GREENWOOD — At a Greenwood Selectmen’s meeting Tuesday, Feb. 15, lightbulbs went off as the board reacted positively to a pitch from a community solar sharing company that could save the town a guaranteed 15% on future electricity bills. Kay Mann, community outreach director for Powermarket Maine, spoke Tuesday about the community solar company that […]
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 they say that in…
English: mathematics French: mathématiques Spanish: matemáticas German: Mathematik (German capitalizes nouns) Italian: matematica Arabic: alriyadiaat الرياضيات
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Word of the Week
mathematics Mathematics is the study of numbers, how they relate to each other, and how they relate to the real world. The short way of saying it is math. In English there are two ways that people pronounce it: with three syllables (MATH-MAT-ics) or with four syllables: (MA-the-MAT-ics). Either way is correct.
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Black History Month: Dorothy Johnson Vaughan
Dorothy Johnson Vaughan worked as a human computer, doing advanced math to help engineers design airplanes and rockets. She worked for NASA, supervising an office of other human computers. In the 1940s, 50s, and 60s, before there were electronic computers, people who were good at mathematics were called computers, because that’s what they did, computed […]
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Hannaford Helps expands to floral dept.
SCARBOROUGH – ‘Say it with flowers’ has an even deeper meaning these days, courtesy of Hannaford Supermarkets. Bloomin’ 4 Good, an initiative launched by the supermarket chain across its five-state footprint last August, has already raised more than $60,000 for area non-profits. Bloomin’ 4 Good raises money for local organizations alongside Reusable Bag Program Bloomin’ […]
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Patrolling pride
OXFORD — The Oxford Elementary School Pride Patrol was on the road February 3 recognizing three of their OES STARS. These students were recognized for their hard work, great attitudes, and for being ROCKSTARS in their classrooms. The Pride Patrol delivered a certificate, pizza, and lots of praise to these OES students and their families.
Posted inThe Bethel Citizen
Bethel appoints CEO, increases fees
BETHEL — Bethel selectmen appointed Randy Thurston code enforcement officer (CEO) for the town at the Monday, Feb. 7 meeting, along with Courtney McPherson as the town’s new planning assistant. Increased fees, committee appointments, new victualer licenses, changes to the marijuana ordinance, and approval of a junior EMS program at Telstar were amongst the other […]
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SAD 44 faces loss of more than $400K in state aid
BETHEL — Potential state aid losses upwards of $400,000 were outlined Monday, Feb. 7, in the superintendent’s report to the SAD 44 board of directors. State Aid for Maine School Districts is determined through a series of measures, one of which is meeting certain thresholds for the number of “disadvantaged students” a district serves. Typically, […]