To the Editor: Dear Mr Martin, On this solemn day, instead of reflecting on September 11th and our nation’s bravery and losses, readers are subjected to BULLLLLLONY! (And I am being kind.) I am hoping that your electricity was off last night and you could not watch what Americans were subjected to during the Trump […]
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 inAdvertiser Democrat
Movie review: ‘It Ends With Us’
I was on vacation two weekends ago, so I missed the chance to review this movie when it nearly took down “Deadpool & Wolverine” for the #1 spot at the box office. Two weeks later, the film has dropped to #3, but it still outperformed everything that opened this past weekend, not to mention racking […]
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Posted inBethel, The Bethel Citizen
White Mountain National Forest eyes Albany land acquisition
REGION — The White Mountain National Forest is in discussions for the potential addition of a 700-acre tract of land adjacent to the forest in Albany that would enhance recreational resources and protect wildlife and the Crooked River watershed, according to acquisition supporters. The parcel, owned by a family company, Penley & Mills, Inc., shares about 10,000 […]
Posted inBethel, The Bethel Citizen
Bethel to use reserve funds to repair sand/salt shed
The inside wall of the shed had been damaged over the years when salt and sand ate away at the concrete and the steel rebar supporting it.
Posted inThe Bethel Citizen
County error leads to shortfall in Woodstock tax share
WOODSTOCK — Because of a county error in calculating the town’s share of Oxford County taxes, Woodstock selectmen, last week, voted to take funds from the town’s overlay account to cover a shortfall in what the town owes. The original county assessment to Woodstock of $279,702 had to be increased by $13,512, according to Town Manager […]