February 28 is not a public holiday, but many people feel it should be. It’s the birthday of Linus Pauling, one of the world’s greatest scientists. He was awarded the Nobel Prize twice.Linus Carl Pauling was born February 28, 1901 in Portland, Oregon. His parents were Herman Henry William Pauling and Lucy Isabelle (known as […]
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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How do you say that in …
English: suffrageFrench: suffrageSpanish: sufragioGerman: WahlrechtItalian: suffragioArabic: haqu alaiqtirae حق الاقتراعChinese: Xuǎnjǔquán 选举权
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Putting down roots
NORWAY — Jeremy Pyburn, 32, of South Paris – one of Norway Police Department’s newest officers – has adopted the Oxford Hills and wants to put down roots and raise his family here. Pyburn grew up in Hiram and graduated from The Community School in Tamworth, NH. During his youth he served as a volunteer […]
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How Do You Say That In …
English: apostropheFrench: apostropheSpanish: apóstrofeGerman: ApostrophItalian: apostrofoArabic: alfasilat aleulya الفاصلة العلياChinese: Piē hào 撇号
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Word of the Week
Apostrophe(uh-POSS-tro-fee)A punctuation mark used in writing. It has two jobs:To show where one or more letters have been left out, as in shortening ‘do not’ to ‘don’t.’To show ownership, as in the cat’s whiskers.Marcie’s face turned red when she left the apostrophe out of don’t while writing on the whiteboard
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Current Events: Presidents’ Day
We celebrate Presidents’ Day on the third Monday in February. This year it falls on February 20. Many people will have that day off from school and work and many businesses will have Presidents’ Day sales. However, according to federal law, there is no holiday called Presidents’ Day.How do we have a holiday that is […]
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Governor announces $450 Energy Relief Payments in the mail
AUGUSTA — Governor Janet Mills announced that the first round of $450 winter energy relief payments are being mailed to eligible Maine taxpayers today. The $450 Winter Relief Payments are part of Governor Mills’ Emergency Energy Relief Plan to help keep Maine people warm, safe, and secure this winter amid near record high energy costs. […]
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Serving her home town
NORWAY — Jillian Douglas, 22, of Norway graduated from OHCHS in 2019, went off to college to study criminal justice, then worked for a bit for Oxford Fire Department, and the Oxford County Regional Communications Center before coming “home” last fall to work for the Norway Police Department. “There were times when I considered […]
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Middle school nordic results
BETHEL — Local Middle School Ladies take home some Nordic hardware at Black Mountain’s Jr. Sassi Memorial on January 28th. The first girl across the finish line was Mallory Raymond skiing for Gould Academy, Mallory had the second fastest time (10:18.7) in the field of almost 100 boys and girls from more than a dozen […]
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Word of the Week
Suffrage.(Rhymes with TOUGH ridge.)The right to vote in public political elections.When Mabel voted in the presidential election, she was thankful for the Womens’ Suffrage movement that made her vote possible.