To the Editor: I have written dozens of letters to the editor over the years. But approximately one of them has ever left the confines of my scrambled brain. I’m full of opinions, just ask my husband. But I’m pretty sure no one is all that interested in reading about them. So, I’ll stick to […]
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.
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Film Fest supports land trust
BETHEL — Granite Backcountry Alliance (GBA), a nonprofit organization developing backcountry skiing terrain in New Hampshire and western Maine, is coming to The Gem Theater in Bethel, Maine, to screen the Granite Backcountry Film Festival on Saturday, February 24. GBA is teaming up with Mahoosuc Land Trust, a nonprofit organization dedicated to conserving land to further biological diversity, recreational access, […]
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Rotary hosts eclipse speaker
BRIDGTON — On Feb. 29 from 5-7 p.m., the Rotary Club of Bridgton-Lake Region will host a speaker on the eclipse at the Magic Lantern on Depot Street in Bridgton. Edward Herrick-Gleason, director of the Southworth Planetarium at SMU in Portland since 1999, will cover the basic of eclipses and keep the talk informative […]
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Book club sets dates, books
BETHEL — The Grace Note Inn Book Club celebrated its one year anniversary in December. The book club is open to all, with no sign-ups or commitments required. The club recently voted on books for 2024. There are two book club meetings each month. The library is happy to help people check out the books […]
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Region 9 Adult Ed launches Plumbing and HVAC
BETHEL — Dave Murphy, the Region 9 Adult and Community Education director, recently announced the creation of a new program that will be designed to provide interested community members with information about various career opportunities in the area. These sessions will begin in January and will be free to the public, although participants will be […]
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What I’ve Learned
A googol – 1 with 100 zeros after it – is a number so large that there is not a googol of anything on Earth. Not grains of sand. Not drops of water in the oceans. Not even atoms.The search engine, Google, was meant to be named Googol (to represent the vast amount of information […]
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Honors
Husson BANGOR — Husson University is pleased to celebrate the academic achievements of students recently named to the President’s List, Dean’s List and Honors List for the Fall 2023 semester of the 2023-2024 academic year. Jennifer Leach of Anson
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Dean’s List
Husson BANGOR — Husson University is pleased to celebrate the academic achievements of students recently named to the Dean’s List for the Fall 2023 semester of the 2023-2024 academic year. Katelyn Daggett of New Vineyard