell Towers Proposed in Danbury and Brookfield, by Cellco Partnership/Verizon Wireless and Brookfield Homeland Towers
The Cellco Partnership / Verizon Wireless application proposes the installation of a 120-foot monopole wireless telecommunications tower, and will also install a new 12′ x […]
BREAKING NEWS: AT&T Backs Out of Cell Tower CT Siting Council Process in Bethel, Writes Letter to CSC
Late Monday night, June 29, 2015, the “Stop the Codfish Cell Tower” Group announced some encouraging news about the proposed Bethel cell tower on Codfish […]
Powerful Words from Bethel Residents at CT Siting Council Meeting About Controversial Codfish Hill Cell Tower
This hearing is held pursuant to the provisions of title 16 in the Connecticut General Statutes and of the Uniform Administrative Procedure Act upon an […]
Crematorium Applicant McLoughlin Asks P&Z for More Time, Clock Is Ticking, Is Applicant Running Out of Time?
The July 23, 2015 closing date for hearing of crematorium application by the P&Z is looming. Report by Paula Antolini May 22, 2015 12:21PM […]
Codfish Cell Phone Tower Opponent, Letter to Editor: ‘Today It Is Our Neighborhood. Tomorrow It Could Be Yours.’
“This may look like our private fight, but really it’s about the future of all families in all neighborhoods,” wrote Gillean Reinders. Report by Paula […]
Bethel Residents and Business Owners Outraged Over Proposed Crematorium; Protest Rally May 23, Public Hearing June 9
The plan, which has been in the works for over a year now, has many in the community heated up. They believe the crematorium will be […]
Saturday’s Protest Rally Gains Much Support to Oppose the Proposed Crematorium in Bethel’s Clarke Business Park
A group of residents, including the business owner of Skyzone (in Clarke Business Park) Edward Kim and his son, gathered along Greenwood Avenue in Bethel […]
A Recap of Bethel CT Proposed Crematorium Controversy in the Last Year
The Bethel crematorium controversy has grown in complexity from early last year, when the text amendment application was first submitted, then subsequently the building permit […]
Read What Bethel Residents and Business Owners Are Saying About the Proposed Crematorium in Clarke Business Park; Attend the PUBLIC HEARING MAY 12
There are 207 signatures on the online petition opposing the Bethel CT proposed crematorium in Clarke Business Park, and more signatures on paper petitions circulated […]
Attend the CREMATORIUM PROTEST RALLY Saturday, May 9, and Also Attend the CREMATORIUM PUBLIC HEARING Tuesday, May 12
There will be a protest rally this Saturday, May 9, at 1:00p.m. on the corner of Greenwood Avenue and Library Place (in front of the […]