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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PublishedNovember 24, 2022
Movie Review/’Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’
In 2018, “Black Panther” became the biggest hit of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. It even made more at the domestic box office than that year’s “Avengers: Infinity War.” Since then, King T’challa (Chadwick Boseman) of the African kingdom of Wakanda died at the hand of Thanos, came back in “Avengers: Endgame,” and then died permanently […]
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PublishedNovember 18, 2022
How do you say that in …
English: infamyFrench: infamieSpanish: infamiaGerman: SchandeItalian: infamiaArabic: alear العارChinese: Màmíng 骂名
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PublishedNovember 18, 2022
Word of the Week
infamy (Say the words “in for me,” but instead of for, say fuh.)Famous for doing something bad or evil.The criminal tried to escape, but his infamy had people searching everywhere for him.
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PublishedNovember 18, 2022
Current Events: Pearl Harbor Day
In the United States, December 7 is known as Pearl Harbor Day. It honors the 2,403 Americans who were killed when Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on December 7, 1941.The attack was a surprise. We were not at war with Japan, yet their planes showed up and bombed our navy ships that were docked in […]
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PublishedNovember 9, 2022
Voting results by town
Unofficial results of Nov. 8 election results by town, as of Tuesday night.
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PublishedNovember 9, 2022
Book Review: Different
Different: A Story of the Spanish Civil War By Mónica Montañés Illustrations by Eva Sánchez Gómez Between 1936 and 1939, a civil war raged across Spain. For almost three years, ordinary citizens lived in fear of bombs dropping from the sky. When fascist dictator Francisco Franco declared victory, he began to persecute everyone who […]
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PublishedNovember 9, 2022
Current Events: Nanak Jayanti
Let’s learn about a wonderful holiday, Nanak Jayanti, that more than 30 million people celebrate each year. This year, Nanak Jayanti is on November 30.Nanak was a man who lived from 1469 to 1539 in India. His name is pronounced NAW-nack – rhymes with LAW snack. The word, jayanti, is Hindu for anniversary or birthday. […]
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PublishedNovember 3, 2022
Cemetery meeting set
OTISFIELD — The Annual Meeting of Elmwood Cemetary will be held at the East Otisfield Free Baptist Church on November 12 at 1:30 p.m.
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PublishedNovember 2, 2022
Word of the Week
bonfire(bon-fire)A large, controlled outdoor fire. It can be used as part of a celebration, as a signal fire, or to get rid of burnable waste like dead leaves and scrap wood.The local high school had a large bonfire as part of its homecoming celebration.
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PublishedNovember 2, 2022
Current Events: Guy Fawkes Day
Guy Fawkes Day, which happens each November 5th, is not an American holiday, it’s a British holiday. But its beginnings are so interesting, and the way it is celebrated is so fun, it is worth knowing about. (Fawkes sounds like the word fox.)Imagine a holiday with lots and lots of fireworks, like our Fourth of […]
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