Both Hebron and Minot Historical Societies will share a program featuring retired state trooper Percy Turner at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 14, at the West Minot Grange at 186 W Minot Road, in Minot. He will talk on the History of the Maine State Police. The event will start with a potluck dinner at 6 p.m., […]
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Poland area schools celebrates staff milestones
Regional School Unit 16 serves Minot, Mechanic Falls and Poland.
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Minot Center church to hold summer services
The Minot Historical Society plans to open the 1846 Minot Center Congregational Church, on Center Minot Hill Road, for its annual summer services at 9 a.m. Aug. 1, 8, 15, 22 and 29. The inside of the building is as it was the year it was built. Pastor Frances Lodge will preside at all five […]
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Lewiston men get shorter sentences in appeal for 2014 Minot home invasion
The pair had years cut from their original prison terms of more than 15 years.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Lewiston-Auburn, Schools & Education
RSU 16 eyes potential to lower property tax burden on residents
With more state aid and a budget surplus, officials in RSU 16, which covers Poland, Mechanic Falls and Minot, hope to minimize the impact of the district’s $24.3 million budget.
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Voters back RSU 16’s $24.3 million budget
Results from Poland were not available at press time, but Mechanic Falls and Minot approved the district’s spending plan.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Lewiston-Auburn, Local & State
Browntail moth caterpillars already a big nuisance in Androscoggin County
Not only are the number of caterpillars increasing, but researchers are finding populations in central and western Maine for the first time since the caterpillars were identified in the state over 100 years ago.
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Voters to decide Tuesday on Poland-based school district budget
School officials say the $24.3 million plan’s local tax impact will wind up even lower if Legislature backs Gov. Janet Mills’ call to increase education aid.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Nation / World
Minot native pleads not guilty of crimes at U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6
Federal agents seized Mitch Simon’s cellphone this month and intend to check it for potential incriminating evidence.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Nation / World
Minot native faces federal charges in connection with U.S. Capitol siege
Mitch Simon, 30, charged with joining the insurgents who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6 in bid to stop Joe Biden’s succession to the presidency.