RSU 16 directors accept the $4.7M bid by Great Falls Construction of Gorham.
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Norway, Poland snowmobile deaths remain under investigation
The Maine Warden Service is continuing to investigate two fatal snowmobile accidents that occurred within hours of each other on Saturday.
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Massachusetts man killed in Poland snowmobile accident
A 17-year old male from Massachusetts was killed Saturday night on Thompson Lake in Poland after being thrown from his snowmobile, according to the Maine Warden Service.
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Free ice fishing weekend brings out new, experienced fishers
Tim Parker of Winthrop sets a trap Saturday morning on Maranacook Lake in Winthrop. (Sun Journal photo by Russ Dillingham) Every year, on the third weekend in February and the first weekend in June, The Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife allows people to fish for free or without a license. According to the department, the […]
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Proposed pot laws move forward in Poland
The committee presents its proposed marijuana laws at a public hearing Wednesday.
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Poland looks to create conservation fund
POLAND — The town’s Conservation Commission is looking to sell municipally owned property to fund a conservation reserve fund. Fred Huntress, co-chairman of the Poland Conservation Commission, asked selectmen Tuesday night to amend three articles, which would allow the town to sell property known as the Sadie Jackson lot. Huntress said Poland has owned the […]
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Broken stove fills Poland home with smoke
POLAND — A teenager who came home from school Tuesday afternoon to find her home on Hardscrabble Road full of smoke left and called 911. “That was the perfect and best thing she could have done,” Fire Chief Thom Printup said. Firefighters discovered part of a wood stove had broken, blocking the flue and filling […]
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Tri-Town Optimists announce the January Student of the Month
The Mechanic Falls, Minot and Poland Tri-Town Optimist Club has announced its January RSU 16 Student of the Month recipient, Ben Cushman. An eighth-grader from Bruce Whittier Middle School, Cushman is described by his teachers as a student who exemplifies the school’s core values on a daily basis: Empathy, Integrity, Perseverance, Loyalty, Compassion and Responsibility. […]
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Poland selectmen to review ambulance service agreement
POLAND — Selectmen decided Tuesday to revisit the town’s agreement to provide ambulance service to Mechanic Falls. Nearly $37,677 has been charged by Poland Fire Rescue for calls to Mechanic Falls in 2018, but only $22,125 has been collected. Poland does not bill Mechanic Falls for ambulance runs. Payments are made via insurance carriers, individuals […]