POLAND — Amanda Gibson of Mechanic Falls, a senior at Poland Regional High School, has been selected to receive the 2013 Principal’s Award, Principal Cari Medd has announced. The award, sponsored by the Maine Principals’ Association, is given in recognition of a high school senior’s academic achievement and citizenship. “Amanda has continued in the tradition […]
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Poland man home after weekend rescue on Thompson Lake
POLAND — The man who was rescued from the ice and water of Thompson Lake on Sunday night is back home. According to John MacDonald of the Maine Warden Service, Robert “Lucky” Coutts, 75, of Poland had been ice fishing on the lake past dark when he attempted to make his way back across the […]
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Candidates vie for seats in Poland
POLAND — This year’s annual town meeting opens with a municipal election Friday, April 5, to choose two selectmen, one School Board member and two library trustees. Polls will be open from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday at the Poland Town Hall. The business portion of the town meeting will resume at 9 a.m. […]
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Rescuers free injured man trapped on Thompson Lake
POLAND — A man who was ice fishing on Thompson Lake needed to be rescued Sunday night. At about 8 p.m. Sunday, the Poland Fire Department was called to a water rescue off of Camp Fernwood Lane. According to fire Chief Mark Bosse, a man walked about 1,500 feet onto the ice. He was walking […]
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Handy Scholarship for culinary arts is announced
LEWISTON — Applications are available for the inaugural Jordan Handy Scholarship, which will recognize an outstanding senior culinary arts student at Lewiston Regional Technical Center. Founded by Handy, a 2011 graduate of the LRTC, the scholarship will honor a graduating senior in the LRTC’s Green Ladle program. Students from the sending schools, Lewiston, Edward Little, […]
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Educators are taking to mat in Sumo Smackdown
POLAND — Teachers, coaches and administrators from RSU16 (Poland, Mechanic Falls and Minot) will go up against one another in inflated sumo-suits. The event, called the Sumo Smackdown and Showdown, will get under way at 5:30 p.m. Saturday, March 30, at the high school, 1457 Maine St. Proceeds from the event will benefit the Knights […]
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Farm to observe Maple Sunday POLAND — Maine Maple Sunday will be celebrated on Sunday, March 24, at Megquier Hill Farm, 260 Megquier Hill Road. The farm is the home of Peter and Kathie Bolduc and their four children. Nestled in the lower back field of the 1791 farmstead is the maple sugar house. The […]
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Candidates’ Night set for Poland
POLAND — Voters can meet candidates for selectmen, the library board and the school board at the annual Spring Candidates’ Night on Thursday, March 21. It will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. in the Conference Room of the Poland Town Office. Each candidate will give an introductory statement and participate in a question-and-answer […]
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Sandra K. Austin
PORTLAND — Sandra Kay Thompson Austin, 63, of Poland, died Thursday, March 7, at Maine Medical Center. She was born in Lincoln, Nov. 24, 1949, the daughter of Lloyd Robert and Lura Gertrude DeWitt Byers. She graduated from college with an associate degree and had been employed locally at Pineland as a MedTech/CNA, as a […]