Sunday morning at Poland Regional High School there were 29 young ladies, ages 4-20, competing in a Beauty Walk and Interview session for the Winter Wonderland Confidence Pageant. The celebrity guest judge was Amanda Gagnon, Poland’s own Miss Teen Maine. Divisional winners, 2013 Wonderland Queens, were Bella Ricard of Mechanic Falls, Sadie Kyllonen of Mechanic […]
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Towns, cities report more residents paying off tax liens
In Lewiston, property tax liens are down and property foreclosures for nonpayment of taxes are expected to decline in 2013. In Sabattus, property foreclosures are down markedly: Sixteen in 2011. Four in 2012. In Farmington, liens are steady but foreclosures up, some of that property swamp land. The town will work with owners and hope […]
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Posted inObituaries
Roger A. Labbe
1940 – 2013 POLAND —Roger A. Labbe, 72, a resident of Orange City, Fla. and Poland, passed away at his residence on Thursday, Jan. 17, following health complications. He was born in Lewiston, Sept. 27, 1940, the son of Laurien H. and Alderie (Poirier) Labbe. Roger grew up in Lewiston and attended local schools. He […]
Posted inWell Done
Well done – Students honored for achievement
PARIS — Kelly Laplante has been selected as the 2012-13 recipient of the Central Maine Community College Aspire Higher scholarship. This scholarship enables her to take up to 15 credits of CMCC courses tuition free at the Western Maine Community College Center in South Paris. Laplante is an Oxford native and attended Oxford Hills Comprehensive […]
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Lawyer says Poland selectmen’s actions follow charter
POLAND — Two selectmen removed in the Jan. 3 recall election have obtained a legal opinion that says they acted properly when they voted to fire the town manager in October. “We have maintained right along that we didn’t violate the town charter and that what we did was done correctly,” former Selectman Larry Moreau […]
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‘Other than that, I was a good Marine.’ 31 years — and a gender change — later, Poland woman arrested for desertion.
POLAND — Thirty-one years after Pvt. Donald Tremblay ignored his officers’ orders, drove away from a Marine Corps base in Southern California and returned home to Maine, Elizabeth Tremblay is facing the past. Elizabeth, 57, formerly known as Donald, was arrested and briefly jailed four months ago on a rare, decades-old charge of desertion. She […]
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HUD survey seeks count of homeless
LEWISTON — If you or someone you know is homeless, Tri-County Mental Health Services needs your help. Government funds are sent to states and agencies based on the number of homeless that live in each community. Help get the resources you need simply by standing up being counted. There are two ways to be counted: 1. […]
Posted inLocal Sports
Girls’ basketball: Poland owns the Knight
POLAND — When Emily Bolduc and Brittina Maheux went to the bench late in the first half Thursday, you can see what their absence meant to the Poland Knights. When the two returned to action in the third quarter, you could see what their presence meant. After falling behind in the second quarter, Bolduc and […]