AUBURN — A day after being sworn in as the newest Androscoggin County commissioner, Ray Lafrance did not feel overwhelmed when his first meeting covered next year’s county budget. The former captain for more than 30 years of the Public Safety Division for the Androscoggin County Sheriff’s Office, Lafrance prepared that department’s budget during his […]
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Poland woman dies in crash on Massachusetts highway
CHICOPEE, Mass. (AP) — A woman from Maine has died and two other people have been injured in a two-vehicle crash on a Massachusetts highway. State police say a car, for reasons that remain under investigation, went out of control on Interstate 395 north in Chicopee just after 6 p.m. Monday and struck a pickup […]
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Wicked Wednesdays presenting 'The Big House Fire'
POLAND — This week’s Wicked Wednesday program presents their presentation of “The Big House Fire” at 6:30 p.m. in All Souls Chapel. It’s been over 40 years since the Poland Spring House burned on July 3, 1975. James Aikman, former news director for WMTW Channel 8, stood on the porch of the Presidential Inn (formerly […]
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Poland Spring Resort to host Crooked Creek Band
POLAND — The Poland Spring Preservation Society will be hosting the Crooked Creek Band at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 20. Crooked Creek is a band from Mechanic Falls, covering classic rock, blues and country with powerhouse vocals and a rhythm section guaranteed to get you grooving. Members include lead vocalist Kerry O’Leary, Ben Flagg and […]
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New RSU 16 leader wants 'a system that works for everybody'
POLAND — Kenneth Healey, Regional School Unit 16’s new superintendent, said it was a group of students from Poland, Minot and Mechanic Falls that created his first school administration job in Westbrook in the 1990s. “I actually ended up having a job as a result of an influx of a couple of hundred students from […]
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Poland selectmen OK warrant articles for special town meeting
POLAND — Selectmen approved two sets of warrant articles Tuesday night to be presented to voters at a special town meeting next month. The meeting has been scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 13, at the Town Hall. One set of warrants includes three amendments to the town’s Comprehensive Land Use Code. The first amendment would […]
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Ken and Jane Brooks to perform at Poland Spring
POLAND — This week, the Poland Spring Preservation Society will be hosting the Ken and Jane Brooks at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 13. Ken began performing regularly in 1965. He has performed with Bluegrass Supply Company, Union River Band, Bob & Grace French and the Rainbow Valley Folks, Fox Hollow and is presently a member […]
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Oppressive heat and humidity trigger health warnings
LEWISTON — Though the temperatures in central Maine are not breaking records this week, they are still dangerously high. The National Weather Service issued a heat advisory and an air quality alert for most of Maine for Monday into Tuesday afternoon. “With low temperatures in the 90s and high humidity, the heat index value is […]
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Poland man in custody after standoff with police
POLAND — A man with a rifle who threatened to kill himself early Monday morning was taken to a local hospital for treatment of a leg injury after a police standoff, authorities said. The man, who was not identified by the Androscoggin County Sheriff’s Department, had reportedly been “highly intoxicated and in possession of a […]
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The lily lady of Poland
Ramona Titus sits on a bench near some of her lily gardens in Poland. (Submitted photo) POLAND — Off a small country road in Poland, a thick cluster of lilies offers a spectacle of floral splendor. Yellows, reds, oranges and purples emerge among green leaves and lengthy, hearty stems. Assembled like a thousand bugles, this […]