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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PublishedFebruary 16, 2023
Back to school for Officer Holli
NORWAY — The Guy E. Rowe Elementary School’s new School Resource Officer – Officer Holli Pullen – may be new to the school as its SRO but the school isn’t new to Pullen. From 2015 to 2019, Pullen, 39, of Paris, worked there as an ed tech. The SRO position opened up as she was […]
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PublishedFebruary 13, 2023
Telstar Middle School Nordic
BETHEL —The snow was fast, the sky clear and the middle schoolers raced their best at the 32nd Flying Moose Classic at the Bethel Inn on Sunday February 12th. Racing for Gould Academy Mallory Raymond double-poled her way to the finish line, winning the 3K race overall with 10:14.7. Racing for Telstar the Smith sisters […]
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PublishedFebruary 9, 2023
How do you say that in …
English: elucidationFrench: élucidationSpanish: elucidaciónGerman: AufklärungItalian: delucidazioneArabic: tawdih توضيحChinese: Shuōmíng 说明
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PublishedFebruary 9, 2023
Word of the Week
Elucidation(ee-loo-suh-DAY-shun)Explaining something or making it easier to understand. It contains the word lucid, which means clear-headed or sane.Marcie drew weird pictures that required some elucidation.
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PublishedFebruary 9, 2023
Current Events: Linus Pauling
February 28 is not a public holiday, but many people feel it should be. It’s the birthday of Linus Pauling, one of the world’s greatest scientists. He was awarded the Nobel Prize twice.Linus Carl Pauling was born February 28, 1901 in Portland, Oregon. His parents were Herman Henry William Pauling and Lucy Isabelle (known as […]
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PublishedFebruary 8, 2023
How do you say that in …
English: suffrageFrench: suffrageSpanish: sufragioGerman: WahlrechtItalian: suffragioArabic: haqu alaiqtirae حق الاقتراعChinese: Xuǎnjǔquán 选举权
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PublishedFebruary 8, 2023
Putting down roots
NORWAY — Jeremy Pyburn, 32, of South Paris – one of Norway Police Department’s newest officers – has adopted the Oxford Hills and wants to put down roots and raise his family here. Pyburn grew up in Hiram and graduated from The Community School in Tamworth, NH. During his youth he served as a volunteer […]
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PublishedFebruary 2, 2023
How Do You Say That In …
English: apostropheFrench: apostropheSpanish: apóstrofeGerman: ApostrophItalian: apostrofoArabic: alfasilat aleulya الفاصلة العلياChinese: Piē hào 撇号
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PublishedFebruary 2, 2023
Word of the Week
Apostrophe(uh-POSS-tro-fee)A punctuation mark used in writing. It has two jobs:To show where one or more letters have been left out, as in shortening ‘do not’ to ‘don’t.’To show ownership, as in the cat’s whiskers.Marcie’s face turned red when she left the apostrophe out of don’t while writing on the whiteboard
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PublishedFebruary 2, 2023
Current Events: Presidents’ Day
We celebrate Presidents’ Day on the third Monday in February. This year it falls on February 20. Many people will have that day off from school and work and many businesses will have Presidents’ Day sales. However, according to federal law, there is no holiday called Presidents’ Day.How do we have a holiday that is […]
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