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Connecticut homeowner built bridge to stop erosion; judge ordered brook restoration

A 74-year-old homeowner in Bethel, Connecticut, has been ordered to address unpermitted work along a brook behind his property after a dispute with the town reached court. Mark Bjorken built a wooded bridge across Limekiln Brook and moved rocks along its banks, saying the work was intended to protect his…

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A 74-year-old built a bridge to protect his home; a court ordered its removal

A 74-year-old homeowner in Bethel, Connecticut, has been ordered to either restore a brook behind his home to its previous condition or seek a wetlands permit for work he carried out there without approval. According to a September 13 report by the News-Times, Mark Bjorken had moved rocks, reinforced sections…

The Times of India

Education Department opens probes into schools over same-sex kissing and testosterone exhibit claims

The investigations will examine whether Denver Public Schools and the Bethel School District violated a federal law that allows parents to opt out of school surveys or evaluations involving topics such as sexual behavior or attitudes

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The other Alaska airlift: Volunteers save dogs from a flooded Alaska village, 1 tiny plane at a time

A nonprofit in rural Alaska is working to rescue dogs from Kipnuk, a village hit hard by Typhoon Halong

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Alaska's Kipnuk Evacuated by Air as Typhoon-Related Flooding Swamps Coastal Villages

Alaskan coastal villages are being evacuated after Typhoon Halong's remnants triggered historic flooding—one of the largest airlifts in state history as communities face ruin and climate questions.

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"The truly terrifying voice of a psychotic Republic": How Jimi Hendrix's iconic Woodstock performance was an expression of national nervous breakdown

Bethel, New York, August 18, 1969: Most of the crowd hasd gone home, but those who remained bore witness to one of the most famous live performances ever

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Without Woodstock, There'd Be No ID.Buzz

The Volkswagen ID.Buzz might come from Germany, but it may not exist if not for what happened in Bethel, New York over half a century ago.

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The California community caught between a powerful megachurch and far-right extremists

Shasta residents voted out an anti-establishment leader in favor of a business owner who attends the enormously popular yet controversial Bethel church

The Guardian - US

"Let's Go Brandon" T-Shirts Can Be Barred from Middle School on Grounds of Vulgarity

Before we get to Brandon, let's detour to Bethel School Dist. No. 403 v. Fraser (1986). Matthew Fraser gave this nomination speech for a friend who was running for high school vice-president: I know a man who is firm—he's firm in his pants, he's firm in his shirt, his character…

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Wells Fargo workers at two US branches of bank launch efforts to unionize

Employees in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and Bethel, Alaska, make rare move to organize staff in financial industry

The Guardian - US

Jill Biden touts efforts to bring better internet to Alaska Native villages

Alaska Native villages have long been caught on the wrong side of the digital divide with no internet connections or a sluggish link at best

The Independent UK

Meteorite hunt! Museum offers $25k reward for fragment of Maine space rock

The Maine Mineral and Gem Museum in Bethel is offering a hefty reward for anyone who can produce a significant fragment of a fallen meteorite.

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