AUBURN — Gertrude D. Levesque, 76, of Poland, passed away Monday, April 22, at the Hospice House of Androscoggin Home Care and Hospice. She was born in Lewiston, Oct. 13, 1936, daughter of the late Charles and Bernadette Guy Morin. She was educated in Lewiston schools and Central Maine Vocational Technical Institute. Gert was married […]
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Seminar: Tax-free investing GRAY — A free seminar on “Tax-free Investing: It’s not what you make, it’s what you keep” will be held from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 25, at the Gray-New Gloucester Adult Education center. The class will be given by Karen Fuller, financial adviser at Edward Jones. Call the Adult Ed […]
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Poland would see largest tax rate hike in new RSU 16 budget
POLAND — The RSU 16 School Committee on Monday voted to recommend a 2013-14 budget of $19,273,655. It’s about $54,000 more than they presented for discussion at meetings held in each of the district’s three towns earlier this month. The committee examined three alternatives presented by Assistant Superintendent Tina Meserve for dealing with a problem […]
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Andrea ‘Becki’ Derry
ESSEX, Conn. — Andrea Rebecca “Becki” Derry, 62, of Poland, died April 18, at Essex Meadows Health Center. She was born in Portland, June 11, 1950, the daughter of the late Dr. G. Hermann and Beryl B. Derry of Cape Elizabeth. She attended Cape Elizabeth schools and graduated from St. Joseph’s Academy in 1968. She […]
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Whittier Middle School honor roll
POLAND — The Bruce M. Whittier Middle School has announced the second trimester honor roll. Grade 7 High honors, habits of work: Ashley Cloutier, Caitlyn Doyle, Alyssa French, Katelynn Greene, Jordan Gregory, Melina Herrick, Kiana Knowlton, Rachel Kuklinski, Higera Nawass, Emily rose, Jada Tuttle. Honors, habits of work: Makayla Berube, Peter Bolduc, Morgan Brousseau, Emily […]
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St. Mary’s school reunion LEWISTON — A reunion is being planned for St. Mary’s Parochial School for all the students who graduated or attended in the 1960s, including the school closing in 1967 or ’68. The reunion will take place June 2 at the Franco American Heritage Center. The reservation deadline is May 1. Classmates […]
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Lewiston Bridge Club winners LEWISTON — The Lewiston Bridge Club winners on April 16 at the Lewiston Armory were as follows: first, Patricia Garcia and David Lock; second, Nancy Lindgren and Les Buzzell; third, Hazel Glazier and Pete Cummings; fourth, Claire Lyons and Luke Merry. First in B, Hazel Glazier and Pete Cummings; second, Kay […]
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Selectmen displeased with governor’s response on budget
POLAND — Gov. Paul LePage’s response to the Board of Selectmen’s letter on the effects his proposed state budget would have on the town didn’t set well with selectmen. At Tuesday’s meeting, Selectman Stan Tetenman suggested it appeared the Governor’s Office had responded to the board with a form letter. He said it failed to […]
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Runner creates moving vigil
POLAND — Kevin Mitchell, a lifelong runner and a track coach at Poland Regional High School for three years, ran the school track Tuesday night in memory of those who died in the Boston Marathon bombings. Mitchell, who got the idea from the USA Track and Field website, announced he would run 3 miles around […]
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Correction: Rabasco scored winning run
POLAND — A story on Page C1 Tuesday should have listed Matt Rabasco scoring the winning run for Poland Regional High School as a pinch runner. It was a reporting error.