OXFORD — What do you do when you are a “go-getter” and not content to go with the flow? If you are Dominick Carll, 25, you graduate early from high school, go into the military (because you are still too young to go into law enforcement which is what you really want to do) go […]
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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Man charged with stalking teen
Anthony Aldrich, 51, of Norway is being held on a $1,000 cash bail at the Oxford County Jail.
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Norway man charged with PPP fraud
Between May 2020 and continuing until at least Feb. 4, 2021, Merton Weed filed five applications for PPP loans requesting more than $150,000.
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How do you say that in …
English: manuscriptFrench: manuscriteSpanish: manuscritoGerman: ManuskriptItalian: manoscrittaArabic: makhtuta مخطوطةChinese: Shǒugǎo 手稿
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Word of the Week
Manuscript(Rhymes with man you ripped.)The original text of an author’s work, often handwritten or printed out, that is submitted to a publisher.Mr. Brandon mailed his manuscript to a book publisher.
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Current Events: Dr. Seuss
Dr. Seuss wasn’t a doctor and his last name wasn’t Seuss. His name was Theodor Seuss Geisel (GUY-sul) and he was born on March 2, 1904 in Springfield, Massachusetts.Theordor’s parents were Henrietta (née Seuss) and Theodor Robert Geisel. The French word née (pronounced nay) means born, and we often use it in English to show […]
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Back to school for Officer Holli
NORWAY — The Guy E. Rowe Elementary School’s new School Resource Officer – Officer Holli Pullen – may be new to the school as its SRO but the school isn’t new to Pullen. From 2015 to 2019, Pullen, 39, of Paris, worked there as an ed tech. The SRO position opened up as she was […]
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Telstar Middle School Nordic
BETHEL —The snow was fast, the sky clear and the middle schoolers raced their best at the 32nd Flying Moose Classic at the Bethel Inn on Sunday February 12th. Racing for Gould Academy Mallory Raymond double-poled her way to the finish line, winning the 3K race overall with 10:14.7. Racing for Telstar the Smith sisters […]
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How do you say that in …
English: elucidationFrench: élucidationSpanish: elucidaciónGerman: AufklärungItalian: delucidazioneArabic: tawdih توضيحChinese: Shuōmíng 说明
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Word of the Week
Elucidation(ee-loo-suh-DAY-shun)Explaining something or making it easier to understand. It contains the word lucid, which means clear-headed or sane.Marcie drew weird pictures that required some elucidation.