[do_widget id=td_block_7_widget-12] POLAND — The Androscoggin County Sheriff’s Office has identified the 13-year-old boy from Lewiston Middle School who died Tuesday at Range Pond State Park. Rayan A. Issa of Lewiston, a seventh-grade student at the school, drowned Tuesday while on a school field trip, according to a release from Chief Deputy William Gagne. The […]
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Insurance will cover most of RSU 16 vandalism
POLAND — A month after vandals slashed tires on all 22 of Regional School Unit 16’s buses, the board of directors learned Monday that insurance will pay for the bulk of the damage. Replacement tires cost about $13,000. Insurance will pay for about $11,000 of that. “That was good news for the district,” Superintendent Tina […]
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Lewiston Middle School student, 13, drowns during Range Pond field trip
POLAND — What should have been a fun, end-of-school-year field trip to the beach turned tragic Tuesday when a Lewiston Middle School student drowned at Range Pond State Park. The Androscoggin County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the death of the 13-year-old boy. The seventh-grader was missing underwater for at least half an hour, according to […]
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RSU 16 hires Kenneth Healey to be superintendent
POLAND — Regional School Unit 16 has a new superintendent. The school board Monday unanimously approved hiring Kenneth Healey to head the Poland, Minot and Mechanic Falls school system. Healey has served for the past four years as superintendent of RSU 73, which includes Jay, Livermore and Livermore Falls. Healey replaces Tina Meserve, who is leaving to become superintendent […]
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Jeremy E. Day Furlong
POLAND — Jeremy E. Day Furlong passed away at the age of 36 on June 3, due to complications of diabetes Type 1. He was born Feb. 11, 1982. He was a graduate of Fryeburg Academy and attended Central Maine and Southern Maine Technical Colleges for business management. Jeremy was an expert skier, enjoyed fishing and […]
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Local roundup: Oxfords Hills softball shuts out Mt. Ararat
Oxford Hills’ Kenzie Kahkonen scores on a passed ball as Mt. Ararat pitcher Camille Rowe loses her glove in the collision. (Brewster Burns photo) PARIS — Haley Dillingham hit a three-run home run in the fifth inning and Lauren Merrill gave up one hit as second-seeded Oxford Hills shut out seventh-seeded Mt. Ararat 12-0 in […]
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Route 11 safety meeting addresses community concerns
POLAND — The town is taking steps to address unsafe driving conditions on Route 11. Androscoggin County Sheriff Eric Samson, state Rep. Jessica Faye and Town Manager Matthew Garside were among those who attended a special meeting Tuesday morning aimed at improving safety. At the Board of Selectpersons meeting Tuesday night, Garside said the intersections […]
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H.S. softball: Poland knocks out Leavitt in B South prelim
Poland’s Morgan Brousseau claps as she crosses home plate while Leavitt catcher Mackenzie Treadwell watches the play unfold in the field during the Knights’ Class B South preliminary round win in Poland on Tuesday. (Wil Kramlich/Sun Journal) POLAND — Patience paid off for No. 7 Poland in Tuesday’s Class B South softball prelim against No. […]
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People You Know: Warren McGlauflin, CMMC nurse making an ‘impact’
LEWISTON — Within months of his graduating from the University of Maine with a degree in horticulture, Warren McGlauflin’s mom kindly slid another college application his way. Plants and landscaping probably were not going to pay the bills. He should look into nursing. Even with his early, intense aversion to needles, it turned out to […]
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Minot man back in jail one day after plea deal for Poland robbery
LEWISTON — One day after a Minot man promised to stay out of trouble for the next two years in exchange for a favorable plea agreement stemming from an armed robbery in Poland, he committed new crimes, authorities said. Isaiah Strong-Gassama, 20, was back in court after he pleaded guilty to a reduced felony plea […]