Labor(Rhymes with neighbor.)Work or effort.Janet found that the labor of caring for 20 chickens, two dogs, a pig, and a cat was very tiring.Labor and labour are different spellings of the same word. Labor is used in American English, and labour is used in British English.
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.
Posted inThe Franklin Journal
Journalism scholarships awarded
STATE — The Maine Community Foundation’s (MaineCF) Guy P. Gannett Journalism Scholarship Fund has awarded $327,000 in scholarships to 17 students across the state. The Gannett Scholarship provides support for students majoring in journalism or a related field and helps pay tuition for undergraduate, graduate, trade or technical school studies. This year’s Gannnett Scholarship recipients […]
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New face in the cruiser
NORWAY — Norway Police Department has welcomed a new face to its ranks – 21-year-old Michael Jones of Hanover. Jones is a 2019 graduate of Telstar High School who, during his senior year of high school, did a dual enrollment with Central Maine Community College. After graduating he continued his studies earning an Associate’s Degree […]
Posted inThe Bethel Citizen
Woodstock welcomes new librarian
“I want to continue to make the library here a connection point for people,” Pat Little said. “Of course I want to grow the book collection, but it’s also a place where you can come to learn about other things in our community.”
Posted inThe Bethel Citizen
Oxford team wins World Series!
A celebratory parade for the world series champions will be held Friday, Aug. 19 in Norway.
Posted inKids' Edition
How do you say that in …
English: divineFrench: divine (female) divin (maile)Spanish: divina (female) divino (male)German: göttlichItalian: divine (female) divini (male)Arabic: ‘iilhi إلهيChinese: Shénshèng de 神圣的Hindi: divy दिव्य
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How do you say that in …
English: demotedFrench: rétrogradéSpanish: degradadoGerman: degradiertItalian: retrocessoArabic: ‘anzilat rutabtuha أنزلت رتبتهاChinese: Jiàngjí 降级
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Word of the Week
Demoted(rhymes with he voted)Lowered in rank or position.Sergeant Andrews was such a poor leader, he was demoted to the rank of corporal.
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Current Events/Pluto Demoted Day
August 24 is a special holiday called Pluto Demoted Day.It isn’t exactly a holiday. No one gives presents, and nobody gets the day off. Many people don’t even know about Pluto Demoted Day. But some people do, because it’s a day that changed school books and charts of the solar system. It also changed a […]
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What I’ve Learned
My parents were divorced when I was quite young – five, maybe – and my mother and I left New York and moved to Oklahoma. She wanted no contact with my father, so I grew up knowing almost nothing about him.There were times in my teenage years when I yearned to find him. And that […]