POLAND — Good news: If you attend Regional School Unit 16 schools, you’ll get an extra day of summer vacation. Bad news: There will be no more early-release Wednesdays for the rest of the school year. The school board this week agreed to end the school year for Poland, Minot and Mechanic Falls students on […]
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RSU 16 to start search for new superintendent
POLAND — Regional School Unit 16 directors will begin searching for a new superintendent by asking staff and Poland, Minot and Mechanic Falls residents what they want in a new leader. The survey will be emailed to staff and parents, and will be available on the school system’s website. Hard copies will be available at […]
H.S. football: Spencer Emerson takes over Poland program
New Poland Regional High School football coach Spencer Emerson, an Edward Little High School graduate, served as Bates College’s defensive backs coach in 2016 and the Lewiston High School defensive coordinator in 2017. (Sun Journal file photo) If Poland Regional High School’s new football coach has his way, the Knights will be playing fast. That […]
Poland voters approve budget, impose marijuana moratorium
POLAND — Voters endorsed a $6.63 million municipal budget and imposed a moratorium on the retail sale of recreational marijuana during the town’s annual meeting Saturday. The session drew 124 voters — a tiny fraction of the thousands eligible to participate — and lasted a couple of hours at the Poland Regional High School auditorium. […]
2017-18 All-region girls’ basketball
First team F Victoria Harris Lewiston Sr. G Nathalie Theriault Poland Sr. G Tia Day Monmouth Sr. G Bri Jordan Gray-New Gloucester Jr. F Maighread Laliberte Oxford Hills Sr. F Jade Perry Edward Little Jr. Second team C Jordan Grant Gray-New Gloucester So. G Julia Colby Oxford Hills So. G Lexi Mittelstadt Mt. Blue Jr. […]
Girls' Indoor Track and Field All Region Team
All-Region Team Marah Black – Mt. Blue Sr. Taylor Haggerty – Oxford Hills Fr. Madison Post – Gray-New Gloucester Jr. Nicole Cobb – Gray-New Gloucester Fr. Alexandra Hammerton – St. Dom’s Jr. Sarah Brown – St. Dom’s Fr. Katelynn Greene – Poland Sr. Madison Wante – Poland Fr. Caitlyn Smith – Gray-New Gloucester Fr. Hafido […]
Girls' hockey All-Region teams
First team F Avery Lutrzykowski St. Dom’s Jr. F Courtney Sullivan Greely/Gray-NG Sr. F Sara Robert Lewiston/Mon./Oak Hill Fr. D Grace Dumond Lewiston/Mon./Oak Hill Fr. D Emma Theriault St. Dom’s Jr. G Camree St. Hilaire Lewiston/Mon./Oak Hill So. Second team F Bridget Roberts Greely/Gray-NG Sr. F Brie Dube Lew./Mon./Oak Hill Fr. F Taylor Caillier EL/Leavitt/Poland […]
Boys' hockey All-Region teams
First team F Alex Robert Lewiston Jr. F Noah Austin Mt. Ararat/Lisbon/More Jr. F Ben Cassidy Edward Little Jr. D Ryan Bossie Lewiston Sr. D Dylan Campbell Edward Little So. G Gaston Fuksa St. Dom’s Jr. Second team F Cole Lockhart Cony/Monmouth/Hall-Dale Sr. F Sam Frechette Lewiston Jr. F Mack Pelletier St. Dom’s Sr. D […]
Dolores Jutras Lucero
SAN JOSE, Calif. — Dolores (Dolly) Jutras Ebolitto Lucero passed away suddenly at her home in San Jose, Calif., on Thursday, March 15, with her husband, Ernest Lucero, by her side. She was born in 1937 in Lewiston to Theresa and Conrad R. Jutras and had two brothers, Conrad and Bert, and a sister, Annette Jutras […]
Poland voters to decide budget, marijuana ordinance
POLAND — Residents will vote on a budget and a recreational marijuana ordinance at their annual town meeting Saturday, April 7. The meeting will begin at 9 a.m. in the Poland Regional High School Auditorium. According to the town charter, a minimum of 100 registered voters are required to conduct business. The Board of Selectpersons has recommended […]