‘Public’ and ‘work’ describe retiring Mechanic Falls Public Works director

Scott Penney praised by co-workers for his 29 years of service.

Poland Select Board to purchase new Fire Rescue utility truck

The $63,425 for the 2024 Ford Super Duty 550 will come from the Fire Rescue’s capital improvement reserve account.

Remembering those who died on Oct. 25 in Lewiston

In a word: This week’s column: ‘the ick’ or a ‘boop’?

The ‘ick,’ ‘pebbling,’ and ‘chef’s kiss’ are among the 3.236 words and phrases Cambridge Dictionary added to its list of searchable words recently.

Rescue dogs: The 4-legged members of the Maine Warden Service K-9 team ‘don’t give up’

‘When we’re getting tired, when we’re wet, or too hot or cold, when it’s dark, the dogs are just getting going.’

Poland request to review school cost-sharing formula to be addressed at next RSU 16 meeting

Of the three towns in the district, Poland pays 67% of the total local funding for the school budget required by the state.

With ‘infectious joy and energy,’ Community Little Theatre’s ‘The Prom’ takes on small-town intolerance and show-biz narcissism

The Lewiston/Auburn Community Little Theater has long featured large casts of local talent in its shows. It may have outdone itself on that score with its current production of “The Prom.” The stage is literally teeming with a remarkable, richly talented cast, the majority of which is made up of infectious, energetic and invested Gen […]

Mechanic Falls council approves new mill rate in light of school budget delays

The railings on the bridge over the Little Androscoggin River will get a new paint job and high-grade asphalt when it is resurfaced in 2025.

In a word: Wait, what’s that you do for a living?

‘Hayward,’ ‘wainwright,’ ‘knacker’ and other professions from another time.

Poland Select Board raises tax rate by 3 mills

A primary reason for the rate hike is Poland’s share in the Regional School Unit 16 proposed budget of $29.3 million.