Art exhibit applications TOPSHAM — Topsham Public Library is accepting applications for the annual art exhibit, “The Joy of Art.” The deadline for the submission of applications is Dec. 21. The annual juried art exhibit features original artwork by year-round Maine residents, both amateur and professional. Prizes will be awarded in categories including mixed media, […]
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Samuel E. Thomas Sr.
AUBURN — Samuel E. Thomas Sr., 68, of Poland, died Tuesday, Nov. 13, at the Hospice House. He was born in Lewiston, June 30, 1944, the son of Samuel H. and Amy Elaine Wight Thomas. He married Beverly Jipson, May 11, 1963. He had been a woodworker, refinishing furniture for a good part of his […]
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Maine State Ballet will present ‘Nutcracker’
PORTLAND — Nearly 300 performers — including Calvin Soule and Ezra Soule of Poland, Audrianna Prentice of Auburn and Molly Brown of Turner — will take the stage when Maine State Ballet presents “The Nutcracker” at Merrill Auditorium. The holiday classic will be presented in seven performances, featuring the live music of the Maine State […]
Posted inLocal Sports
New England Cross Country Championships: Telstar’s Holt-Andrews finishes fifth
CUMBERLAND — Josef Holt-Andrews knew in order to have a good finish Saturday, he needed a good start. It couldn’t just be a normal strong kick from the starting line. It needed a little extra exertion that could get him out ahead of a pack of 260-plus runners. The Twin Brooks course quickly funneled the […]
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Cross country: Lewiston is ready to run
LEWISTON — It is beginning to look a lot like indoor track season. With plummetting temperatures and varied precipitation this week, the Lewiston High School cross country team was forced indoors as it prepared for Saturday’s New England Cross Country Championships. “It kind of feels like we’re in indoor track season already and indoor track […]
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Poland Players will present murder mystery
POLAND — The Poland Players will present the murder-mystery comedy “Merry Murders at Mountmarie” on Nov. 15-17. The play, written by Tim Kelly, revolves around Charlie, an American TV producer who has just inherited a Swiss school for girls called Mountmarie from his aunt. His sister attends the school, which has been in the family […]
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Poland residents protest town manager’s firing
POLAND — It was standing room only at the Town Office for Wednesday’s selectmen’s meeting, with most expressing their displeasure with the recent firing of Town Manager Rosemary Kulow. “I’m disgusted with the board over the dismissal of the town manager,” resident David Corcoran said, “giving as a reason ‘she was a bad fit’ is […]
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Military note: Nicholas Paulin
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Army Pvt. Nicholas J. Paulin has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson. During the nine weeks of training, the soldier studied the Army mission, history, tradition and core values, physical fitness, and received instruction and practice in basic combat skills, military weapons, chemical warfare and bayonet training, drill and ceremony, […]
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Military note: David Waly
COLUMBUS, Ga. — Army Reserve Pvt. David P. Waly has graduated from basic infantry training at Fort Benning. During the nine weeks of training, the soldier received training in drill and ceremonies, weapons, map reading, tactics, military courtesy, military justice, physical fitness, first aid, and Army history, core values and traditions. Additional training included development […]
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E. Leight: What a difference in attitude
I enjoyed the Oct. 21 profiles of two of the manufacturing businesses in Lewiston, Purestat Technologies and Allen Manufacturing. It is good to learn more about some of the work that goes on around us that many of us know little about. It is also good to know that the slowdown and recession have not […]