Students at Burchard A. Dunn Elementary School in New Gloucester planted fruit trees this spring with support from the local nonprofit program ReTreeUS. Varieties of apple, peach, pear and plum trees were planted. Each orchard has a designated orchard caretaker at the school or partner organization that works with ReTreeUS staff to provide ongoing maintenance […]
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Stephen Ray
LEWISTON — Stephen Ray, aka Killer Ray, 71, of Poland passed away Saturday, May 5, at Central Maine Medical Center. He was born in Gray on Sept. 27, 1946, the son of Delbert Ray Sr. and Ruth Erickson Ray Bergeron. He is survived by his wife, Valerie (Mulligan) Ray, of Poland; his mother; his children; grandchildren; […]
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Dennis P. Sampson
LEWISTON — It is with deep sadness that we announce the death of Androscoggin Deputy Sheriff Dennis Philip Sampson. He died Saturday, May 5, at Central Maine Medical Center after a very sudden illness. He was born in Lewiston on Oct. 5, 1966, the youngest son of Richard R. Sampson and Georgette Gobeil Sampson; Dennis grew […]
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Registration open for daylong camp to help grieving children, teens
LEWISTON — Androscoggin Home Healthcare and Hospice has announced that registration is open for its free annual program designed to help children and teens as they deal with the loss of a loved one. Camp Dragonfly will take place from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, June 9, at Tripp Lake Camp, Poland. Children ages […]
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Poland students release brook trout
Fifth-graders from Poland Community School on Wednesday release trout above Waterhouse Brook Dam in a project coordinated with Poland Spring Water Co., the state and The Ecology School in Saco. The students grew the fish in tanks in the classroom, did a hands-on study at the dam, named their fish and released them into the […]
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Skylar Lee Huff
POLAND — Skylar Lee Huff, 27, of Poland, passed away Friday, April 27, in an ATV accident. He was born July 21, 1990, the son of Leland Huff and Lori Allen. He graduated from Springstead High School in Florida in 2008 as a highly decorated, accomplished wrestler. Skylar is survived by Leland Huff and Lori Allen, […]
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Local roundup: Telstar’s Zachary Hill no-hits Boothbay
BETHEL — Zachary Hill pitched a complete-game no-hitter with nine strikeouts and one walk as Telstar notched a 1-0 victory over Boothbay in baseball action Monday afternoon. The Rebels committed two errors in the top of the seventh inning that nearly cost them the game, but they held on for the win. Hunter Crocker suffered […]
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Deputy gets low-five in Poland
Sebastian Coron, 5, gives a low-five to Deputy Sheriff Dennis Sampson in Poland on Monday morning. Sebastian and his mother, Angela, left, asked the deputy about a House fire in their neighborhood on Cobb Road. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal)
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Family dog dies in Poland fire
POLAND — A dog perished in a fire that heavily damaged a house on Cobb Road on Monday afternoon, Deputy Fire Chief Tom Printup said. The cause of the blaze was food left unattended on a kitchen stove, he said. No one was home at the time, he said. A passer-by called 911 at 12:12 p.m. […]
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High school roundup: Oxford Hills holds off Mt. Ararat
Edward Little’s Joel Musese leads Oxford Hills’ Cam Bancroft midway through the first leg of the 4×400-meter relay. (Brewster Burns photo) PARIS — Oxford Hills jumped out to an early lead on Mt. Ararat, before the Eagles mounted a late charge, but the Vikings came away with a 5-3 victory in KVAC baseball action. Troy […]