MECHANIC FALLS — The Boghooters Snowmobile Club of Mechanic Falls will hold their fifth annual Chili & Chowda Cook-off from 5 to 7 p.. Saturday, Feb. 8. The cook-off has brought many local celebrity chefs like long-time winner Daddy-O’s Restaurant in Oxford and Shannon Bissonette from Better Than Average Cafe in Mechanic Falls. This family-friendly […]
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Legion holding raffle, chowder lunch, blood drive
MECHANIC FALLS — The American Legion Family Post 150 is holding a raffle for a two-day Boston getaway. The trip is two days for two adults to Boston and includes round-trip on Downeaster Portland to Boston North Station, hotel for two nights, Go Boston City Pass and Boston Old Town Trolley tickets. Tickets are $5 […]
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Mechanic Falls officials get nowhere with broken boiler
MECHANIC FALLS — The wood pellet boiler that heats the Municipal Complex hasn’t worked for 10 months and the Town Council is not happy. “What we have is a bad product and we can’t seem to get it fixed,” Councilman Stephen Bolduc said at Monday night’s meeting. “We must have some recourse here.” Town Manager […]
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Poland bus driver taking back seat after 40 years
POLAND — RSU 16 bus driver Danielle Girardin is thinking about all of the miles she’s traveled and the children she’s known and loved over her career that began more than 40 years ago. “I began driving back in 1973, right here in Poland,” she said. “I’ve driven three generations of some families.” Friday will […]
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Legion, students held breakfast to benefit Special Olympics
The American Legion Riders Post 150 of Mechanic Falls and Mr. Drake’s class from Poland Consolidated School held a breakfast on Sept. 22 at the American Legion to benefit the RSU 16 Special Olympics team. The Legion Riders breakfast raised $400 for the team to help defer some of the costs of participation. Drake and […]
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Pomerleau-Hunt named first Sunshine Award winner
LEWISTON — Christine Pomerleau-Hunt, a certified nursing assistant on Central Maine Medical Center’s cardiopulmonary nursing unit, has been named the organization’s first Sunshine Award winner. She was selected for the honor for her “gift of being present,” according to a co-worker who nominated her for the award. Pomerleau-Hunt has a special talent for helping patients […]