BETHEL — Pulling off a week-long yard sale that features enough items to fill two football fields takes a unique kind of choreography. The Bethel Rotary Club last week concluded concluded its annual sale, which raised more than $30,000 to support scholarships, grants to local nonprofits, and other causes. Many sale-goers are aware that new […]
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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Longtime Woodstock town manager to retire in 2025
Vern Maxfield plans to retire July 31, 2025.
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SAD 44 staff to enter school year at nearly full strength
BETHEL — The new SAD 44 school year starts next week, and the district is “in good shape as far as positions go,” Superintendent Mark Kenney told the school board Monday. He said that unlike some other districts, most jobs have been filled. “We feel very fortunate,” he said. New hires this year largely came […]
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Movie Review: ‘Trap’
With “Trap,” writer/director M. Night Shyamalan has given us a half-decent movie. By which I mean that half of it is… decent. The first half delivers the taut thriller we’ve been promised, and it’s not great or anything, but it’s reasonably suspenseful and enjoyable. And then the movie becomes garbage. Not the unique, crazy garbage […]
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A grant program offers caregivers something hard to come by: a break
Respite for ME, a two-year pilot program that launched in 2022, offers up to $5,171 to those providing care for a loved one at home.
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Please vote!
To the Editor: For all the hand-wringing about the two men running for President, this election really isn’t about them. It’s about us……our families, our freedoms, our futures. Republicans want to end health insurance for millions, undertake mass arrests and deportations, stand idly by as the planet warms, allow more mass shootings, institute tariffs that […]
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Hundreds of ‘best friends’ remember Ben Conant
A common theme among those who shared memories was how Ben, who also served as a preacher, religious camp counselor, and Bible teacher, would spend time visiting in the homes of many families.
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Norway Triathlon set for July 13
NORWAY — The annual Norway Triathlon is back for its 17th year on Saturday, July 13, at Pennesseewassee Park. This year’s triathlon is set to run at its maximum race capacity of approximately 130 individuals and teams. Sanctioned by USATriathlon, it is a perfect sprint tri for experienced athletes or first-time competitors. Individuals and teams […]
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Gagnon joins Truc Huynh Alumni Giving Society
PORTLAND — Uprise Partners CEO Malinda Gagnon has become the 18th member of the Truc Huynh Alumni Giving Society at the Mitchell Institute. The prestigious society recognizes Mitchell Scholar alumni who have followed in the footsteps of the late Truc Huynh, an altruistic Mitchell Scholar who passed away in June 2022. Truc paid it forward […]
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Kids’ Book Review
There Goes Ted Williams, the Greatest Hitter Who Ever Lived By Matt Tavares This amazingly illustrated and beautifully written junior, picture biography, There Goes Ted Williams, is a delightful read for youth and adults, offering lots of interesting information about Ted William’s life with few words. Imagine being only 17 years of age and being […]