POLAND — A month after vandals slashed tires on all 22 of Regional School Unit 16’s buses, the board of directors learned Monday that insurance will pay for the bulk of the damage. Replacement tires cost about $13,000. Insurance will pay for about $11,000 of that. “That was good news for the district,” Superintendent Tina […]
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RSU 16 hires Kenneth Healey to be superintendent
POLAND — Regional School Unit 16 has a new superintendent. The school board Monday unanimously approved hiring Kenneth Healey to head the Poland, Minot and Mechanic Falls school system. Healey has served for the past four years as superintendent of RSU 73, which includes Jay, Livermore and Livermore Falls. Healey replaces Tina Meserve, who is leaving to become superintendent […]
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Historical society hosts talk on WWII infantry unit
MECHANIC FALLS — The Mechanic Falls Historical Society recently hosted a talk by Capt. Jonathan D. Bratten, command historian for the Maine Army National Guard. He spoke on the 103rd Infantry Regiment and the unit’s involvement during World War II, particularly on the Pacific front. Bratten said many members of the regiment who began training […]
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Androscoggin County commissioner to step down
AUBURN — Androscoggin County Commission Chairman Zachary Maher announced Wednesday night that he will resign the position in July. Maher, a 35-year-old libertarian from Poland, told the commission he has accepted the job of town manager in Mechanic Falls. “I love these guys,” Maher said after the Wednesday night meeting. “I’m going to miss working […]
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Preston "Kickie" C. Plummer
LEWISTON — Preston “Kickie” C. Plummer, 74, of Mechanic Falls passed away Monday, May 21, at Central Maine Medical Center. He was born in Raymond on Oct. 6, 1943, the son of James N. and Dorothy Reynolds Plummer. He graduated from Mechanic Falls High School in 1962 and served in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam […]
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RSU 16 budget to go to referendum
POLAND — Residents approved a proposed $22.3 million budget for Regional School Unit 16 on Monday night, sending it to a final vote in June. Superintendent Tina Meserve said about 75 residents attended the meeting and vote. Residents passed all articles as proposed — most with few questions or few dissenting votes. “It was probably […]
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Marian L. Ray
MECHANIC FALLS — Marian L. Ray, “Mother Mary,” 88, of Mechanic Falls passed away peacefully at her home, surrounded by her loving family, on Mother’s Day, Sunday, May 13. She was born in Wales on Nov. 16, 1929, to Charles Hotham Sr. and Iva Page. She is survived by her sons Daniel P. Carr, Oxford, and […]
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New principal hired for Elm Street School
MECHANIC FALLS — Elm Street School has a new principal. The Regional School Unit 16 board voted unanimously Monday to hire Jessica Madsen to lead the school. Madsen has been with the school system for 11 years. She is now the dean of students at Bruce M. Whittier Middle School in Poland. “She’s got long-term […]
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Teacher’s salary added to RSU 16 proposed budget
POLAND — The Regional School Unit 16 board of directors Monday added $50,000 to next year’s proposed budget, bringing it to just under $22.3 million. Superintendent Tina Meserve said Tuesday that the additional money will pay for another teacher at Poland Community School, where kindergarten enrollment has been higher than expected. If passed, the budget […]
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103rd Infantry Regiment topic of society
MECHANIC FALLS — The Mechanic Falls Historical Society will meet at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 23, for a talk by Capt. Jonathan D. Bratten, command historian for the Maine Army National Guard. Bratten will present the history of the Maine National Guard in World War II, including contributions made by the 103rd Infantry Regiment, which […]