A.M. Sheehan
Staff Writer
A.M. Sheehan has been in the news business for 40 years, including time as an editor at the Chatham Courier in N.Y., Kitchenware News, Beachcomber and Dover Community News in N.H., and the Summerville Journal Scene, Georgetown Times, Waccamaw Times and Inlet Outlet in S.C. In Maine she has been an editor for the
Advertiser Democrat, Bethel Citizen, Franklin Journal and Livermore Falls Advertiser, and is currently managing editor for the Sun Journal's group of western Maine weeklies. She is a former journalist of the year in Maine, a Pulitzer finalist and winner of the Michael Kelley Award, the Polk Award and the Casey Medal Award. A.M. enjoys reading, theater, cooking and gardening.
Briefly
Thrift store JAY — Come to the “Grand Opening” of the St. Rose of Lima Thrift Store at the Parish Hall, 1 Church St. on Nov. 21 between 8 a.m. and 2 p.m. The five-room store is filled with household items, clothing for everyone, tools, toys, and much more! We are following Maine State CDC […]
COVID exposure possible at polls
WOODSTOCK — A poll observer working at the Town Office on Election Day said he believes he contracted COVID-19 on Election Day and wants others to be advised. The man, believed to be from Fryeburg, said he worked all day at the polls and witnessed many voters coming in unmasked. He said anyone who spent […]
Otisfield driver arrested after chase from Norway to Auburn
Lester Bartlett, 28, is charged with eluding police, driving after license suspension, violating bail conditions.
Disclaimer
The Advertiser Democrat vigorously supports the First Amendment, and we hold our nation’s collective right to free speech in high regard. The newspaper has not endorsed or expressed support for any specific candidate in this year’s election, as may be interpreted by the placement of a political sign occupying the second floor of a building in […]
SMH to dedicate new building to Bahres
NORWAY — The new medical office building located on the campus of Stephens Memorial Hospital in Norway will be named the Bob & Sandy Bahre Health Center. The naming of the building in honor of the late Bob Bahre and his wife Sandy is in recognition of their generous support over the years to the […]
Stocking your pantry for winter during isolation
The last freeze here in Maine took the last of our tomatoes. A poignant reminder that winter and all of its complications is preparing to arrive. I’m looking ahead to my cold-weather pantry needs. It doesn’t look like COVID is going anywhere soon, and that means that while standing in line outside at grocery stores […]
Middle, high schools close, emergency juvenile curfew eyed in Norway after assaults/Teens run rampant, terrorizing town
OXFORD HILLS — The Oxford Hills middle and high schools shut down for two days switching to remote learning and a temporary emergency curfew is being discussed for Norway because of ongoing juvenile assaults on other juveniles, according to officials. And law enforcement agencies are frustrated with what they say has been an ongoing series […]
Care homes need rapid tests
To the Editor: Abbott Laboratories developed a rapid test for COVID-19 that can provide results in 15 minutes. United Airlines just announced they will start to offer the test to travelers at the airport. Why can’t people take this COVID-19 test outside at a nursing home? If the test is negative then you can visit […]
Energy Matters: Energy and slavery
The relationship of modern humans to their energy needs can be fairly well described in terms of slavery, as appalling as that may sound; and just as human slavery has been abandoned as unacceptable in a sane society, so might we consider re-drafting the slave-master energy relationship in which we are so mired. Energy is […]