It’s a nice consolation prize, but frankly, the Poland football team is tired of it. When you think of high school football teams consistently winning their final game of the fall, you probably picture a perennial power such as Cheverus hoisting the Gold Ball, again and again. With a majority of Maine teams qualifying for […]
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H.S. Football Roundup: Phoenix fly past Lakers
NAPLES — Matt Vigue rushed for four touchdowns and scored five overall Friday night, sparking Spruce Mountain to its fifth consecutive Western Class C football win, 52-13 over Lake Region. Spruce Mountain (6-1) will host Leavitt (7-0) in a pivotal Campbell Conference battle to close the regular season next week. Peter Theriault threw two touchdown […]
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High school roundup: Greyhounds edge Falcons in girls’ soccer
RUMFORD — Deliah Schneber snuck in front of the net and fired a short, clean shot with just two seconds left in the second overtime to give Lisbon a 2-1 victory over Mountain Valley. Kaitlyn Virgin tied the contest for Mountain Valley (3-10) early in the second frame. Veteran keeper Amy Sult made eight saves […]
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Poland man among pair accused of heroin, oxycodone possession after Gray traffic stop
GRAY — Two people were arrested late Wednesday evening after drugs were found in their vehicle during a traffic stop, according to police. Alyssa Ashley Johnson, 24, of Chelsea and Adam Uldall, 32, of Poland are both accused of possession of a schedule W drug, according to Capt. Don Goulet of the Cumberland County Sheriff’s […]
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National Drug Take Back Day is Saturday, Oct. 26
ANDROSCOGGIN COUNTY — National Drug Take Back Day is Saturday, Oct. 26. Residents may dispose of unneeded prescription drugs at the following Androscoggin County locations. Sites will be located at Farwell Elementary School in Lewiston, Bedard Pharmacy in Auburn, Poland Town Office Parking Lot, Turner Town Office Parking Lot and the Mechanic Falls, Livermore Falls, […]
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Girls’ Soccer: Freeport frustrates Poland, 2-0
POLAND — This habit of playing late-season girls’ soccer games with playoff implications is equally new to Poland and Freeport. The upstart WMC and Western Class B rivals each are in that frame of mind for the second year in a row. Wednesday night it was the Falcons who made the surroundings look like familiar […]
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Boys’ soccer: Freeport, Poland settle for draw
FREEPORT — Western Maine Conference foes Freeport and Poland entered Wednesday’s high school boys soccer clash holding down the final two playoff spots in Western Class B. A 0-0 double-overtime deadlock, though not glamorous, might have done the trick, as both teams picked up valuable Heal Points in their quest for a postseason berth. “I […]
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Poland appoints acting town manager
POLAND — Selectmen on Tuesday appointed Mark Bosse as acting town manager. Selectmen offered the job to Bosse two weeks ago, the day after they placed the current town manager, Rosemary Roy, on administrative leave. According to the town’s charter, the town cannot legally function without a manager. Bosse, who is chief of the town’s […]
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Mother-daughter duo to lead program on creating fairy houses
PARIS — A program on creating magic in the garden will be held form 3 to 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 19, at McLaughlin Garden. A mother-daughter duo will lead participants in creating fairy houses. The afternoon will begin with an introduction to fairy houses by fairy expert Carly Pearlson. Fairy houses are small structures for […]
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Corrrection: Robbie Porter scored touchdown
In the football roundup published on Page C7 on Saturday, Robbie Porter should have been credited with scoring a touchdown for the Poland Knights. The information was incorrectly submitted to the Sun Journal.