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.
Word of the Week
Colony (CALL-uh-nee)A place where people come to settle that is under control of their home country.America was once a colony of England.
Dean’s List
Dean FRANKLIN, MA — Dean College is pleased to announce that Madeline Fenlason of Winthrop has earned a place on the Dean’s List for the Spring 2022 semester. Students named to the Dean’s List have demonstrated a serious commitment to their studies while at Dean College. URI KINGSTON, RI — The University of Rhode Island […]
Dean’s List
Dean FRANKLIN, MA — Dean College is pleased to announce that Madeline Fenlason of Winthrop has earned a place on the Dean’s List for the Spring 2022 semester. Students named to the Dean’s List have demonstrated a serious commitment to their studies while at Dean College. URI KINGSTON, RI — The University of Rhode Island […]
President’s List
Nichols DUDLEY, MA — Keegan Choate from Winthrop, achieved President’s List honors for the spring 2022 semester at Nichols College. The President’s List recognizes those students who achieve high grades during a single semester. In order to be included on the President’s List, a student must have a minimum grade point average of 3.85 for […]
Graduates
St. Lawrence CANTON, NY — More than 500 members of St. Lawrence University’s Class of 2022 took part in the University’s Commencement ceremonies, which were held Sunday, May 22, at Newell Field House in Canton, New York. Meghan Charles from Farmington ME graduated Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science degree in psychology and environmental […]
Young actors needed for play
NORWAY — Young actors are still needed to take part in Under a Yellow Star – Diaries of Children of the Holocaust. There are approximately 30 roles for young people ages 7 through high school and a couple of adults. Experience is not necessary, just a willingness to work hard and as a team. About […]
Bethel Rec welcomes summer
BETHEL — Mosquitoes, and ticks, and poison ivy, oh my. It seems like there are a lot of reasons to stay inside – but not this summer. (That was an unintentional rhyme, but I can’t help but feel that it punctuates the point.) Ultimate Frisbee, and disc golf, and gaga ball, oh yeah. Starting this […]
Sweet on sourdough
New Ventures Maine awards marketing mini-grant to local bakery
Lead found in school water
AREA — The issue of lead in school drinking water has received a lot of attention in recent years. This is because school-age children are among those particularly vulnerable to health and developmental problems after exposure to high levels of lead. With the passage of LD 153 (An Act to Strengthen Testing for Lead in […]