Well, in a baseball sense, anyway. The pitcher has been a stalwart for Poland Regional High School and for his Tri-Town American Legion baseball team the past few seasons. Thursday, Johnson gripped Tri-Town’s season between the nimble fingers of his left hand. Friday, it will be someone else’s turn. Johnson scattered nine hits and allowed […]
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Alfred L. Stone
1932 – 2015 MECHANIC FALLS — Alfred L. Stone, 82, of Mechanic Falls, died unexpectedly Sunday evening, July 12, at his home in Mechanic Falls. Alfred was born on July 17, 1932, in Pierpoint, N.J., a son of Peter and Hazel (Thurston) Stone. He attended schools in Minot, Mechanic Falls and Poland. For the majority […]
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Mechanic Falls residents look forward to ‘Great White’ concert
MECHANIC FALLS — At first, there is utter confusion. Most remember the band Great White and everybody knows all about Harvest Hill Farms. But how to connect the two in any logical way? “Great White?” one man asked, incredulous. “Playing here? Hell, yes; I’d go see that. My old man is going to love this.” […]
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Harvest Hill set to host band from infamous R.I. nightclub fire
MECHANIC FALLS — Sparks from indoor pyrotechnics at the start of a Great White concert in 2003 ignited the ceiling’s foam soundproofing, causing a fire that destroyed The Station nightclub in Rhode Island and killed 100 people. The band’s lead singer, Jack Russell, has not performed in New England since that night. After 12 years, […]
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Ronda M. Ballard
1970 – 2015 PORTLAND — Ronda Mary Ballard, 45, of Mechanic Falls, died Saturday, July 4, at Maine Medical Center of an aneurysm. As she left this world, she gave her kidneys to two recipients as a gift of life, allowing them to be taken off dialysis. She was born on April 21, 1970, in […]
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Injuries reported in Mechanic Falls crash
MECHANIC FALLS — A teenager was hurt Friday night when the car he was driving crashed, rolled and caught fire on North Main Street. Police and rescue crews were sent to the area of 105 North Main St. at about 8:45 p.m. for a report of a car that had rolled several times. Police said […]
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Video: Teen, 12-year-old boy rescued from river in Mechanic Falls
Posted by Auburn Fire Department on Tuesday, June 30, 2015 Swift Water Rescue in Mechanic Falls Posted by Auburn Fire Department on Tuesday, June 30, 2015 Swift Water Rescue in Mechanic Falls Posted by Auburn Fire Department on Tuesday, June 30, 2015 MECHANIC FALLS — Rescue crews pulled a teenager and a 12-year-old boy from […]
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Gladys E. Strout
1928 – 2015 AUBURN — Gladys E. Strout, 87, of Mechanic Falls, died early Friday morning, June 26, at the Hospice House in Auburn. She was born in South Paris, January 29, 1928, a daughter of Elwood and Harriet Gowell Verrill. She graduated from Mechanic Falls High School, and on June 21, 1947, she married […]
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Harvest Hill case going to grand jury
AUBURN (AP) — A Maine grand jury is expected to decide by July 8 whether criminal charges should be brought in relation to a fatal haunted hayride. Androscoggin District Attorney Andrew Robinson says the jury will reconvene for a third session on July 7 and wrap up the following day. The jury is weighing the […]
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Tractor-trailer, car collide in Mechanic Falls
MECHANIC FALLS — A local man walked away with only minor injuries Thursday evening after his car and a tractor-trailer collided on Route 121. The crash left the car mangled and the tractor-trailer on a lawn, but injuries were limited to cuts and scrapes. The identities of the drivers were not immediately available. “It made […]