Mary Delamater has lived in western Maine all her life and started her career at the Sun Journal as a proofreader, freelance writer and photographer. Eventually, she moved to an editing position, reading staff-generated stories and laying out pages for the Oxford Hills region. With changes to the publication over the years, she has continued on the copy desk, ensuring stories reflect the paper's values of truth, fairness, excellence and compassion. She is a graduate of Oxford Hills High School in Paris and has attended and/or led workshops on reporting and editing. She's one of 14 children and aunt to dozens of nieces and nephews. She enjoys family gatherings, hosting the annual Merrill Family Christmas Open House, cooking, home decorating, reading, boating, daily walks and chairing the Sun Journal Fun Committee.
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PublishedDecember 30, 2020
Otisfield ATV driver in critical condition
David Cuomo crashed near his home early Tuesday morning.
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PublishedDecember 30, 2020
Durham Town Office closed Thursday
DURHAM — Selectmen voted 4-1 to close the Town Office on New Year’s Eve and give all full-time employees who don’t work in the office eight hours of comp time. In another 4-1 vote at their Dec. 22 meeting, selectmen approved rolling $188,600 for a new plow truck and $8,000 for the town manager search […]
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PublishedNovember 9, 2020
Photos: Police chase ends in Auburn
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PublishedOctober 9, 2020
State returns Oxford County to low risk category
Schools can have more in-person learning and sports programs.
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PublishedJuly 1, 2020
Maine public meeting law
The Maine Freedom of Access Act is intended to open the government of Maine by guaranteeing access to the “public records” and “public proceedings” of state and local government bodies and agencies, according to the Office of the Maine Attorney General. A fundamental purpose of the Freedom of Access Act is to ensure deliberations and […]
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PublishedJune 23, 2020
MSAD 58 budget questioned amid current economy
The $10.35 million proposal is 6% higher than this year.
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PublishedJune 16, 2020
The roots of Victory Gardens
The practice began during World War I
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PublishedApril 14, 2020
Med-Care raising money for equipment to help in pandemic
Devices for patients in cardiac and/or respiratory arrest would ease staffing crunch, chief says.
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PublishedApril 2, 2020
Canton officials waive late fees for tax, sewer bills
CANTON — Selectmen held an emergency meeting outside of the Town Office on Wednesday to discuss further adjustments to government operations during the state mandatory stay-at-home order. Board Chairman Russell Adams said the town will waive any late fees for taxes and sewer bills for 90 days, beginning Thursday, April 2. Also, the Town Office […]
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PublishedApril 1, 2020
Buckfield selectmen seek bids for sand/salt building
The 2010 shed is structurally unsafe and hasn’t been used for two years.
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