BETHEL — Last Wednesday students from the four Telstar classes were busy in the halls outside the auditorium of the school, decorating each of their designated walls as entries in the Winter Carnival. The halls will be judged first, but other contests, such as a scavenger hunt, ski jump, and relay races, are also being […]
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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Indian food adds spice to area food options
WOODSTOCK — At Breau’s Too you may choose to purchase an everyday American pizza or instead take a walk on the wild side and bring home Veggie Curry or another spicy Indian meal. The Indian to-go foods at the Woodstock convenience store and gas station have been a hit, selling like hotcakes since they were […]
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Bethel Transfer Station plan presented to committee
The Interlocal Solid Waste Transfer Station Committee met again in a long-running saga, spanning multiple years, with a rotating cast of town managers and select board members from Bethel, Hanover and Newry taking turns at the table. Bethel Town Manager Sharon Jackson, who has hammered out an updated agreement, is determined to finally finalize the […]
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Aroma Joe’s proposed near busy Bethel intersection
Residents in the area expressed safety concerns at a DOT hearing for a driveway entrance permit on Mayville Road.
Posted inThe Bethel Citizen
Raising the roof? No, just lowering the basement
BETHEL — It’s a curious sight after dark: lights glowing from a raised house on Paradise Road. On a recent morning, Mike Kelly, a contractor from Rumford, is working in the hole of the newly dug foundation, now four feet deeper than before. From his workspace a glance upward reveals another hole, this one offering […]
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Legislative hearing schedule
AUGUSTA — The Legislative hearing schedule for the week of February 3 is as follows: Monday, Feb. 3 Appropriations & Financial Affairs, Room 228, State House, 10 a.m. Tel: 287-1635 LD 210 – Governor’s biennial budget. 1 p.m. With the Joint Standing Committee on Taxation regarding Revenue Sharing, Homestead Exemption Reimbursement, Cannabis Excise Tax. Criminal […]
Posted inThe Bethel Citizen
Legislative hearing schedule
AUGUSTA — The Legislative hearing schedule for the week of February 3 is as follows: Monday, Feb. 3 Appropriations & Financial Affairs, Room 228, State House, 10 a.m. Tel: 287-1635 LD 210 – Governor’s biennial budget. 1 p.m. With the Joint Standing Committee on Taxation regarding Revenue Sharing, Homestead Exemption Reimbursement, Cannabis Excise Tax. Criminal […]
Posted inThe Franklin Journal
Legislative hearing schedule
AUGUSTA — The Legislative hearing schedule for the week of February 3 is as follows: Monday, Feb. 3 Appropriations & Financial Affairs, Room 228, State House, 10 a.m. Tel: 287-1635 LD 210 – Governor’s biennial budget. 1 p.m. With the Joint Standing Committee on Taxation regarding Revenue Sharing, Homestead Exemption Reimbursement, Cannabis Excise Tax. Criminal […]
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Woodstock panel recommends saving old Grange Hall
WOODSTOCK — A committee that has been studying options for the future of Woodstock’s old Grange Hall recommended to selectmen last week that the town repair it and make it available for public use. The question will go before voters at Town Meeting in March. Three options were researched: repair, demolition or sale. In a […]
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Of coterie and cookies … a unique writing class
BETHEL — Cathi DiCocoa is stoking her wood stove on a cold Saturday afternoon as 11 writers arrive at her Main Street restaurant. One woman laughs as she recounts how she found out about the class, “I came to buy bread, “ she says. Writer and Instructor Stephanie Frykholm, of West Paris, begins her introduction […]