AUBURN — Three men were indicted Wednesday on charges stemming from a home invasion in Poland during which, police say, a 71-year-old man was tied up, assaulted and robbed by a trio of assailants. Police said the suspects entered the Julie Street home of Ronald St. Pierre at about 5 a.m. Aug. 24 while St. […]
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Poland officially ‘certified business friendly’
POLAND — News that Poland had been named Maine’s newest Certified Business-Friendly community was received by selectmen Tuesday with great pleasure. “This is good news,” Selectman Steve Robinson said. “I am pleased the town has received this well-deserved business-friendly recognition. Our goal is to continue Poland’s growth and development for many years to come.” The letter from […]
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Inside Poland Spring
In 1845, Hiram Ricker founded Poland Spring. He was a forward thinker, and began to market drinking water. Many thought him crazy for believing people would actually pay for something they could find free in most places. Today, over $100 billion is spent on bottled water each year and Poland Spring — now a subsidiary […]
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H.S. Soccer Playoff Roundup: Rough day for locals
Bangor 4, Mt. Blue 0 BANGOR — Erynn Sauda scored twice to lead Bangor to a 4-0 win over Mt. Blue in an Eastern Class A girls’ soccer quarterfinal Tuesday. The top-ranked Rams got a goal from freshman Megan Conners 16 minutes into the game. Sauda made it 2-0 just three minutes later. Bangor got […]
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H.S. boys’ soccer: Patriots pay back Poland
GRAY — It was a loss that has lingered. It was one of those bad days and frustrating outcomes that can be hard to forget. And when the Gray-New Gloucester boys’ soccer team drew Poland in Saturday’s Western B preliminary game, the Patriots made sure they remembered. “We didn’t feel that day was our best […]
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H.S. Football: Poland takes Shaker Hill
GRAY — The Battle of Shaker Hill quickly turned into a lopsided victory for the Poland Knights, but the one-sided football finale didn’t stop either coach from handing out kudos to their players who experienced a frustrating season on both sides of the scrimmage line. The Knights ended their season on a high note and […]
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B West soccer prelim: Knights oust Phoenix, 2-0
POLAND — If Poland believed in omens, it certainly could have lost some of its edge when its first shot in Friday’s Western Class B soccer preliminary glanced off the bottom of the crossbar and a couple of inches in front of the goal line. Instead, the eighth-seeded Knights shook off the bad luck, beat […]
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Local school districts receive funding for school nutrition
REGION – Six school nutrition directors representing seven school districts covering 48 schools in Western Maine have been participating in a formal workgroup to improve school nutrition since December of last year. The workgroup members include Paula Rouillard of the Auburn School Department, Alisa Roman of the Lewiston Public Schools, David Roberts of SAD 52 […]