New Bethel Art Studio Opening; Selectmen Approve $10K to Restore Statue; Community Supports Police After Dallas Shooting

Bethel, CT — Catch up on all the news you may have missed this past week on Patch.

The Bethel Historical Society fears the statue will not last another winter without suffering permanent damage. Read more here. >>>Bethel Selectmen Vote to Grant $10,300 in Repairs for Historic Doughboy Statue

The new Bethel art studio will be the second location for the owner, Hannah Perry. Read more here. >>> New Art Studio 'Giggling Pig' to Open on Greenwood Avenue

If convicted, a 24-year-old former Bethel man faces a maximum term of 20 years imprisonment for distribution of heroin. Read more here. >>> Former Bethel Man Pleads Guilty to Distributing Heroin Related to Woman's Overdose

Students at Bethel YMCA learn gardening skills while parents reap the rewards at 'Garden to Table' events. Read more here. >>> 16 Vegetable Beds Allow Bethel Children to Learn Useful Lessons by Planting, Cultivating, Tending to Gardens

We asked Patch readers on Facebook what streets they thought needed a speed bump. Find out what your neighbors told us. Read more here. >>> What Road in Bethel Needs a Speed Bump?

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• Bethel Artist to Exhibit Works at Garrison Farm
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• Wayne E. Bedore, Sr., 80, Passed Away Peacefully
• In Memory of Sylvia Gill Courtway, 90, of Bethel
• Former Bethel Resident Ruthann Davey, 75, Passed Away