To the Editor: As we struggle to make sense of the political predicament we find ourselves in, though baffled and bewildered as to how it came to this, I thought Masha Gessen’s recent observation following the so-called “debate” between the two major party vice presidential candidates helpfully illuminating. Gessen, a noted writer and authority on […]
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.
Posted inThe Bethel Citizen
Woodstock boards to review development, look to future
WOODSTOCK — After receiving statistics on the number of new houses built in Woodstock over the last 20 years, selectmen last week decided it is perhaps time for them and the Planning Board to meet to discuss how the town might look with continued construction in coming years. Selectmen Ron Deegan and Bob McQueeney also […]
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Posted inThe Rangeley Highlander
To the Editor: Dear residents of the Rangeley region, we write this message to the extended community with sincere gratitude for your support. About six weeks ago, a letter was mailed to all taxpayers in Rangeley and the surrounding Plantations, explaining our project status and requesting donations for the Rangeley Childcare Center. The response and […]
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Western Maine Audubon presents ‘Mountain Lakes as Sentinels …’ talk
Western Maine Audubon presents: MOUNTAIN LAKES AS SENTINELS OF CHANGE IN THE NORTHEAST, a talk by Dr. Rachel Hovel and Dr. Julia Daly
Posted inThe Rangeley Highlander
Americans Who Tell the Truth
To the Editor: Do you remember Samantha Smith? In 1982, she was a 10-year-old from Maine with a question, why did the world need nuclear weapons? “Is Russia going to war with the United States?” she wrote in a letter to Soviet leader, Yuri Andropov. The courage of her question captured the hearts of people […]
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Virtual Business Planning for Producers starts
STATE — Registration is open for the University of Maine Cooperative Extension’s Business Planning for Producers course. The course is designed for aspiring producers as well as new and beginning producers in the first or second year in production. Participants will learn about the core concepts of business operations, finance, management and marketing. Held Thursdays […]
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Virtual Business Planning for Producers to start
STATE — Registration is open for the University of Maine Cooperative Extension’s Business Planning for Producers course. The course is designed for aspiring producers as well as new and beginning producers in the first or second year in production. Participants will learn about the core concepts of business operations, finance, management and marketing. Held Thursdays […]