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.
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PublishedDecember 15, 2022
Bethel selectboard laments lack of communication
BETHEL — After a raucous Town Meeting, the selectboard met and approved three regular warrant items for a total of $631,428.74. Before those items were introduced an anonymous $2,500 donation for the recreation department’s ski program was accepted as was a Community Resilience Partnership Community Action Grant for $50,000. Select board member, Meryl Kelly is […]
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PublishedDecember 14, 2022
Responsible Pet Care sees fewer donations, higher medical costs
It costs about $470,000 a year to operate the no-kill shelter in Paris.
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PublishedDecember 14, 2022
Current Events: New Year’s Day
It is a tradition for people to stay up late on December 31st so they can say “Happy New Year!” as soon as it’s midnight and January 1st arrives.Some cultures divide a year differently than we do. Their months may be longer or shorter than ours and have different names. Some peoples celebrate the new […]
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PublishedDecember 8, 2022
How do you say that in …
English: principleFrench: principeSpanish: principioGerman: PrinzipItalian: principioArabic: almabda المبدأChinese: Yuánzé 原则
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PublishedDecember 8, 2022
Current Events: Kwanzaa
You probably know of two major celebrations that happen near the end of each year: Christmas and Hanukkah. You may not know that there is a third celebration: Kwanzaa (pronounced QUAN-zuh). It takes place from December 26 to January 1.Christmas and Hanukkah are religious in nature and had their beginnings long ago in another part […]
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PublishedDecember 7, 2022
SAD17 director resigns ‘on own terms’
OXFORD — SAD 17 Board of Directors member Stacia Cordwell has decided to step down from the board according to a letter to the editor received by the Advertiser Democrat. Her decision, she writes, is in part because of the “new game being played with School Board Directors, ‘vote how we want or we will […]
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PublishedDecember 5, 2022
This n That
Pottery Pottery Painting with Rita Dec. 8, 6 p.m. Wilkins House, 19 Plummer Hill Road, Waterford. Register at waterfordcommunitycoordinator@gmail.com. Pay for the pottery and all materials included. Books All About Books with Robert W. Spencer at the Waterford Library, Saturday Dec. 17. at 11 a.m. Free. All are welcome. Bingo Gift Exchange Bingo. Dec. 31, […]
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PublishedDecember 4, 2022
Word of the Week
DedicationA ceremony to mark the official completion or opening of something (such as a building).The Jews dedicated the temple for worshiping God.
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PublishedDecember 4, 2022
How do you say that in …
English: dedicationFrench: dévouementSpanish: dedicaciónGerman: WidmungItalian: dedizioneArabic: ‘iikhlas إخلاصChinese: Fèngxiàn jīngshén 奉献精神
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PublishedDecember 4, 2022
Current Events: Dreidel
During the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah, there is a toy that children play with. Adults play with it, too. It’s called a dreidel (rhymes with cradle.)A dreidel is a spinning toy, like a top, that has four flat sides. Each side is marked with one of four Hebrew letters: Nun, Gimel, Hei, or Shin.Here’s how […]
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