On April 12, 1934, winds at the top of Mount Washington in New Hampshire blew at an astounding speed of 231 miles per hour. In honor of that, April 12 is called Big Wind Day. Another way of writing miles per hour is to simply use the first letter of each word: mph. To get […]
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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Bethel’s best bug farmers
BETHEL – Call him a bug manager, or a turd farmer, but Jeff Warden, who is superintendent of the Wastewater Treatment Plant for the Town of Bethel, says it’s all about keeping the bugs happy. Bethel uses what’s called an aerobic system, where natural organisms – or bugs – use oxygen to digest waste. Keeping […]
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How do they say that in …
English: fasting French: jeûne Spanish: ayunas German: fasten Italian: digiuna Arabic sawm ﺻَﻮﻡ Chinese: jìn shí 禁食
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Word of the Week
Fasting Going without food and drink on purpose for health or religious reasons. David is fasting today because he has a special medical test in the morning. His fast is only for two meals.
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Current Events/Ramadan
This Saturday evening (April 2, 2022) marks the beginning of Ramadan (RAWM-uh-dawn), a sacred month in the religion of Islam. Ramadan is one of the most important times of the year for Muslims. Muslims are people who follow the religion of Islam, which was founded by the prophet Muhammad back in the year 622. Their […]
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To our children
We would like to share with you a very important topic. It doesn’t matter what you look like, who you are, where you live, how much money your family has, what color you skin is, where you come from or how different you may be from those around you. You are important. You matter. You […]
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Exciting summer ahead at Mt. Abram
GREENWOOD — Bikers are looking forward to the summer at Mt. Abram when the bike park will be open for the season with new trails set up for all levels of bikers. “Three or four additional trails will be built going to the main side of the mountain,” said Mt. Abram’s communication director Zach McCarthy. […]
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How do they say that in…
English: scepter French: sceptre Spanish: cetro German: Zepter (German capitalizes nouns) Italian: scettro Arabic sawlajan صولجان Chinese: Quán zhàng 权杖
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Current Events/Purim
Purim is a Jewish holiday that celebrates how a young woman named Esther saved her people from destruction. The story, which is as exciting as any Hollywood movie, can be found in the Bible. It’s in the book of Esther in the Old Testament. The name of the holiday comes from a Persian word, Purim. […]
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Word of the Week
scepter (SEHP-tur)A staff or rod held by a royal leader as a sign of authority.Queen Elizabeth’s scepter has diamonds, rubies, and emeralds on it.