Mary Delamater

Sun Journal

Mary Delamater has lived in western Maine all her life and started her career at the Sun Journal as a proofreader, freelance writer and photographer. Eventually, she moved to an editing position, reading staff-generated stories and laying out pages for the Oxford Hills region. With changes to the publication over the years, she has continued on the copy desk, ensuring stories reflect the paper's values of truth, fairness, excellence and compassion. She is a graduate of Oxford Hills High School in Paris and has attended and/or led workshops on reporting and editing. She's one of 14 children and aunt to dozens of nieces and nephews. She enjoys family gatherings, hosting the annual Merrill Family Christmas Open House, cooking, home decorating, reading, boating, daily walks and chairing the Sun Journal Fun Committee.

Latest

Published
April 3, 2019

Mechanic Falls councilors OK task force to better serve elderly

Help with housing, caregiving, volunteering and social inclusion are areas of interest.
Published
April 2, 2019

Poland selectmen say voters must approve land sale

The Sadie Jackson lot is on Saturday’s annual town meeting warrant.
Published
April 2, 2019

Lisbon lacking candidates for council seat

A special election is set for June 11 at the Town Office.
Published
April 1, 2019

Mechanic Falls council extends lease on children’s center

Parents oppose plan to have Police Department take over the building.
Published
April 1, 2019

Turner street getting improvements this summer

Town requested state to fix Upper Street a year earlier than planned.
Published
March 26, 2019

Proposed RSU 16 budget decreases $99,000

Board of directors
Published
March 26, 2019

Candidates’ night scheduled in Poland

A public forum for voters to meet candidates for town offices will be held Thursday.
Published
March 20, 2019

Poland officials oppose proposed water tax

POLAND — Selectperson Joe Cimino said a bill in the state Legislature proposing a 12-cents-per-gallon excise tax on water that has been extracted from the ground would have a negative and lasting impact on Poland, the home of Poland Spring Water Co. Speaking at Tuesday night’s Select Board meeting, Cimino said he will testify against […]
Published
March 19, 2019

Lisbon grapples with roads after tough winter

The Town Council gets a rundown of problems faced by the Public Works Department.
Published
March 19, 2019

RSU 16 board approves $22.8 million budget

POLAND — The Regional School Unit 16 board of directors approved a $22.8 million budget Tuesday night for the 2019-20 academic year. The budget represents a $536,716 increase, or 2.4 percent, from current spending. Stacie Field, business manager for RSU 16, said the budget breaks down as follows: Poland: $7,094,285, an increase of $138,889, or […]