PARIS — The Mad Science Holiday Spectacular program, sponsored by the public libraries of the Oxford Hills, was postponed to Saturday, Dec. 31 at 11 p.m., due to the weather and a power outage, on the original date. The program is being held at the Deering Memorial Community Center, located at 39 Main Street in […]
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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Current Events: Stephen Foster
If you lived in the United States in 1855, Stephen Foster would probably be your favorite songwriter. His melodies were beautiful and his lyrics matched the music so well, people loved his songs. In fact, many of his works are still sung today, more than 160 years after they were first written.Some of Stephen’s songs […]
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Burst pipe damages Agnes Gray Elementary School in West Paris
A sprinkler system pipe had burst and flooded the cafeteria and gym.
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Word of the Week
Resolution(rez-oh-LOO-shun)A firm decision to do something or meet some goal.Jamie made a resolution to learn to juggle.
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To the Editor: Within these last couple of months I have witnessed some SAD 17 School Board members not following the Director’s Code of Conduct and choosing to make decisions that are impacting the function and integrity of our SAD 17 School Board. That Code of Conduct is important to how the board operates and […]
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Do You Have Room in Your Heart?
Happy New Year! Fern here. I came to the shelter last April, and then I was adopted for a few months. During that time we all discovered that I do not care for tiny humans so now I’m back at the shelter. Big and medium humans are ok, I just don’t care for the tiny […]
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Holiday Services
Christmas Eve NEW PORTLAND—The Western Mountains Baptist Church is hosting a “Christmas Eve Eve” Celebration on Friday, December 23 at 6:30 p.m. WMBC worship leader, Brenna Cockerham of Freeman Township, will lead a 15-person choir and attendees in a hymn sing, mostly a cappella. Come enjoy a wondrous, festive evening celebrating Christmas alongside family, friends, […]
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Word of the Week
Principle(PRIN-sih-pul)A rule, belief, or idea that guides you.Malcolm believes that kindness is an important principle that all people should follow.(There is another word, principal, that sounds the same, but has a different meaning. A principal is a person in charge, like the principal of your school. Some people use the phrase ‘the principal is your […]