Bethel News

A ball-hawking defense and the inside running of Pete Gallagher were about all Bethel High needed Friday night for a 19-6 South-West Conference football win over visiting Weston. Bethel (3-1) came up with four interceptions -- all in the second...

Bethel..................... First quarter F: Franklin 39 pass from Rozzell (kick failed) 5:53 Second quarter F Pierce 18 pass from Rozzell (run failed) :59 Third quarter B: Voth-Gaeddert 53 pass from Hiebert (Scherling kick) 9:43 F: Johnson 25-yd. field goal 8:03...

After losing its first three matches of the season in five sets, the Bethel High School volleyball team is beginning to look like a South-West Conference contender...The Wildcats (2-3) defeated the Bobcats 3-0 Tuesday, winning by game scores of 25-23,...

Bethel High School football coach Jason Gill was determined to keep sending running back Pete Gallagher behind his offensive line until New Milford proved it could stop him...Gallagher, a senior, rushed for 192 yards and three touchdowns as the Wildcats...

The Bethel Ethics Commission adjourned a special meeting Wednesday after a 20-minute, closed-door session because it failed to have enough members to vote on a complaint. About 15 residents showed up at the hearing about a complaint Daniel Gaita filed...

The Ethics Commission tossed out a complaint against a local police commission after about an hour deliberation Tuesday night. The commission met behind closed doors to decide if it would investigate a complaint resident Daniel Gaita filed against police commissioner...

The Ethics Commission announced it will hold a special meeting Thursday at 7 p.m. Bethel Municipal Center since the selectmen added a new member to the ethics board Tuesday night. The Ethics Commission will consider whether to investigate a complaint...

The results from one precinct in the Republican primary Sept. 15 that selected Larry Craybas as the GOP candidate for first selectmen will be hand-counted Oct. 1...It means 16 of 157 precincts will have ballots hand-counted and matched against machine...

45 this morning, a parade started at the Bethel Railroad Station and headed up Greenwood Avenue toward P.T...The parade was expected to end with a small ceremony. "The ceremony reminds people today is not just a Monday holiday off of...