AGENDA Meeting of the Norway Select Board October 17, 2019 7 p.m. at the Municipal Office 1) Call to Order 2) Flag Salute 3) Moment of Silence 4) Public Hearing: Cancer Resource Center of Western Maine – Run/Walk on 11/28 – 6am to 11am. · (Open Public Hearing, presentation, public question, comments or […]
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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Municipal meetings Oct. 17-24
Thursday, Oct. 17 Norway Selectboard – 7 p.m. Oxford Selectboard – 6:00 p.m. Hartford Selectboard – 7 p.m. Sumner Fire Dept. – 6:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 21 SAD 17 – 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 22 Paris Planning Board – 7 p.m. Sumner Selectboard – 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 24 Norway Planning Board – 7 p.m. West Paris […]
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Phillips/ Autumn welcomed, adieu to friends
PHILLIPS — Last weekend was a busy one in Phillips. On Saturday, the Phillips Public Library, the Library Studio right next door, and the playground at the Phillips Elementary School were all sites for a wide variety of Fall Festival activities designed to bring the community together in celebration of one of this area’s most […]
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Oxford County Commissioners agenda — October 15, 2019
Oxford County Commissioners Meeting October 15, 2019 at 9 a.m. 26 Western Avenue, Paris Agenda 9:00 Convene Meeting • Pledge of Allegiance • Draft Minutes Pending Review or Signature: o September 17 o October 3 • Adopt Agenda 9:05 Public Comment 9:30 Department Heads 10:30 Sheriff’s Report • Monthly Updates • Executive Session to Discuss […]
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Thanksgiving basket application deadline Oct. 31
REGION — Eric Tompkins from the Tri-Town Ministerial Food Cupboard (TTMFC) has announced that this year the whole month of October will be available to sign up for a Thanksgiving Basket. Anyone who resides in the Livermore, Livermore Falls and Jay community ,and who needs help at Thanksgiving, may apply . They do NOT need […]
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Carter joins AD staff
NORWAY — The Advertiser Democrat welcomes Nicole Carter to its ranks as a staff writer. Carter comes to Norway from The Franklin Journal. A graduate of USM with a degree in history, Carter also raises alpacas on her farm in Peru. She has extensive experience in newspaper writing as well as marketing and circulation. Also […]
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Municipal meetings Oct. 10-17
Thursday, Oct. 10 Norway Planning Board – 7 p.m. West Paris Selectboard – 5 p.m. Harrison Selectboard – 6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 15 Buckfield Selectboard – 6:30 p.m. Otisfield Planning Board – 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 16 Paris Selectboard – 6:30 p.m. Otisfield Selectboard – 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 17 Norway Selectboard – 7 p.m. Oxford […]
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Oxford County Commissioners agenda – October 11, 2019
Agenda Oxford County Commissioners Meeting October 11, 2019 at 2:00 PM 26 Western Avenue, Paris, Maine 2:00 Convene Meeting • Pledge of Allegiance • Adopt Agenda 2:05 Executive Session to Discuss Potential Litigation w/ Counsel (1 M.R.S.A. § 405-6 E) 3:00 Union Grievance TBD Adjournment
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Special Fayette Town Meeting — October 8, 2019
Greetings All: The Special Town Meeting slated for Tuesday October 8, will start at 7 p.m. at the Fayette Central School. WHY? At the Annual Town Meeting held in June the people voted and approved joining via an inter-local agreement with other Western Maine School Districts. The voters were unaware of the details and legal complications […]
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Nothing Chinese about an auction
Americans have a long history of using pejorative terms to describe things that make them uncomfortable, people who are different than they perceive themselves to be and those less fortunate. It is one of the shameful parts of our history. We are not alone. Perhaps it is an undesirable trait of being human and having […]