This week the Sun Chronicle welcomes a new editor – Ann Fisher, the former editor of the Sanford News.

Fisher, who will replace departing Editor Josh Williamson, brings years of experience in journalism to the paper. She has been the editor of the Sanford News since 2001. She joined that paper in 1990 as a correspondent covering the town of Acton and became a reporter for the paper in 1992.

Along the way, Fisher has received plenty of recognition for the work she has done. The New England Press Association named Fisher Journalist of the Year in 2000 for her work as a reporter at the Sanford News.

Under Fisher’s direction, the Sanford news won awards from the Maine Press Association for its local coverage of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks and the proposal to build a casino in Sanford.

Fisher, who grew up in Shapleigh, has lived in the West Newfield area for more than 20 years. She has two grown children and a husband, who works as a local contractor. Fisher graduated from Nasson College in Springvale, with a degree in English, in 1983 – the last year Nasson was a four-year college.

“I am excited by both the challenge and opportunity that comes with joining a new family of publications,” said Fisher. “There are many changes happening in the area, and I’m looking forward to becoming involved with them.”

Fisher’s talents and experience will be a welcome addition to the Sun Chronicle, which just celebrated its one-year anniversary. She will help oversee the paper’s expansion of coverage into Biddeford and will lead the paper as it grows in years to come.

Fisher will be working with a talented and dedicated reporter, Kate Irish Collins, who has years of experience as both a reporter and editor, as well as a talented team of graphic designers. She is seeking to enlist the help of freelance writers to cover Biddeford. Anyone interested in writing for the paper should contact Fisher by phone at the paper’s Saco office at 283-1878 or via e-mail at [email protected].

Readers who have ideas for the paper or submissions are also encouraged to contact her or stop by the office at 26 Common St. in Saco to meet her. Submissions can still be sent to [email protected].

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