The school district has been grappling with million-dollar decisions that affect taxpayers, including the emotional issue of closing a community school.
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Posted inAdvertiser Democrat
Good Samaritan returns found property in Mechanic Falls
Stacy Mahonen found a $450 gift card and went out of her way to find its proper owner.
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Posted inAndroscoggin County, Business, The Buzz
Mill House Pub in Mechanic Falls closes permanently
Owner Steve Perry apologized for the suddenness of the closure, adding, ‘My lease didn’t run out, my money did.’
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Business, Lewiston-Auburn, The Buzz
Frank’s Restaurant & Pub in Lisbon Falls has new owners
More in The Buzz: New nail salon and spa ‘Lux’ opens on Sabattus Street; Mill House Pub in Mechanic Falls closes permanently.
Posted inCommunity, Connections
Country music hall seeks video entries for guitar contest
MECHANIC FALLS — The Maine Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum’s third annual Student Guitar Competition is open to Maine high school students in grades 9 through 12. Contestants are required to submit a video of their performance by Friday, March 1, to be judged by members of the hall’s executive board. The grand […]
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Maine Crime, News
Driver charged after police chase through Mechanic Falls and Poland
Police spotted the vehicle driving on the wrong side of Route 26 during Tuesday’s snowstorm.
Posted inAndroscoggin County
Three-year contract extension approved for Mechanic Falls town manager
Council Chairwoman Tarsha Downing and resident Beau Fairbrother were appointed to serve on Regional School Unit 16’s Strategic Plan Team.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Schools & Education
RSU 16 gives OK for teacher-led trip with students to Guatemala in April
The committee will be made of up 3 administrators, 2 teachers, plus a school director, a town official, and a citizen representative each from Mechanic Falls, Minot and Poland, the towns which comprise RSU 16.
Posted inAndroscoggin County
RSU 16 board approves students’ trip to Galapagos Islands
POLAND — Directors of Regional School Unit 16 on Monday night approved a 2025 trip to the Galapagos Islands for up 30 Poland Regional High School students. Biology and marine biology teacher Patrick Martin requested the board’s consent for the trip to the famous group of volcanic islands 560 miles off the coast of Ecuador […]
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Tri-Town Optimist Club names Minot youth student of month
The Tri-Town Optimist Club of Mechanic Falls, Minot and Poland has announced its latest Regional School Unit 16 student of the month for November: sixth grader Bryce Simpson of Minot, a student at Minot Consolidated School. Simpson is described by his teacher and principal as a happy, enthusiastic learner who embodies every characteristic a teacher […]